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Talk radio icon, Missouri native Rush Limbaugh dies at 70

Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. Rush’s wife Kathryn made the announcement of his death this morning at the opening of his radio show Wednesday. Limbaugh announced he had stage IV lung cancer in January 2020. Rush Limbaugh is considered to …

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Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated

(AP) — Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. The National Guard and state …

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Local lawmakers react to U.S. Capitol violence

Here are some of the statements released by local lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon after supporters of Pres. Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the lawmakers leading the effort to overturn the election results: Statement from Senator Josh Hawley: Thank you to the brave law enforcement …

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1 man dead after police shooting in Jefferson City

(AP) — One man is dead after a shooting involving police at a Missouri shopping center. Jefferson City Police said officers were investigating a disturbance that ended with a shooting Sunday afternoon at the strip mall. The Wildwood Shopping Center where the disturbance was reported includes Ulta Beauty, Shoe Carnival …

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UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old found safe

Jewely Clark

Columbia police say a missing child has been found safe. They said 12-year-old Jewely Clark left her home on White Gate Drive late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. CPD said on Monday morning that Clark was located safely. (This story was last updated at 7:51 a.m. Monday.)

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Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find him’ votes

(AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …

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Missouri coronavirus cases topped 400,000 on Sunday

(AP) — The number of coronavirus cases in Missouri has now topped 400,000, and hospitalizations remained at a high level on Sunday. The state reported 2,305 new cases and 19 deaths to give it 401,761 cases and 5,562 deaths since the pandemic began. The seven-day rolling average of new cases …

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Rep pushes transfer option for families wanting in-seat learning

Chuck Basye

Expect some education reform bills in the Missouri legislature in 2021. Rep. Chuck Basye is pushing in House Bill 514 to give families the option to let kids learn in-seat elsewhere if their district is online-only because of the coronavirus. The district not providing in-seat instruction would have to pay …

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