COVID-19 cases across Missouri and nationwide continue to drop but health experts say we aren’t in the clear just yet
With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two new coronavirus-related deaths; 83 new cases
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Columbia state rep will not seek reelection
Democratic state Rep. Martha Stevens announced her decision via news release. She is ending her third term in office and was first elected in 2016 and would have been term-limited after another term. Her district includes parts of south and west Columbia.
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Pedestrian killed near stadium after leaving Chiefs’ game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A pedestrian from Kansas is dead after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers near Arrowhead Stadium as the man was leaving the Kansas City Chiefs game. Police are searching for the drivers who fled the scene Sunday night. The victim was 66-year-old man Steven Hickle of Wichita, Kansas. Police say
Continue Reading St. Louis County officers ordered to get COVID vaccine shots
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying that all officers must follow a county mandate to either get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing. The order was issued even though an officer has filed a lawsuit challenging whether the county’s mandate should apply
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2 more Springfield women charged in riot at the US Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Two more Springfield women have been charged with participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the federal case again Cara Hentschel and Mahailya Pryer was unsealed this week. They are charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct
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US Department of Education approves Missouri’s COVID-19 relief plan for elementary and secondary schools
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The US Department of Education approved Missouri’s COVID-19 relief plan for elementary and secondary schools. Missouri was allotted nearly 2 billion dollars to carry out COVID-19 safety measures in school districts. The approval means the state will receive the remaining amount of funding, totaling $654 million. Missouri’s plan promotes statewide vaccination events
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports two more coronavirus deaths; 50 new coronavirus cases
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 17 residents hospitalized; 42 new coronavirus cases
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Catholic bishops urge Missouri leaders to end executions
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Leaders of the four Roman Catholic dioceses in Missouri are urging state leaders to end the use of the death penalty, after a convicted killer of three was executed despite a request for clemency from the pope. Ernest Johnson was executed Tuesday evening, the first Missouri execution in 16 months
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Ameren Missouri customers can apply for a utility assistance program due to pandemic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An additional $1.5 million is now available by Ameren Missouri for families struggling to pay their utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ameren is directing $1.2 million to its Clean Slate program to support moderate-income customers who do not qualify for low-income programs. The company is also directing $300,000 to support
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Missouri House of Representatives discuss solutions for the disappearance of foster kids
Missouri’s House of Representatives discussed the ongoing issue regarding Missouri’s Welfare Agency not accurately reporting children missing from foster care.
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State executes Ernest Lee Johnson for Columbia triple murder; state releases last offender statement
The state executed Ernest Lee Johnson on Tuesday, 25 years after he killed three gas station workers and following a last-ditch effort by his lawyers to save him, The Associated Press reported.
Continue Reading Rallies, vigils hope to stop Ernest Lee Johnson execution
Johnson is set to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at a state prison in Bonne Terre for the 1994 murders of Mary Bratcher, Fred Jones and Mable Scruggs at a Columbia gas station.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports five new coronavirus-related deaths; 50 new cases
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Continue Reading Convicted Columbia murderer Ernest Lee Johnson set to be executed Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted Columbia murderer Ernest Lee Johnson is set to be executed Tuesday night in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Johnson was convicted of a triple murder at Casey’s General Store along Rice Road in Columbia in 1995. In February of 1994, Johnson robbed the convenience store after using drugs and hit, shot, and stabbed
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports one coronavirus-related death; 92 new cases over the weekend
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Continue Reading A timeline of events in the Ernest Lee Johnson case
Ernest Lee Johnson’s path from a Casey’s General Store in northeast Columbia to an execution room in the Eastern Reception and Diagnostic Center in Bonne Terre took 27 years to travel.
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WATCH: State health department talks COVID-19 vaccines ahead of last VIP drawing
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you save receipts to get reimbursed for gas tax?
The tax could raise close to $500 million per year for transportation projects. But the law authorizing the tax also allows drivers to be reimbursed for the amount they pay under the new tax. They have to save receipts and fill out paperwork.
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