JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Frank Tennant is the director of the State Technical Assistance Team. He spends his time tracking down missing Missouri children, living by his motto, “Every kid counts.” According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol missing persons records, there are about 700 active missing children cases, and 475 of those are from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attendance at the Missouri State Fair has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. The state fair – which was held Aug. 10-20 in Sedalia – brought 349,048 attendees this year, according to data provided by a fair spokesperson. The number of entrants was higher than any other year since at least 2018. The turnout from
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers union is stepping up pressure on Detroit’s Big Three by threatening to expand its strike unless it sees major progress in contract negotiations by Friday. In a video statement late Monday, UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at more factories will join those who are
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A default judgement was entered last week in favor of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office against Zechariah Hockersmith and ProCare Pools, LLC. Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the default judgement in a Thursday press release. The judgement was entered on Friday, according to Casenet. The defendants were ordered to pay a
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As car break-in numbers climb in Columbia, another Missouri city has tried a novel solution to fix the problem.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police bodycam video from Springfield, Missouri, has filmed an unusual foot pursuit, as two officers tried to catch an escaped lemur. The speedy little primate made a dash for freedom Tuesday night and was spotted near a city park. The video shows it sprinting and weaving across a parking lot, down
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions. But the new rules have limited impact: Only 16 applicable vessels are still in use. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Dollar General, claiming “unfair and deceptive pricing” in hundreds of stores, according to a Wednesday press release from the Attorney General’s office. Bailey claims Dollar General violates Missouri’s consumer protection law by listing one price on shelves then allegedly charging a different
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Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville)Â told ABC 17 News she plans to ask for the Missouri Task Force One funding to be restored.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services said in a Wednesday press release that updated COVID-19 vaccines from will be available this week. The new vaccine — which was recently approved by the FDA — recommended to anyone 6 months and older by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Residents who have not
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By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday that offers from the companies aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike. In an online address to union members, Fain said General
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Work to remove steel from the Missouri River after the demolition of the old Interstate 70 bridge continued Tuesday — a full day after the original timeline to clear the debris.
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After a law called the “Save Women’s Sports Act” by supporters went into effect Aug. 28, a Missouri State High School Athletic Association policy regarding transgender student-athletes is no longer relevant.
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By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that gives former patients broad leeway to sue. A statement released Monday by the Washington University
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet to approve the fiscal year 2025 budget. The budget could include spending over $29 million to help with teacher retention across the state. This comes after DESE reported that more than half of teachers in Missouri leave teachers by their
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Lawyers for both the Missouri ACLU and the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office gathered in the Cole County Courthouse on Monday, joined by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and other politicians fighting over Missouri’s access to abortion.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. According to Empower Missouri, 72% of very low income households in the state are housing cost burdened. There was an open house walking tour in Columbia on Sunday for residents to tour accessory dwelling units (ADU). An ADU is a “smaller residence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Transportation is set to hold a preliminary information meeting on Thursday to get the public’s input on Interstate 70 and to learn more about the Improve I-70 Project’s future plans. The public meeting will be open-house style, held from 5-7 p.m. at the Hannah Cole Primary School
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First responders will now have fewer barriers to giving life-saving medications to people suffering from a drug overdose.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thunderstorms hit parts of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, resulting in significant power outages for some counties. Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers in Morgan County were hit early in the evening with outages, as the cooperative reported 930 outages in the county by 10:20 p.m., with 774 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and 156
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