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The lasting effects of COVID-19

By Morgan Buresh COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri has seen close to 1.8 million confirmed cases and nearly 23,000 deaths related to COVID-19.  After three years, the nation is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase. The Biden administration announced in January the national public health emergency related to COVID-19 would end on May 11. The president signed a

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Governor’s office: ‘Special Session is likely not necessary’ after two anti-transgender bills pass legislature

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri legislature sent two bills to the governor’s desk Wednesday that would restrict transgender children. One of the bills would prevent transgender students from participating in women’s sports, and the other would ban gender transition care for minors. Gov. Mike Parson previously said he’d call lawmakers back for a special

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CPS holds special session, discusses process to fill board vacancy after Sasser resignation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools held a special session Wednesday afternoon to accept Katherine Sasser’s resignation and discuss the process for appointing a board member. Sasser announced her resignation at Monday night’s board meeting. “My family is directly impacted by the legislation being considered in our state, that takes aim at LGBTQ+ family and

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Citizens Police Review Board hears from public after incident involving two officers

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several members of the public spoke to the Columbia Citizens Police Review Board about the police department’s use-of-force policy during a meeting Wednesday night. The board was scheduled to have an official discussion about the Columbia Police Department’s use-of-force policy. The board voted unanimously to table a couple of items on the

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Ban on trans health care for kids heads to Missouri governor

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved significant restrictions on transgender people Wednesday, sending the Republican governor bills to ban gender-affirming health care and prevent transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. Transgender minors in Missouri no longer would have access to puberty blockers, hormones or gender-affirming

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Columbia mayor, city manager release statement on CPD officers shown in video; details next steps

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and City Manager, De’Carlon Seewood made statements in a press release Wednesday morning regarding two Columbia police officers who are under investigation, following a video showing an officer punching a man in the face on Sunday morning. The video in question shows two police officers who are holding

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