QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you more concerned with cultural or economic issues?
The “culture war” in American politics is in full…
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Missouri AG calls gender transition healthcare ‘experimental,’ implementing new regulations
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a news release and on his social media accounts Monday that his office is creating emergency…
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Hearing Monday in hazing case as lawyer works with lawmakers to pass new hazing law
By Isabella Roberts COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday, Thomas Schultz is scheduled to appear in court for his involvement in the Danny Santulli hazing…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri students be able to transfer more easily?
The Missouri House passed a hotly contested bill on a split vote…
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Missouri House passes open enrollment bill; faces opposition from educators
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state…
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Senate Democrats filibuster bills targeting transgender youth treatments
Democratic senators have been holding the floor for hours Wednesday, filibustering a bill that would sharply limit medical care for…
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Project supporters say widened Interstate 70 would increase safety, decrease congestion
It’s impossible to know whether a third lane on Interstate 70 would have stopped the Wednesday morning rush-hour crash that closed down one side of…
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Attorney general plans to appeal federal judge’s ruling on Missouri gun law
A federal district judge on Tuesday ruled that a Missouri law limiting enforcement of federal gun rules here is unconstitutional and creates more…
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Columbia bookstore supports drag storytimes despite pushback from Republican lawmakers
The most recent in a series of bills in the Missouri legislature related to drag shows and transgender people is one that criminalizes drag shows…
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Supreme Court weighs arguments in student loan lawsuit led by Missouri politicians
By Isabella Roberts COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling over a decision after hearing oral arguments for several lawsuits against…
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As international filmmakers visit Missouri, lawmakers move forward with movie tax credits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the 2023 True/False Film Fest underway, about 55 films will be featured in screenings over the weekend. While most of the…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should some countries be barred from buying Missouri farmland?
The Missouri House on Thursday passed legislation that would bar businesses from China and a few other countries from buying farmland…
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In Missouri, marijuana legalization is just the beginning of policy work
After recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw…
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Senate approves Medicaid postpartum expansion amid abortion questions
Missouri Senate members approved a proposal that would give low-income mothers and their children Medicaid for a year.…
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Parson holds ceremonial signing for state worker pay raise bill
View a replay of the ceremony in the player above. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Corrections officers at the Fulton Diagnostic Center said the differential pay…
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support student loan forgiveness?
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is…
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Parson signs state worker pay raise bill at Truman office building
Hundreds of workers gathered in the Harry S. Truman Building atrium Monday to witness the governor sign their pay raise into existence.…
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Governor to sign emergency spending budget Monday afternoon
By Isabella Roberts JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson is planning on signing the emergency spending budget Monday at 2 p.m. at the Harry S.…
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Columbia organizations to host a town hall for city council candidates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Multiple Columbia organizations have partnered together to host a community town hall for Columbia City Council candidates…
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Parson to sign state worker pay-raise bill Monday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri state workers are about to get a raise. Gov. Mike Parson will sign HB 14 at 2 p.m. Monday at second floor atrium…
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