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Missouri governor addresses violent crime in Columbia

July 23, 2020 5:41 AM Brittany Wiley

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met with Columbia leaders Thursday morning going over violent crime accross the state.

Missouri governor clarifies comments on school kids, coronavirus

July 22, 2020 11:45 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is clarifying comments he made in a radio interview in which he said children returning to school will come down with the coronavirus but will “get over it.”

Local lawmakers react to governor’s special session on violent crime

July 15, 2020 9:18 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawmakers across the state have mixed reactions about the special session the governor is calling to address violent crime in Missouri. During a press conference Wednesday, the governor called legislators back to Jefferson City for the session which is scheduled to start July 27. He included it will be narrowly focussed

Campaign finance: Galloway raises more than Parson, county commission challengers bring in thousands

July 15, 2020 8:22 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The leading Democratic challenger for governor doubled what Missouri’s chief executive made this quarter, according to campaign finance filings with the state. The Missouri Ethics Commission reports show Gov. Mike Parson still has more money on hand in his campaign to retain his seat as governor than state auditor Nicole Galloway.

MoDOT budget cuts affect Mid-Missouri transportation projects

July 9, 2020 8:48 PM Amber Tabeling

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s funding of $50 million for the Governor’s Cost-Share Program has been cut in half due to COVID-19 budget constraints. According to MODOT, the fiscal year 2020 budget included $50 million of General Revenue funds for MoDOT to work collaboratively with the Department of Economic Development to

Parson says there is no way to enforce ‘personal responsibility’ amid upward trend in COVID-19 cases

June 25, 2020 11:21 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson again pointed to the personal responsibility of Missourians to help in the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes as Missouri set a new record of new cases on Thursday of 553, citing a delay in reporting by the major testing laboratory Quest Diagnostics. Thursday’s increase would

Democrats want Parson to apologize for virus comments

June 24, 2020 10:37 PM Associated Press

The Missouri Democratic Party is urging Republican Gov. Mike Parson to apologize for refusing to take any blame for a sharp increase in coronavirus cases since he lifted restrictions on June 16.

Missouri governor says record COVID-19 increases no cause for alarm

June 23, 2020 2:54 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that record increases in new statewide COVID-19 cases are because of increased testing and outbreaks in specific areas.

Absentee voting for the August primary election begins with new COVID-19 provision

June 23, 2020 11:56 AM Zach Boetto

Absentee voting for the Aug. 4 primary begins on Tuesday with new guidelines.

Nursing homes to remain closed with new visitation guidelines as governor opens the state

June 16, 2020 10:04 PM Connor Hirsch

At Governor Parson’s Tuesday press briefing, he and state health director Dr. Randall Williams provided more information on the state’s new guidelines for nursing homes that want to allow visitors to see residents.

Governor appoints judge candidate to 13th Circuit Court

June 12, 2020 3:49 PM Matt Ragsdale

Gov. Mike Parson’s office said Friday afternoon the Republican candidate running for 13th Circuit Court Division IV Judge was appointed to serve the remainder of a vacated term.

Missouri statewide COVID-19 order to lift Tuesday

June 11, 2020 2:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that the state will no longer be under a COVID-19 health order starting Tuesday, citing the “devastating” effect of the disease on the economy.

Black Lives Matter activists meet with Missouri governor

June 11, 2020 5:25 PM Ben Fein

Gov. Mike Parson met with members of the Black Lives Matter movement from Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis on Thursday.

Governor discusses movements to ‘defund the police’ and chokehold policies

June 9, 2020 8:49 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson has plans to meet with more activists to talk about what the nation-wide movement over the death of George Floyd means for Missouri. On Thursday, Parson will sit down with leaders and activists from Kansas City, St. Louis and Columbia to continue conversations about what changes can happen

Missouri governor signs absentee voting bill

June 4, 2020 11:07 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that would allow voters to request an absentee ballot for elections this year. A mail-in absentee ballot is only an option for voters who specifically request one. Under the law, ballots must be returned and received in an envelope postmarked by U.S.

State leaders detail Missouri National Guard mission to Washington, D.C.

June 4, 2020 3:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

Rob Dixon, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, will join Gov. Mike Parson for the governor’s daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday.

Missouri governor thanks citizens for a peaceful night of protests on Tuesday

June 3, 2020 9:11 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As demonstrations continue across the state and country after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Gov. Mike Parson thanked citizens for a peaceful night in Missouri on Tuesday. Parson has said several times the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis was unacceptable. He also condemned