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You won’t be able to root on the Blue Tigers this year …      x360821    Lincoln’s Misty Young says Homecoming 2020 is also cancelled. Students return to class Monday. Lincoln will require everyone on campus to wear masks. Students also be assigned seats for the semester in every classroom.

Say thank you to local area veterans by sending them on a life-changing trip to see their memorials in Washington D.C. News Radio KWOS Central Missouri Honor Flight Radiothon with Diamond Pet Foods is happening Friday, August 28th from 6a-6p.The Central Missouri Honor Flight takes veterans on a non- stop …

A suspect in a car theft tells police he took the car because he needed to get to his probation and parole hearing. Police spotted the car on Madison when the driver pulled over and ran. He was caught nearby after he allegedly assaulted an officer.

Firefighters say a remodeling crew started a small fire yesterday at DeLong’s Steel on Dix Road. They were working on a ceiling when the fire started around 1-pm. No one was hurt and crews had it put out in about 15 minutes.

An apparent bomb threat shuts down the California school district for the rest of this week. The Moniteau County district’s middle school principal got the threat in an email. All teachers and staff were evacuated. Searchers found nothing. All district facilities will stay closed through Sunday. California’s first day of …

Cole County added a few more new positives than recoveries yesterday (wed), so active cases keep climbing here. Boone County matched a daily record with 59 new coronavirus cases yesterday (wed). More than that were released from isolation, so active cases actually dropped. Hospitalizations went up slightly, but are still …

(Local) COVID-19 update… Cole County added 14 new cases yesterday (tue), but more than that recovered. Callaway County had one of its biggest days, with 24 positives added, and only a few recoveries. Boone County new coronavirus cases yesterday (mon) were double what we saw Monday, but still below the …

(MissouriNet) — The governor says many Missouri school districts have had successful in-person summer schools. Governor Mike Parson tells Capitol reporters that school will be starting for many students in a few weeks, and says a lot of work has gone into preparation: Jefferson City’s school superintendent, Lincoln University’s president …

You’re hearing the stories about folks fleeing the protests and the virus cases in the big cities. Realtor Leslie Davis with Keller – Williams a fair amount of them are coming here … x350819    Davis adds that an out of state family spotted a house online and bought it …

KMIZ — A bridge collapsed into the Maries River as a semi-tractor trailer tried to cross Monday afternoon. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol both responded to the County 611 bridge near Westphalia around 1 p.m. Crews said no people were hurt in the incident and …