THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of 50 or more new coronavirus cases
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‘Network security incident’ shuts down Joplin city computers
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin officials say a “network security incident” shut down the city’s computer system. The city’s online and phone services were first taken down early Wednesday and were still not operating Thursday afternoon. City spokeswoman Lynn Onstot said the city called in law enforcement and a professional cybersecurity firm after isolating the
Continue ReadingDetails released on CDC surge teams already deployed to Missouri
Federal surge teams are in Missouri to help with the rising cases, low vaccination rates, and the spread of the Delta variant.
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Missouri begins new fiscal year with record amount of money
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is beginning its new budget year with a record amount of money in the bank. The state budget office said Wednesday that Missouri started the 2022 fiscal year July 1 with nearly $2.4 billion on hand. That shattered the old record of nearly $1.5 billion for the fiscal year
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Missouri Gov. Parson signs bill for to-go cocktails
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri restaurants will be able to sell to-go cocktails permanently under a new law. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed the legislation into law. Missouri had eased restrictions on to-go mixed drinks during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to help struggling restaurants maintain business. The new law makes
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Former teacher’s estate gives $1 million gift to Columbia Public School Foundation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Foundation announced the largest gift in its 25-year history. The foundation is receiving a one million dollar gift from the estate of former CPS teacher Kathryn “Kay” McLeod. The foundation says the money will allow the foundation to double its efforts in providing grants for teachers and students
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Gov. Parson signs COVID-19 liability bill
Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign Senate Bill 51 at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the State Capitol.
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Law enforcement in Missouri is unsure of how the Second Amendment Preservation Act will affect their department
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement agencies across the state are unsure how the new Missouri law will affect their relationship with their federal partners. The law imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not already a law in Missouri. Brian Leer, with the Boone
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases continues to rise; Cole County reports 9 breakthrough cases
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Jackson County votes to join lawsuit against state gun law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County legislators voted to join a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal gun rules. The Jackson County Legislature voted 5-3 Tuesday to join St. Louis and St. Louis County in opposing the law. Supporters of the lawsuit contend
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Southwest Missouri sees 17 new COVID deaths in virus surge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials say 17 more people in southwest Missouri died from COVID-19 in a two-week period ending Sunday as the coronavirus surges in the region. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported Tuesday that the deaths were recorded in the two-week reporting period from June 21 to July 4. The Kansas City
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state offer vaccine incentives?
Gov. Mike Parson told reporters last week that he’s considering offering incentives as a way to bring up Missouri’s lagging coronavirus vaccination rate.
Continue Reading TUESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 29 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Missouri seeks damage assessments across 17 counties in preparation for federal disaster declaration request
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced that Missouri has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) in 17 counties in response to severe storms and flooding. Teams will survey the damage that began on June 19 with severe weather and continued through July 1 in
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Ventilator and staffing shortages force rural Missouri hospitals to seek help
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some hospitals in Missouri saw a spike in Covid-19 cases by nearly 27% last weekend, which caused some to experience a ventilator shortage. Dr. Robin Blount with Boone Hospital said the biggest hot spot is southwest Missouri in the Springfield and Joplin area. “I know this morning they were reporting that in
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Researcher: Delta variant ‘spreading through Missouri at a remarkable pace,’ sewage study shows
Experts say the delta variant is spreading fast throughout Missouri and is expected to “explode” in Fulton, Columbia and Jefferson City in the next week.
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8 killed in accidents, no drownings in Missouri over holiday weekend
Troopers worked 294 crashes over the holiday counting period in 2020 which includes 107 injuries and five deaths. Troopers arrested 145 people for DWI in 2020 and worked 14 boat crashes with seven injuries and no deaths.
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Injury crashes, deaths on Missouri roads down this Fourth of July weekend
The number of injury crashes and deaths on Missouri roads this holiday season is trending lower than predicted, according to crash numbers available from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Continue Reading Ventilator shortage as Missouri virus hospitalizations spike
MISSION, Kansas (AP) — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a hard-hit area of Missouri where immunization rates are low, leading to a temporary ventilator shortfall and a public call for help from respiratory therapists. The Delta variant, first identified in India, is spreading
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County remains top Missouri county for first dose vaccinations and completed vaccinations
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