JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) — Several organizations around the state are coming together for the “Stand Up, Fight Back” rally Wednesday at the State Capitol to protest actions taken by Missouri lawmakers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The ACLU is set to have a motion hearing in Cole County Tuesday over a lawsuit against the state of Missouri, asking for a preliminary injunction to pause the redistricting map.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The Missouri Department of Education has until June to create a plan to implement a new system for grading schools in the state, following Gov. Mike Kehoe’s announcement of an executive order signed during his State of the State address.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — Missouri law enforcement agencies continue to expand their participation in a federal immigration enforcement partnership more than nine months after the state first moved to align itself with President Donald Trump’s directive to broaden cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The 2025-26 deer-hunting season ended on Jan. 15 and the preliminary total of deer harvested is up nearly 10% from last year, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — Missouri Speaker of the House Jonathon Patterson (R-Lees Summit) has introduced the framework of the governor’s tax elimination plan, and Representative Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) from across the aisle filed an alternate plan.
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The federal government has released money for child care providers that had been held pending a closer review, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Tuesday.
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Governor Mike Kehoe is set to deliver his 2026 State of the State address Tuesday afternoon inside the State Capitol.
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A Missouri bill could force Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the state to identify themselves, if passed. The bill’s introduction follows a deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent and a civilian.
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments.
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Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Great Rivers is returning to the courthouse against the state Monday to reinstate abortion in Missouri.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of expired Affordable Care Act subsidies Thursday — the same subsidies that led to the longest-ever government shutdown last year.
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Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post.
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Legal experts are weighing in on the deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent that left one woman dead on Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of “universal vaccine recommendations” for children to 11, down from the previous total of 17. One Missouri doctor worries the change may lead to confusion for families.
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The trial of a Fayette woman charged with felony murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl began Monday.
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A 43-year-old Warsaw man was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Benton County on Tuesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report.
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Missouri is one of 11 states awarded money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to strengthen security around drones at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Kansas City.
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Two Springfield lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to reverse a recent decision delaying a child care payment program that was promised in his 2025 State of the State Address.
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A fire that heavily damaged a Vienna residential care facility in August has been ruled accidental, according to a revised fire investigation report that cites security video showing the Vienna police chief discarding a lit cigarette shortly before the blaze began.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has agreed to resume publishing the “disparity index” with its annual vehicle stops report after reaching a settlement with the state NAACP.
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The ACLU of Missouri sued the Missouri Attorney General and Secretary of State on Tuesday, claiming they have evaded the state constitution’s rules on the referendum process.
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State lawmakers are voicing disappointment and criticism Monday following the announcement of the Kansas City Chiefs’ move to Kansas in 2031.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation is pausing its chronic Wasting Disease management efforts to find a more sustainable option.
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Columbia Public Schools held a news conference Monday after filing a lawsuit saying the establishment of charter schools in Boone County is unconstitutional.
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The judge in a lawsuit surrounding Missouri’s new redistricting proposal has opted to not rule on the case until collected signatures are verified.
Continue Reading Gov. Mike Kehoe might be looking to phase out income tax in 2026, but to do that, the state would have to expand the sales tax base to include services, according to conservative group Americans For Prosperity.
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On the morning of Nov. 18, Marlena Wisdom got a call from an unknown caller that nearly cost her a thousand dollars.
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The USDA said Wednesday that it had approved Missouri’s waiver seeking to exclude candy, soda and other junk food from purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — The USDA said Wednesday that it had approved Missouri’s waiver seeking to exclude candy, soda and other junk food from purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
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