Missouri reported on Thursday there were 10,612 initial unemployment claims for the week ending Aug. 15. That is up 18% percent from last week’s pandemic low of 8,984, but it is still the second-lowest number of claims since the coronavirus start...
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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged in border wall scheme
(AP) — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan feder...
Read More »Son of Sweetie Pie’s owner charged in a murder-for-hire plot in his nephew’s killing
Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for OWN(ST. LOUIS) -- James Timothy Norman, reality TV star of Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, has been arrested and charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his 18-year-old nephew. On Tuesday, T...
Read More »COVID-19 Update (Aug. 20): Boone ties daily virus record
Boone County matched a daily record with 59 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. More than that, 78, were released from isolation, so active cases actually dropped to 288. Hospitalizations went up slightly, to 27, but are still well below capacity. Cole...
Read More »(AUDIO) Local Democratic delegate Ted Farnen on virtual convention
Democrats are holding their national convention virtually this week. Wake Up Columbia spoke with Boone County delegate Ted Farnen: The post (AUDIO) Local Democratic delegate Ted Farnen on virtual convention appeared first on 93.9 The Eagle.
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