As winners of a coin flip, Mizzou will host the Braggin’ Rights game this year. Mizzou and Illinois usually play their annual basketball game in St. Louis. But coronavirus concerns have the schools wanting that game played on-campus this time. The game in Columbia will happen on Dec. 12. The rivalry will return to St. …
New coronavirus cases at all-time highs in U.S.
(AP) Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have to close at 10 p.m. starting Friday, a …
Cole commissioner does not expect mask mandate
Are the “mask police” on their way to Cole County? Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says officials are not ready to issue any mandatory mask rulings. “We’re working on an advisory even as we speak that would be valid in Cole County and Jefferson City. And that’s just an advisory. It is not an ordinance.” Fellow …
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff. Biden said Wednesday that Klain’s “deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront …
Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida west coast
(AP) — Tropical Storm Eta is dumping torrents of blustery rain on Florida’s west coast as it slogs over the state after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area. The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts that after coming ashore Thursday morning, Eta will move northeast across Florida. Eta briefly gained hurricane …