Members of the Columbia business community spoke with the city council during its Monday meeting about the impact of local health restrictions. The latest health order was just extended until Nov. 18. Bars and restaurants in Boone County will have to k...
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“Rebel Rock” marker returned to Confederate group
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is getting its marker back. The Jefferson City Council voted Monday night to return the controversial marker that was ordered torn down at a council meeting in October. The marker on Moreau Drive described where ...
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Nov. 3)
COVID-19 hospitalizations keep rising in Boone County. The latest record high is 105, as of Monday. New coronavirus case numbers were low though, just 20, and active cases dropped to 482. Callaway County reported its ninth COVID-19 death on Monday. The...
Read More »5 dead in Vienna attack; assailant had previous conviction
(AP) — Austrian authorities say five people died, including an assailant, and 17 others were wounded in a shooting in the heart of Vienna hours before a coronavirus lockdown started. The country’s interior minister said Tuesday the dead attacker ...
Read More »Teen charged in Jefferson City murder due in court
A teenager charged with murder in Jefferson City had a hearing scheduled on Tuesday afternoon. Devin Schrimpf, 18, is accused of first degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 18-year-old Marquise Conley at a home on Rolling Hills Road i...
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