O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — As record numbers of patients with the coronavirus fill Missouri’s hospitals, many are requiring specialized care in intensive care unit beds that are becoming increasingly scarce. Data released by the state on Wednesday showed an additional 4,071 new coronavirus cases and 24 more deaths. The state has reported 220,768 cases and
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In the latest White House “red zone” report obtained by ABC News, Missouri ranked 16th for highest case rates in the country and 8th for test positivity.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The top doctor in Missouri says Missourians could get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month. This morning Dr. Randall Williams testified to the Missouri House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention that he’s expecting a COVID-19 vaccine to be available as early as mid-December. “I think more likely
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The director of Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services is expected to testify before a state House special committee Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting 138 COVID-19 associated deaths after analyzing several death certificates in the state’s disease surveillance system. Communication Director Lisa Cox says the deaths “had not already been reported to the state by another entity, will be captured and reported publicly through the dashboard Tuesday
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A state audit shows Missouri overpaid as much as $8 million for Medicaid health care for prisoners and out-of-state residents in recent years. The audit released this week found more than 3,000 potentially ineligible patients received Medicaid coverage between July 2017 through June 2019. Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office says issues with
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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise within school districts across Mid-Missouri, health officials discuss close contacts and transmission data that could alter future CDC guidance.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawmakers made their way back to the Capitol on Thursday to begin discussions on distributing nearly 1.3 billion dollars, most being federal CARES Act funding. This special session was called by Governor Mike Parson last month, asking legislators to give him the authority to appropriate funding that has not been spent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone county probable cause statement reveals what allegedly happened during a domestic disturbance Tuesday night. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told Columbia Police that Marcus Beals strangled the victim multiple times Tuesday. In the court documents Beals allegedly stated “I’m going to kill you…” The victim said that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) OATS Transit has received a $1,000 community service grant from the Community Foundation of Central Missouri. Officials with OATS says the grant will be used toward transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Boone County. “We are truly grateful to the Community Foundation of Central Missouri during this challenging time,” said
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UPDATE: Missouri State Highway Patrol has canceled the Amber Alert. Officials say the vehicle and child were located. The child is safe. No suspect has been found. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued the following Amber Alert out of Lee’s Summit, Mo. Law enforcement is looking for a black 2010 Dodge Journey
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Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Pettis County in west-central Missouri has elected a new sheriff who campaigned in part on criticism of the incumbent sheriff’s handling of the fatal shooting of a Sedalia woman by a deputy over the summer. The Kansas City Star reports that Brad Anders, a sergeant with the Lee’s Summit Police Department,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are back at work to make sure more than $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus aid gets where it needs to go throughout the state. The special legislative session began Thursday. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back to the Capitol to give his administration the authority to spend the
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a key dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border will be reduced later this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam will be reduced starting on Nov. 22 by
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis election official who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a positive test for the coronavirus has now died, raising concerns for the nearly 2,000 people who voted there. St. Charles County, Missouri, spokeswoman Mary Enger said in a news release Thursday that the person,
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to hold a briefing Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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