JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Missouri House lawmakers ended their regular session a day ahead of the deadline. The House passed 11 bills on Thursday, limited to only those the state Senate had already passed. The upper chamber called it a year on Wednesday after Republican leaders broke a Democratic filibuster on bills dealing with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri nursing homes rank among the worst in the country for the amount of care provided to residents, and ongoing staffing shortages may be adding to the problem and putting residents’ health and safety at risk. Federal guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require skilled nursing facilities to provide
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals have publicly expressed interest in moving from Missouri to Kansas after Jackson County voters rejected a proposal last year to extend a sales tax to help finance a downtown baseball stadium and upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium. In response, Gov. Mike Kehoe proposed to fund
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of abortion and Proposition-A advocates gathered at the Capitol on Thursday to protest the recent passage of two bills during the legislative session. On Wednesday, the senate ended its session after republicans forced a vote to approve a ballot measure to send abortion rights back to the voters. It also
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Missouri’s Republican legislative leaders took extraordinary steps to repeal sick leave requirements approved by voters in November. The chamber’s GOP majority invoked a “previous question” motion to shut down debate and force a vote on the bill that would make changes to Proposition A, which more than 57% of voters approved in November. The bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Senate Republicans opted for a rarely used procedural measure Wednesday to stop debate and force votes on a ballot measure that would repeal Amendment 3, which enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, and a bill to repeal voter-approved sick leave requirements. Republican leaders put forward a “previous question” motion to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men were charged on Tuesday after they allegedly stole a fire hydrant and other parts in Jonesburg. Kristopher Sumner, of Jonesburg, and Albert Meidel, of Moscow Mills, were charged with felony stealing and are being held on $5,000 bonds. Jonathan Nash, of Perry, was charged with felony stealing and driving while
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State funding for a new juvenile center in Cole County is uncertain after the Missouri legislature failed to pass House Bill 19 on Wednesday. About $4 million of the more than $14 million project would have come from the state. The project has been in works since 2022 and would have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly admitted to child sex crimes to law enforcement. Matthew Bell, 24, of Rocky Mount, was charged with four counts of sexually exploiting a minor, five counts of child porn possession and four counts of second-degree sodomy. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with a felony after he allegedly started a fire on Aug. 27, 2024. Robert Roberts, 33, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with first-degree arson. He is being held at Jefferson City Correctional Center for a five-year sentence related to burglary,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An octogenarian from California, Missouri, was charged in federal court this week with a number of gun charges. Aubrey Foxworthy, 81, was charged with dealing guns without a license, two counts of having an unregistered gun and one count of having a machine gun, according to the superseding indictment filed Tuesday in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism has started a new role with the City of Auxvasse. The city on Wednesday shared on its social media that Chism started working as the city’s program administrator in February. “Please welcome Clay Chism as our newest addition to the City of Auxvasse. Clay started with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley appeared on CNN on Wednesday to discuss his opposition to Medicaid cuts. Hawley, a Republican, has defied party leadership by opposing Medicaid cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. The House has been working on the budget plan this week. “My state is a
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The final hours of the 2025 legislative session are ticking down, and a plan to help fund stadium upgrades for Kansas City sports teams is at the center of a power struggle in the General Assembly. The Missouri House has approved the incentives. However, they’ve been held up in the Senate, where a bipartisan group
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Editor’s Note: A sentence referencing an executive order from the 1800s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A longtime U.S. senator from Missouri with roots in Audrain County had died. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said in a news release that Christopher “Kit” Bond died early Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86. He was originally
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Kit Bond, a sixth-generation Missourian with deep family and civic ties to Mexico, has died at the age of 86, leaving behind a legacy of public service and community impact. Born in St. Louis, Bond was raised in Mexico and remained closely connected to the Audrain County community throughout his life. His
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the announcement of former Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond’s death on Tuesday, a large number of Missouri public officials from both sides of the aisle shared their condolences. Bond died in St. Louis early Tuesday, according to a press release from Gov. Kehoe’s office. He served in various roles during his time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businesswoman accused of fraud and embezzlement pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts. Kathryn L. Cunningham pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and not paying payroll taxes. She was originally charged with 38 counts, which included bank fraud, stealing from an organization that receives federal funds and wire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon County, man was charged with a felony and two misdemeanors after authorities allege that he raped a woman on Saturday. Cameron Hunter, 18, of Bevier, Missouri, was charged Tuesday in Macon County with first-degree rape and two misdemeanors: second-degree sexual abuse and third-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of shooting two Pettis County deputies earlier this month is facing additional federal charges. James Joseph Elsea, 62, of Marshall, was indicted on Tuesday with possessing with intending to distribute methamphetamine, shooting a gun while committing a drug trafficking crime and being a felon with a gun.
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