The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education presented a plan to the state’s board of education in early December which would provide teachers a pay raise and target hard-to-fill positions with additional pay incentives.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced on Tuesday that Missouri will continue allowing refugees to be placed in the state, in compliance with an order signed by President Donald Trump. Governors letter to Secretary of State PompeoDownload Trump signed Executive Order No. 13888 on Sept. 26 to include state and local governments in the
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Michela Skelton announced Friday that she will no longer seek to represent Missouri’s 19th Senate District. The Columbia attorney originally announced her candidacy August 22. The 19th Senate District seat is currently filled by Republican Sen. Caleb Rowden, who serves as the chamber’s majority floor leader.
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The state of Missouri has stopped withholding union dues from the bi-monthly paychecks of prison guards in what the union’s grievance officer calls a “pitiful attempt to bankrupt” the labor organization.
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The president of the board for a Miller County fire district has admitted to self-dealing after an investigation found she helped approve no-bid payments to a company her husband owns.
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The Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services added six buildings to its list of those considered ‘dangerous’ in November.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department approved business licenses for two mid-Missouri facilities to test medical marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offered licenses to ClearWater Sciences, LLC of Kingdom City and Inovatia AgriTesting Services of Fayette. They make up two of the ten facilities offered business licenses to
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Frank Bowman is a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law. One of his areas of expertise includes impeachment of the president and other federal officers.
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U.S. House members representing Missouri districts joined their colleagues Wednesday in giving their thoughts on a pending vote on articles of impeachment.
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CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources plans to test the drinking water of one village in Cole County after a significant amount of lead was found in one of several samples. The state collected five water samples from the village of Centertown in September, and one stuck out. The amount of
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A new chapter in American history is about to unfold on the House floor as a debate begins over the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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A state audit has found Sturgeon city officials improperly managed money from a cemetery fund, according to State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office.
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In CNN’s new national poll, 45% of Americans say that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. That’s down from 50% who said the same in CNN polls in October and November. Which is good news for Trump, right? Trump certainly thinks it is! “Impeachment Poll numbers are starting to drop like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved the creation of a new lot on Columbia Mall property to construct a new hotel. The 7-0 vote allowed the mall to split off a section of its parking lot along Bernadette Drive for a new Hilton-branded hotel. Mall manager Rusty Strodtman told ABC 17 News he
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Road crews in Missouri’s capital worked around the clock on Tuesday as the second round of a winter storm moved dropped snow and water.
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The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to rename a Columbia road.
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A group is working to reduce the number of youths abusing e-cigarettes in Columbia.
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The Jefferson City council will not meet on Monday, Dec. 16 because of inclement weather, postponing discussion on a crumbling building.
Continue Reading New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday slammed Rep. Jeff Van Drew for “putting politics over the Constitution” after sources said the congressman will switch to the Republican Party. “He’s putting politics over the Constitution, he’s putting cuteness over courage, and he’s cutting and running,” Murphy told CNN’s Dana Bash on “Right Now.” “He
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Cole County Public Works had 26 trucks treating the roads Sunday, according to Director Larry Benz. Benz said he called his entire team in before the snow started to make sure roads were treated across the county. The department will have trucks out overnight to give the main crew a chance to rest before the
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