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Missouri teacher charged with multiple sexual crimes

April 3, 2022 1:01 PM Associated Press

KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) — A former northwest Missouri teacher and coach has been charged with multiple sexual crimes. Online court records show that 29-year-old Zachary Douglas, of Utica, is jailed without bond pending an April 7 hearing on 11 felony and seven misdemeanor counts. The charges were filed in two batches over the past two

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will COVID-19 becoming endemic change your daily life?

April 4, 2022 1:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that Missouri is entering the endemic phase of its battle against COVID-19.

High school students’ mental health disproportionally impacted by pandemic

April 1, 2022 5:54 PM Hannah Falcon

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show high school students have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and even before the pandemic, their mental health has been steadily declining.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports nine new coronavirus cases; one person now in the ICU

April 1, 2022 5:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Proposed Missouri bill would keep inmate mothers with babies for up to 18 months

March 31, 2022 7:39 PM Leila Mitchell

Several Missouri lawmakers are working to pass a bill that would allow women in prison to stay with their newborn babies for up to 18 months.

Missouri may see gas prices fall following Biden’s historic oil reserve withdrawal

March 31, 2022 7:49 PM Hannah Falcon

Experts in the energy sector say it’s too soon to tell exactly how President Joe Biden’s plan will affect gas prices, but nationwide they’re already starting to drop.

Missouri to keep testing for coronavirus until funding dries up as it moves to endemic phase

March 31, 2022 2:49 PM Kennedy Miller

The state of Missouri will continue to prop up efforts to test for coronavirus and deliver vaccines and treatments for “as long as federal resources persist,” according to a presentation linked from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services website.

Some Missouri sewer districts are opting out of COVID-19 testing as state enters ‘endemic’ phase

March 31, 2022 11:55 AM Marina Diaz

Sewer districts across Missouri are opting out of the state’s Sewershed Surveillance COVID-19 tracking program.

Missouri House rejects congressional map as standoff worsens

March 31, 2022 6:33 PM Associated Press

The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state Senate — intensifying a stalemate that could lead to court intervention.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports no patients in ICU or on a ventilator for the second straight day

March 31, 2022 3:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri’s at-home COVID-19 test kit program to end Thursday amid transition to endemic phase

March 31, 2022 4:16 AM Ben Fein

Missouri announced earlier this month that the state would end the at home COVID-19 test kit program Thursday, citing a drastic drop in demand.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is now the right time to change Missouri’s COVID-19 response?

March 31, 2022 1:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic will change, making it more akin to the way the state tracks and combats flu infections.

Missouri attorney general launches reporting platform for divisive lesson plans, school policies

March 30, 2022 7:40 PM Hannah Falcon

Attorney General Eric Schmitt is asking parents to share any “woke” policies or lesson plans with his office through a new reporting platform on his website.

Boone County prepares to enter the endemic phase after Gov. Parson announced change

March 30, 2022 7:43 PM Chanel Porter

Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday that Missouri will be shifting to an endemic phase of the COVID pandemic on Friday.

Gov. Parson announces Missouri to shift to an endemic phase of the COVID pandemic on Friday

March 29, 2022 10:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., Gov. Mike Parson will host a press conference to discuss the status of Missouri’s COVID-19 response moving forward.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you frustrated with the state legislature’s lack of progress?

March 30, 2022 1:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri General Assembly has been in session since January, but some of its major items of business remain unfinished.

Omicron BA.2 COVID variant detected in Missouri

March 29, 2022 11:55 AM Marina Diaz

The new omicron sub-lineage known as BA.2 has been detected in Missouri’s sewage.

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 115 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates

March 28, 2022 2:24 PM ABC 17 News Team

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House Committee throws out governor’s plan to raise starting teacher salary

March 28, 2022 8:10 PM Hannah Falcon

In a Monday afternoon budget committee hearing, Chair Rep. Cody Smith, R-Jasper, removed the governor’s proposal to allocate $21.8 million to matching school districts in raising the starting salary for teachers to $38,000.

MoDOT relies on volunteers’ help to keep roads clean

March 28, 2022 3:00 PM Marina Diaz

The Missouri Department of Transportation is celebrating the 35th year of its adopt a highway program, which the agency says help supplement its $6 million annual effort to keep roads clean.