Highway patrol to start Fourth of July counting period Friday night
The Missouri State Highway Patrol put out a press release in June, reminding drivers and boaters to plan for a safe July 4th weekend.
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Gov. Parson signs record $47.5 billion state budget; billions to education and workforce development
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a record $47.5 billion 2023 state budget, highlighting more money to Missouri educators among others.   Â
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Tax rebate program money biggest of Missouri governor’s line-item vetoes
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used his line-item veto power to strike millions in federal relief fund spending from the state budget, including $500 million to pay for a tax rebate program.
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Governor signs bill requiring visitor access to patients
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that will require health care facilities to let patients have visitors in a reaction to restrictions seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will requiring photo ID make Missouri elections more secure?
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to Missouri election law. Among them is a requirement that voters show a valid government photo ID.
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Parson signs bills that include changes to election laws
Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills in a ceremony in the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, including one that makes changes to Missouri’s elections.
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Mendon community member describes the train derailment as a nightmare
MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) State troopers have been at the scene directing traffic all morning following the train derailment in Mendon. And on Tuesday, Mendon community members shared their experiences. “I had goosebumps, and it made me feel like I wanted to start crying, and there’s a lot of people around here that felt that same
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 55 new COVID cases
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Some worry that birth control restrictions could be next after overturning of Roe V. Wade
Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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St. Louis man dead after a crash in Boone County
A St. Louis man is dead following a car crash Saturday morning in Boone County.
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri continues to see low transmission levels as Pfizer could introduce updated booster
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pfizer announced Saturday that they could be rolling out an updated booster after updating two vaccines targeting the Omicron variant. CNN reported the company said the modified boosters showing a higher immune response to the variant. According to reports, the company tested a vaccine that targets Omicron BA.1 subvariant and bivalent booster which targets
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Missouri lawmakers react to Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe V. Wade
Both sides of the political aisle are divided over what this could mean for Missouri women.
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Missouri politicians react to Roe v. Wade ruling
Politicians across the country and across the state have issued statements after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday morning.
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Hundreds gather at Boone County Courthouse to rally following Roe V. Wade decision
Over one hundred people came out to the Boone County Courthouse to rally following the overturn of Roe V. Wade.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports healthcare system capacity moves to yellow status
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How U.S. states have banned, limited or protected abortion
Friday’s ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Missouri senators split on proposed bipartisan gun bill
Missouri senators have two different views on the proposed bipartisan gun bill in the senate.
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Missouri treasurer highlighting the linked deposit program, MOBUCK$
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick was in Columbia highlighting the linked deposit program as a resource for Missouri small businesses.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are social media companies’ content standards flawed?
After his “RINO-hunting” campaign ad was pulled from Facebook and slapped with a disclaimer on Twitter, Senate candidate Eric Greitens went after “Big Tech.”
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Greitens defends heavily criticized ‘RINO-hunting’ ad
Former Missouri governor and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens defended a campaign ad that sparked harsh backlash in a radio appearance Tuesday morning.
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