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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is on a mission to battle mask mandates around the state. In some cases, legal services to defend the mandates are costing thousands of dollars — dollars from Missouri taxpayers.

Kevin Hutchinson also received a $500 fine, and 40 hours of community service.

He will be sentenced in June by U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn.

The special meeting was quiet and somber and lasted only about four minutes.

Kevin Hutchinson leaves “with a heavy heart” after serving 20 years in Columbia as alderman and later mayor.

President Donald J. Trump’s midterm campaign visit at the Columbia Regional Airport Thursday night was marked by the presence of numerous local and...

This week’s edition of Politically Speaking uses the magical power of radio to speak with Sen. Kurt Schaefer from his office in Jefferson City. The…

It's not just Twinkie hoarders and Ding Dong lovers that feel the pain of the Hostess factory closings. For the first time in about 40 years, Booches Billiard Hall in Columbia, Mo. has to go elsewhere to source the buns for its famous burgers. Regulars say they are adapting to the change.

State and federal leaders are gathering in Columbia Saturday to talk about ways to prevent last year’s devastating floods that plagued northwest and…

Updated 9:59 a.m. June 8 to clarify Associated Press story.Public health officials in Columbia, Mo. have asked an ice cream shop to cool it* with the…