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KMIZ– A vehicle chase that began in Boone County ends in a fiery crash in Callaway County. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy located a Nissan SUV displaying a stolen license plate exiting westbound Interstate 70 at the Highway 63 Connector Almost immediately after terminating the pursuit, the deputy saw the …

Governor Parson says he’s pleased with the way COVID-19 vaccinations are going in the state, and is calling out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for inaccurate numbers that members of the media are using to report Missouri is last in the nation. Parson says every time vaccine comes …

State politicians are on track to get a pay raise. House members yesterday (thur) came up short of the two-thirds majority needed to stop the raises. They needed to stop it by Monday, and lawmakers have left the state Capitol for the week. So, those lawmakers, the governor, and other …

Roads are in good shape today across Mid-Missouri after yesterday’s storm. The couple inches of snow that hit during the morning rush hour caused accidents all over the area, blocking roads and leaving drivers stranded. Many schools are running buses on snow routes and you may find bridges, overpasses and …

Missouri’s governor is hoping the first piece of legislation put on his desk this year is a COVID-19 liability protection bill. Mike Parson also praised those that helped the state through challenges from the pandemic during his State of the State address yesterday (wed). The location of the speech changed …

16 new positives in Cole County yesterday (wed). Callaway County added nine new cases. Boone County health officials say they will start vaccinating some people in Phase 1B, Tier 2, if they’ve signed up for the waiting list. They ask to not call the health department with vaccine questions right …

A semi jackknifed on Highway 133 at Westphalia has been blocking the road today near Highway 63. The slick roads caused plenty of crashes, including several on 63 between Jefferson City and Ashland. The slick hill on Highway 54 has caused problems northbound into Jefferson City near Riley Auto Group. …

Roy Blunt voted yesterday (tue) to declare it unconstitutional for the Senate to hold an impeachment trial for a president no longer in office. He said it would be a (quote) new, destructive precedent (unquote). Missouri’s senior Senator joined a large majority of Republicans in that vote. The motion failed, …

Governor Parson delivers his State of the State address this (wed) afternoon from the House chambers in Jefferson City. Parson will lay out his priorities for the year, and hit the highlights of his proposed state budget. It’s Parson’s first state of the state address since he was elected last …

Cole County added seven more COVID-19 deaths yesterday (tue), for a total of 97. Another Boone County resident has died from COVID-19. That’s now 68 total. But active coronavirus cases dropped again with just 34 new positives yesterday (tue). Hospitalizations are up, but still around the lowest levels seen in …