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WATCH: Gov. Parson unveils Office of Childhood

January 28, 2021 2:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

Watch the news conference live at 3 p.m.

Raise for Missouri lawmakers inches closer to taking effect

January 28, 2021 3:35 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An attempt to block pay raises for Missouri statewide elected officials has failed. The state House on Thursday came short of getting the two-thirds majority needed to stop the raises. That means state lawmakers, the governor and other statewide elected officers likely will get a pay bump. In Missouri, an

Nixa educator charged with federal child porn count

January 28, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo (AP) — An assistant principal at a southwestern Missouri junior high has been charged in federal court, accused of posing as a teenage girl to ask for sexually explicit photos of a 13-year-old boy. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Colby Fronterhouse, of Nixa, was charged Wednesday in Springfield’s federal courthouse with sexual exploitation for

State of the State address comes amid COVID-19 concerns in capitol, increased vaccines across Missouri

January 27, 2021 7:42 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Parson began the annual State of the State address by touting Missouri’s success in fighting COVID-19, but some were opposed to even having the address in person. Just hours before the 3 p.m. address, the venue was changed from the House Chambers to the Senate Chambers across the capitol.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 2nd COVID-19 related death this week; announces vaccine stand-by list

January 27, 2021 10:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Gov. Parson to lay out legislative agenda during state of the state address

January 27, 2021 2:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

You can watch live coverage from the address when it starts at 3 p.m.

U.S. appeals court sides with Missouri state representative in case over Twitter account

January 27, 2021 3:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

The US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Mid-Missouri State Representative on Wednesday in a case over her Twitter account.

Gov. Parson says “Missouri has prevailed” in first State of the State of the pandemic

January 27, 2021 3:14 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Gov. Mike Parson touted the ways government was able to work despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s State of the State address, the first such address since the start of the pandemic in March, discussed many of the challenges the state has seen in recent years, including

Parson to divert doses from pharmacies to boost vaccine rate

January 27, 2021 2:31 PM Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to divert thousands of unused doses of the coronavirus vaccine from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies to other state-enrolled vaccinators to give a boost to the slower-than-expected process. Kelli Jones, the Republican governor’s spokeswoman, says the administration already has requested the return of 25,000 doses from CVS

Cole County taking the lead on Mid-Missouri’s mass vaccination clinics

January 26, 2021 5:30 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County is taking the reigns to coordinate the National Guard’s mass vaccination clinics in the Mid-Missouri region. Governor Mike Parson activated Guard troops last week to staff mass vaccination clinics in each of the Missouri State Highway Patrol regions. The Cole County Commission approved a contract between the Cole County

TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole and Moniteau County report COVID-19 related deaths

January 26, 2021 11:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Raise for Missouri elected officials close to kicking in

January 26, 2021 9:15 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A raise for Missouri statewide elected officials and lawmakers is close to taking effect. The state Legislature has until Monday to block raises recommended by an independent citizen panel. A House committee on Tuesday passed a resolution to block the raises. But that leaves very little time for both the

Report: Students didn’t report abuse due to lack of trust

January 26, 2021 3:13 PM Associated Press

KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district where multiple sexual assault accusations have come to light through social media say they initially feared they would not be taken seriously or believed if they reported abuse. The Kirkwood school board heard a report Monday from Kansas City-based Encompass Resolution, which the

Police: Thieves walk past body for months to steal valuables

January 26, 2021 3:09 PM Associated Press

Authorities say thieves walked past the body of a man for months to take valuable from his home in eastern Missouri. Lincoln County Sheriff Rick Harrell said the man’s skeletal remains were found in mid-December in a detached garage on property he owned in rural Lincoln County. Harrell says at least six people walked

Witnesses describe deadly Phelps County shooting as self-defense

January 26, 2021 1:52 PM Associated Press

Witnesses reported that the dead man drew a pistol first and approached the other man with his gun pointed at him.

A resident at The Bluffs in Columbia gets the COVID-19 vaccine.

Residents, staff at the Bluffs to get second dose of coronavirus vaccine

January 26, 2021 5:29 AM Zach Boetto

Walgreens’ vaccinators will administer the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine to long term care residents and staff at the Bluffs Tuesday.

Missouri bill would allow deadly force against demonstrators

January 25, 2021 7:07 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri senator is trying to pass a bill that would allow the use of deadly force against protesters on private property. Members of a state Senate committee on Monday debated the change. The legislation also would give immunity to people who run over protesters blocking traffic. It would make demonstrations

Springfield police begin using body cameras this week

January 25, 2021 7:01 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield police will begin wearing body cameras this week. Police Maj. Tad Peters said Monday officers will begin training on the cameras this week, and some will be issued by the middle of the week. The department bought 241 cameras at a cost of more than $600,000. The department will require