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Jefferson City to pay for 96% of demolition costs for downtown building
As part of an agreement with property owners, Jefferson City taxpayers will cover almost all of the cost of demolishing a crumbling downtown building.
Continue ReadingAs part of an agreement with property owners, Jefferson City taxpayers will cover almost all of the cost of demolishing a crumbling downtown building.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council on Tuesday approved the addition of three initiatives to the April ballot.
Continue ReadingIn the State of the State address last week, Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan to downsize Missouri prison systems.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday where it will vote whether or not to take part in a pilot program that would gather data on tobacco retailers in the city.
Continue ReadingJefferson City (will pay) for the demolition of the building at 200 E. High St., which partially collapsed in June of 2018.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A House of Representatives committee is considering a bill that would require greater training for county coroners. The House Judiciary Committee discussed a bill from Rep. Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg) that would establish a Coroners Standard and Training Commission. The commission would write training standards for coroners, and would also require coroners
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Housing Authority on Tuesday discussed the bids it recieved following a series of open house tours of blighted properties.
Continue ReadingSeveral Columbia City Council members have run for the position unopposed in the past few years. Ian Thomas and Karl Skala both ran unopposed om 2019. Betsy Peters ran unopposed in 2018.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson sat down with ABC 17’s Ashley Strohmier on Thursday morning about his hopes for the state of Missouri in 2020. Parson spoke about future flooding preparations, infrastructure, roads and bridges, as well as the current political climate in the national Capitol. Here is the transcript of that interview:
Continue ReadingThe frequency at which rural hospitals are closing across the United States has accelerated in recent years.
Continue ReadingAfter reminding the crowd of his staunch support for the second amendment, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said gun violence is an issue that cannot wait.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson will deliver his second State of the State address ahead of the 2020 legislative session.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is asking lawmakers for an increase in funding.
Continue ReadingIt’s possible that Missourians have begun preparing their 2019 income tax return, however, thousands have complained about not yet receiving their 2018 refund from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a central portion of a 2016 voter photo identification law.
Continue ReadingSome Missouri state lawmakers behind an effort to limit to ban most uses of seclusion rooms, which are small rooms with little to no furniture or accommodations, are hoping to find success early in the 2020 legislative session.
Continue ReadingThe lawyer for a Columbia councilman accused of misusing his office says a prosecutor has dropped charges.
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Library board of trustees unanimously approved language for a tax increase that will appear on April’s General Municipal Election ballot.
Continue ReadingFor a second time, Missouri republicans could attempt an overhaul of the state’s redistricting process, which was put in place by voters in 2018. The current process was included in Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri, a petition-borne measure centered on ethics reform that was approved by more than 60 percent of Missouri voters.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia recently expanded the Violent Crime Task Force in an effort to combat gun violence, but city leaders are still searching for more ways to reduce violence, including state legislature.
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