(Missourinet) A veteran Missouri lawmaker who has tested positive for the coronavirus is worried that hospitals could run out of vital supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE). This is a photo of State Rep. Joe Runions, D-Grandview, taken at Kansas City’s St. Joseph Hospital on March 19, 2020. He’s tested positive …

A 101-year-old Columbia man has been found dead near his home. Dabney Doty was last seen by family on Wednesday. Authorities say he may have walked out of his house on Ridgeley Rd., near Stadium Blvd. and Providence Rd. A Silver Alert was issued for Doty early Sunday.

Don’t expect to eat out or go to the theaters anytime soon in Cole County. Cole County Health Officials announced Thursday that all restaurants, bars, taverns, event centers, clubs and movie theaters to be closed for indoor and outdoor seating starting  at 12:01a Monday. Establishments may continue to provide curbside, …

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Winston Churchill made the phrase “Keep Calm – And Carry On” famous in 1939. While we aren’t facing World War III, it’s still a reminder today as we all move forward in a world with health concerns.  104.5 News Radio 950 KWOS encourages you to be smart, stay strong and use …

Investigators think they know who forced bomb – sniffing dogs search the Cole County Courthouse and Annex after a (Tues) morning bomb threat. Sheriff John Wheeler says they received word of the threat shortly before 10 – am …        Nothing was found and employees were allowed back in about – …

Moniteau County’s assessor is resigning. Amanda Trimble tells our news partner ABC 17 her last day will be January 1, 2020. The move comes a few weeks after a whistleblower complaint claimed Trimble misused county credit cards on personal expenses, like a weekend trip to Texas.

(Missourinet) The state has chosen to license 60 businesses to grow medical marijuana in Missouri. More than 550 applications were submitted to grow the plants for medical use. The applicants licensed are the top-scoring ones meeting all eligibility requirements in a blind process. If demand increases, the state has the …

(AP) — Authorities have determined that a body that was found in the Missouri River four years ago is that of a missing Kansas man. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that DNA was used to help identify the remains of Phillip Owen Morgan. The Lawrence, Kansas, man was 38 when he …

Police arrest a man who is accused of taking cash from a west Columbia bank. The robbery happened at about 10 a.m. Thursday at the Commerce Bank on Bernadette Drive across Stadium Boulevard from the Columbia Mall. No one was hurt. Callaway County authorities say they caught River Godfrey, 20, …