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Are the COVID mandate protection bills your Missouri lawmakers put on the books strong enough? St. Charles County State Rep. Tony Lovasco says they’ve already been put to the test …      As for bills creating additional COVID liability protections for businesses, Lovasco thinks lawmakers have put that issue ‘to rest’. …

Cole County officials said yesterday (tue) there were seven more COVID-19 deaths in July, for a total of 135. Boone County will start giving out third doses of the coronavirus shot to some patients soon. Health officials said yesterday (tue) they will start with people who are at risk or …

A Kansas City man is the ninth drowning victim in mid-Missouri’s Highway Patrol Troop F this year. State troopers say 55-year-old James Jensen’s body was found yesterday (tue) morning, in a cove in the Lake of the Ozarks. Jensen was last seen on Sunday. Troopers say this is the second …

Are you flashing back to the scenes of Saigon in 1975? Former Missouri State Rep. Paul Curtman sees a lot of similarities to the end of the Vietnam War and the pullout from Afghanistan. Curtman served as a Marine infantry squad leader during the War on Terror …        But Curtman …

KMIZ — Jefferson City Public Schools made the announcement that the district will require students and staff to wear masks when social distancing isn’t possible as the school year is set to begin in one week on Aug. 23. The district said students and staff members should bring a mask …

KMIZ — A Jefferson City man is charged after a weapons offense investigation on Sunday evening in the 1700 block of East Miller St. According to court documents, according to witnesses and victims, Eric Perkinson, 49, allegedly threatened with a handgun and fired it during the incident. Officials report that …

(AP) — A Columbia man is jailed in Miller County after he allegedly rammed one police cruiser and stole another cruiser before being arrested as he tried to hide under a dock at the Lake of the Ozarks, police said. Kenneth Rybolt, 26, is facing five felony counts and one …

What’s your call? Make school kids wear masks this fall .. or not? Blair Oaks Superintendent Dr. Jim Jones says he’s heard plenty from both sides …      As it now stands, masks will NOT be required in the Wardsville schools when classes start Monday August 23rd. But Jones says they …

KMIZ — Jefferson City Schools are set to decide on mask requirements at schools, as the deadline to make the decision is set for Monday, according to the district’s return plan. Currently, the district’s return plan only requires masks on school buses. The plan, already includes increased efforts to mitigate …

A Columbia man is accused of leading Lake Ozark officers on a long chase and stealing one of their cruisers. Authorities said Saturday it began with a shoplifting call at a Kohl’s store at Eagle’s Landing. When officers got there, the suspect rammed one of their cruisers with his car …