QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you following the debate over Missouri’s congressional district map?
The Missouri Senate is expected to take up the state’s proposed map of U.S. House districts Monday.
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Nine new COVID-19 related deaths added over the weekend
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 31% on Sunday. An additional 11,134 new COVID-19 cases were added over the weekend bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,069,678. There have also been 257,870 probable antigen test results being positive, with 1,979 added between Saturday
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 350 new coronavirus cases; hospitalizations down
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Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating a boat fire at the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a boat fire at the 7.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks.
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Missouri’s U.S. senators and representatives and senate candidates react to Supreme Court Breyer plan to retire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s U.S. senators and several congressional members reacted to Supreme Court Stephen Breyer announcement of his plan to retire. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Senate candidate issued the following statement. “As Attorney General, I’ve taken a blowtorch to the Biden Administration’s radical agenda to overturn President Trump’s accomplishments in the
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Missouri Senate adjourns with no decision on congressional redistricting map proposal
The current proposal features six Republican districts and two Democratic districts. Some Republican state lawmakers want a map with seven Republican districts and one Democratic district, breaking up the district representing Kansas City.
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Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development seeking to change A+ eligibility requirements
The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) will be filing for a waiver for 2022 senior class A+ Scholarship recipients.
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Missouri panel OKs recall options for school board members
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should businesses be barred from requiring vaccinations?
Several Republican Missouri lawmakers have filed bills to ban vaccine mandates, including in the workplace.
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Missouri businesses oppose bills prohibiting employer vaccine requirements
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and 250 Missouri businesses and employers sent an open letter to Gov. Mike Parson and the Missouri General Assembly asking for them to throw out legislation that prohibits employers from deciding for themselves whether or not to implement a vaccine requirement.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Jamestown C-1 School District to go to virtual learning Thursday
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Free N95 masks arriving in grocery stores and pharmacies
The Biden administration says it is sending the masks to increase access to high-quality masks as the omicron variant continues to spread.
Continue Reading QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should state employees get a pay raise?
Gov. Mike Parson has made raising pay for Missouri state workers a priority for the current legislative session.
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Missouri House Democrats want big increases in state worker pay in 2023 state budget
Missouri House Democrats said the governor’s proposed budget is a good place to start, but want to see many areas expanded, including pay raises for state workers.
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Missouri warns against overusing emergency departments as locals say they are struggling to keep up
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care leaders are asking Missourians to only use emergency departments when it is an emergency in the few weeks as emergency rooms are overcrowded at most hospitals. The Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourage patients experiencing severe illness or a life-threatening condition to continue to
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports no coronavirus updates due to increased workload for staff
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SUNDAY UPDATES: Over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases added to the state’s dashboard
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35.1% on Sunday. An additional 7,219 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,024,477. There have also been 245,476 probable antigen test results being positive, with 736 added Sunday. One new death was
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Over 8,500 new COVID-19 cases added
The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 35% on Saturday. An additional 8,577 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,017,258. There have also been 244,740 probable antigen test results being positive, with 2,366 added Saturday. Six new deaths were
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Coronavirus pandemic increases human trafficking
According to the U.S State Department, an estimated 24.9 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking around the world, including in the United States.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Columbia Public Library and curbside pickup to closed through Wednesday due to staffing shortage
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