(AP) — The entire three-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis that was set to begin Monday night at Busch Stadium has been postponed while the Cardinals deal with a COVID-19 outbreak. There have now been 27 games postponed by Major L...
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COVID-19 Update (Aug. 10)
After a near-record 53 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, Boone County reported a below-average 10 positives on Sunday. There were 65 recoveries in Boone County since Friday morning, but active cases have risen to 240 as of Monday morning. The positivi...
Read More »Pickup damaged by gunshots in central Columbia
Police investigate central Columbia gunshots. Someone shot a gun several times, maybe from a car, at about 4 a.m. Sunday on North Sixth Street near Providence Road and Hickman Avenue. A pickup was damaged. No word anyone was hurt. No arrests yet. The p...
Read More »Trump allows some unemployment pay, defers payroll tax
(AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday bypassed the nation’s lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue pa...
Read More »Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast
(AP) — Lebanon’s health minister says the government has resigned over last week’s devastating blast at the Beirut port. The minister, Hamad Hassan, spoke with reporters at the end of a Cabinet meeting on Monday. He says: “The whole government resigned...
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