Missouri is among states with the worst health care professional shortages

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Almost every Missouri county -- 111 out of 114 -- is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area, leaving many Missourians struggling to establish and maintain primary care. "We are struggling with primary care access, just …

Outages still impacting Mid-Missouri as flood reports increase

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As storms continued to impact much of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, power outages continued to climb. In Columbia at 8 p.m., there were nine reported outages impacting 2,510 utility customers. A number of outages were reported in West …

Jefferson City's Jordan Martin wins Missouri Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year

Jefferson City — Jefferson City Baseball's Jordan Martin was recognized among the nation's best on Tuesday. The Jays standout was awarded the 2024-25 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in baseball. Martin did it all with Jefferson City in his …

U.S. Senate panel advances IRS nominee Billy Long, former Missouri congressman

Republican U.S. Senate tax writers voted Tuesday to move Missouri Republican former Congressman Billy Long one step closer to taking the reins at the Internal Revenue Service, despite protests from Democrats over his alleged involvement with a company that …

Missouri bill to keep Chiefs, Royals at home heads to Senate floor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After more than two hours of discussion Tuesday afternoon, a piece of legislation crafted to convince the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in Missouri passed out of a senate committee. Missouri Senate Bill 3 passed out of the …

Severe Storms Bring Heavy Rain to Kansas and Missouri

Stadium funding, disaster aid set to be debated by divided Missouri Senate

The first two days of the special legislative session called by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe to allocate state money for Kansas City sports stadiums, disaster recovery and unfinished spending bills have gone as well as could be expected. The Missouri Senate is …

FBI Locks Up Missouri Dealer, Killer for Life—Twice

There's a more aggressive effort underway as the FBI and Missouri police have a special task force whose mission is to get the most violent offenders off the street. That has resulted in a Missouri drug trafficker who was also connected to 9 murders …

Missouri Senate bills on storm relief and stadium funding pass committees

Legislation providing storm relief as well as a bill that would help fund new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals are on their way to the Missouri Senate floor for debate. Two Senate committees passed two bills each on Tuesday, sending all four …

Missouri’s stadium plan passes first major test in state senate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri’s stadium plan has passed its first major test in the state senate. On Tuesday, the Senate Fiscal Committee passed the bill by a vote of 6-3. It now heads to the Senate floor, where it’s expected to meet some …