Vandalized Columbia lynching site marker repaired
The Community Remembrance Project of Boone County said Friday in a news release that its staff learned of the vandalism to the James T. Scott marker around 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Slugger Albert Pujols designated for assignment by Angels
Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team.
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Boone County, snowplow driver sued for wrongful death in February crash
The daughter of a man killed in a February crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boone County and a snowplow driver.
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Monroe County man gets 20 years for armed criminal action; murder sentence delayed
James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe County.
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Woman charged with hitting child at Columbia school bus stop
Prosecutors have charged a woman with failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child after she allegedly hit a boy at a southeast Columbia bus stop.
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Fulton man killed in crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County
A 30-year-old Fulton man died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Callaway County.
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19-year-old woman accused of hitting child at Columbia bus stop
Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Nancy P. Metz of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop for a school bus and injuring a child. Leer said she posted bond and was released.
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CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people
If you’re fully vaccinated, the CDC says you can now take your mask off at small outdoor gatherings, or when dining outside with friends from multiple households. The CDC is telling unvaccinated people that they still need to wear a mask at such gatherings.
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Cooper County chase and crash started with attempted warrant arrest
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking drivers to avoid Interstate 70 eastbound in Cooper County after a crash involving a stolen vehicle.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports active cases remain above 100 for third straight day
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 50,000 residents have received their two doses of the coronavirus vaccine
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Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd
A former Minneapolis police officer has been found guilty of murder in the killing of a Black man last summer.
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Missouri health director out, acting director appointed
Gov. Mike Parson’s office said in a news release Tuesday that Parson had accepted Dr. Randall Williams’ resignation. The release was issued as the St. Louis-Post Dispatch reported that Williams and the state’s chief operating officer, Drew Erdmann, were leaving their posts.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County active cases continue to drop; Cole County reports no new cases
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85-year-old dies in crash that shut down part of Jefferson City interchange
An 85-year-old woman died in a crash that closed a major interchange in southwest Jefferson City Tuesday morning.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 46 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Fayette woman charged after infant dies Sunday in Columbia
Officers made the discovery after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 40% of the population to receive first coronavirus vaccine dose
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Continue Reading THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports seven patients hospitalized due to COVID-19; one in ICU
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Biden announces troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11
Watch the president’s full remarks in the player below. President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that led the US into its longest war. “We cannot continue the cycle
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