Missouri is seeking some federal assistance after a spell of flooding late last month. Governor Parson asked FEMA Tuesday to assess damage between June 19 and July 1 in 17 different counties. It’s in preparation for an official request for federal disa...
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Nixa, Mo. mayor who required masks faces recall vote
(AP) As the coronavirus surges in Missouri, a mayor who imposed a mask requirement and other public safety measures is facing a recall vote, even though the requirements have long since expired. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Nixa voters will...
Read More »Police investigate armed robbery in west Columbia
Police are looking for three suspects accused of robbing a woman in west Columbia. Officers say the victim was robbed in a parking lot on Again Street near West Boulevard Elementary School at around 7 p.m. Monday. The woman told police a man and two wo...
Read More »Trash fire reported after fireworks show west of Columbia
Fire authorities respond to a trash fire resulting from used fireworks. ABC 17 reports firefighters put out flames in a dumpster at Midway Heights Baptist Church west of Columbia early Monday. Investigators say firework debris wasn’t fully extinguished...
Read More »Settlement reached in 2018 Columbia Waffle House shooting
The family of a man fatally shot at a Columbia Waffle House on New Year’s Day 2018 has agreed to a settlement. ABC 17 reports attorneys for members of Anthony Warren’s family filed the proposed deal last week with the restaurant and the security guard ...
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