Some Republican lawmakers want to end a state tax break for low-income senior citizens who live in rental housing. Republican Senator Wayne Wallingford is sponsoring a measure to make the so-called “circuit breaker” tax credit only available to homeowners during the 2019 tax year. The proposal would save the state …

Columbia City Council supports legislation to ban gay conversion therapy for minors. The council members voice their support Monday for the Youth Mental Health Preservation Act, which was introduced last month in the House. More than a dozen states have already enacted laws prohibiting licensed therapists from trying to change …

Columbia’s Planned Parenthood clinic has re-opened. It was closed for more than a week, after a fire started there early on Sunday the 10th. No one was hurt. Local police and the FBI have called the fire suspicious, and are investigating it as a hate crime. There’s a 10-thousand dollar …

The Conversations between MU and St. Mary’s continue, albeit rather slowly. MU Health CEO Johnathan Curtwright told hospital staff that while both parties remain committed to the process of MU taking control of the Mexico and Jefferson City hospitals, the complex work is taking longer than expected. He also says …

A Mizzou student is diagnosed with tuberculosis. That’s according to a statement by the university, which also says students considered high risk will also be advised to get tested. Specifics about the student can’t be released due to federal privacy laws. The student has since voluntarily left the campus.

A Columbia man is missing. Aaron Brantley was going to the lake area on February 8th, according to his family, and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. He’s described as a while male with brown hair, standing 6 feet tall and weight around 200 to 225 pounds.

A death investigation is underway at a Columbia store. Police say they found a dead body inside ABC Chinese on I-70 Drive Southeast a little east of the connector this morning. No details yet on what happened to the person, or the person’s name.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bypassing Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had …

A man dies after being exposed to carbon monoxide at the Moberly airport. 29 year old Arron Herring of St. Louis passed away Saturday after him and two other men were found unconscious inside a hangar at the Omar R. Bradley Regional airport. The source of the carbon monoxide was …