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White House’s ‘red zone’ report recommends Missouri speed up vaccinations

January 14, 2021 4:42 AM Ben Fein

The White House released the latest ‘red zone’ report for the Show-Me state, showing Missouri trending in the wrong direction in most categories.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Two mid-Missouri counties report COVID-19 related deaths

January 13, 2021 9:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Missouri National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C. ahead of inauguration

January 13, 2021 8:36 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Missouri National Guard will deploy to Washington, D.C. A spokesperson says Gov. Mike Parson has ordered troops from Missouri to help the D.C. National Guard in providing assistance to the United States Secret Service. Missouri National Guard members are expected to help with various roles for the inauguration

Missouri House denounces lawmaker for alleged harassment

January 13, 2021 7:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House for the first time in history has formally denounced a lawmaker accused of having sex with an intern, harassing a staffer who reported the claim and then lying while under investigation. House lawmakers on Wednesday voted 140-3 to censure Democratic Rep. Wiley Price. An effort to kick

Kansas City and Jackson County ease dining restrictions

January 13, 2021 7:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bars and restaurants in Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding county will be allowed to stay open a little later, but that doesn’t mean that officials are comfortable that the coronavirus pandemic is starting to ease. Mayor Quinton Lucas announced during a news conference Wednesday that bars and restaurants can

Mid-Missouri House Republicans vote against Trump impeachment

January 13, 2021 3:57 PM Matthew Sanders

Each of the U.S. House lawmakers representing Mid-Missouri voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday for inciting the Capitol riot.

Kansas City police have body cameras, more are coming

January 13, 2021 3:08 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police officials say all patrol officers in the city are expected to be equipped with body worn cameras by March. Police spokesman Sgt. Jacob Becchina said Wednesday 340 officers are already using the cameras, and another 475 cameras should be ordered soon. Community leaders have pushed for officers

More companies pause contributions to Hawley, others

January 13, 2021 12:05 PM Associated Press

The Republican senator was a leader of efforts to challenge the presidential 2020 election results and voted to question the Electoral College count.

Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years for Missouri murder

January 13, 2021 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday.

Court OKs 1st federal execution of female inmate in 67 years

January 12, 2021 11:47 PM Associated Press

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Justice Department to carry out the first execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades. The rulings, handed down just after midnight on Wednesday, allow the federal Bureau of Prisons to proceed with the execution of Lisa Montgomery.

Health leaders say vaccine education will be crucial to reaching wide-spread immunity

January 12, 2021 6:21 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As doses of COVID-19 vaccines are continuing to be administered to the first phase of Missourians, health leaders are eyeing education strategies to inform the public about the vaccine. According to a poll sponsored by the Missouri Hospital Association, 58-percent of Missourians are very or somewhat likely to seek the vaccine

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office report 28 detainees test positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 3

January 12, 2021 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Highway patrol: No specific threats to Missouri Capitol ahead of Biden inauguration

January 12, 2021 4:39 PM Chanel Porter

State officials have increased security around the Missouri Capitol after last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol but are not aware of specific threats in the days ahead, a highway patrol spokesman said Tuesday.

Missouri House adds rules to allow virtual feedback on bills

January 12, 2021 4:24 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House now is allowing members of the public to weigh in virtually on proposed bills in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The new rule is one of several approved by the Republican-led House on Tuesday as lawmakers begin their annual session under the cloud of COVID-19. Video or telephone

Road work keeps MoDOT busy despite COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2021 3:17 PM Meghan Drakas

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday that calls for service were on track with previous years in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Missouri House Democrat calls on Josh Hawley to resign

January 12, 2021 2:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Democratic member of Missouri’s House of Representatives filed a resolution on Tuesday calling on Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) to resign from office.

Governor: Coronavirus vaccine plan to enter new phase next week

January 12, 2021 11:58 AM Victoria Bragg

Gov. Mike Parson said after his inauguration Monday that the state plans to move into the next phase of its coronavirus vaccination plan next week.

Federal judge grants stay of execution for Missouri woman pending a competence hearing

January 12, 2021 12:20 AM CNN Newsource

A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours before she was scheduled to die. Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana wrote in the order granting the stay, “Ms. Montgomery’s motion to

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 176 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

January 11, 2021 10:08 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Woman set to die for killing woman, cutting baby from womb

January 11, 2021 3:38 PM Associated Press

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A woman who killed a pregnant woman, cut a baby from her womb and then passed off the newborn as her own is set to die for the crime. Lisa Montgomery would be the first woman executed by the federal government in some six decades if her execution happens as scheduled