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Gov. Mike Parson gave his final State of the State address in the House chamber Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson gave his final State of the State address in the House chamber Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During Wednesday’s State of the State address, Gov. Mike Parson touched on clearing the clemency backlog in Missouri. When Parson first took office in 2018, there was a backlog of nearly 4,000 people waiting for clemency. Some of the applications Parson inherited, dated back to 2009. Today, that total is down to
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the lack of affordable child care is costing the state more than $1 billion each year. Gov. Mike Parson delivered his final State of the State address on Wednesday afternoon. In the speech, he outlined his priorities for the next budget and this
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol has added an Accelerated Academy this year that will not require residency relocation for Missouri applicants.
Continue ReadingPotholes are appearing and expanding after rounds of extreme temperatures and wintry precipitation hit Mid-Missouri over the past few weeks.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson wants the legislature to continue providing grants to increase teacher salaries.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick released a report giving the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office a “fair” rating — a downgrade from the office’s “good” rating. The report claims that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office refused to provide Fitzpatrick’s office with cybersecurity reviews of 116 local election authorities. In addition, the
Continue ReadingState Senate Republican leaders held a news conference Tuesday to talk about the rest of the session.
Continue ReadingMonday was the 51st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the country.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new record has been set for harvested deer in a season. According to a Missouri Department of Conservation press release, there were 326,026 deer harvested during the 2023-24 season, which ended on Monday. The previous record was 325,457 in 2006. The top-four counties in the state were Franklin County with 7,395
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement. Advocates say the fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures among reproductive rights advocates, especially in Republican-leaning or closely
Continue ReadingIowa kicked off the presidential nominating season Monday with its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Continue ReadingInstead of heading to the polls this winter, Missouri voters will head to caucuses to decide who their party should support for president.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With extreme windchills across Missouri and much of the country, there is potential risk of hypothermia. Friday through Wednesday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days for extremely cold temperatures. Per ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner, the temperatures Mid-Missouri is experiencing are rare this time of year. On average, the
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular school safety application used by thousands of schools across the country — including some in Mid-Missouri — had thousands of documents accessed that contained sensitive information. Cybersecurity researcher Jerimiah Fowler said he discovered a breach in Raptor Technologies on Dec. 20 and notified the company of the flaw. Raptor Technologies’
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was charged with a pair of felonies this week after court documents say he exposed himself to two women at the University of Missouri’s campus in 2021. Jacob Paul Bush, 26, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of first-degree harassment. Charges were amended from misdemeanor charges filed
Continue ReadingMACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Electric Cooperative is preparing for a second round of storms beginning Friday that are expected to bring powerful winds and snow. According to CEO of the Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Caleb Jones, storms that hit previously in the week on Tuesday left more than 20,000 people across four cooperatives without power
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission approved Ameren Missouri’s application to adjust the Renewable Energy Standard Rate Adjustment Mechanism charge that appears on the monthly bills, according to a Thursday press release. The charge appears as a separate item on the monthly electric bills of Ameren Missouri customers. For a residential customer using
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders got a fake call from a blocked number claiming someone had shot a woman at Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s house on Sunday night. The incident — now being investigated by law enforcement in Jefferson City as a swatting crime — started at 8:55 p.m., according to documents
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