Authorities say a crash near Centralia left a passenger dead and a driver seriously hurt. Troopers the crash happened on Highway 22 just east of Centralia at around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators say a dump truck blew out a tire, causing it to veer o...
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(AUDIO) Councilman Pitzer on vote blocking Columbia mask mandate
Columbia’s city council did not get enough approval to install a new mask mandate in town. One of the members who voted against the mandate, councilman Matt Pitzer, joined Wake Up Columbia on Tuesday.
Read More »Boone County adds another COVID-19 death
Boone County reported its 127th COVID-19 death Tuesday. Health officials said the patient between 35 and 39 years old, and died on June 12 There were 90 new coronavirus cases reported in the county Tuesday. Active cases went down, to 703. Hospitalizati...
Read More »UM Board of Curators approves Reed-Francois contract
Mizzou officially has its next athletic director. The University of Missouri board of curators officially approved the contract for Desiree Reed-Francois on Tuesday. She will become Mizzou’s first full-time female athletic director. Reed-Francois was s...
Read More »Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed
(AP) A Missouri judge says Gov. Mike Parson can no longer deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem issued the order Tuesday. Missouri voters in 2020 approved the constitutional amendment making mor...
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