Investigators are also looking for two suspects after gunshots near Columbia’s Douglass Park. Officers found shell casings on Trinity Place near Pendleton Street at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. No one was hurt, but someone shot up a car near the park. Wit...
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US hiring slows for 3rd month in sign of struggling economy
(AP) — America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring and evidence from the final jobs report before the presidential election that the economic recovery has weakened. With September’s hiring gain, the ec...
Read More »Columbia/Boone County health order extended to Oct. 20
Columbia and Boone County health officials plan to extend their current health order until Oct. 20. The order forces bars and restaurants to close at 10:30 p.m. “The data supports the measures we are keeping in place. We feel that these measures,...
Read More »Cardinals blow early lead, lose Wild Card matchup at Padres
(AP) Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wil Myers each hit two home runs and Manny Machado also connected for the San Diego Padres, who rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 to force a deciding Game 3 in their NL wild-card series. San Diego’s powerful offen...
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Oct. 2)
Officials reported another small decrease in active coronavirus cases in Boone County. There were 38 new positives on Thursday, but active cases dropped seven to 328. Hospitalizations rose again to a record-high of 71, but stay below capacity. Active c...
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