Gov. Mike Parson signs a smaller 2021 state budget after coronavirus concerns limit revenues. The budget totals about $35.3 billion. Parson said Tuesday revenues dipped about seven percent in 2020, leaving the state $1 billion short of its January proj…

Boone County reports its largest increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Another 25 people have tested positive. As of Tuesday, 108 cases are active. More than half of the total cases are people younger than age 30. Cole County picked u…

After seeing double-digit growth over most of the last week, Boone County reported only one new coronavirus case Monday. The county surpassed 100 active cases over the weekend, but now reports 91. Cole County also picked up one new case. The county has…

A man is shot dead near a home north of Columbia over the weekend. Boone County Sheriff’s deputies say they found the person who shot Allen Heywood Saturday afternoon at around 1 p.m., but did not arrest that person. Heywood, 27, died after getting sho…

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri take another sizable jump. The state reported another 493 cases Friday, the second largest increase on record. Health officials say most of those numbers involve cases in southwest Missouri. Eight more people hav…