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Mizzou has already seen nearly 700 student coronavirus cases as of Friday morning. There were 516 active cases, and 246 recovered. The school has not reported any that need hospitalization. Spokesman says MU is investigating more than 300 possible COVID-19 violations for things like not social distancing or wearing masks. …

Three juveniles and an 18-year-old with a warrant are arrested after a chase in Jefferson City. Police say the suspects’ car sped away from a traffic stop on Eastland Drive late Wednesday. The chase covered several city streets before ending with a crash at Dunklin and Adams streets. All four …

Another long prison sentence for a so-called caregiver to a Fulton man with special needs found dead. Anthony R. Flores was sentenced yesterday (wed) to more than 15 years in federal prison. His wife, Sherry Paulo, got a 17-and-a-half year prison sentence this week. They were among the people who …

Another record set in Boone County. Health officials confirmed 168 new coronavirus cases yesterday (wed), shattering the single-day high. Hospitalizations continue a small drop in the county this week, and stay well below capacity. Mizzou is investigating more than 300 possible violations of the school’s COVID-19 policy. Nearly 700 students …

The man who set fire to the Columbia Planned Parenthood building last year receives his prison sentence. A federal judge said yesterday (wed) Wesley Kaster will serve five years in prison. Kaster pleaded guilty to arson last November. He threw a Molotov cocktail into the Planned Parenthood clinic  in February …

(MissouriNet) — When Columbia Public Schools starts the 2020–21 school year next Tuesday, it will be all-virtual.  The Columbia School Board approved the change to all virtual with a vote of  6-1.  The board and district will continue to talk about COVID-19 and its impact at every meeting. The next …

It’s 17-and-a-half years in federal prison for the Fulton woman who was behind the abuse and death of a man with special needs. Sherry Paulo learned her sentence yesterday (Tues). It’s the max she could get. Paulo pleaded guilty in federal court last November to not giving Carl DeBrodie the …

(MissouriNet) — A change of venue has been granted to an Overland Park couple charged with sex crimes in boats at the Lake of the Ozarks. The charges against 41 year old Carl Mort and 39-year-old Cassandra Wedeking were filed in Morgan County. The case will now be heard in …

Cole and Callaway counties report smaller virus numbers, but active cases went up again yesterday (tue). Cole County is also now reporting cases in nursing homes on their website. MU Health Care brings back its second COVID-19 drive-thru testing site today (wed). It’s at Mizzou’s softball stadium next to the …

He was a free man for nearly 30 years after an alleged killing. Now Chris Niemet is back on the streets. He’s the man arrested in March on charges he shot and killed 14-year-old Greg Jones in 1991 in Russellville. Niemet posted a one-million-dollar cash-only bond yesterday (mon). He’s due …