A Missouri policy think tank has released a study calling out what it says are myths about a proposal to increase Missouri’s minimum wage and require employers to provide paid leave.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows near the freezing mark. Widespread frost expected. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool with highs near 60. Overnight frost likely. EXTENDED: Lows are expected to drop into the lower 30s across most of Mid-Missouri, allowing frost to develop. Some places may even drop below freezing in low lying areas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After capturing a bounce-back win versus UMass on Saturday, the No. 19 Mizzou football team is set to host a team at Faurot Field for the first time in about a month, as Auburn will be in town for homecoming. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou football practice, leading up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A nonprofit foundation has set up donation funds for the two Callaway County deputies shot while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 70 on Monday morning. In a post on Facebook, the Chief Mason Griffith Foundation said the nonprofit is supporting Cpl. Justin Bax and Deputy Gardner Pottorff after they were shot
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TODAY: Some light showers are passing through this morning, along a reinforcement of cool air that will keep us blustery today. No meaningful rain is forecast, but early showers may leave a trace of rain in their wake as they depart around late morning early afternoon. We’ll be overcast as these showers pass, but partly
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include Potter’s stance on nuclear power and clarify is view of police and local support for officers. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican John Potter has never ran for a spot in the Missouri House, while Democratic state Rep. Adrian Plank is no stranger. The two face off in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Potter is a Republican seeking a seat representing the 47th House District, which covers western and northwestern Boone County. The district is currently represented by Democrat Adrian Plank, who won election 2022. Potter ran unsuccessfully for Columbia Board of Education twice, standing on a conservative platform that included criticism of CPS’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Adrian Plank wants to return to the Missouri House. Plank, who was elected just two years ago to represent the 47th House District, is running for reelection this year against Republican John Potter. Plank is a union carpenter whose platform focuses heavily on economic issues. Plank suffered defeat twice in campaigns
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County, the City of Mexico and Boone Heath have taken the next steps to get a hospital up and running. On Monday, the Audrain County Commission, County Health Department, and Boone Health signed a letter of intent to begin building a Medicare-certified critical access hospital in Mexico. This comes after city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care on Monday unveiled its new mobile mammography unit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new unit replaces a van that debuted in 2016, traveled more than 120,000 miles and provided service to roughly 300 patients a month, a Monday press release says. Mobile mammography services were launched by MU Health
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More than 40 law enforcement officers were shot last year during traffic stops, according to the National Blue Alert Network.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and breezy with a few sprinkles possible. Lows near 40. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with clearing late in the day. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: A weak front moves through tonight, increasing clouds and bringing a chance at a few sprinkles through tomorrow morning, but measurable rain isn’t expected. Clouds
Continue Reading CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) State troopers have identified a man shot dead early Monday in an encounter that left two Callaway County deputies wounded and one undergoing emergency surgery. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said earlier Monday that two of their deputies were shot on westbound I-70 Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol later
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TODAY: A few mid-to-high level clouds leave us partly cloudy at times, but expect a bright day on Monday. Temperatures are cool early, in the upper 30s and low 40s through sunrise, but a rebound to near 60 is expected through the day. A continued northerly breeze will keep us all out of the 70s.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $65,000 as of Sunday. 264 people showed up to the walk showing support for the Alzheimer’s Association, carrying purple, blue, yellow and orange flowers to show their connection to the disease. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee member Haley Johannpeter said she finds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball put a relentless, no-quit spirit on display on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers battled back from a 2-1 deficit to defend their home court against Tennessee, claiming a five-set win over a program that received votes in the latest AVCA Division I Women’s Top 25 Poll. After
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An adult and a juvenile were arrested early Sunday morning in connection with reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of Boyd Ln. early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release states that at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Columbia Police responded to a report
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Congratulations to our Week 7 SportsZone Football Friday Play of the Week Nominees! You can watch the nominees in the video player above and then vote for your favorite play here. Nominee No. 1: Helias’ Logan Hillman reels in a one-handed interception and makes big return. Nominee No. 2: South Callaway’s Graden
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. EXTENDED: Our coolest week of the season is ahead as temperatures will be below average until the end of the week. High pressure at the surface will
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