Latest FBI crime statistics show increasing number of violent crimes in Missouri
Violent crime in the state of Missouri increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new FBI crime data.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Active cases in Boone County continue to drop
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department developing plan to administer 3rd Pfizer vaccine dose
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Centralia residents want more transparency after police chief resigns
Centralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of resignation.
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Hospital leaders stress the importance of showing how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in local areas
MU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.
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Former Missouri Senate leader James Mathewson dies
Former state Sen. James Mathewson, the longest-serving President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate, has died.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri remains in the red zone; state profile report shows new cases down 18%
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Missouri husband, wife plead guilty in Capitol insurrection
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri couple have pleaded guilty for their roles in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Kansas City Star reports that 30-year-old Kelsey Wilson and 32-year-old Zachary Wilson, both of Springfield, each pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a misdemeanor count of knowingly entering or remaining in
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 136 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot
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Missouri attorney general answers CPS request to dismiss school mask lawsuit
The state, under the direction of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, sued last month to end a mandate that all students and staff wear masks indoors at CPS. Schmitt has also asked a judge to certify the lawsuit as class action, which would add other Missouri schools with mask mandates as defendants.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 900 new Covid-19 cases recorded across Missouri
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.4% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 936 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 672,089 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 174 new probable cases with a total number of 141,232 antigen test results being positive. One new
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Thirteen new Covid-19 deaths recorded in Missouri
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.5% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,801 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 671,153 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 431 new probable cases with a total number of 141,058 antigen test results being positive. Thirteen new
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Hospital systems ready to provide coronavirus boosters
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone county reports third day in a row of new coronavirus cases under 50
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Parents from other districts hope to join Columbia Public Schools in mask mandate defense
The parents filed the motion Wednesday. One is from the Blue Springs district and has a kindergartener with cystic fibrosis. Another is from the Park Hill district and has a child with a rare disorder that damages tissue and causes legions. The third parent is from St. Louis and has a child with microcephaly.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Third round winners announced in Missouri Vaccine Incentive Program
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Moberly School District responds to attorney general complaint about recordings
The Moberly School District responded Wednesday to the Missouri attorney general’s assertion that the district is breaking a new law that allows parents to record some private meetings with educators.
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Missouri university has new mascot after dropping Crusaders
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A private Christian university that dropped its Crusaders mascot earlier this year says its new mascot will be “Valor.” Evangel University in Springfield dropped the Crusaders name in March, saying it had become associated with the Crusade wars in the 11th to the 13th centuries between Christian and Muslims, as well
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Local health officials say information scarce on coronavirus booster shot as promised date arrives
Confusion amounts because booster doses are still unavailable to the public with little clarity or explanation on the timeline.
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