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Missouri Budget Project estimates impact of governor’s tax cut plan is nearly $1 billion

August 25, 2022 8:48 AM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson stressed the state budget’s ability to take the biggest income tax cut in history and still fully fund important programs in his Columbia tour stop Thursday to raise support for his special session plans.

Crashes frequent on stretch of Highway 124 in Boone County

August 25, 2022 10:36 AM Kennedy Miller

At least three people have been killed since January 2021 on Highway 124 between Fayette and Highway 63, the highway where four people were hurt in a crash Tuesday.

Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law

August 24, 2022 1:25 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri League of Women Voters, NAACP and two voters are suing to block a photo identification requirement for voting. The plaintiffs on Wednesday asked a local judge to stop the new law from taking effect Sunday. They allege it unconstitutionally restricts voting rights. Their

WATCH: Scene of small plane crash near Kansas City

August 24, 2022 12:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

Two people were hurt when a small plane crashed Wednesday in Clay County, near Kansas City.

Parson to visit Columbia on tax cut pitch tour

August 24, 2022 9:43 AM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson will visit Columbia on Thursday to pitch his plans for a special session to cut taxes.

Sources: President Joe Biden set to announce student debt relief Wednesday

August 23, 2022 8:40 PM Kennedy Miller

Multiple sources say President Joe Biden is set to announce student debt relief on Wednesday.

Independent John Wood leaves Missouri’s U.S. Senate race

August 23, 2022 3:39 PM Associated Press

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press John Wood, a Republican running as an independent in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri, says he is ending his campaign. Wood announced Tuesday that he would not challenge Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt or Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine in November. Wood said on Twitter that he entered the

League of Women Voters, NAACP say new election law will hamper voter registration work

August 23, 2022 11:50 AM Ethan Heinz

The League of Women Voters and the Missouri NAACP are arguing in court that a Missouri election law that takes effect Sunday will hurt their work to register voters.

Three people hurt after pickup truck rear-ends tractor in Johnson County

August 23, 2022 8:02 AM Zachary Farwell

JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people, including two teenagers, were hurt Monday night after a pickup truck hit a tractor in Johnson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash in the 700 block of Highway Z around 9:45 p.m. Troopers said the pickup truck driven by Albert D. Fike, 65, of Holden,

Public gets chance to meet candidates for Columbia fire chief

August 22, 2022 6:14 PM Kennedy Miller

People had the chance to meet three finalists who are competing to become Columbia’s next fire chief Monday night.

Parson hopes for permanent $700 million tax cut

August 22, 2022 11:23 AM Hannah Falcon

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will bring legislators back to the Capitol after Labor Day to take up more than $700 million in annual income tax cuts.

Lawsuit filed to bar marijuana legalization question from Missouri ballot

August 22, 2022 1:12 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City woman who works with a national anti-drug organization filed a lawsuit last week to block an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana from the Missouri ballot.

Civic groups sue to block new law on Missouri voter outreach

August 22, 2022 4:42 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters are suing to stop a law that they say will limit voter engagement work. The groups on Monday asked a local judge to throw out part of a new voter photo identification law set to take effect

Kansas City Amber Alert canceled, children found safely

August 21, 2022 7:01 PM Hannah Falcon

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both children were safely located and the Amber Alert was canceled. An Amber Alert was issued Sunday evening in Kansas City for two young girls, ages 7 and 4, who are believed to be with 27-year-old Jordan Maurice Owsley. Around 4 p.m. Saturday, two young girls are believed to have been

One dead, three hurt after boat crash on Lake of the Ozarks

August 21, 2022 2:36 PM Hannah Falcon

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died and three are injured after a boat collided with a rock on the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F investigated the crash Saturday night. It happened around 9:10 p.m. at the 69-mile marker of the main channel. According to the

Mid-Missouri schools offering resources to students to combat ‘mental health crisis’

August 18, 2022 2:33 AM Marina Diaz

Mid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are calling a mental health crisis.