COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Multiple Columbia organizations have partnered together to host a community town hall for Columbia City Council candidates running in the April election for Ward 1 and Ward 5. The event is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Columbia City Council Candidates Don Waterman and Gregg Bush are
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Prosecutors argued in court Friday that the defense shouldn’t be able to bring up allegations that a Columbia homicide victim was abusive to the man accused of killing her.
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What Missouri law enforcement officers are grappling with right now – newly legalized recreational marijuana for adults – Illinois went through three years ago.
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By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis prosecutor decried efforts to oust her from office Thursday and defended herself from blame after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost both her legs in a vehicle crash that police say was caused by a speeding driver facing
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Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. to talk about the state’s lawsuit against the Biden administration over the “Waters of the U.S.” rule.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Gov. Mike Parson and AG Andrew Bailey are set to announce a new lawsuit against the Biden Administration at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. The state is pushing back on rules over the “Waters of the United States.” According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, rules regarding the
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A bill that would implement Gov. Mike Parson’s 8.7% pay raise for state workers is now awaiting Parson’s signature.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri was the first state to ban abortions once Roe v. Wade was overturned, but the feud between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over abortion rights continues in the capital city. On Wednesday morning, a Senate committee heard three anti-abortion bills. Two aimed to defund any clinic that provides abortions. One was
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Missouri is known among many for lax gun laws, and one Republican Missouri senator is introducing a law to pre-empt more regulations.
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Under Amendment 3, Missourians can now legally grow their own marijuana.
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An emergency spending budget to raise state workers’ pay unanimously passed out of a Missouri Senate committee Tuesday, putting it one step closer to the governor’s desk.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former United State’s President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care at his home in Georgia instead of additional medical intervention. The Carter Center, a non-profit organization founded by the former president and his wife, Rosalynn Carter put a statement out Saturday about the former president’s decision. “After a series of short hospital stays,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The person who won $1 million off of a Mega Millions ticket bought in Columbia earlier this month has claimed their prize, according to a press release. The winner’s name was not revealed. They claimed their $1 million prize at the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City. The ticket was bought at the
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A Missouri House committee on Thursday moved two bills along to the full chamber.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A few schools in Mid-Missouri have canceled classes for Friday after snow fell on Thursday. The Higbee R-8 Schools, Westran R-1 Schools, the Bevier School District and St. Pius X have announced they will be closed on Friday. A full list can be viewed on our closings and delays page.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The House General Laws Committee met in the Capitol on Thursday and voted “yes” on two bills, pushing them forward to the floor of the House of Representatives. House Bill 419 would ban gender affirming care for anyone under the age of 18. According to the bill, no doctor or healthcare
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Missouri’s General Assembly is again working on legislation to legalize sports betting in the state.
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Attempts were made to bet on the Super Bowl from Missouri at least 250,000 times on Super Bowl weekend, according to data from GeoComply.
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Inspection Program suspended all operations at Red Barn Butchering, the department announced in a press release last week. The suspension includes slaughter and processing of inspected, custom exempt (Not For Sale) and retail-exempt products. A Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Red Barn Butchering has “been under
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Recreational use of marijuana became legal in Missouri at the beginning of February. However, some marijuana users still do not have job protection.
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