Missouri House approves gun bill that targets federal laws
The House voted 111-42 to approve the bill Friday at about 5 p.m.
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Mizzou Athletics increases venue capacities
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that, beginning on May 18, it will be increasing venue capacities to 50 percent for the remainder of the spring season. MU stadiums have been operating at about 20 percent capacity since the school year began. “Our fans have been tremendous in supporting all of our teams this year,
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Missouri set to require online stores to collect taxes
The GOP-led House on Friday voted 145-6 to send a bill mandating online sales tax collection to the governor.
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One dead after house explosion in Maries County
A woman was flown to a St. Louis hospital with severe burns after a house exploded in Maries County.
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Teen hurt in one-vehicle crash near Wardsville
Cooper Smith, 19, of Jefferson City, was driving on Blackberry Lane when his 2019 Kia Forte went off the road, hit a trash can and a guy wire and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Smith was wearing a seat belt, the patrol reported.
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Former Mexico groomer pleads guilty to beating dog, gets probation
Taylor Stout, 26, pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor of animal abuse in a Boone County courtroom, the Audrain County prosecutor’s office said in a news release.
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MU family center to provide enhanced mental health support for Boone County schools
The Family Access Center of Excellence (FACE), will highlight the plan to enhance mental health support for about 24,000 school-aged children and their families in Boone County schools during a news conference Friday at the Boone County Government Center.
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Fulton police say items stolen from several businesses, sold online
Police said Dacota Pierson, 22, of Fulton, and Clayton Duniphan, 17, of Columbia, have both been arrested for second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property.
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MU graduations continue with COVID-19 restrictions this weekend, despite lifting of health order
The University of Missouri’s College of Arts and Science will kick off this weekend’s graduation ceremonies on Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena.
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Missouri lawmakers pass several bills ahead of Friday’s session deadline
Missouri’s legislative session ends Friday at 6 p.m., and several bills passed this week are now awaiting Gov. Mike Parson’s signature.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you wear a mask outdoors?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its coronavirus guidance on Thursday to say fully vaccinated people can go fully maskless outdoors.
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Health department recommends following new CDC guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals
COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local health departments advise following the CDC’s new recommendations on fully vaccinated people no longer having to wear a mask. The University of Missouri says it’s taking the new CDC guidelines into consideration and is carefully reviewing the information. Thursday, the CDC announced fully vaccinated individuals would no longer have to wear
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Columbia police arrest two suspects in shots-fired incident Monday night
Gerrod Taylor, 20, and Dequan Hughes, 21, for their alleged roles in the incident that happened Monday. Columbia police were sent at 8 p.m. to a shots-fired call at Walmart on West Broadway. The incident continued with shots fired near the Hy-Vee gas station after those involved ran across the road.
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Missouri Department of Conservation warns about bear population increasing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation says the state is seeing an increase in its bear population. Officials report the population is around 800 with most Missouri black bears are found in the forested parts of southern Missouri, primarily south of Interstate 44. Bears are also expanding their territory in the state,
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Missouri State Highway Patrol bomb squad helps dispose of explosives at Cooper County home
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol bomb squad, at the request of Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class, helped dispose of several dangerous devices Thursday, the patrol says. According to a tweet by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, the bomb squad helped dispose of: one modified M-67 grenadetwo artillery simulatorsfive blasting caps24
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Active coronavirus cases drops in Boone County
Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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CDC eases mask guidelines for people vaccinated against coronavirus
People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain circumstances, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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Lack of Missouri Medicaid expansion creates uncertainty for state, patients
Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 275,000 low-income residents who were set to become eligible for the program July 1. Missouri voters in August approved a state constitutional amendment to expand the program, but Parson said the legislature did not fund the expansion, make it unconstitutional.
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Prosecutor’s office seeks to revoke Columbia shooting suspect’s probation
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday that motions have been filed to revoke probation for Gerrod Taylor, 20, of Columbia.
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Multiple clinics in Mid-Missouri set to vaccinate adolescents ages 12 to 15
Vaccinators across Mid-Missouri will begin to administer Pfizer’s Coronavirus vaccine to children ages 12 to 15 years old after the CDC recommended the use of the vaccine.
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