KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jennifer Hall was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty in April to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced in a statement that his office is auditing the state’s marijuana programs. An Auditor’s Office spokesman said in an email that the audit began Aug. 2 and it will cover a five-year period that ended June 30, 2023. Medical marijuana was legalized during the November 2018 election
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The University of Missouri System confirmed Wednesday that a data breach of a file transfer system compromised information about employees, students and retirees.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Tuesday social media post that four more members of Missouri Task Force One will be heading to Maui to search for human remains. Four Human Remains Detection K-9s and Task Force One members will head to St. Louis on Tuesday night before flying
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Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation issued a recall for more than 1,000 products from Delta Extraction, LLC., according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. According to the press release, products were not compliantly tracked in the statewide track and trace system, METRC, to
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Farmers and politicians gathered Monday at the Missouri State Fair to talk about the next extension of the Farm Bill.
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As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams.
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According to a press release sent by Ameren Communications, there have been a total of 1.5 million requests to mark utilities on Missouri and Illinois properties in 2022.
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Thousands of people have braved the heat and potential for storms to attend the Missouri State Fair.
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The Missouri State Fair started Thursday — the first of 11 straight days of the annual showcase of agriculture.
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The Missouri State Fair kicks off Thursday in Sedalia with organizers hoping they can top the 340,000-plus visits people made to the event last year.
Continue ReadingPhelps County Deputy Justin B. Durham, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and is accused of possessing child pornography.
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The Missouri Department of Social Services is warning Medicaid recipients that their data might have fallen into the wrong hands.
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Tyson Foods Inc. is closing four chicken processing plants as it looks to lower costs.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KIMZ) Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-08 Saturday, activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding that has been impacting the state. This order comes just one day after different E-F tornadoes hit counties in the state on Friday, forcing some people to regroup and find shelter elsewhere.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in the hospital recovering from injuries after an afternoon crash in Boone County Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the crash happened around 2:00 p.m. on Highway 63 at Peabody Road. Troopers say 59-year-old Curtis D. Hart, of Columbia Missouri, and Ahlea L. Rogers,
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Saturday evening, Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding.
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Howard County Friday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, the crash happened at 2:45 p.m. on Route H, just half a mile north of County Road 134. Troopers say 22-year-old Gabriel M. Donovan, of Sumner
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has died after a crash Thursday afternoon in Maries County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 3:38 p.m. on Highway 63 just south of Vienna. The crash report states that Denny W. Brautigam, 69, of Fulton was traveling southbound on Highway 63 when
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