(AP) — The House is poised to vote on a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The vote on Wednesday is the first step toward creating an independent, bipartisan panel that would investigate the siege. But the bill...
Read More »Local News
Court: Medical marijuana license applications not secret
(AP) — A state appeals court says Missouri cannot keep medical marijuana license applications secret. The Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday on a lawsuit filed by a California-based company that was denied a license in Missouri. The compan...
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update: Boone County adds 25 more deaths
Boone County reports 25 more people died as a result of COVID-19. Health officials said Wednesday those deaths were added after data reconciliation, and all happened between November 2020 and April 2021. Boone now has 116 total deaths from the illness....
Read More »Prosecutor finds deputies justified in shooting of Black man
(AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April. District Attorney Andrew Womble said Andrew Brown Jr. struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring command...
Read More »University curators approve tuition hike, new indoor football facility
The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a couple of big proposals Wednesday afternoon. Curators decided to raise tuition starting in the fall. Students on the Columbia campus will pay 5% more, while the other three UM System campuses will...
Read More »