Mike Parson

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A man tried to bring a duffel bag with an assault pistol and nearly 80 rounds of ammunition inside the Missouri State Capitol building to “show to the governor.”. According to court documents, Alok Kumar Rohra showed up at the State Capitol before 10...

Governor Mike Parson granted14 pardons according to article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team to continue reviewing clemency files and working...

Governor Parson has proclaimed May 2022, as Mental Health Awareness Month in Missouri. The Department of Mental Health (DMH) in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Missouri, as well as other agencies, are committed to sharing resources, providing treatment and help to those in need, and promoting public understanding of mental health conditions.

Governor Mike Parson releases a statement that an execution scheduled for Tuesday night will proceed. Carman Deck is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Bonne Terre. Deck is on death row for murdering an elderly couple from the St. Louis area in 1996.

STATE CAPITOL — Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones traveled to Jefferson City Monday for a closed meeting with Governor Mike Parson. The governor and police chief are trying to find better ways to recruit young people for law enforcement positions. Parson and Jones discussed possible solutions for a shortage...

Yesterday afternoon, April 7, Governor Mike Parson met with leaders at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton to discuss a new radiology oncology facility expansion. He spoke with nurses, administrators, a cancer patient advocate, and local community leaders about what this expansion would mean for health care in the region.

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday he believed new allegations of abuse from former Gov. Eric Greitens' ex-wife Sheena, but declined to call on Greitens to drop out of the U.S. Senate race or say whether he would support Greitens as the potential Republican nominee. A...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Wednesday afternoon, Governor Mike Parson announced what he viewed as the end of the COVID-19 crisis in Missouri. He says the state will be shifting to an endemic phase of the pandemic on Friday, April 1, 2022. Classifying COVID-19 as an endemic will mean treating...

In a press conference Wednesday, Governor Mike Parson announced that he is ending the COVID-19 crisis within the state, and lowering the disease from a pandemic to an endemic. An endemic categorizes the disease as commonplace, like the flu. The end of the crisis now allows state and local health...

Missouri Governor Mike Parsons visited Cape Girardeau, Mo., on March 24 and toured Southeast’s campus. He hosted a workforce and higher education roundtable from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Southeast’s University Center. Representatives from Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers Community College and Mineral Area College were in attendance, as well as city area leaders.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Theresa Parson are making their way to the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of a week-long international trade mission. The visit will include stops in Cambridge, London and Dublin. The couple will meet with government officials, diplomats, and...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Governor Mike Parson has appointed a new State Health Director: Paula Nickelson. Nickelson will be the Acting Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and her appointment will have to be confirmed — or rejected — by the Missouri Senate. The Senate recently ousted Parson's previous pick, Don Kauerauf, who was appointed to the position by Governor Mike Parson in July of 2021. He had served since then, but was subject to confirmation—or not—by Missouri’s legislature in the 2022 legislative session, since the appointment was made after the end of the 2021 session. The Missouri Constitution requires such appointments to be confirmed by the Senate within 30 days of the Senate convening for its next legislative session.

On Wednesday, Governor Mike Parson released the names of the people he pardoned on Monday, as well as, his one commutation this time around. The governor’s office says it continues review the names and clemency request files and says it’s working to reduce the backlog inherited by his administration.

Governor Mike Parson signs the 2022 supplemental budget bill. The signing took place Thursday, hours after the General Assembly signed off on it, with the governor heralding its inclusion of pay raises for state employees and critical funding for K-12 schools. The budget totals more than $4.6 billion, including $401.5...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture invites the public to attend a ceremony proclaiming the week of February 19-26, 2022 as National FFA Week in Missouri, at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday, February 23. According to a news release, the day will begin at approximately 8:35 a.m. with...