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Cole County reports its 23rd COVID-19 death. Health officials confirmed that yesterday (mon). The county reported at least a hundred new coronavirus cases again, the fifth time in the last six days. Active cases dropped, though. Boone County broke its five-day streak of more than a hundred new cases yesterday …

While Jefferson City School leaders say they plan to keep student in the classroom, the Columbia Public Schools board voted last (mon) night to have students of all ages learn online-only because of coronavirus concerns. The move means most middle and high school students will stay online-only until January 19th. …

(AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and …

A Kansas City man is arrested in connection with last week’s shooting at Lincoln University’ Linc Rec Center. 19 – year old De’Angelo Hawley Jr. faces assault and other charges after four people were shot on Wednesday. Two of them had critical injuries. Lincoln’s Police Chief told Curators that the …

A Fulton man is arrested at a local bar for allegedly making a terrorist threat. Police say Gene McGrath told people at 1851 Underground late Saturday night he was going to get his gun and (quote) “shoot the place up” (unquote). Officers arrested McGrath and took him to jail.

The big spike in coronavirus cases continued through the weekend in mid-Missouri. Cole County new cases in the triple digits Friday while Boone County reported more than a hundred new positives yesterday (sun) for the fifth day in a row. There are more than a thousand active cases for the …

President Trump wastes no time in filing court challenges to the election returns in several states. Cole County Judge Cotton Walker says it could easily end up a decision for the High Court …  Walker, the Associate Circuit Court Judge, will move up to the Division 3 judgeship when Judge …

WASHINGTON (AP) — With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation’s election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his race against Democrat Joe Biden. Hours earlier, Biden offered reassurances that …

One of the victims in a Jefferson City shooting this week is out of the hospital. Three others are at University Hospital. Two victims were found on the parking lot of the Linc Rec Center on Lincoln’s campus Wednesday. Two others showed up at the hospital. Investigators think the shootings …

Cole and Boone Counties set daily coronavirus case records yesterday (thur). Cole County broke its daily record high for new cases yesterday (thur), with 129. Active cases went up again. In Boone, there were 222 new positives, and active cases went way up again. Health officials also confirmed an 18th …