JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge will consider what exactly he’ll order the state of Missouri to do next in expanding eligibility to the state’s Medicaid program. Judge Jon Beetem heard 20 minutes of argument between the two sides fighting over the future of the health insurance program. Attorneys for those that sued
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prices for medical marijuana have been dropping as more manufacturers, cultivators and dispensaries open in Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports residents voted in 2018 to legalize medical cannabis. Since then, the state has licensed 193 dispensaries, 59 cultivators and 86 manufacturers. When the first dispensary in the Kansas City
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials with the Kansas City Zoo say they plan to begin vaccinating some animals housed at the attraction against COVID-19. Among those slated to be vaccinated are the zoo’s great apes, including chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas, and its big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards. Zoo officials say those
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Missouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants. The increase in cases may be attributed to the highly contagious delta variant. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the delta variant makes up 52% of COVID cases in Missouri but combines with the
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis lawyer who was pardoned along with his wife for waving guns at social justice demonstrators is suing to get the guns back. Mark McCloskey, a Republican candidate of U.S. Senate, is also seeking to have fines they paid returned. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis City
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Missouri hospitals are seeing a steady increase in occupancy due to the spread of new COVID variants.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $5 million commitment from Pinney Allen and family to the Trulaske College of Business. The gift will establish the Allen Access Program to support under-resourced and underrepresented students in the College of Business through scholarships and programs. “The Allen Access Program will create more opportunities for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced the vaccine incentive program on July 21, and since then vaccinations have steadily increased across the state. According to the state’s vaccine dashboard, health officials have given out an average of 13,000 vaccines each day over the past week. Before the incentives were announced, the seven-day average of
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Governor Parson and the first lady will travel to Marshall, Boonville, Tipton, and Jamestown Thursday.
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U.S. Rep. Billy Long, a conservative from southwestern Missouri, is entering the crowded race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Long announced his Senate bid Tuesday night on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. He joins a long list of GOP candidates seeking the 2022 nomination for the seat being vacated by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Missouri, the delta variant is spreading and now accounts for more than 95% of new cases. Data from the CDC shows the original delta proportion has actually significantly decreased, now sitting at 52.7%. However, there are sub-lineages of delta which now account for nearly half
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home last year. The Republican governor announced Tuesday that he pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor
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Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A judge has put St. Louis County’s new mask requirement on hold for at least two weeks. Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo on Tuesday sided with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in issuing a temporary restraining order of a mask mandate that was issued by St. Louis County health officials in
Continue Reading The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 124 new COVID-19 cases. There are currently 800 active cases in the county, an increase of 19 from Friday. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 21,120. The 800 active cases is the highest reported since the weekend
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge says state courts should handle a lawsuit to overturn St. Louis-area mask mandates. Judge Stephen Clark of the Eastern Missouri U.S. District Court on Sunday sent the case back to state court. Missouri’s Republican attorney general last week filed a lawsuit in state court over the new mask
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 14.8% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,474 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 571,270 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 463 new probable cases with a total number of 110,284 antigen test results being positive. No new
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