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Columbia City Council to discuss COVID-19 relief
The council is scheduled to meet Monday at 7 p.m. to discuss, among other topics, COVID-19 relief and a growth impact study group.
Continue ReadingThe council is scheduled to meet Monday at 7 p.m. to discuss, among other topics, COVID-19 relief and a growth impact study group.
Continue ReadingSen. Josh Hawley is working on a book about one of the Missouri Republican’s ongoing targets.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) A St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters near their home have pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared during a brief hearing Wednesday. The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys in their early 60s, have been charged with
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO Columbia Parks and Recreation is holding a public input meeting regarding improvements at Albert-Oakland Park, 1900 Blue Ridge Road. The drop-in meeting will be held at the park’s Shelter 1 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The project could include the replacement of shelter 1, restroom and the playgrounds on
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Commission has awarded about $2.9 million in CARES Act funding for COVID-19 relief since the pandemic started.
Continue ReadingFormer Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill accused state Sen. Caleb Rowden of lying in an attack ad against his election opponent Thursday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission, along with City staff, are currently working on a 5-year Status Report for “Columbia Imagined – The Plan for How We Live & Grow.” The status report is the City of Columbia’s comprehensive land use plan that was adopted by the City Council on
Continue ReadingA Democrat and a Republican vying to represent the Jefferson City area in the state House will appear at a forum Thursday night.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council is expected to decide the fate of a Confederate marker at its meeting on Oct. 19.
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.” The
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson is repeating his pledge to pardon a St. Louis couple if they are convicted of gun charges for waving guns at protesters in front of their home this summer.
Continue ReadingTrump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis.
Continue ReadingABC 17 News will air a debate between two political veterans seeking a contested state Senate seat Wednesday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s investigation of Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway over a GOP group’s allegations of campaign finance violations has prompted a legal fight. With Galloway engaged in a tight race for the governor’s seat with Republican incumbent Mike Parson, Ashcroft agreed last month to look into concerns
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson is scheduled to hold a COVID-19 briefing Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingThe first debate between Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe mayor of Jefferson City is encouraging residents to practice safe COVID-19 habits as Halloween approaches.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Commission discussed CARES Act funding for a utility assistance program on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council will get an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and vote on the extension of the current health order when it meets Monday night.
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