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Former University of Missouri baseball player files suit after being injured during game

March 10, 2021 9:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former University of Missouri baseball player Cade Bormet has filed suit against the curators of the University of Missouri – University Athletics after being injured during a game in May 2018. According to the lawsuit, Bormet went for a foul ball at Taylor Stadium when he slid into a brick wall. Bormet

Missouri lawmaker faces complaint for saying ‘China virus’

March 10, 2021 8:32 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A complaint has been filed against a Missouri lawmaker for describing COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” Kansas City Democratic Rep. Emily Weber filed the complaint against Branson Republican Rep. Brian Seitz with House human resources Wednesday. Seitz didn’t immediately return an Associated Press request for comment Wednesday. Weber says the term

Missouri House votes to raise bar for constitutional changes

March 10, 2021 8:28 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri House has voted to make it harder to amend the state Constitution. Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to require a two-thirds majority vote to change the Constitution. Currently, constitutional amendments are adopted if approved by at least 51% of voters. Republican lawmakers say it’s too easy

Missouri attorney general calls large scale of girls’ ranch sexual abuse unprecedented

March 10, 2021 11:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.

Republican Ashcroft won’t run for Missouri seat on US Senate

March 10, 2021 10:56 AM Associated Press

The Republican said in a statement Wednesday that he’ll continue serving as the state’s top elections official.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA to vaccinate veterans at five off-site locations Friday

March 10, 2021 9:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri Senate backs compromise gas tax hike bill

March 10, 2021 3:45 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have given initial approval to a gas tax hike, despite Republican division over tax increases. The bill would raise Missouri’s gas tax of 17 cents per gallon for the first time in two decades. It stalled Tuesday after hours of Republican infighting, but a compromise that lowered the

Facebook groups become a source for finding coronavirus vaccine availability

March 10, 2021 12:30 PM Chanel Porter

People have started Facebook pages throughout Missouri to hunt down available coronavirus vaccine doses.

Staffing issues remain as CPS moves forward with a full return for students

March 10, 2021 11:52 AM Victoria Bragg

Columbia Public Schools will welcome students back to classrooms full-time on April 5, but the district remains in need of bus drivers, nutrition service employees and substitute teachers.

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Greitens run for U.S. Senate?

March 10, 2021 1:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said this week that he will not seek another term in 2022.

Missouri moving to vaccine allocation by ‘eligible population’ while leaders expect sharp rise in doses

March 9, 2021 6:51 PM Connor Hirsch

Information about the plan was shared during a meeting with vaccine distributors and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday afternoon.

TUESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri releases new information on sewershed surveillance of COVID-19 variants

March 9, 2021 8:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Second suspect arrested in Boone County homicide

March 9, 2021 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of

Man charged after Missouri trooper headquarters shooting

March 9, 2021 3:29 PM Associated Press

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged more than two months after police say he fired several shots with an assault-style rifle at a suburban Kansas City office for the Missouri State Highway Patrol before being shot by troopers. Court records show 28-year-old Tayland Rahim, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with

Missouri lawmakers consider bill to relax immunization rules

March 9, 2021 3:18 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would relax the rules for immunizations. A House committee debated a proposal Tuesday that would require only students in public schools to have immunizations. and allow students to attend school without vaccinations if they have evidence of acquired immunity from a disease. The

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you still wear a mask?

March 9, 2021 2:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

Several states are rolling back their mask mandates.

Missouri teachers seek out coronavirus vaccines as eligibility date gets closer

March 8, 2021 7:16 PM Connor Hirsch

Educators in Missouri can try to schedule an appointment at certain pharmacies participating in the CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program after the White House asked teachers and staff to be prioritized.