ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fifty-five dogs removed from an eastern Missouri breeder in October will be put up for adoption after a judge awarded custody to the Humane Society of Missouri. The St. Louis-based organization removed the dogs from the property of a breeder in Franklin County. The dogs — mostly basset hounds and basset-mixes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After six years, Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, is resigning. In a news release, Kendrick said he will forego his final term, which he was elected to on Nov. 3, to join Senator-elect Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, as his chief of staff. The two worked together over the past four years in
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added over 3,000 new daily cases to the count total on Sunday.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported a massive jump in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. One day after Governor Mike Parson called for a new bill regarding COVID-19 liability, the Missouri State Senate introduced their first bill regarding the proposed legislation. The proposed legislation includes three main provisions regarding liability protection. Liability protection for health care workers who provide care as necessitated by a declared state of
Continue ReadingWAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old Wisconsin man with sexually assaulting a Missouri girl who went missing in September. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that Nathan Nehs of Oconomowoc met the girl three years ago through an online gaming platform. He was 17; she was 11. According to a criminal complaint,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge says Missouri is still unconstitutionally sending parolees back to prison, despite the state’s claims that it fixed systemic issues. Kansas City’s KCUR-FM on Friday reported the judge is ordering Missouri to take action. At issue is how Missouri’s parole board often sends parolees to prison without informing
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Thousands of Ameren customers in the eastern portion of Mid-Missouri were without power Friday afternoon.
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Authorities are investigating after two fishermen found a body in a Kansas City-area lake.
Continue Reading The bill would provide protections for health care providers, manufacturers, businesses, schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations against lawsuits related to COVID-19.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was arrested in Utah. According to court documents, George William Stahl of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, made several threats against McCaskill and told authorities that he was going to kill her. Utah Highway
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Missouri leaders issued new guidance loosening quarantine guidelines for statewide K-12 schools Thursday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Enrollment in Missouri’s public schools dropped 3.2% this school year as the education system grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. State education officials say 872,470 students are enrolled in preschool through 12th grade in Missouri public schools this year, a drop of nearly 27,500 students. A spokeswoman for the state education
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — As record numbers of patients with the coronavirus fill Missouri’s hospitals, many are requiring specialized care in intensive care unit beds that are becoming increasingly scarce. Data released by the state on Wednesday showed an additional 4,071 new coronavirus cases and 24 more deaths. The state has reported 220,768 cases and
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Continue Reading In the latest White House “red zone” report obtained by ABC News, Missouri ranked 16th for highest case rates in the country and 8th for test positivity.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The top doctor in Missouri says Missourians could get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next month. This morning Dr. Randall Williams testified to the Missouri House Special Committee on Disease Control and Prevention that he’s expecting a COVID-19 vaccine to be available as early as mid-December. “I think more likely
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