THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 162 new COVID-19 cases; active cases near 1,000
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Highway officials prepare for heavy traffic this holiday season
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is preparing for heavy traffic over the Christmas holiday.
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White House’s ‘red zone’ report shows decrease in Missouri’s new cases, positivity
The White House released its latest ‘red zone’ report for the Show-Me state, showing that Missouri remained in the red zone for cases.
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Saline County reports COVID-19 related death and 32 new cases
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Benton County woman arrested after man dies from shooting
WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Benton County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a woman after a report of a scuffle leads to a shooting Tuesday. According to a release from the department, Patricia Garvey, 63, reported Jason Swanson, 37, was shot in the upper torso after a scuffle with a 12 gauge shotgun. When deputies arrived, Swanson was
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Concerns for home health care patients receiving the coronavirus vaccine
As the vaccine distribution plans roll out, health care providers are concerned for their elderly patients who are receiving home health care.
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Sentence of nonviolent drug offender commuted by Parson
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A nonviolent drug offender who argued that a change in state law should have made him eligible for parole is among nearly 30 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. Gary Mitchell, of Joplin, was handed a sentence of 15 years in prison
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Tech-averse Missouri Senate makes changes because of virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s tradition-bound Senate is installing an audio monitoring system in its committee hearing rooms so employees, lobbyists and the public can listen to debate in their homes or offices as the pandemic rages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Senate Administrator Patrick Baker said the changes could mean fewer people
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Missouri National Guard to no longer help with community testing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri is now partnering with the Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) and MAKO Medical to continue hosting free COVID-19 testing events throughout the state. Department of Health and Senior Services Communications Director Lisa Cox says, “The Missouri Naitonal Guard is no longer helping with community testing.” Cox says
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Lake Regional officials express grief and hope during pandemic
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Autopsy ordered after inmate dies Sunday in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An autopsy is planned after an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center died. The State Department of Corrections tells ABC 17 news 58-year-old Randall Tangen was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital in Columbia. Tangen was serving his fourth year of a 10-year sentence at the prison in Fulton
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Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing a man in chest in Ashland
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is accused of stabbing a man in Ashland Tuesday. Prosecutors charged 21-year-old SheyAnne Nichols today for second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police say Nichols stabbed a man with a kitchen knife around 8:30 this morning in the 100 block of west Broadway. The man was treated for a stab
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Columbia’s first medical marijuana shop opens
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors in Columbia Tuesday. It’s Columbia’s first marijuana shop to begin selling to licensed patients legally. Located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, the state-inspected and licensed operation is owned and operated by Columbia residents. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis staff.3Fifteen Primo Cannabis show room.Jason Corrado, CEO
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Man arrested on suspicion of DWI in deadly Boonville crash
Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Boonville man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a deadly crash on Highway 5.
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Missouri judge backs medical marijuana license rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce issued her ruling Monday. A southwest Missouri family had sued after it didn’t get a medical marijuana license from the state. Attorneys argued that
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone Hospital Center to forgo Moderna coronavirus vaccine
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Missouri governor pardons 24 and commutes 4 sentences
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office released Monday that he had pardoned 24 people and commuted three other sentences.
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Missouri woman charged in child’s fentanyl death
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman is jailed after a girl in her care died after ingesting fentanyl. The Southeast Missourian reports that 35-year-old Stephanie K. Durbin of Cape Girardeau was taken into custody Dec. 11 on a charge of first-degree abuse or neglect of a child resulting in death. Police were
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Missouri jail
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A prisoners rights group has filed suit alleging that a Missouri jail has been mistreating its inmates, saying deputies have taunted and tortured inmates and that the jail provided so little food that one detainee ate toothpaste and toilet paper to ward off hunger. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the
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CVS: 100,000 nursing home vaccinations next week in Missouri
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — CVS Health plans to administer about 100,000 coronavirus vaccinations next week at Missouri long-term care facilities as the vaccination rollout expands beyond health care workers. CVS Health said Monday it will vaccinate residents and staff at more than 40,000 long-term care facilities across the U.S. The first of those vaccinations have
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