DESE warns of threats to its online platforms in recent weeks
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Missouri National Guard go to Texas?
Gov. Mike Parson said this week that he will send up to 200 members of the Missouri National Guard to Texas to help with Operation Lone Star — that state’s effort to reduce illegal immigration.
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Two Troop F troopers to be in first round of deployments to southern border
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two of the first 11 Missouri State High Patrol troopers to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border will come from Troop F, which serves most of Mid-Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced his plans to send state resources, including troopers and national guardsmen, to Texas to help secure the southern border during a
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Anti-abortion advocates push for initiative petition reform
Bills that aim to make it harder for Missourians to amend the constitution are advancing in both the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is misinformation on social media a serious problem?
An Olathe, Kansas, man identified himself over the weekend as the man arrested after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade whose photograph went viral.
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Parson cites fentanyl concerns as Missouri plans to send 200 National Guard members to Texas border
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced his plans to send state resources to Texas to help secure the southern border during a Tuesday press conference. Earlier this month, Parson traveled to the southern border with 13 other governors to show support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star.” Parson described the border
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2 adults charged in deadly shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl celebration
Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday that two adults have been charged with murder in last week’s shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade.
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Mizzou set to embark on search for new athletic director
The search for a new leader for Mizzou Athletics has started after news became public that former athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois took a job in Arizona.
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WATCH: Parson says he’s sending 200 National Guard troopers to country’s southern border
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was set to talk Tuesday afternoon about his deployment of Missouri resources to the country’s southern border.
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Missouri Freedom Caucus deletes posts erroneously blaming Kansas City shooting on illegal immigration
Several Missouri state senators shared now-deleted social media posts claiming a man arrested at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade was an illegal immigrant.
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Missouri House votes to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs’ parade shooting
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed a ban on celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. The bipartisan-supported bill passed Monday after a tearful and confrontational debate between Republicans and Democrats over the best
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House leadership to stall bills to expand gun access after Super Bowl parade shooting
Democratic lawmakers are holding a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss gun laws, “in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and the gun violence that erupts daily throughout Missouri due to the state’s lax laws.”
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Former Boone County clerk announces candidacy for Congress
The Republican announced on Monday he is running for the seat that current U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer plans to retire from in December.
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What it could take for the two juveniles charged in Kansas City parade shooting to be charged as adults
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lot of evidence will have to be processed to determine what it could take for the two juveniles charged in the Kansas City parade shooting to be charged as adults. On Friday, police revealed two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl
Continue Reading Dozens gathered in Kansas City to rally against guns on Saturday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In wake of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl, Victory parade Wednesday that left 22 people hurt and one dead, dozens gathered at Washington Square Park Saturday for a gun violence prevention rally. The rally held by the Kansas City chapter of Moms Demand Action was to spread
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Kansas City Chiefs fans reflect on safety concerns following recent shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Passionate Kansas City Chiefs fans in Missouri are worried with safety concerns following the disturbing incident that unfolded Wednesday. With the shooting just a couple hours away from Columbia, ABC 17 spoke with a staff member from Mizzou Football about any safety concerns, considering the team’s growing success and Tiger walk before
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Kansas City mass shooting draws attention to Missouri’s gun laws
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mass shooting in Kansas City at the Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Wednesday is drawing attention to Missouri’s gun laws, which are some of the most relaxed in the country. Police say 22 people were hurt and one woman died when gunfire erupted during a dispute outside Union Station following the
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Kansas woman describes seeing gunman and first people shot during Chiefs rally
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bridget Barton, her husband Jason and their 13-year-old daughter Gabriella were at Union Station celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl on Wednesday when things took a turn for the worst. Twenty-two people were shot at the end of the rally — including nine children — and one woman died. Barton described being overly
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you been affected by the mass shooting in Kansas City?
The shooting has had a personal effect on many in Mid-Missouri who were there, know someone who was there or who are simply shaken by such an event taking place so close to home.
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‘Went from one of the best days of our lives to something so tragic’: Brother of Chiefs player speaks on parade shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Celebrating a family member’s accomplishment should always occur without tragedy. But that, unfortunately, wasn’t possible on Wednesday. A man who is the brother of a Super Bowl champion was willing to speak about his experience at Union Station after shots rang out following a rally to celebrate the Chiefs’ victory. The mass
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