The State Board of Education discussed legislative priorities for the next session. Increases to teachers’ salaries dominated the conversation in Tuesday’s meeting. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education held a “Missouri Teacher Table” to establish a teacher salary proposal. They reported the results Tuesday. The proposal would increase the salary of all Missouri teachers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Legalized sports betting is an opportunity to boost education funding, a special Missouri House committee has found. The Special Interim Committee on Gaming included those findings in a draft report compiled after meetings that began in August and wrapped up last month. The committee looked at a possible legal framework for
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A federal judge has ruled that an 1851 maritime law does not protect a company from making payments to families of people aboard a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake, killing 17 people. After the July 2018 sinking at Table Rock Lake near Branson, multiple lawsuits were filed against Ride
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the first day Missouri lawmakers can begin prefiling bills for the General Assembly’s 2020 session, and more than 300 bills had been pre-filed in the House by 4 p.m. To find a list of the 2020 pre-filed House bills, click here. Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) expects big topics for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol counted four fewer deaths in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday period than last year. Nine people died statewide in crashes between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the patrol said in a news release. The patrol’s Troop F, which covers much of Mid-Missouri, reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The November portion of deer season where hunters can use firearms started on Nov. 16. Since opening day, hunters around mid-Missouri have received citations for not following laws. Tom Strother is the Reginal Supervisor at the Department of Conservation in Columbia, Missouri. He said some citations are more common than others. “Common
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri is cracking down on drivers who use fake temporary license plates with new holographic, temporary tags. The Department of Revenue this month unveiled new tags with a holographic image that can be seen in the day and night, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The word “void” will appear if anyone
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Since the Missouri State Highway Patrol Thanksgiving holiday crash counting period began Wednesday at 6 p.m., there have been 14 vehicle crashes statewide. “I’ve always known like its been dangerous like traveling the holidays like this because like there’s so many cars on the road like traveling like all over all over the places and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to AAA, more than 49 million travelers in the United States hit the road on Thanksgiving in 2018. On top of delays and distracted driving, holiday travelers should also be on the lookout for deer. “This is the time of year where deer are very active. They’re trying to find each
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More than 21,000 patients have been approved for medical marijuana use since June 28, which is 2,000 more than initial projections for the first year. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services estimated that 19,000 patients would be approved in the first year and that 22, 543 patients would be approved by the end
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Health and Senior Services is rolling out a new adult abuse and neglect online reporting system. Missourians can submit reports of adult abuse, neglect and exploitation online 24/7 as an alternative to calling the hotline. “There’s an aging population and a lot more awareness about the issue of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA announced Tuesday that it is upholding sanctions against the University of Missouri’s athletics program in connection with an athlete tutoring scandal. PowerMizzou.com was the first to report the news. The NCAA released its own statement at 1:00 p.m. stating that all sanctions will be upheld. Video of a press conference
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, city leaders and police chiefs on Monday proposed a three-pronged plan to fight gun violence that includes keeping firearms from minors, domestic abusers and violent offenders. St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield all have experienced spikes in gun crimes and homicides in recent years. Police say 176
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The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook Saturday that Steven N. Vinson is wanted for a probation violation. Vinson, 23, is the twin brother of Shay Vinson, who was arrested on Wednesday after he led authorities on a chase that ended in Osage County. Authorities say Vinson is 6 foot 1, weighs 190
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Witnesses say it was a high school house party gone wrong and now Columbia police are looking for a suspect who shot a teen. CPD has not released a suspect description yet. Neighbors tell ABC 17 News this was a house party thrown by Rock Bridge high school students, but around midnight, shots were fired
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Officials with the Fulton Fire Department responded to a structure fire just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. When authorities arrived at the home in the 300 block of E. 10th Street, they reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the structure. In a news release, the Fulton fire chief said no one was hurt in the
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Missouri Department of Conservation agents rescued an injured bald eagle in Monroe County. MDC said agents responded to an area north of Paris, Mo. for a report of an injured bald eagle on Friday. According to a Facebook post from MDC, the pair of agents sent the national bird to the
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield judge sentenced Dorial Green-Beckham to two years probation linked to a pair of charges from 2018. Green-Beckham pleaded guilty Friday to resisting arrest and possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana. Online court records show the charges come from an incident in December 2018. Our ABC affiliate in Springfield,
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department is looking for someone who fired multiple shots on Riva Ridge Court last night hitting a house nearby. Officials said no suspects have been identified. Our crews counted 18 CPD evidence markers on the ground in the area. “I heard a series of gunshots and what sounded sort of like an
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KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) Northwest Missouri authorities say human remains found in Missouri and Nebraska are those of two missing brothers from Wisconsin. Caldwell County Sheriff Jerry Galloway announced in a news release Friday that remains found Monday in a livestock trailer in Lincoln County, Nebraska, are those of 24-year-old Justin Diemel, and remains recovered from
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