Gov. Mike Parson announced a mega vaccination event is coming to Springfield soon. The governor’s office said Wednesday the state-supported event will happen Thursday, April 8 and …
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Missouri House votes against funding Medicaid expansion
(AP) — Missouri’s House has voted against paying for thousands more low-income adults to get Medicaid. The Republican-led House on Tuesday voted down several Democratic proposals to …
Read More »Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
(AP) Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12. The announcement Wednesday marks a step toward possibly beginning shots …
Read More »Veit among lawmakers supporting gas tax
Missouri lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan to hike your gas taxes. State Rep. Rudy Veit from Cole County says that tax has not been raised …
Read More »NFL owners approve 17-game regular season; Chiefs to host Packers
(AP) The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday approved the 17th game as …
Read More »Eager to build infrastructure, Biden plans to tax business
(AP) — President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America’s infrastructure and expects the nation’s corporations to pay for it. The Democratic president travels to Pittsburgh …
Read More »Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
(AP) — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure …
Read More »GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship
(AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, says he is being investigated by the Justice Department …
Read More »Gov. Parson issues 17 more pardons, 1 commutation
(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson has issued 17 more pardons and commuted the sentence of one person. The governor’s office announced the move Tuesday but said it …
Read More »Authorities find missing Montgomery County teen safe
Montgomery County authorities report a missing teenager has been found safe. Deputies said they thought 15-year-old Emalee Deremer of New Florence may have run away from home …
Read More »Walk-ins welcome at Moniteau County vaccine clinic
A local coronavirus vaccination clinic was taking walk-ins on Wednesday. Eligible mid-Missourians could get their first dose of the Pfizer shot on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to …
Read More »Serious injuries after two Callaway County crashes
Fulton men go to the hospital with serious injuries after separate crashes on Monday. The Highway Patrol says tow truck driver Ryan Brewer was hit on the …
Read More »City manager on Columbia trash system complaints
John Glascock has heard your complaints about Columbia’s new trash system. The city manager says he is doing the best he can with the system citizens voted …
Read More »Biden, CDC director warn of virus rebound if nation lets up
(AP) — President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and other …
Read More »Missouri Senate votes to ban police chokeholds
(AP) — A bill to ban police chokeholds has passed the Missouri Senate. Senators voted 30-4 in favor of the measure. The bill also would allow Kansas …
Read More »Eldon man badly hurt in ATV crash
An ATV crash lands an Eldon man in the hospital. The Highway Patrol says Glendal Phares’ ATV hit a rock on Lakeview Drive south of his hometown …
Read More »Witness describes seeing Floyd ‘slowly fade away’
(AP) — A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May returns to the stand on Tuesday, …
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (March 30)
Coronavirus case increases stayed low in mid-Missouri on Tuesday. Boone County had only three new positives, and active cases fell to 48. Hospitalizations also went down, to …
Read More »Tennessee floods claim fifth victim; more rain on the way
(AP) — Flash flooding in Tennessee has claimed a fifth victim after authorities said a man drove his car around barricades and apparently drowned. Cheatham County Emergency …
Read More »Suez Canal reopens after stuck cargo ship is freed
(AP) — Salvage teams have finally freed a giant container ship that has been stuck sideways in the Suez Canal for nearly a week. The effort ended …
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