COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri state senator is calling on the Boone County Commission to work faster to spend federal stimulus dollars. State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) said the commission needed to get money from the CARES Act into the hands of people and organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The county received $21.3 million
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A faction of Republican lawmakers have forced through a bill that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides. Senators voted 22-8 to pass the bill early Thursday morning. Republican Sen. Bob Onder says St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is soft on crime and needs help. Democrats
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Washington University’s head of genetics said the test it co-developed was 100-percent accurate compared to current nasal tests.
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The congresswoman stopped by ABC 17 to talk about the health institute, Missouri voters approving Medicaid expansion and the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Columbia’s Human Resources director is set to retire in January.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Clerk wants to use a Mizzou Athletics facility as polling place for the November election. County clerk Brianna Lennon said either Mizzou Arena or the Hearnes Center will serve as a “central” polling location for the county. Any registered county voter could use the site to cast a ballot.
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ABC News will present online coverage of the Republican National Convention from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Gov. Mike Parson touted a new COVID-19 saliva test Wednesday while the state’s health director said he is recommending Missouri not follow new CDC guidance that limits testing.
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Watch a report from ABC News on the nomination, including remarks from Trump.
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USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach is set to speak at Columbia’s Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri Friday morning.
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ABC News will provide live coverage of the Democratic National Convention from 6 to 10 p.m. each night of the event.
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Columbia residents could vote in November to remove restrictions on roll carts in the city.
Continue Reading A Missouri judge has ruled that the state’s Republican-led legislature illegally tried to mislead voters into repealing anti-gerrymandering reforms they adopted two years ago.
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The United States Postal Service urged Missouri’s top election official to inform voters on the timeline of voting by mail.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The three members of the Boone County Commission signed a letter Friday defending the county’s holding of most of the $21 million in CARES Act funding it received in the spring. The county was awarded $21 million in funding in May. It’s up to the county commission to determine how to award
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The state awarded several internet providers federal funding to help with broadband projects statewide.
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Masks were few and social distancing largely not observed when Gov. Mike Parson appeared Thursday at the first day of a scaled-back Missouri State Fair.
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Columbia’s City Council is set to go over its fiscal year 2021 budget on Thursday morning.
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A group of activists including those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 joined with Missouri House Democrats on Tuesday to push the governor for more action on COVID-19.
Continue Reading Missouri state lawmakers are set to go over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a special committee meeting Tuesday morning.
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