COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A pending Missouri bill would put a pause on open-records requests when public agencies are closed. House members voted 149-1 in favor of the bill Thursday. It now goes to the state Senate for consideration. An amendment added to the bill last week would exempt closed government agencies from the three-day
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Missouri leaders reiterated their commitment to the state’s coronavirus vaccination plan and the lack of current vaccinations for teachers.
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School teachers and staff are allowed to receive coronavirus vaccine shots in at least 28 states plus and Washington DC as of Thursday. However, Missouri is not one of them.
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According to the state profile report, Missouri is now reporting 86 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri Representative Vicky Hartzler (R) has not said how she’s planning to vote on President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package. ABC 17 News spoke with the representative this morning about a number of issues regarding the pandemic. Hartzler raised concerns about the package saying it might be too
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Tractor Supply Company and announced Wednesday morning it has acquired Orscheln Farm and Home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The polar vortex has led to several issues across the Midwest, leaving several citizens with frozen water pipes across Mid-Missouri. In Columbia, the water and light department reported 201 people called about frozen pipes between Saturday morning and Wednesday afternoon. There have been 9 water main breaks in Columbia since Friday. A
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The heads of Missouri’s health and education departments will be part of a panel of experts taking part in a question-and-answer session Thursday on ABC 17 News at 6:30 p.m.
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O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Rural Missouri counties are both the most and least successful at getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of residents. That’s according to data from the state’s coronavirus dashboard on Wednesday. Shelby County, with just 6,400 residents in a remote area of northeast Missouri, has provided at least one dose of the
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A longtime St. Louis broadcaster has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges, and still faces other charges in state court. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 79-year-old Harry Hamm entered the guilty plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Still pending are state charges of second-degree statutory sodomy,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and local health leaders are using different outreach methods to overcome coronavirus vaccine hesitancy within communities of color. Agencies from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to MU Health Care are using various partnerships to address racial minorities who may be skeptical of the vaccines. That includes linking up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local utility providers in Mid-Missouri want customers to limit their usage. Three Rivers Electric Cooperatives tells these cold temperatures have put a strain on the electrical grid. The utility provider has more than 17,000 customers across seven counties. CEO Roger Kloeppel says customers who limit their use can help avoid problems like
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Osage County Saturday morning. According to highway patrol crash reports, 25 year old Joseph Voss, of Linn, was driving along Missouri Route 89 just south of country road 803 when his car ran off the road, struck a tree and
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Cole County Friday night. Highway patrol crash reports show the crash happened on Missouri Route 17 around 11 p.m. near North Street. Tony Humphrey, of Eldon, was travelling north on Missouri Route 17 when his car went off the left
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is recovering from serious injuries after a crash in Camden County Friday night. Highway patrol crash reports show the crash happened on Missouri Route 5 around 9:15 p.m. near Pier 31 Road. Alin Carbeta, of Florida, was travelling south on Mo 5 when his car crossed the center line
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TRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area psychiatrist and his son were killed when their plane crashed earlier this week in northern Missouri. The crash killed 82-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre III, of Glendale, and 47-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre IV, of Sunset Hills. The younger LeFevre was the president and CEO of Lending Partners.
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