JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri General Assembly gaveled into its 2026 legislative session Wednesday afternoon. The House of Representatives session was full of formalities, a press conference with House Democrats afterward showed top priorities for the minority party. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe plans to announce his tax plan next week at the State of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All on-street parking rates in Downtown Columbia are increasing to $1 per hour, a $0.40 increase, starting Monday, according to a city press release. This ensures all parking rates match the campus area south of Elm Street. According to the release, the city intentionally selected Monday to reprogram and update pricing labels
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Eldon residents are still under a boil order as of Saturday, marking the 18th day. The city posted on its social media, saying it collected eight water samples from four locations that previously tested positive for Total Coliform, and one sample came back with traces of the bacteria. That sample was taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows violent crime–including murder, aggravated assault, robbery and rape — in Columbia is down 6.29% in 2025 from the previous year. Crime in Columbia has been under watch after a Stephen’s College student was shot and killed on East Broadway in September. Since that incident,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deadly crashes are down 5% this year, with a preliminary total of 898 as of Monday, compared to 955 reported in 2024. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is waiting on final numbers, but preliminary data shows the state is down from last year in deadly crashes, according to MSHP Lieutenant Eric Brown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s anonymous tip form for schools shows “handle with care” as the number one report for 2025. Courage2Report allows parents, students and school staff from private and public K-12 schools to report concerns like bullying, school threats and suicide to the school and local law enforcement without the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s hands-free phone law hits one year of being in effect on New Year’s Day. Since its initial implementation in January 2025, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has cited 1,417 drivers. The law was passed in 2023 after a Columbia man died from a car crash in 2019 when a driver was
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TAOS, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who lives down the street from where one pedestrian was seriously injured and another killed in Taos, said the couple was likely crossing the street heading to the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Mass when they were hit. The crash happened near the church on Route M west of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Salvation Army is wrapping up the final hours of its Red Kettle Campaign on Wednesday, but the nonprofit says it needs even more donations to keep running its current programs. Spokesperson Melinda Jennings said the goal was to raise $410,000, but as of Tuesday afternoon, the Salvation Army needed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least three lawsuits ask Missouri judges to quickly decide on redistricting cases ahead of the candidate filing date of Feb. 24. This follows some confusion as to which congressional map is currently in effect. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said the new congressional map took effect on Dec. 11. However, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is set to award more than 1,800 degrees as students walk across the stage during the winter commencement ceremonies. Commencement started Friday with five ceremonies, and it will wrap up Saturday with another five. This is the schedule for Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Sinclair School of Nursing, Jesse Auditorium
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission gave unanimous approval Thursday to a framework that lays out property tax incentives for a new Amazon data center. The tax break package could amount to $1 billion in incentives if the company fully constructs its 17-building data center campus. The hearing over Chapter 100 bonds was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is asking a federal judge to reopen a dismissed redistricting lawsuit after dueling arguments made in public about when a new, legislature-approved congressional map takes effect. The state says the map is in effect now while Secretary of State Denny Hoskins verifies the referendum to put the map on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is monitoring dangerously cold temperatures from Saturday into Sunday. The American Red Cross has some tips to keep your home and water pipes safe as the temperatures drop below freezing Saturday. According to the Red Cross, the pipes most likely to freeze are outside, in unheated
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is working with stakeholders to figure out how to implement restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Missouri Department of Social Services said Friday. The state was approved to adjust the SNAP program to exclude items like sodas, candy, packaged and prepared desserts and juice with less than 50%
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A statistic about income taxes paid by the top 1% of earners has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe might be looking to phase out income tax in 2026, but to do that, the state would have to expand the sales tax base to include services, according to conservative group Americans
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state asking the judge to reject the referendum that would put Missouri’s new congressional map on the ballot. The state sued “People Not Politicians” in an effort to prevent the group from getting a question about a redrawn congressional map on
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge is reviewing arguments in a redistricting lawsuit after Monday’s trial. People Not Politicians argues Secretary of State Denny Hoskins failed to follow Missouri open records laws by not approving the referendum language. The state argues that because the governor hadn’t signed the new congressional map into law
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A Kansas City woman was seriously hurt in a UTV crash in Morgan County on Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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