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Fall football? Will it even happen on Mid-Missouri college campuses? Lincoln University Police Chief Gary Hill is also a former player and coach .. As for students returning to the Jefferson City campus, Hill says they will be required to wear masks to get into all buildings and classrooms. Lincoln …

Prosecutors say a suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a little Kansas City boy. The killing of four-year-old Legend Taliferro in June sparked a federal task force, and is one of the reasons named for Missouri’s special legislative session on violent crime. KC-area prosecutors said yesterday (thur) …

(MissouriNet) — Protesters have hit the streets of downtown Jefferson City today to rally against the governor’s crime package. The plan would let judges choose whether children 14 to 18 years old should be tried as adults for certain weapons crimes. It would also allow the Missouri attorney general to …

(MissouriNet) — Republicans and Democrats in the U-S Senate agree that the president’s executive orders will not go far enough to help Americans suffering jobs and income losses in the pandemic– or to provide help to hospitals. Missouri’s Roy Blunt is calling for Congress to get back to work on …

A stripped-down state fair starts today (thur) in Sedalia. It’s just a youth livestock show this year, because of coronavirus concerns. Fair officials will have more health and cleaning precautions. Kids presenting their animals will have special guidelines to follow. Governor Parson speaks from the fairgrounds today (noon thur).

Cole County blew away its old daily coronavirus record, with 38 cases yesterday (wed). But Boone County’s new cases dropped by about half, and were below the average lately. Only a few recovered though, so active cases went up a bit. Boone County hospitalizations went up a little, but stay …

A man is in jail after a break-in that involved gunshots in central Columbia. Police arrested Justin Spence yesterday (wed). Officers found a woman shot early Tuesday on East Forest Avenue. She said a man forced his way into her home and tried to have sex with her before he …

Jefferson City’s tornado – damaged Simonsen 9th Grade Center is being sold to a developer. The school was badly damaged in May 2019 tornado. The developer wants to build one and two bedroom upscale apartments. The sale price was a little over $100,000. School officials say repairing Simonsen would have …

A Jefferson City driver has moderate injuries after flipping his car early Tuesday morning. 39 – year old Steve Cook ran off Highway 50 and rolled his vehicle several times. His injuries were described as critical. Another driver is injured after crashing into three parked cars. 32 – year old …

A man is shot in the Columbia Mall parking lot. Police say they found several shell casings at about 7:00 last (tue) night in the lot on Bernadette near Stadium Boulevard. Someone drove the victim to a hospital. He’s stable at last check. No info on suspects yet. Police are …