Missouri bill would ban enforcement of federal gun laws
Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to ban police from using federal laws to take away people’s guns.
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Missouri lawmaker loses some power amid stem cell fraud case; leader asks for resignation
A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely claiming a treatment she sold contained stem cells that could help with COVID-19 has been stripped of some of her legislative power.
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Appeals Court reverses 2019 ruling about guns on MU’s campus and where they can be kept
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appeals court has reversed a 2019 ruling about guns on Mizzou’s campus. The ruling now allows employees to bring guns on campus but the weapons must stay in their vehicles and hidden from sight. A University of Missouri professor filed a lawsuit in 2015 after he wanted to keep his
Continue Reading Missouri GOP proposal would shield pre-existing conditions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several Republicans are trying to amend Missouri’s Constitution to ensure people with pre-existing conditions can access health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is undone. The proposals filed Tuesday in the Republican-led Legislature would require health insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions without charging them more. Those
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More than 250k coronavirus shots unused in Missouri long-term care
Hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses have gone unused by the long-term care facilities in Missouri. Now the governor wants to get them back so someone else can use them.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri announces sites for 2nd week of coronavirus mass vaccinations
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Missouri’s second female Supreme Court judge retiring
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Laura Denvir Stith is retiring. Stith said Tuesday that her last day will be March 8. Stith was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2001 by former Democratic Gov. Bob Holden. She was only the second woman to be appointed to the high court. She was
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Benton County judge sets bond for mother accused in child murder case
A Benton County judge approved bond for a mother charged in connection with her child’s death.
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Federal report shows Missouri hospitalizations and deaths trending down
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new State Profile Report, formally known as the White House ‘Red Zone’ Report under the Trump administration, shows new deaths, hospitalizations and positivity rates across Missouri continue to go down. Missouri State Profile Report 1-31-2021Download Those numbers are for the week of Jan. 24 compared to the week of Jan. 17.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports four COVID-19 related deaths; 101st death overall
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Cops rescue 6-year-old they say was used as human shield
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her father used her as a shield after firing at officers Sunday night. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 3300 block of East 60th Street about a man dragging a screaming child down the
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Missouri governor says speech venue change disrespected him
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says lawmakers disrespected him when House leaders told him he couldn’t give his State of the State address in that chamber because of coronavirus concerns. The Republican wrote a letter Friday accusing GOP lawmakers of a “disgusting scheme” to embarrass him. The governor traditionally delivers an annual
Continue Reading Parson wants shuttered prison to become training academy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has proposed transforming a shuttered northwest Missouri prison into a training ground for incoming correctional officers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Parson’s recently unveiled budget plan includes $671,714 to convert the idled Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron into an academy where would-be prison guards can get
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MU Health to open 4,000 slots for coronavirus vaccine shots
The state will alternate weekly which hospital groups the doses are going to.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should businesses be protected from coronavirus-related lawsuits?
The Missouri General Assembly is working on a bill this session to protect businesses from being targets of coronavirus-related lawsuits.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Missouri reports just over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,040 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 458,819.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Montgomery County vaccinates 200 with extra doses
Missouri’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to fall, the state’s seven-day rate hitting 9.5 percent Saturday.
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Sedalia health leaders aim to vaccinate 2,200 in drive-thru event
Some Missourians will be receiving their COVID-19 vaccine today in Pettis County as the state continues to roll out mass vaccination sites across the state.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Macon County R-1 school district to return 6-12 grade students to in class learning
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Cori Bush says she is moving offices to get away from Marjorie Taylor Greene after mask altercation
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri announced Friday that she will be moving her office away from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, following a heated exchange earlier this month where Bush confronted Greene about not wearing a mask in a hallway on Capitol Hill. The fallout led Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take the
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