ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that behavior by a whistle blower in the Missouri State Highway Patrol was not protected by the First Amendment. The three judge panel on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling tossing a lawsuit from Randy Henry against the patrol. Henry
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a Columbia man said the Supreme Court of Missouri overlooked precedent and law when it reversed a decision granting him a chance at parole. Kent Gipson and Taylor Rickard of Kansas City filed the request to rehear the case of Dimetrious Woods with the high court on Tuesday. The
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During an hours-long hearing, several Missouri state lawmakers raised concerns that the company charged with scored applications for medical marijuana licenses had a conflict of interest.
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The state department of economic development announced on Wednesday that it’s donating millions of dollars to assistance programs across the state.
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A Mid-Missouri representative has filed a bill meant to help high school students make decisions about their careers.
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Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he’s running to keep his seat.
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Missouri lawmakers will hold a hearing on medical marijuana licensing on Wednesday.
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A bill that would outlaw any breed-specific regulations enforced by local governments passed out of a House committee Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A state law maker from Boone County is throwing her support to a local business owner facing a return to prison. State Rep. Cheri Toalson-Reisch, R-Hallsville, said she hoped state authorities would decide to leave Dimetrious Woods on parole instead of taking him back to prison. She joined a dozen people in
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The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a construction extension for the Broadway Hotel at its meeting on Monday.
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The Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy filing will mean “no change to the local Scouting experience,” according to a local Scout council.
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Missouri House Democrats are set to discuss Medicaid in the state at a news conference Monday.
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Missouri is the only state without a statewide database to track prescription opioids, and it’s unclear when, or if, that will ever change.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for one suspect after a uniformed police officer was shot in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday evening. The St. Louis County Police Department said the officer was shot while in a Walmart. The officer attempted to stop a shoplifter, police said, who then shot the officer multiple times. The officer
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An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.
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The River City Habitat for Humanity is nearly doubling down on its regular home builds this year after the tornado that struck Jefferson City last May.
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Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.
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The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.
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Demolition started Tuesday on the Moniteau Creek Bridge in Cole County. Eric Landwehr, a Cole County Public Works engineer said the bridge, which is located just off of Highway 179, had been out of commission since 2016. “It’s about time because it was getting in bad shape,” Landwehr said. In February 2016, MoDOT gave the
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A bill filed in the Missouri Senate aims to modify the role of pharmacy benefit managers to combat rising drug prices and provide transparency for patients.
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