Authorities have arrested a Columbia woman tied to a crash that caused a moped rider to lose a leg. Hannah Jawad was in jail as of Wednesday. She allegedly was driving the wrong way on Green Meadows Road in September 2020 and hit a moped head-on. The d...
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Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can’t void federal gun laws
(AP) The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules. A top Justice Department official sent a letter Wednesday n...
Read More »Molina’s RBI single in 9th lifts Cardinals past Marlins 1-0
(AP) Yadier Molina grounded an RBI single down the third base line in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Miami Marlins 1-0 to sweep the season series. Molina’s eighth career regular season walk-off hit came with one out and sent Mia...
Read More »Jefferson City driver dies in Highway 54 crash
A Jefferson City man is dead after a Cole County crash. Troopers say it happened on Highway 54 at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Harry Bemboom, 66, was trying to cross 54 to Buffalo Road when another car hit his truck on its side. Bemboom died at the hospit...
Read More »‘Practical work’ summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs
(AP) President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have exchanged cordial words and plotted out modest next steps on arms control and diplomacy. But the two leaders emerged from their much-anticipated Swiss summit Wednesday largely where they started...
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