Gov. Parson: Teachers to be included in next COVID-19 vaccination phase to begin March 15
The tier includes teachers, childcare employees and grocery store employees.
Continue ReadingThe tier includes teachers, childcare employees and grocery store employees.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Poor Missouri families could get money for private school through a tax credit program advancing in the state House. The Republican-led House voted in favor of the measure Wednesday. Under the program, private donors would give money to nonprofits that would dole out scholarships to low-income families. Donors would get state
Continue ReadingA former Marshall Public Schools parent and concerned citizen said she “expects good things” to come from an audit of the school district.
Continue ReadingMissourians were able to claim such vulnerability to request absentee ballots in last years’ elections.
Continue ReadingState Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office announced Wednesday morning that the office will audit Marshall Public Schools and the Smithville R-II School District after petitions were submitted by residents of those districts.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Poor Missouri families could get money for private school through a tax credit program advancing in the state House. The Republican-led House voted in favor of the measure Wednesday. Under the program, private donors would give money to nonprofits that would dole out scholarships to low-income families. Donors would get state
Continue ReadingA former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer.
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Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson named a Columbian to the Mental Health Commission and four other appointments to various boards and commissions and filled one county office vacancy. The governor appointed Brian Neuner to the Mental Health Commission. The release states, Neuner currently serves as the Chief Development and Marketing Officer for Special
Continue ReadingDuring clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration found the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine 66% effective at preventing COVID-19 cases.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — About 46,000 Missourians were mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits as part of the stimulus during the coronavirus pandemic. While the state wants the money back, some are having success in winning their appeals. Missouri Department of Labor Director Anna Hui has said the state has a duty to collect the $150 million
Continue ReadingPeople packed into the rotunda Wednesday for a Second Amendment rights rally at the Missouri Capitol.
Continue ReadingThe meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at Fulton City Hall. The council held an emergency meeting the previous Tuesday about the issue caused by frozen well heads across the country after the polar vortex.
Continue ReadingA University of Missouri engineer received a grant from the National Science Foundation to plan for large-scale manufacturing of an on-skin, wearable bioelectronic device.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Thursday morning, Oxbo Transport will move a large piece of equipment for Ameren Electric that will require an oversized vehicle to travel through Callaway and Montgomery Counties. The oversized vehicle will begin traveling at 8:45 a.m. southbound on Callaway County Route CC, south of Route O, and will then make its
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The GOP-led Senate voted 20-13 in favor of the bill. The measure now goes to the House for consideration. Republican Gov. Mike Parson has been pushing lawmakers to pass
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri protesters who repeatedly block traffic without permission could face felony charges under a bill advancing in the state Senate. Senators on Tuesday gave the measure initial approval. The measure follows protests last summer in the St. Louis area over the death of George Floyd, including demonstrations that blocked major highways.
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Continue ReadingEach Hy-Vee location in Columbia and Jefferson City has open reservations throughout the week and on Saturday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two applications to grow medical marijuana will receive licenses after the state initially rejected them. The state Administrative Hearing Commission on Tuesday approved cultivation licenses for Heye Kirksville and Heya Excello. The decision comes after the state denied hundreds of medical marijuana business applications, many of which prompted challenges to
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