Will you see Jefferson City get a convention center on Gary Plummer’s latest watch? Plummer is back in his old job as Chamber of Commerce president. He says the long-debated center could finally be built at the historic Missouri State Penitentiary site...
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Blinken says U.S. will aid Gaza without helping Hamas
(AP) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has vowed to “rally international support” to aid Gaza during a visit to Israel at the start of a regional tour to shore up last week’s cease-fire. He said Tuesday the U.S. would work to address the “grave hu...
Read More »(AUDIO) Rep. David Tyson Smith on first legislative session
Columbia Democratic state rep. David Tyson Smith joined Wake Up Columbia to talk about his first few weeks in Jefferson City after winning a special election to the House in April:
Read More »Authorities investigate homicide in northeast Columbia
Authorities are investigating after a shooting death at a bar in northeast Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say they got to The Vault on Clark Lane near St. Charles Road at around 2:50 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say someone shot Junous K...
Read More »Pedestrian dead after hit-and-run west of Columbia
The Highway Patrol is asking the public for info about a crash that killed a pedestrian west of Columbia. Troopers say Zachary Isbell, 27, was hit by a vehicle traveling east on I-70 near the Midway exit at around 2:35 a.m. Sunday. The Columbia man was...
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