Missouri House votes to crack down on highway protests
The Republican-led House voted 98-50 to pass the bill.
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6-year-old seriously injured after Tuesday afternoon incident in Vandalia
VANADLIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A child is injured after a vehicle backed out and hit the child at the Vandalia Fairgrounds Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a child was hiding under a 2008 Ford F-150 when it backed out and hit the child. The child was taken to University Hospital
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Missouri Hospital Association announces new vaccine redistribution site
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Missouri Hospital Association introduced a new vaccine redistribution database for vaccinators to list extra vaccine doses they may have on hand, during the state’s weekly vaccinator call. In efforts to ensure that no vaccine dose goes to waste the Missouri Hospital Association has created an easy tool for vaccinators to share
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MoDOT asks for public comment on 2022 Sorrels overpass bridge rehabilitation project
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the rehabilitation of the Sorrels Overpass bridge over Interstate 70 west of Columbia. MoDOT officials say the rehabilitation of the 63-year-old bridge is necessary to extend the life and usability of the bridge by up to 30 years. Crews will close
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Missouri House votes against virus rules for businesses
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted in favor of barring state and local officials from putting any restrictions on businesses, churches or other non-public entities during public health emergencies, except in certain circumstances. The Republican-led House voted 117-23 to send the bill to the Senate ahead of a May 14 deadline to
Continue Reading TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports lowest number of active coronavirus cases in nearly a month
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Missouri bill would allow lifelong, pet restraining orders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Judges could issue lifelong restraining orders that also cover pets under a bill passed by the Missouri Legislature. Senators on Monday voted 31-0 to send the bill to Gov. Mike Parson. Currently, orders of protection are limited to at most one year. After that, victims have to go back to
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St. Louis-area startup owner announces Senate bid
The owner of a suburban St. Louis startup has announced a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about Missouri’s dropping coronavirus vaccination rate?
The number of shots given out daily in Missouri is dropping fast from its high in early April.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri’s positivity rate grows as state reports more than 800 new cases
Vaccinations are also continuing to decline in the state. The 7-day average of doses given daily out as of Saturday was 24,128. That’s down more than 56% of the peak on April 11th, when the 7-day average was 54,460 doses.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports more than 600 new cases of COVID-19
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 628 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed through PCR testing on Saturday. In total, 502,267 cases have been found in the state of Missouri sin the start of the pandemic.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: City of Columbia to host community briefing on COVID-19 Monday afternoon
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Judge: Case against McCloskeys won’t go back to grand jury
ST. LOUIS (AP) A judge has denied a defense request to return to a grand jury the case against a St. Louis couple accused of waving guns at racial injustice protesters last year. A St. Louis grand jury indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey in October on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and
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Officials say coronavirus vaccine requirements not likely in Mid-Missouri
Leaders across the country have been grappling with the idea of “vaccine passports” and other vaccination requirements to take part in public life. Here in Missouri, Gov. Mike Parson has made it clear he will not support vaccine passports or requirements of any type state-wide.
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Expert: Denying Medicaid expansion might not save Missouri money
The Missouri Senate voted late Wednesday against funding the Medicaid expansion voters approved last year, saying the cost would be too high for the state.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County first in state with beginning and completing coronavirus vaccine with percent of population
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Monroe County man gets 20 years for armed criminal action; murder sentence delayed
James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe County.
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Missouri struggles to track virus cases among the vaccinated
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has reported just 14 breakthrough COVID-19 cases among people who are fully vaccinated to federal health officials, even though 96 such cases have been detected in just the state’s largest county. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked states at the start
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Survey: Pandemic proved too much for some Missouri teachers
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A recent survey has found that one in 10 Missouri teachers are thinking about calling it quits after a challenging year of pandemic education. The Springfield News-Leader reports that researchers with Missouri State University’s College of Education sent out the survey to each of the 67,000 public school educators with an
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