Columbia drivers can expect to see construction on the Interstate 70-Highway 63 Interchange as soon as next month, according to the Improve I-70 project director.
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A Cole County judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the status of a Republican candidate for a local state Senate seat.
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The Missouri Republican Party has joined a lawsuit that seeks to get one of its Mid-Missouri candidates kicked off the ballot.
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Friday ruled against a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan off
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After a turbulent legislative session, the Missouri Senate decided to end its last day as soon as possible.
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The Missouri Senate passed 50 hours of filibuster Wednesday afternoon, after already breaking the record for the longest filibuster earlier in the day.
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Missouri House lawmakers began discussing and debating the state budget Friday with just hours to get it on the governor’s desk.
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The Missouri Senate started debating the Missouri state budget Thursday morning with just over 24 hours left before the budget is due on the governor’s desk.
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Money from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MoHealthNet, can no longer go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
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Editor’s note: Time elements of this story have been updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About $50 billion hangs in the balance as lawmakers are approaching the deadline to get the state budget on the governor’s desk. Approval of the more-than $50 million budget needs to be approved by 6 p.m. Friday Even though lawmakers started
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Superintendents from Boone County schools and neighboring districts signed a letter on Friday that asks Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would allow charter schools to operate in Boone County. SB727 passed the Missouri House last month. The bill mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the
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A pro-Palestine protest in Columbia this week saw no safety incidents.
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A group of University of Missouri students has planned a walkout and march for late Monday morning to show their support for the people in Gaza.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is
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A former Mid-Missouri state representative who dropped out of a state Senate race this week after a second cancer diagnosis wants to make sure people get regular screenings.
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A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.
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As budget negotiations continue at the Missouri State Capitol, lawmakers have multiple proposals on how to give teachers across the state a raise.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial
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A court case was dismissed Monday after former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism submitted a formal letter of resignation.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to discuss and possibly vote Tuesday on a bill that would send tens of billions of dollars to overseas allies and effectively ban TikTok if the company refuses to sell.
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