Missouri Archives

Study shows rising rent prices in Missouri

May 16, 2022 11:48 AM Kennedy Miller

Rental prices nationwide have soared over the past year and experts predict they will remain high throughout 2022.

Walsh drops out of race due to new congressional map

May 16, 2022 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

State Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the Missouri legislature’s priorities reflect your own?

May 16, 2022 3:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri legislature was able to tout a few accomplishments in this year’s regular session, but several bills that were priorities for some members failed to pass.

Parson ready to sign bill creating new congressional map

May 13, 2022 3:47 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson said Friday that he’s ready to sign a bill authorizing a new congressional map once it hits his desk.

Lawmakers looking to next legislative session

May 13, 2022 11:02 PM Lucas Geisler

The Missouri house adjourned ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Missouri House OKs hospital visitors on final day

May 13, 2022 2:03 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s GOP-led House spent its last day of the session Friday passing language protecting patient visitor access at hospitals after senators hindered work by leaving a day early. House lawmakers had little left available to do after the Republican-led Senate on Thursday approved new congressional

Bill protects doctors who prescribe 2 controversial drugs

May 13, 2022 10:43 AM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill passed this week by Missouri lawmakers would prohibit medical licensing board from disciplining doctors who prescribe the off-label drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. The Kansas City Star reports the bill also would bar pharmacists from questioning doctors who prescribe the controversial drugs. Some doctors prescribed the two drugs to

Missouri Farm Bureau touts benefit of eminent domain bill after Grain Belt Express debate

May 13, 2022 11:52 AM Hannah Falcon

The Farm Bureau says an eminent domain bill, which is now on the governor’s desk, would benefit farmers affected by the Grain Belt Power Line by ensuring their land is not taken away without their consent.

Missouri Senate wraps for year after passing new congressional map

May 12, 2022 9:05 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri State Senate just wrapped for the year.

Ways to keep a car safe during hail storms

May 12, 2022 7:26 PM Marina Diaz

April through July are the peak months for hail in Missouri according to the National Weather Center.

Election officials raise concerns about preparing for August primaries with no final congressional map

May 12, 2022 8:31 PM Hannah Falcon

Time is running out for county clerks to prepare for the August primary elections as Missouri still has no finalized congressional map.

Columbia Substance Abuse Advisory Commission meeting to address opioid abuse

May 11, 2022 11:19 AM Erika McGuire

Columbia’s Substance Abuse Advisory Commission plans to address the city’s opioid crisis when it meets Wednesday.

Clock ticking down as Missouri lawmakers continue to debate key priorities

May 11, 2022 5:24 PM Hannah Falcon

As time ticks by, representatives and senators in the Missouri Capitol are drawing closer and closer to “sine die,” the Latin phrase that notes the end of the legislative session.

Tick bite could lead to large number of people left with a potentially deadly allergy to meat

May 10, 2022 8:33 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A growing number of people are being left with a potentially deadly allergy to meat due to tick bites. It’s called Alpha-Gal syndrome also commonly known as the tick bite meat allergy. Dr. Lawrence Landwehr, an allergist at Allergy & Asthma Consultants in Sedalia says he’s noticed a rise in cases at

Missouri Chamber of Commerce urging lawmakers to vote down proposals that would forbid businesses from requiring vaccines

May 10, 2022 10:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the Missouri General Assembly to vote down proposals that would forbid Missouri businesses from requiring vaccines.

Family settles with all 23 defendants in MU hazing case

May 10, 2022 2:57 PM Leila Mitchell

The family of a teen hospitalized after a night of drinking at an MU fraternity has settled a lawsuit with all 23 defendants, including the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.

Missouri state senators prepare for Supreme Court decision in Mississippi abortion case

May 10, 2022 3:25 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri senators are trying to ensure an anti-abortion trigger law goes into effect should the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 40 new COVID cases for the past few days, 17 for Sunday

May 10, 2022 4:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New area code number announced for the 573 area code region

May 10, 2022 3:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The latest area code, 235, will soon be joining the current 573 area code in Missouri.

House passed congressional map that splits Columbia

May 9, 2022 4:21 PM Hannah Falcon

Those living in Columbia may find themselves in a different U.S. Congressional district than their neighbors if a proposed map in the Missouri House of Representatives passes.