WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County coronavirus active cases remain below 100
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri raise its gas tax?
The last time Missouri’s voters weighed in on the issue, they voted against a gas tax increase. However, legislators are working on a plan that would raise the tax by 2.5 cents each year for the next five years. The plan would also allow drivers to get rebates for their gas taxes. Missouri’s current 17
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Missouri has wasted more than 5,000 coronavirus vaccine doses at a cost of $300,000
Missouri’s wasted coronavirus vaccine from Feb. 1 through April 5 cost taxpayers more than $100,000, and Missouri providers lost out on more than $200,000 in payments from giving the shots.
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State’s health department asking for federal guidance on vaccinations as demand falls
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state’s health department is now tackling issues brought by the growing supply of coronavirus vaccine doses and shrinking demand. Data of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination website shows the numbers trending downward, reporting the 7-day average of doses given has dropped to 28,046 as of Monday. The state’s peak 7-day vaccination rate
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Missouri Democrats push back against moves to halt Medicaid expansion
Missouri House Democrats and health care advocates said that health care is a basic human need that should be available to workers during a rally Tuesday outside the Missouri Capitol.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County moves to second in the state for completion percentage of the coronavirus vaccine
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House committee endorses proposed gasoline tax increase
A Missouri House committee unanimously endorsed a proposal to increase the state’s gasoline tax.
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State House gives vocal approval to chokehold bill
The bill features a measure that prohibits law enforcement officers from using a respiratory choke-hold unless deadly force is authorized under the law.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Missouri reach herd immunity?
Worries are surfacing as the country’s coronavirus vaccination program slows down in many states.
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Rural clinics planned as vaccination rate of cities out-pace less populated areas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Vaccination rates are higher in more populated areas, starting to out-pace rural areas. According to data from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department, about 88.2% of the vaccinated population in Boone County live in Columbia, leaving the other 11.8% in the rest of the county. About 83.7% of Boone County’s population lives in
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Monett pharmacy owner and Pharmacist indicted on Medicaid fraud, forgery, identity theft
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The owner and a pharmacy technician of Old Town Pharmacy LLC were both indicted on 34 total counts in Cole County on last Wednesday. A Cole County grand jury returned 26 counts of Violations Involving Health Care Payments (Class D Felony), 6 counts of Forgery (Class D Felony), one count of Identity
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County near top in the state for beginning and completing coronavirus vaccine
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Reporter dies after being struck by bullet in her apartment
A young public radio journalist has died after being struck by a stray bullet inside her Kansas City apartment.
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MoDOT crews to start patching potholes along Stadium Boulevard in Columbia
Crews will be focusing on Stadium Boulevard between I-70 and Highway 63.
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Hit and run boat crash on the Lake of the Ozarks leaves one with minor injuries
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo (KMIZ) A hit and run boat crash left one man with minor injuries Saturday morning around 10. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, one fishing boat crashed into another at near the 1.8-mile marker of the Glaize arm of the lake. The boat then drove away from
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri’s 7-day positivity rate hovers at 4.9%
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 235 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 499,554 throughout the pandemic. The state also reported 144 new probable antigen tests, bringing that total to 82,089. One new death was reported on Sunday. The death toll from the pandemic now stands at
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Teen seriously injured after being thrown from a clothes basket being towed by a rope
FULTON, Mo, (KMIZ) A teenager is recovering from serious injuries after being thrown from a clothes basket that was being towed by a vehicle with a rope. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports show it happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of County Road 318 in Fulton. That’s when a 13 year
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Woman flown to hospital after UTV crash in Camden County
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Raymore woman is recovering from serious injuries after being thrown from a UTV Saturday night. Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports show it happened around 6:25 p.m. on Woodland Drive, just one mile east of Red Fox Drive. That’s when 56 year old Elizabeth Trussell drove a UTV off the
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Pandemic friendly graduation ceremonies held for the Mizzou class of 2020 graduates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri held five different graduation ceremonies Saturday to safely celebrate the class of 2020 one year later. Five ceremonies were held with a total of 1,500 students attending out of about 2,000 2020 graduates: 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.5:45 p.m. to
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SATURDAY UPDATES: State moves closer to 500,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 467 new cases of the virus on Saturday, bringing the total number of PCR test confirmed cases of the virus to 499,319. In addition, the state also added 249 probable antigen cases, bringing that number to 81,945. Two new deaths were reported on Saturday, the death
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