FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports healthcare system capacity moves to yellow status
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How U.S. states have banned, limited or protected abortion
Friday’s ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Missouri senators split on proposed bipartisan gun bill
Missouri senators have two different views on the proposed bipartisan gun bill in the senate.
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Missouri treasurer highlighting the linked deposit program, MOBUCK$
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick was in Columbia highlighting the linked deposit program as a resource for Missouri small businesses.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are social media companies’ content standards flawed?
After his “RINO-hunting” campaign ad was pulled from Facebook and slapped with a disclaimer on Twitter, Senate candidate Eric Greitens went after “Big Tech.”
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Greitens defends heavily criticized ‘RINO-hunting’ ad
Former Missouri governor and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens defended a campaign ad that sparked harsh backlash in a radio appearance Tuesday morning.
Continue Reading TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February
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Missouri OKs COVID vaccine for youngest children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for children down to 6 months of age on June 17.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did Eric Greitens ‘RINO-hunting’ campaign ad go too far?
A Missouri candidate for the U.S. Senate made national headlines Monday for an online ad in which he totes a shotgun.
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Former prosecuting attorney goes over Missouri laws for animal abuse after man mutilates dog as a sacrifice
Sources say a dog is in good condition after the owner mutilated the dog’s foot as a “sacrifice.”
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Facebook: Greitens’ ‘RINO-hunting’ video violates standards
Eric Greitens, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, posted a campaign video ad on social media on Monday that shows him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new COVID cases; 19 new cases in students reported by CPS
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2026 Kansas City World Cup may benefit Columbia economically
With a large international event coming to Missouri, the whole state is preparing for tourists from around the world to come to the Midwest.
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Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer involved in fatal crash
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month. Police say Bowyer’s vehicle struck a woman walking on an exit ramp on June 5 near Osage Beach. Bowyer stopped immediately and called 911. Police say 47-year-old Mary Jane Simmons
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Prominent PACs endorse Fourth Congressional District candidates
Prominent Missouri political organizations are throwing their support behind candidates in the Republican race for the Fourth Congressional District.
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Cooling centers available in Boone and Cole counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) To help residents beat the heat, organizations in both Boone and Cole County are reminding the community of its available cooling centers. “It’s a good place just to come in and take a few minutes if they need it or its a place where people can spend as long as they want
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Gov. Parson signs bill allowing student-athlete compensation
Governor Parson is set to sign multiple bills into law Thursday, in a bill signing ceremony set to get underway at 11 a.m.
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Judge dismisses attorney general’s mask lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools
A Boone County judge dismissed the Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools over mask mandates Thursday, saying there was no “live controversy” at hand.
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DESE lists ways to keep students safe following a Kansas City mass shooting threat
A suspect has now been taken into custody, after making threats to commit a mass shooting in the Kansas City metro area.
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Jefferson City man accused of stealing Humvee from Missouri National Guard
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a charge against a Jefferson City man accused of stealing a Humvee from the Missouri National Guard. James R. Wilson, 36, is charged in Cole County with one felony count of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Investigators found the stolen Missouri National Guard
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