KMIZ– Local healthcare workers can now receive Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine from the Cole County Health Department. Health Department Director Kristi Campbell said SSM St. Mary’s in Jefferson City redistributed 100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to the department. Cole County started vaccinating healthcare workers Tuesday and Campbell said the department …

Cole County added 51 new cases yesterday (thur). Active cases are up a little in Callaway County. Boone County reports a third consecutive triple-digit increase in coronavirus cases. Another 147 positives were confirmed yesterday (thur). Active cases rose. Hospitalizations stayed the same, and are putting a strain on resources.

Senator Josh Hawley is taking heat from many sides after Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. Publisher Simon and Schuster has canceled its book deal with the Missouri Republican. Hawley yesterday (thur) called the move “Orwellian”. His political mentor, former Senator John Danforth, now says supporting Hawley was the worst …

You could see lawmakers spending a lot of time at the Capitol hashing out legislation designed to protect businesses and even hospitals from being sued over COVID – related issues. Jefferson City Rep. and attorney Rudy Veit says it’s a new ball game …      But Veit adds that clear cut …

Governor Parson said yesterday (wed) more than 100-thousand coronavirus vaccines have been administered in Missouri. State officials are still hopeful they will finish the first phase of the state’s vaccination plan will wrap up by the end of the month. Frontline health care workers started receiving their second dose of …

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, …

What happens if we see a surge of coronavirus cases among state government employees during the legislative session that starts today? O’Fallon State Rep. Tony Lovasco agrees those workers should be moved up the vaccination list … Lovasco says he’ll closely watch Senator Andrew Koenig’s bill that’s designed to protect …

KMIZ — Jefferson City police say two juveniles were hurt in a stolen vehicle crash Monday night. A release from the police department said a stolen van crashed into several parked cars in the 1000 block of E. High Street just after 7:30 p.m. The police department received a report …