QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you attending the Missouri State Fair?
The Missouri State Fair began its 10-day run in Sedalia on Thursday.
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Michael Brown’s death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart. Friday marks 10 years since the 18-year-old was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, turning the St. Louis suburb into the focal point of the
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Missouri State Fair begins Thursday with safety protocols in place
The Missouri State Fair kicked off Thursday morning with a gloomy start, but the light showers didn’t keep the crowds away.
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City officials discuss uses for Capital Improvement Sales Tax after Prop 1 passes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
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Rapper Nelly is arrested and accused of having illegal drugs. His lawyer says the case will die
Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper’s attorney said an “overzealous” officer targeted him and conducted an improper search.
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Missouri Task Force 1 deployed to North Carolina
Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina to assist as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to bring more rain to North Carolina.
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Ashcroft concedes Republican gubernatorial nomination
Jay Ashcroft has conceded the governor’s race to Mike Kehoe.
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Kehoe declares victory in Republican gubernatorial primary
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe accepted victory in his race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday night.
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Scharf concedes, Missouri approves Parson’s pick
Will Scharf is hoping to secure the Republican nomination in the race for Missouri’s next attorney general Tuesday.
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Bailey wins first election as Missouri attorney general in Republican primary
Republican candidate Andrew Bailey claimed his first election victory as attorney general in Tuesday’s primaries.
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Onder takes Republican nomination in Third Congressional District
Dr. Bob Onder defeated a Mid-Missouri politician to take the Republican nomination for the Third Congressional District on Tuesday.
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Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Bush,
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Conservative Eigel feels confident as voters choose Republican nominee for governor
Republican state Sen. Bill Eigel said Tuesday that he feels confident about the chances of his unconventional campaign connecting with voters and winning him the nomination for governor.
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Feds approve Missouri’s ‘Internet for All’ proposal
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration last week said it has approved Volume II of Missouri’s proposal for broadband funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program.
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Missouri’s annual sales tax holiday offers relief for back-to-school shopping
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s annual back-to-school sale tax holiday is underway, making certain school supplies, computers, and clothing exempt from all state and local sales taxes during a 72-hour window. The sales tax holiday began Friday morning at 12:01 a.m. and will run through midnight Sunday, Aug. 4. A state law that went into effect
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Fulton inmate describes ‘sickening’ living conditions in state prison
Like sitting in front of an oven.
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Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday and will continue throughout the weekend. The sales tax holiday officially began just after midnight Friday and will run through midnight on Sunday. The 2024 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday exempts all state and local sales or use tax taxes during the exemption period on
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Missouri governor limits sales of unregulated cannabis
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson took action against the makers of unregulated cannabis products often sold at the counters of gas stations, liquor stores and smoke shops.
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Arkansas man charged with promoting prostitution at Osage Beach hotel
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Forth Smith, Arkansas, man was charged with promoting prostitution after he was accused of running prostitution services out of the Osage Village Inn. Johnny Jackson, 43, was charged with third-degree promoting prostitution. He is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond. A court date has not
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St. James man charged with statutory rape, sodomy in Maries County
MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was arrested after he was accused of several child sex crimes that allegedly took place between 2003-08. Brian Keith Curtis, 55, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old, three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping and four
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