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.”
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The Missouri Senate has 34 districts, each representing about 174,000 people. Two Senate district seats will appear on August and November ballots in Mid-Missouri: the 19th and the 21st. Click on the link below to see which district you’re in. Missouri Senate districtsDownload
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The Missouri House is divided into 163 districts that on average represent about 37,000 residents. In Mid-Missouri, 14 of those seats will appear on ballots in August and November: the Sixth, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 62nd and 124th. Download the map below to see which district you’re in.
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Aug. 4 ballots around Mid-Missouri are filled with races for county offices that will either decide the winner or set up a two-way race in November.
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Jefferson City’s mayor said Tuesday that the emergency proclamation on masks approved by the city council is a way for the city government to set an example for organizations and businesses.
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The Aug. 4 ballot includes primaries for each U.S. congressional district in Mid-Missouri and for a few of the area’s state legislative seats.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of Medicaid expansion is back in Missouri. This time voters, not lawmakers, will decide whether to expand the federal/state health care program for the poor to cover more people. Medicaid expansion was meant to be part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, Missouri was among several states
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia City Council voted Monday night on the possibility of transitioning to roll carts for solid waste removal. City Council voted 4-3 in favor of possibly adding roll carts to the November ballot, where residents will be asked which method of trash removal they prefer. The community would vote to repeal the
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Officials with the City of Columbia are set to hold a post COVID-19 housing security presentation Thursday.
Continue Reading Public comment at Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting included speakers focused on race, policing and roll carts for automated trash collection.
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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said Monday that the early signs show the mask ordinance he heralded through the city council might be turning the tide against COVID-19.
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A Jefferson City commission is backing an effort to remove a monument to Confederate Gen. Sterling Price on Moreau Drive.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the potential misuse of funds in Cole County.
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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
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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.
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The Cole County Commission said the FBI is investigating threats that followed the commission’s decision to buy ambulances from a Canadian company.
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Police say two men have died in a shooting near Saint Louis University, as former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens rushed to the shooting scene to help. \
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Jefferson City does not have any current plan to require masks as COVID-19 case numbers continue to increase.
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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
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Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones will appear before the Citizens Police Review Board on Wednesday night at City Hall.
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