Redistricting going back to governor-appointed committee
Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 Tuesday, undoing changes to how the state draws congressional and state legislative districts.
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Galloway thanks supporters after defeat in Missouri governor’s race
Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway told supporters Tuesday night that she hoped her campaign was one they could take pride in despite her loss to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County reporting two new deaths at long term care facilities
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One Good Thing: Woman’s mission is to honor COVID-19 victims
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman was distraught that people dying of COVID-19 in her area were being remembered less for who they were than as statistics of the pandemic, so she decided to do something about it. Jessica Murray launched a website in June to honor St. Louis area lives lost to
Continue ReadingMissouri woman crossing street to vote hit and killed by car
AFFTON, Mo. (AP) — Police say an 85-year-old woman crossing the street to vote was hit and killed by a car in St. Louis County. Sgt. Benjamin Granda said the woman was walking to get to a polling place inside the Affton Community Center about 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was hit. Her name has
Continue ReadingConviction and 10-year sentence upheld in payday loan scam
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence for a businessman who ran a $220 million predatory payday lending operation that cheated over a half-million people nationwide. The ruling Tuesday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed the 2018 sentencing of Richard Moseley Sr., of Kansas City,
Continue ReadingFederal agent shoots and kills man in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration says one of its agents shot and killed a man during a confrontation in Springfield. The DEA said 25-year-old Caleb Slay was shot on Monday after he confronted authorities who were conducting surveillance on someone else who appeared to be violating federal law. The agency did not
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MONDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 247 new total cases
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Continue ReadingWoman killed in south-central Missouri crash of 3 vehicles
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis County woman was killed and four others were injured in a south-central Missouri crash involving three vehicles. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the crash happened Saturday afternoon near Rolla in Phelps County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Melissa Schmuelling was a passenger in a
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Missouri voter turnout forecast as highest in decades
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri election officials are predicting a strong turnout in Tuesday’s general election. Figures provided by the secretary of state’s office show that local election authorities are forecasting a statewide voter turnout of 75%. If that comes true, it would be the highest percentage turnout since 1992. About 828,000 people already had
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MU leaders remind students of free speech policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is giving warnings and not punishments for students they say broke school rules on protests this semester. According to a university spokesperson, several warnings have been issued after students violated those policies on Oct. 2 at Jesse Hall when students continued to ask for the removal of the
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FRIDAY UPDATES: CPS reporting 356 staff and students quarantining due to coronavirus
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Continue Reading County health officials quitting amid threats, harassment
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health department directors from across Missouri are walking away from their jobs after many of them were threatened and harassed over the actions they’ve taken to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that at least a dozen county health department directors have vacated their jobs since March.
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FBI warns hospitals about Russian cyberattacks
The FBI said Russian hackers are targeting US hospitals by using malware that locks computer systems and denies hospitals access to its data.
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Missouri Governor updates COVID-19 recovery; no update on special session
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson gave an update on the state’s recovery from COVID-19 during a Thursday afternoon briefing.
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COVID-19 records: St. Louis hospitalizations, KC deaths
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The new surge of the coronavirus is evident in Missouri, with record hospitalizations in St. Louis and Columbia, and the Kansas City metropolitan area experiencing its worst month ever for COVID-19 deaths. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force on Wednesday reported 72 hospital admissions in one day. Admissions have risen
Continue ReadingUnlicensed Missouri dog breeder charged with animal abuse
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 24 criminal charges against an unlicensed dog breeder in southern Missouri. Schmitt announced Thursday that Marlisa McAlmond, who runs Cedar Ridge Australians in Oregon County, has been charged with 21 counts of animal abuse, two counts of felony damage and one count of animal
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Cole County Clerk’s Office to allow absentee voting for people quarantining due to COVID-19
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Clerk’s Office will be absentee voting Friday and Saturday for anyone that has been quarantined with Covid-19 curbside at their office. You can vote from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridya and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at 311 E High St # 201, Jefferson City. The
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: CPS and other districts report new COVID-19 cases
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Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The federal government has closed a coronavirus testing lab in Missouri over concerns about test accuracy. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this week suspended Gamma Healthcare’s Poplar Bluff license, and a federal judge on Wednesday ruled he won’t step in to keep the lab open. The Poplar Bluff
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