COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A major addition to Columbia Public Schools will officially be welcomed Monday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Eagle Bluffs Elementary School. The district’s newest elementary school is located on 5400 S. Sinclair Road next to John Warner Elementary School. The new two-story, $36 million facility spans 76,5000 square feet
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department says the investigation into a vehicle found in Binder Lake earlier this month has been closed. Lt. Curtis Finke with JCPD said the vehicle was a 1993 Pontiac Grand Am with license plates that expired in 1997. “It was submerged in the water for quite some
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans
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Six republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving republicans an
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Six Republicans are competing in the August primary for the Fifth Congressional District seat. Taylor Burks, Rick Brattin, Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Berton Knox and Brad Patty are all challenging incumbent Emanuel Cleaver, who has held the seat since 2005. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 during a special session aimed at giving Republicans an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s newly drawn Fifth Congressional District will be a close watch as it could decide control of the U.S. House in November. The so-called “Missouri First Map” was signed into law by Gov. Mike Kehoe in September 2025 after passing during a special legislative session. Since then, the map has survived court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 2372 into law Monday that includes several overhauls to healthcare laws in the state. HB 2372, was sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters (R-Phelps County) and state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County). One provision in the bill, bans health insurers from placing time limits on anesthesia
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City’s FIFA Fan Fest reached capacity Saturday afternoon as fans gathered to watch the city’s final World Cup quarterfinal match, featuring Argentina and Switzerland. Organizers posted on “X” around 3:30 p.m. that general admission entry to Fan Fest had been temporarily paused because the venue had reached capacity. Premium Garden
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The crash location has been corrected. A Columbia boy and Shelbina woman were thrown from a vehicle in a rollover crash in Audrain County on Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The single-vehicle crash happened on Highway 22 just east of Highway 63 at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Public education efforts are underway by the Columbia Police Department as the city’s new median ordinance is set to take effect July 1. CPD Lt. Clint Sinclair, who is overseeing the implementation, said education efforts began the first week of April, providing a three-month window before the law takes effect. “I think we’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is following the lead of other Missouri cities by implementing a median ordinance set to take effect July 1. The City of Springfield put its median ordinance in place in January 2018. Both ordinances focus on medians in intersections with speed limits of 35 mph or higher, average
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Kansas City prepares to host six FIFA World Cup matches, officials are expanding public transit and launching shuttle services to help move hundreds of thousands of expected visitors throughout the region. Argentina and Algeria will play the first match at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Arrowhead Stadium, which is being called
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Editor’s note: The launch date has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Social Services announced Friday that it is extending the date of the Healthy SNAP initiative, which eliminates many sugary food and drinks from purchases. The initiative was originally set to launch on Oct. 1 of this year, but will now
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HIGH HILL, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe and leaders from Google unveiled a data center project Wednesday that includes a $15 billion infrastructure investment from the tech giant. Kehoe joined local officials and Google executives at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Speakers touted the jobs the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections says air conditioning installation at some facilities will not be completed for several more months as summer temperatures approach. DOC spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said the department came across obstacles during the installation process at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, slowing progress on the project. Pojmann said the vendor originally working with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) P.E.A.C.E and H.O.P.E held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for its new Teen Center. The new center is located at 203 N. Providence Road in Columbia and aims to help at-risk youth. The nonprofits created the space to offer access to mentorship, educational support, life skills development, and programming focused on personal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School District has issued 2,628 cellphone policy referrals so far this school year, according to the district. The district says that number reflects incidents and not individual students, as one student can receive multiple referrals. This marks a decrease from 3,185 in the 2024-2025 school year. In the 2023-2024
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Animal Hospital is set to close on Friday, but a clear reason for the sudden shutdown hasn’t been provided. The hospital, located in northern Columbia, announced the closure last week in a social media post saying, “After many years of serving the Columbia community, it is with sincere sadness that
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