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Five Missouri children poisoned by lead in applesauce pouches
The department didn’t identify the children but said the cases were found as part of the FDA’s investigation that started Nov. 2.
Continue ReadingThe department didn’t identify the children but said the cases were found as part of the FDA’s investigation that started Nov. 2.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its 2023 Annual Performance Report of Missouri schools on Monday. DESE uses the Missouri School Improvement Program to grade school districts on their performance and determine accreditation. Columbia Public Schools scored a 70.1% and Jefferson City School District scored 76.7%. A district’s Annual
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was ordered in Dunklin County on Tuesday for an owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who was accused of arson. According to court records, a warrant was ordered for Crystal Umfress for failing to abide a judge’s order. Court records say Umfress, 40, violated the terms of her bond
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Missouri first lady and state Rep. Betty Cooper Hearnes has died, the Missouri Democratic Party confirmed in a press release. She was 96. Hearnes was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives during a special election in Charleston in 1979 and served through 1986, according to data from the Secretary of
Continue ReadingTwo years after Senate Bill 63 was signed, the Missouri Joint Oversight Task Force will be authorized to supervise the use of prescription drugs.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s statewide prescription drug monitoring program started Wednesday, according to a press release from the Missouri Office of Administration. According to the release, the PDMP aims to reduce abuse and misuse of drugs, such as opioids, by making dispensation information for substances available to prescribers, dispensers and health care providers. Now, pharmacies
Continue ReadingAfter two years of temporary grants, lawmakers are now pushing a permanent raise to Missouri teachers’ base salary.
Continue ReadingAt least nine bills have been prefiled ahead of the 2024 legislative session suggesting changes to Missouri’s abortion laws, including one that would make mothers who get abortions criminal homicide subjects.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will host its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, December 13th from 6A.M. to 6P.M. in Columbia and Jefferson City. festivities. This will be The Food Bank’s 17th One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The event is
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This year, Missouri ranked in the top 10 of states for the percentage of calls answered on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline since it launched in July of 2022 and new statistics show it is still going strong. According to data reports, from October 2022 to October 2023, the 988 Lifeline
Continue ReadingA Columbia man was charged Thursday with felony second-degree murder for two October fentanyl overdoses.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday was the deadline for counties in Missouri to expunge felony marijuana cases, however some counties are behind, according to one attorney and author of Amendment 14. Friday also marks the one-year anniversary of marijuana becoming legalized in Missouri. Dan Viets, attorney and secretary of the National Board of Directors of NORML,
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation on Friday set the dates for the state’s deer and turkey hunting seasons through January 2025, according to a press release from the MDC. The dates can be found below: 2024 Spring and Fall Turkey Hunting Dates Spring Youth Portion: April 6-7Regular Spring Turkey Season: April
Continue ReadingROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who was charged earlier this year with several sexual assault charges has been charged again. Justin Durhman, 42, of Rolla, has been charged in Phelps County again with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy from an alleged incident from 2016, according to court information. He is currently being
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Gaming Commission has been regulating slot machines, casinos and all other wagering in the state for 30 years.
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou Tigers are heading to the Cotton Bowl, and those looking to attend will need to make sure they’re buying a reliable ticket.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The next head of Missouri’s education department will be Republican Missouri state Sen. Karla Eslinger. She’s a former teacher, principal and school district superintendent. The state announced the appointment Tuesday. She will start as commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education effective June 1. Eslinger will remain
Continue ReadingThe Missouri House of Representatives is getting an early start on outlining the state’s budget a month before the state of the 2024 legislative session.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Mitch Holthus, the “Voice of the Chiefs,” announced through his X account that his 30 seasons is now interrupted due to testing positive for COVID-19.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawmakers prefiled 343 on Friday, the first day of prefiling for the 2024 legislative session. Missouri senators and representatives begin filing their proposed legislation on Dec. 1 every year, the month prior to the beginning of the legislative session. Prefiling continues through the rest of the month. The bills are then
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