
Missouri House passes open enrollment bill; faces opposition from educators
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state…
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state…
Continue ReadingDemocratic senators have been holding the floor for hours Wednesday, filibustering a bill that would sharply limit medical care for…
Continue ReadingThe most recent in a series of bills in the Missouri legislature related to drag shows and transgender people is one that criminalizes drag shows…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the Department of Health and Senior Services shows there were $102.9 million in marijuana sales across Missouri in…
Continue ReadingAfter recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw…
Continue ReadingView a replay of the ceremony in the player above. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Corrections officers at the Fulton Diagnostic Center said the differential pay…
Continue ReadingHundreds of workers gathered in the Harry S. Truman Building atrium Monday to witness the governor sign their pay raise into existence.…
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri was the first state to ban abortions once Roe v. Wade was overturned, but the feud between Republican and…
Continue ReadingMissouri is known among many for lax gun laws, and one Republican Missouri senator is introducing a law to pre-empt more…
Continue ReadingAn emergency spending budget to raise state workers’ pay unanimously passed out of a Missouri Senate committee Tuesday, putting it one step closer to…
Continue ReadingA Republican lawmaker wants to block counties or cities from requiring businesses besides gas stations to have electric car charging stations.…
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday night that aims to improve 911 response times. The…
Continue ReadingAttempts were made to bet on the Super Bowl from Missouri at least 250,000 times on Super Bowl weekend, according to data from…
Continue ReadingThe morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+…
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Around $16 million is expected to be wagered on the Super Bowl, according to the American Gaming Association. But despite…
Continue ReadingHalf an hour before the hearing for Senate Bill 134 on Tuesday morning, a crowd of over 60 was standing outside the Senate Lounge door.…
Continue ReadingThe Missouri budget sits with a $6 billion surplus after the state received federal pandemic relief funds. Now, lawmakers are proposing ways to take…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed one woman was shot around 5th Street and Lyon Street Sunday night just before 9:30. A police…
Continue ReadingMissouri senators spent hours debating the legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Wednesday afternoon.…
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday, the halls of the Missouri Capitol were again filled with people for and against the “Save Women’s Sports Act.”…
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