OZARK, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri woman who says she loves Christmas has spread cheer by mailing about 700 holiday cards and has received more than 500 in return. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Angela Grogan of Ozark says her initial goal when she started mailing cards on Nov. 1 was to send one
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Five men were shot and killed in three separate incidents in the St. Louis region on Christmas Eve. The first murder happened in St. Louis City just after 5 a.m. on South Broadway. Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said a
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Two eastern Missouri restaurants have filed a lawsuit challenging an emergency order that closes bars and restaurants at 11 p.m. to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Tony’s on Main in St. Charles and Shamrock’s Pub and Grill in St. Peters argued in court
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is preparing for heavy traffic over the Christmas holiday.
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The White House released its latest ‘red zone’ report for the Show-Me state, showing that Missouri remained in the red zone for cases.
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Benton County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a woman after a report of a scuffle leads to a shooting Tuesday. According to a release from the department, Patricia Garvey, 63, reported Jason Swanson, 37, was shot in the upper torso after a scuffle with a 12 gauge shotgun. When deputies arrived, Swanson was
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As the vaccine distribution plans roll out, health care providers are concerned for their elderly patients who are receiving home health care.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A nonviolent drug offender who argued that a change in state law should have made him eligible for parole is among nearly 30 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. Gary Mitchell, of Joplin, was handed a sentence of 15 years in prison
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s tradition-bound Senate is installing an audio monitoring system in its committee hearing rooms so employees, lobbyists and the public can listen to debate in their homes or offices as the pandemic rages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Senate Administrator Patrick Baker said the changes could mean fewer people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri is now partnering with the Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) and MAKO Medical to continue hosting free COVID-19 testing events throughout the state. Department of Health and Senior Services Communications Director Lisa Cox says, “The Missouri Naitonal Guard is no longer helping with community testing.” Cox says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An autopsy is planned after an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center died. The State Department of Corrections tells ABC 17 news 58-year-old Randall Tangen was pronounced dead on Sunday at a hospital in Columbia. Tangen was serving his fourth year of a 10-year sentence at the prison in Fulton
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is accused of stabbing a man in Ashland Tuesday. Prosecutors charged 21-year-old SheyAnne Nichols today for second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Police say Nichols stabbed a man with a kitchen knife around 8:30 this morning in the 100 block of west Broadway. The man was treated for a stab
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors in Columbia Tuesday. It’s Columbia’s first marijuana shop to begin selling to licensed patients legally. Located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, the state-inspected and licensed operation is owned and operated by Columbia residents. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis staff.3Fifteen Primo Cannabis show room.Jason Corrado, CEO
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Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Boonville man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a deadly crash on Highway 5.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce issued her ruling Monday. A southwest Missouri family had sued after it didn’t get a medical marijuana license from the state. Attorneys argued that
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office released Monday that he had pardoned 24 people and commuted three other sentences.
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