Boonville closing highlights rural hospital challenges
The frequency at which rural hospitals are closing across the United States has accelerated in recent years.
Continue ReadingThe frequency at which rural hospitals are closing across the United States has accelerated in recent years.
Continue ReadingAfter reminding the crowd of his staunch support for the second amendment, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said gun violence is an issue that cannot wait.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson will deliver his second State of the State address ahead of the 2020 legislative session.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is asking lawmakers for an increase in funding.
Continue ReadingIt’s possible that Missourians have begun preparing their 2019 income tax return, however, thousands have complained about not yet receiving their 2018 refund from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a central portion of a 2016 voter photo identification law.
Continue ReadingSome Missouri state lawmakers behind an effort to limit to ban most uses of seclusion rooms, which are small rooms with little to no furniture or accommodations, are hoping to find success early in the 2020 legislative session.
Continue ReadingThe lawyer for a Columbia councilman accused of misusing his office says a prosecutor has dropped charges.
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Library board of trustees unanimously approved language for a tax increase that will appear on April’s General Municipal Election ballot.
Continue ReadingFor a second time, Missouri republicans could attempt an overhaul of the state’s redistricting process, which was put in place by voters in 2018. The current process was included in Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri, a petition-borne measure centered on ethics reform that was approved by more than 60 percent of Missouri voters.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia recently expanded the Violent Crime Task Force in an effort to combat gun violence, but city leaders are still searching for more ways to reduce violence, including state legislature.
Continue ReadingA bill to establish Daylight Saving as a standard time pact was prefiled in Missouri by Tim Remole in December.
Continue ReadingWestern District Commissioner Kris Scheperle told ABC 17 News on Monday he plans to cast a vote against the FY2020 spending plan Tuesday, marking the current commission’s first dissent in a budget vote.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council moved to delay a discussion and vote on a demolition contract for a crumbling downtown building. 200 E. High Street has been sitting empty since the partial collapse of its western wall in June 2018. The council was set to decide on a $300,000 demolition contract at
Continue ReadingSeveral state lawmakers have pre-filed bills regarding gun violence for the upcoming legislative session.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia based non-profit organized a last-minute demonstration for Saturday opposing a recent Iran airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed an Iranian military leader. President Trump ordered the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, who was the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force unit. The strike also killed Abu
Continue ReadingWorkers closed a section of E. Broadway in downtown Columbia Saturday night to repair a water main.
Continue ReadingA day after President Donald Trump called a deadly attack on two Middle East military leaders, members of Missouri’s Congressional Delegation are speaking out.
Continue ReadingThe Moniteau County Commission approved Bill Figgins to run the assessor’s office after the previous assessor resigned.
Continue ReadingAfter many years there is now a timeline for when a final vote could be put in place for short term rentals in Columbia.
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