WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 57 new coronavirus cases; positivity rate under 14%
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Two men file to run for state House seats
Two Columbia men have announced their intention to run for public office at the state level.
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Capitol hosts rally over congressional map; no action expected Tuesday
Scores of demonstrators rallying against the Missouri Senate leadership’s preferred congressional map gathered Tuesday in the Capitol.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospital system capacity moves to green
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should first-time drunk driving offenders be required to get an ignition interlock device?
In Missouri, 11,100 potential drunk drivers were stopped by ignition interlock devices in their cars in 2020. Current Missouri law requires a person found guilty of driving while drunk with prior alcohol-related offenses to have an ignition interlock device installed in their car. House Bill 1680, introduced by Rep. Mark Sharp (D-Kansas City), removes the requirement
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SCAM ALERT: COVID-19 testing scams remain a threat as testing decreases in Missouri
The Better Business Bureau is warning you to not fall victim of a COVID-19 testing scam even as testing demand has dramatically decreased in Missouri in the past month.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Audrain County offering free at-home COVID test kits at drive-thru event Thursday
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Family of Blain Johnson wants answers to what happened in deputy involved shooting
Family members of Blain Johnson, 37, want to know more after Johnson was shot and killed during a deputy-involved shooting Sunday in east Columbia.
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Missouri House bill hopes to lessen drunk driving
11,100 potential drunk drivers were stopped by ignition interlock devices in their cars in 2020.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Missouri legislature slash the governor’s pay raise plan?
One of Gov. Mike Parson’s key policy goals this legislative session is to raise pay for state employees.
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Suspect taken into custody for Lee’s Summit Amber Alert
An Amber Alert announced a red SUV with two young children inside was stolen from a Lee’s Summit driveway.
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Missouri Senate wraps up Saturday filibuster on redistricting
Missouri State Senators return to the chamber Wednesday at noon merely 12 hours after adjourning from a 31-hour filibuster session to continue discussion on how to draw the new districts for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Parson touts education, broadband Internet investments during University of Missouri tour
Gov. Mike Parson touted plans to make major investments in broadband Internet access and education during a tour of the University of Missouri’s NextGen building and a roundtable with state and education leaders Friday.
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County’s positivity rate drops below 20%; reports 74 new coronavirus cases
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CPS drops mask mandate but some places still require face coverings
Columbia Public Schools has dropped its mandate for face coverings to be worn at school, effective Friday, citing declining coronavirus case rates and fewer staff and students being infected.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the attorney general continue his lawsuit against CPS?
A lawyer for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that the state will not drop a lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools now that the district’s mask mandate has expired.
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Jefferson City man accused of deadly shooting arrested in St. Louis for different shooting while out on bond
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of a deadly shooting in August 2018 out on bond was arrested this week in St. Louis for another shooting. The St. Louis Police Department says Alfred Chism Jr. was arrested on Tuesday for domestic assault and armed criminal action. According to the Cole County Prosecutor’s
Continue Reading BBB warns consumers about Valentine’s Day scams
As many of us prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Better Business Bureau wants you to know the top Valentine’s Day scams.
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‘This is not over’: Attorney General continues lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools despite mask mandate ending
Columbia Public Schools dropped its temporary mask mandate starting Friday, just hours before a court hearing in which Attorney General Eric Schmitt planned to ask a judge to force the district to end the rule.
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Missouri lawmakers push to legalize sports betting
It’s Super Bowl week and last year, over 23 million Americans wagered a record $4.3 billion on the Super Bowl, but none of that happened in the state of Missouri.
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