ST. LOUIS (AP) — A married lesbian couple has settled a lawsuit with a St. Louis retirement community that refused to let them live there. Mary Walsh and Bev Nance sued the Friendship Village in Sunset Hills in July 2018. They alleged they were not permitted to move in because the community’s cohabitation policy defined
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general has brought the state into an effort by GOP officials across the nation to reverse President Donald Trump’s election loss. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that Missouri has joined more than 15 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case filed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes in next month’s inauguration of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and swearing-in ceremonies for state officials. Parson’s office said the traditional inaugural ball and parade will be postponed to August, when they will be held in conjunction with the state’s 200th birthday observance. The governor,
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The Missouri Housing Development Commission announced a new program, the Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program, which will provide assistance to property owners and renters in Missouri who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to the latest White House ‘red zone’ report, obtained by ABC News, 95 counties in Missouri are currently in the “red zone,” including Boone, Cole and Callaway counties.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City group will have to pay a fine for not disclosing it paid for postcards sent to support an August ballot measure. The Missouri Ethics Commission fined the Jefferson City Area Indivisible $1,100 on Dec. 4 for failing to tell people it paid for postcards promoting Amendment 2 or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police is asking for help locating 32-year-old Thomas Lee Spalding. Spalding was last seen after being dropped off for work at the Columbia Mall Car Wash on Nov. 13. If you have any information, please contact CPD at 573-874-7652.
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For nearly nine months the COVID-19 pandemic has been crushing health care workers mentally and physically.
Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A new report card gives a low grade to the Mississippi River Watershed and cites a need for billions of dollars in new spending to address concerns like flooding and water quality involving the nation’s largest rivers. America’s Watershed Initiative on Tuesday released its first report since it gave the watershed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials have certified this year’s election results showing that President Donald Trump easily won the state’s 10 electoral votes over Democrat Joseph Biden. The State Board of Canvassers said Tuesday that Trump won 56% of the vote to Biden’s 41%, with the remainder going to lesser-known candidates. The board
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal officials say the amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a key dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border has been reduced to winter levels. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release Tuesday that the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam
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Heidi Lucas, director of the Missouri Nurses Association, told ABC 17 News she’s concerned that once the vaccine is available to the public there will be a shortage of nurses and staff who are qualified to administer it.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Saline County Health Department reported 27 new Coronavirus cases Sunday. There have been 1,871 cases reported in the county since the beginning of the pandemic. On Sunday, there were 133 active cases with 10 people hospitalized. ORIGINAL: The state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reported over 3,800 new coronavirus cases Sunday morning. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Chariton County Health Center reported four new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 501 cases in the county since the beginning of the pandemic. On saturday 118 were active. There have been seven deaths related to the virus. ORIGINAL: The state health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reported over 5,000 new coronavirus
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department is warning residents of a phone scam over the past several weeks. Residents are reporting that an automated message is claiming that the person’s social security number has been hacked and shut down. The automated message then tells the person to push a button to speak with someone.
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LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order Wednesday upholding a recommendation made in September. The boat captain, the general manager of the boat’s
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Missouri’s Republican governor is expected to give an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday afternoon.
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