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Power outages reported near Lake of the Ozarks area as storms hit parts of Mid-Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thunderstorms hit parts of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, resulting in significant power outages for some counties. Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers in Morgan County were hit early in the evening with outages, as the cooperative reported 930 outages in the county by 10:20 p.m., with 774 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and 156

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White man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house, judge rules

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old white homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Clay County Judge Louis Angles issued the ruling after a dozen witnesses spoke at a preliminary hearing, including Ralph

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Missouri Republican seeks exceptions to near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican wants exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Jamie Corley of suburban St. Louis filed constitutional amendments Wednesday to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities until fetal viability. Viability is typically around 24 weeks. Corley also proposed allowing abortions

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Missouri Red Cross volunteers prepare to head to Florida as Hurricane Idalia heads towards southeast

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Idalia looms over Florida, American Red Cross responders from across the state are answering the call to help.  Ten Red Cross responders from Missouri will assist in the response to Hurricane Idalia. John Mathews, of Mexico, Missouri, is one of those volunteers, and the only one from Central Missouri.  The

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New laws going into effect in Missouri Monday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several new laws are going into effect in Missouri on Monday, including a hands-free law, restrictions for transgender people and an expansion of mental health care for first responders. Hands-free driving Missouri’s new Hands-Free law goes into effect on Monday. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 28 states have hand-held

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