Jefferson City rally wanted response from local law enforcement
A rally in Jefferson City was held on Friday to bring community members together to support injustice and change.
Continue ReadingA rally in Jefferson City was held on Friday to bring community members together to support injustice and change.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Thursday that would allow voters to request an absentee ballot for elections this year. A mail-in absentee ballot is only an option for voters who specifically request one. Under the law, ballots must be returned and received in an envelope postmarked by U.S.
Continue ReadingRob Dixon, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, will join Gov. Mike Parson for the governor’s daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday.
Continue ReadingThe number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri increased by 290 on Thursday, the largest jump in a month.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As demonstrations continue across the state and country after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Gov. Mike Parson thanked citizens for a peaceful night in Missouri on Tuesday. Parson has said several times the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis was unacceptable. He also condemned
Continue ReadingUpdates related to COVID-19 in Missouri and locally.
Continue ReadingParson said Tuesday that the briefing is pushed back to 4 p.m. from its usual 3 p.m. start.
Continue ReadingSt. Louis city and county police say officers were hit by gunfire and involved in shootings after protests Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 continues to batter the state’s revenue, the governor announced Monday that education would have to take another cut to make up for losses. Parson announced he is restricting another $209 million in state spending during the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Of that, $41 million is being taken
Continue ReadingThe Office of Administration has ordered all state offices in the Missouri capital closed ahead of protests Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingMissouri’s public colleges and universities will get no money from the state this month and K-12 school districts will see their payments reduced, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services and the National Guard are at Hickman High School in Columbia for a community testing event for Boone County residents on Monday and Tuesday.
Continue ReadingProtests spilled into the streets of Columbia on Sunday after George Floyd, a black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A resident at the retirement home the Bluffs in Columbia tested positive for COVID-19. The case was found as the result of facility-wide testing of all residents and staff after it was announced on Wednesday a staff member tested positive for the virus. The Bluffs said it will continue to screen residents
Continue ReadingAs personal care services in Columbia continue to reopen and serve clients in close contact, more cases are beginning to pop up at businesses like salons.
Continue ReadingTwo people died after they drowned in a Dallas County creek Friday night.
Continue ReadingReservations for community testing event in Boone County are filled.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new traffic stop data from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the racial disparity of black drivers being pulled over by Columbia and Boone County law enforcement is the highest it has been since 2000. The data shows the Columbia Police Department is more than four and a half times more likely
Continue ReadingResults from a recent survey show some Columbia businesses do not feel ready to reopen to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson is expected to preview a new statewide health order at his regular COVID-19 briefing Thursday.
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