U.S. Postal Service raises concern with Missouri’s November voting deadlines
The United States Postal Service urged Missouri’s top election official to inform voters on the timeline of voting by mail.
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Boone County Commission defends approach to giving out CARES Act funding
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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Several broadband providers get federal money for local projects
The state awarded several internet providers federal funding to help with broadband projects statewide.
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Masks, social distancing scarce at Missouri governor’s state fair appearance
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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WATCH LIVE: Columbia City Council to hold budget work session, council meeting
Columbia’s City Council is set to go over its fiscal year 2021 budget on Thursday morning.
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WATCH: Missouri House Democrats, activists push for more action on COVID-19
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.
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WATCH: Missouri House members hold hearing on state COVID-19 response
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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Missouri governor pushes to allow attorney general to prosecute St. Louis murder cases
ABC 17 News will livestream the briefing when it starts at 4 p.m.
Continue Reading Missouri Senate passes crime bill, which now heads to House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri senators have passed a bill proposed by Gov. Mike Parson to address violent crime. Senators voted 27-3 in favor of the bill Friday. It now goes to the state House. The bill would require judges to consider certifying children as young as 14 as adults for certain weapons crimes. The
Continue Reading Missouri governor meets with state universities leaders
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met Thursday with officials from the University of Missouri System and Lincoln University in the State Capitol.
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8 people charged after Jefferson City protest last week
Court documents say eight people face charges in Cole County after they were arrested during a protest in Jefferson City last week.
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WATCH: Protesters rally against crime bill in Missouri Capitol
Dozens of protesters rallied inside and outside the Missouri Capitol on Thursday as senators continued work on a crime bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson.
Continue Reading Crime bill moves forward in Missouri Senate
A crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.
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Guidance for schools released; Missouri governor encourages reopening of schools
As the return to school is quickly approaching Governor Parson said on Wednesday he encourages children and teachers return to school.
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WATCH: Trump holds COVID-19 briefing
Watch playback of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 briefing Wednesday in the player below.
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Missouri governor says state better prepared to fight COVID-19 as schools look to reopen
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday gave reassurances about the state’s ability to monitor and fight the COVID-19 pandemic as many schools prepare for a return to classes.
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Hospital group: Expanding Medicaid in Missouri will take time
Missourians who qualify for the expanded Medicaid program might have to wait a year or more before being covered.
Continue Reading ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Missouri approves Medicaid expansion
Check back throughout the night for updated election results.
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Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress
ST. LOUIS (AP) Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, has ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Bush’s victory came in a rematch of 2018, when she failed to capitalize on a national Democratic wave that
Continue Reading Columbia voters split on expanding Missouri’s Medicaid program
Columbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.
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