(AP) — Missouri senators are trying to save colleges and universities from budget cuts after the coronavirus paralyzed the state’s economy. Senators on Tuesday voted against a 10% cut in state funding to public colleges and universities. The Hous...
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White House plans to wind down virus task force
(AP) — Making himself Exhibit A for reopening the country, President Donald Trump visited an Arizona face mask factory, using the trip to demonstrate his determination to see an easing of stay-at-home orders even as the coronavirus remains a dire threa...
Read More »Two guilty pleas connected to marijuana operation, 2017 Old Hawthorne homicide
Two people plead guilty to their roles in a huge marijuana operation that turned deadly in Columbia. Nawel Girma, 25, of Columbia and Cody Davis, 31, from Redding, California, admitted Tuesday in federal court to marijuana trafficking. The operation is...
Read More »Strong winds knock over semi on Highway 54
Jefferson City highway traffic was delayed about three hours after strong winds knocked over a semi. Police say the tractor trailer rolled at about noon Tuesday on eastbound Highway 54 near the Highway 94 ramp. The semi blocked all three lanes of traff...
Read More »Supreme Court, including Ginsberg, set to hear ‘Obamacare’ case argued by phone
(AP) — The Supreme Court’s third day of hearing arguments by telephone is its first chance at a high-profile case, this one involving the Affordable Care Act. The justices are hearing a dispute about Trump administration rules that would allow more emp...
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