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(AP) — Protesters on Monday pushed Missouri senators to vote down Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s new state health director over concerns that he’s overstepping in his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite his repeated assurances that he opposes mandates. At least 100 critics met in the state Capitol to rally …

ABC 17 — Jefferson City police arrest a man at a domestic disturbance involving a gun at 3 a.m. Monday at a residence on the 3800 block of Candlelight Drive. Officials say the suspect produced a gun during a verbal argument where a newborn child was present. Police surrounded the …

ABC – 17 – Winter is on the way. Snow amounts will likely shift or change a bit as we get closer to the Wednesday / Thursday event, but a range between 2-5″ looks plausible with significant ice along the I – 44 corridor. . Areas north of I-70 will …

Abc – 17 — no one was hurt in a house fire in Jefferson City on Saturday afternoon. Around 3 p.m. the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a fire coming from around a chimney of a house in the 1100 block of E. McCarty St. A …

Abc – 17 — The Lincoln University of Missouri Board of Curators has selected the 21st president of the university. Interim President Dr. John Moseley will have his interim title removed and be named the university’s next president. Moseley came to Lincoln as basketball coach and moved up to athletic …

ABC – 17 — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a boat fire at the 7.5-mile marker of the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers report Jeffrey Bonnell, 53, was taken to Lake Regional Hospital with minor injuries. Officials report the cause of the fire is still …

Missouri cities and towns would be prohibited from banning pit bulls or any breed-specific dogs, under a bill heard by a Missouri House committee (Thursday) morning. Mexico GOP State Representative Kent Haden carries the bill. While villages, cities and towns could not ban a specific breed of dog, they could …

ABC – 17 —  A Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman after an alleged assault with a machete on Wednesday. Cortney Tanner, 32, is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Court documents reveal that Tanner and the victim had an argument over …

Is there any chance Missouri’s gasoline tax can be repealed? Senator Mike Moon says the complicated rebate built into the hike allowed lawmakers to pass the increase without a vote of the people … The hike will continue to rise by 2.5 cents each year until it reaches a final …

AP – Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks. And in some Republican-led states that have …