WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA vaccinates 10,000th veteran against COVID-19
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingMissouri
Gov. Parson announces five appointments to boards and commissions; Columbian named to Mental Health Commission
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson named a Columbian to the Mental Health Commission and four other appointments to various boards and commissions and filled one county office vacancy. The governor appointed Brian Neuner to the Mental Health Commission. The release states, Neuner currently serves as the Chief Development and Marketing Officer for Special
Continue Reading
FDA reports Johnson & Johnson 1-dose shot effective against COVID-19
During clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration found the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine 66% effective at preventing COVID-19 cases.
Continue Reading
Some in Missouri successfully appeal jobless repayments
ST. LOUIS (AP) — About 46,000 Missourians were mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits as part of the stimulus during the coronavirus pandemic. While the state wants the money back, some are having success in winning their appeals. Missouri Department of Labor Director Anna Hui has said the state has a duty to collect the $150 million
Continue Reading
‘Concerned citizens’ attend Second Amendment rights rally at Missouri Capitol
People packed into the rotunda Wednesday for a Second Amendment rights rally at the Missouri Capitol.
Continue Reading
Increased gas prices and budget cuts to Fulton’s city budget may come to recoup after ‘financial disaster’
The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at Fulton City Hall. The council held an emergency meeting the previous Tuesday about the issue caused by frozen well heads across the country after the polar vortex.
Continue Reading
University of Missouri receives grant for a ‘sticker’ that may detect COVID-19
A University of Missouri engineer received a grant from the National Science Foundation to plan for large-scale manufacturing of an on-skin, wearable bioelectronic device.
Continue Reading
Travel to be impacted by an oversized vehicle Thursday in Callaway and Montgomery Counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Thursday morning, Oxbo Transport will move a large piece of equipment for Ameren Electric that will require an oversized vehicle to travel through Callaway and Montgomery Counties. The oversized vehicle will begin traveling at 8:45 a.m. southbound on Callaway County Route CC, south of Route O, and will then make its
Continue Reading
Missouri Senate OKs bill to limit COVID-19 lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The GOP-led Senate voted 20-13 in favor of the bill. The measure now goes to the House for consideration. Republican Gov. Mike Parson has been pushing lawmakers to pass
Continue Reading
Missouri Senate bill cracks down on road-blocking protesters
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri protesters who repeatedly block traffic without permission could face felony charges under a bill advancing in the state Senate. Senators on Tuesday gave the measure initial approval. The measure follows protests last summer in the St. Louis area over the death of George Floyd, including demonstrations that blocked major highways.
Continue Reading
TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports three COVID-19 related deaths; two new cases
Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading
Hy-Vee coronavirus vaccinations get started
Each Hy-Vee location in Columbia and Jefferson City has open reservations throughout the week and on Saturday.
Continue Reading
2 formerly rejected medical marijuana applications approved
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two applications to grow medical marijuana will receive licenses after the state initially rejected them. The state Administrative Hearing Commission on Tuesday approved cultivation licenses for Heye Kirksville and Heya Excello. The decision comes after the state denied hundreds of medical marijuana business applications, many of which prompted challenges to
Continue Reading
Missouri House opposes eminent domain for wind-energy line
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led state House is trying to ban the use of eminent domain for a large wind-energy power line. Lawmakers in a voice vote Tuesday advanced a bill to prevent the use of property owners’ land for the Grain Belt Express power line without their permission. The high-voltage power line would
Continue Reading
UK COVID-19 variant found in various locations across Missouri
As COVID-19 cases in Missouri have been steadily declined, officials are concerned the UK variant is more widespread in Missouri than previously detected.
Continue Reading
MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 175 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading
Missouri Capitol evacuated as a precaution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Capitol was evacuated as a precaution just before 7 p.m. Monday. At least four House committee hearings were in progress at the time. Division Chief Jason Turner said a malfunctioning detector went off in the Capitol. There was no fire or no smoke.
Continue Reading
Missouri House tries again with voter photo ID law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri House is advancing another version of a Missouri voter photo identification law that was gutted by the state Supreme Court. Judges last year permanently blocked a central provision of the 2016 voter identification law that required voters without a photo ID to make a sworn statement in
Continue Reading
Gov. Parson honors supermarket employees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Grocery store workers across Missouri were honored today for their efforts during the pandemic. Governor Mike Parson met with employees at the Hy-Vee in Jefferson City to announce supermarket employee day in Missouri. There are around 100,000 grocery store workers across the shoe-me state. Supermarkets in Missouri also make up a
Continue Reading
Missouri judge says public defender waitlist unfair
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says the wait time for some poor defendants to get legal help is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Will Hickle in an order said a group of poor defendants likely will succeed in a class-action lawsuit against the state. The defendants’ attorneys say some waited in jail for months before
Continue Reading