Missouri Archives

Drivers describe slick roads, unsafe driving conditions during Mid-Missouri snowstorm

February 2, 2022 7:01 PM Hannah Falcon

As snow blankets Mid-Missouri, those brave enough to drive through the storm are met with slick patches of ice and roads still covered in snow.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 12,200 total cases in January

February 2, 2022 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri expand legal self-defense protections?

February 2, 2022 12:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would expand the legal protections for people claiming self-defense.

Electric companies preparing for outages as snowstorm approaches

February 1, 2022 11:43 AM Kennedy Miller

Utility companies are telling their customers to be ready for potential power outages ahead of a major winter storm that could dump more than a foot of snow on Central Missouri.

Governor accepts resignation of state health director after protests related to vaccine

February 1, 2022 6:15 PM Matthew Sanders

The director of Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services resigned Tuesday, just hours after a Senate committee refused to vote on his nomination.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 115 new coronavirus cases

February 1, 2022 10:06 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Protestors rally against Missouri health director

January 31, 2022 12:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson defended his choice of Missouri health director Monday after vaccine mandate opponents gathered in the Missouri Capitol Rotunda to register their opposition to his pick.

COVID-19 deaths on the decline in Missouri

January 31, 2022 11:56 AM Kennedy Miller

New COVID-19 deaths are dropping in Missouri even as hospitals are seeing more patients than during previous pandemic waves.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nearly half of 530 new coronavirus cases under 30-years-old

January 31, 2022 10:10 AM ABC 17 News Team

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you following the debate over Missouri’s congressional district map?

January 31, 2022 1:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Senate is expected to take up the state’s proposed map of U.S. House districts Monday.

SUNDAY UPDATES: Nine new COVID-19 related deaths added over the weekend

January 30, 2022 2:59 PM Chanel Porter

The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 31% on Sunday. An additional 11,134 new COVID-19 cases were added over the weekend bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,069,678. There have also been 257,870 probable antigen test results being positive, with 1,979 added between Saturday

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 350 new coronavirus cases; hospitalizations down

January 28, 2022 2:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating a boat fire at the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks

January 27, 2022 6:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a boat fire at the 7.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks.

Missouri’s U.S. senators and representatives and senate candidates react to Supreme Court Breyer plan to retire

January 26, 2022 9:52 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s U.S. senators and several congressional members reacted to Supreme Court Stephen Breyer announcement of his plan to retire. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Senate candidate issued the following statement. “As Attorney General, I’ve taken a blowtorch to the Biden Administration’s radical agenda to overturn President Trump’s accomplishments in the

Missouri Senate adjourns with no decision on congressional redistricting map proposal

January 26, 2022 11:55 AM Zachary Farwell

The current proposal features six Republican districts and two Democratic districts. Some Republican state lawmakers want a map with seven Republican districts and one Democratic district, breaking up the district representing Kansas City.

Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development seeking to change A+ eligibility requirements

January 26, 2022 7:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) will be filing for a waiver for 2022 senior class A+ Scholarship recipients.

Missouri panel OKs recall options for school board members

January 26, 2022 11:32 AM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should businesses be barred from requiring vaccinations?

January 26, 2022 2:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

Several Republican Missouri lawmakers have filed bills to ban vaccine mandates, including in the workplace.

Missouri businesses oppose bills prohibiting employer vaccine requirements

January 25, 2022 11:44 AM Hannah Falcon

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and 250 Missouri businesses and employers sent an open letter to Gov. Mike Parson and the Missouri General Assembly asking for them to throw out legislation that prohibits employers from deciding for themselves whether or not to implement a vaccine requirement.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Jamestown C-1 School District to go to virtual learning Thursday

January 25, 2022 11:15 AM ABC 17 News Team

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