WATCH: State health department talks COVID-19 vaccines ahead of last VIP drawing
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Continue ReadingThe tax could raise close to $500 million per year for transportation projects. But the law authorizing the tax also allows drivers to be reimbursed for the amount they pay under the new tax. They have to save receipts and fill out paperwork.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State leaders and concerned citizens have called on Governor Mike Parson at one last attempt to halt Ernest Lee Johnson’s execution. Johnson was convicted in 1995 for killing three people while robbing a Columbia convenience store in 1994. His execution date is set for Tuesday, 27 years after committing his crimes. His
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.8% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 859 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 680,293 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 151 new probable cases with a total number of 144,063 antigen test results being positive. Two new
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.7% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,322 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 678,112 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 402 new probable cases with a total number of 143,912 antigen test results being positive. Seven new
Continue ReadingDrivers filling up their tanks in Missouri will pay an additional 2.5 cents per gallon of gas effective Friday. Gov. Mike Parson signed the increase into law in July. The tax is set to increase by the same amount yearly between 2021 and 2025. At the end of 2025, the state’s tax rate will sit at 29.5 cents per gallon.
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Continue ReadingViolent crime in the state of Missouri increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new FBI crime data.
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Continue ReadingCentralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of resignation.
Continue ReadingMU Health Care is now sharing data on how many COVID-19 patients are vaccinated.
Continue ReadingFormer state Sen. James Mathewson, the longest-serving President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate, has died.
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Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri couple have pleaded guilty for their roles in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Kansas City Star reports that 30-year-old Kelsey Wilson and 32-year-old Zachary Wilson, both of Springfield, each pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a misdemeanor count of knowingly entering or remaining in
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings on Fifth St. downtown. Police say shots were fired Sunday on Broadway and Fifth Streets, but no injuries were reported. On Sept. 18, just a block away, two people were shot
Continue ReadingThe state, under the direction of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, sued last month to end a mandate that all students and staff wear masks indoors at CPS. Schmitt has also asked a judge to certify the lawsuit as class action, which would add other Missouri schools with mask mandates as defendants.
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.4% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 936 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 672,089 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 174 new probable cases with a total number of 141,232 antigen test results being positive. One new
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.5% on Saturday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,801 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 671,153 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 431 new probable cases with a total number of 141,058 antigen test results being positive. Thirteen new
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