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Columbia Mayor Brian Treece answers questions about protests and police reform.
Continue ReadingColumbia Mayor Brian Treece answers questions about protests and police reform.
Continue ReadingMuch of Missouri will no longer be under any COVID-19 health orders starting Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council is set to hear from several people about the Columbia Police Department response to protests and systematic racism at it’s meeting Monday.
Continue ReadingProtests continue for the 13th consecutive day in Columbia to bring awareness for social injustice.
Continue ReadingGov. 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.
Continue ReadingGov. 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.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson met with members of the Black Lives Matter movement from Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis on Thursday.
Continue ReadingA board created to provide an independent review of Columbia’s police is getting ready for extra public comment at its Wednesday meeting.
Continue ReadingThe House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on police violence and police reform.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON 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
Continue ReadingThe winner of the final seat on the Fulton Board of Education will be determined when the board meets Wednesday.
Continue ReadingA rally in Jefferson City was held on Friday to bring community members together to support injustice and change.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON 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.
Continue ReadingRob Dixon, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, will join Gov. Mike Parson for the governor’s daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON 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
Continue ReadingMissouri health director Dr. Randall Williams will join Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday for the daily COVID-19 briefing.
Continue ReadingLive updates with results in major municipal election races.
Continue ReadingParson said Tuesday that the briefing is pushed back to 4 p.m. from its usual 3 p.m. start.
Continue ReadingBoone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday that voting has been slow at the Boone County Government Building.
Continue ReadingColumbia Mayor Brian Treece will appear live Monday on ABC 17 News at 5 and 6 ahead of the city’s council regular meeting.
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