Lawmakers discuss stopping Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood during the first day of special session
The first Special Session held Wednesday at the Missouri State Capitol
Continue ReadingThe first Special Session held Wednesday at the Missouri State Capitol
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, motorcyclist fatalities statewide have increased by 40% in 2021 and helmet-less deaths are up by nearly 800%. In August of last year, a law began in Missouri allowing licensed motorcyclists, 26 or older and with proof of health insurance, to ride without helmets. Cpt. Brian
Continue ReadingSt. LOUIS (AP) — The commander of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force is being deployed to Kuwait as a U.S. Army reservist. Dr. Alex Garza became known after conducting most public briefings in the last 14 months about the St. Louis-area pandemic. He says he will deploy in July for four months. Other
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Continue ReadingThe state of Missouri was right not to expand Medicaid eligibility despite a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would open up the program to more people.
Continue ReadingColumbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to host a vaccination clinic at Columbia’s food truck roundup Wednesday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A special session starts at noon Wednesday with the goal of extending the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, a tax that helps fund Medicaid. Gov. Mike Parson announced the special session Tuesday after setting a noon deadline to reach a deal on extension of the tax that could be passed during a special
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Parson says as long as hospitalizations are manageable and testing continues across the state, he feels comfortable with where Missouri stands in the fight against COVID-19. Both Parson and Dr. Harbaksh Sangha, the Chief Medical Officer for Lake Regional Health System, shared concerns surrounding the virus Tuesday. However, Sangha says
Continue ReadingBRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The grandmother of an 11-year-old boy from Tennessee who was injured on a roller coaster in Missouri says doctors are concerned they might not be able to save his legs. Shelandra Ford is with Aalondo Perry at a Missouri hospital. He was hurt in Branson on Sunday. Ford told WREG-TV in
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Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson on Tuesday attended the reopening celebration of a car dealership damaged by a tornado in 2019.
Continue ReadingROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Rolla police say a man has died after he and another man exchanged gunfire during a dispute over a custody issue. Police say 27-year-old Terry Brown died after a confrontation with 27-year-old Devon Johnson at a Rolla home on Monday. Johnson went to Brown’s home to discuss a child custody situation
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis lawyer and U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey may have been forced to give up his old semi-automatic rifle, but now, he has a new one. McCloskey on Saturday posted on Twitter of photo of himself posing with an AR-15 at a gun store. McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, earned
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson will waste no time getting lawmakers into a special session to extend a tax on medical providers that helps fund Medicaid.
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Continue ReadingO’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Missouri’s new law barring state and local authorities from enforcing federal gun laws. The suit filed Monday argues that the Republican-backed law would increase the risk of gun violence. It seeks an injunction to halt enforcement of
Continue ReadingParson’s office said in an advisory sent Monday that the event will focus on the federal reimbursement allowance that helps fund Medicaid.
Continue ReadingThe lawsuit, filed last month by three people who would be eligible for coverage under expansion, seeks to force the state to enroll the newly eligible in Medicaid despite the legislature not appropriating money for expansion and the governor withdrawing plans to open up Medicaid rolls to more people.
Continue ReadingBRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Two state inspectors are trying to determine how a 12-year-old boy was badly injured in an accident at a roller coaster attraction in the popular Missouri tourist town of Branson. The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at The Branson Coaster. City spokeswoman Melody Pettit says the child was “trapped on
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the state’s positivity rate as 6.7% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with an additional 368 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 518,966. The state also added 140 probable cases of the virus to the dashboard Sunday. In total, 91,535 probable
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