JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a partnership with the City of Jefferson City, the Capital City Housing Task Force is looking for public comment on the state of housing in the city Tuesday evening. The Capital City Housing Task Force worked with the consulting group Housing Innovations Group LLC to create the Jefferson City Housing Supply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a weeks-long trial and months of court deliberations, appointments for medical abortions are now accessible in Missouri. According to the ACLU, starting Monday, patients seeking an abortion can book their appointment online at plannedparenthood.org. Patients can also call 1-800-230-PLAN to schedule their appointments. Columbia’s Planned Parenthood clinic plans to begin medical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect who was found dead after a shooting in Osage County Friday has been identified as 77-year-old Lawrence David Scheppers. According to a press release from the Osage County Sheriff’s office, at around 9:15 a.m. Friday, law enforcement was called to County Road 623 after receiving a call that Lawrence Scheppers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is taking a new angle in public safety downtown, with five safety ambassadors patrolling the city in the evenings starting Wednesday. The ambassador program is a partnership between the city, the District and the University of Missouri. City documents in previous reporting say it will cost all three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Emergency Management is continuing its multi-million dollar expansion of radio upgrades after the Boone County Commission and the Columbia City Council passed several Radio Grant Program measures on Monday and Tuesday. Through the grant, agencies can receive portable, hand-held radios that are similar to walkie-talkies or mobile radios that are
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Columbia residents will be able to drop off glass and other recyclables Saturday during a city recycling drop-off event.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Wednesday urged Gov. Mike Kehoe to balance the state’s budget, saying current spending is jeopardizing Missouri’s fiscal health. Fitzpatrick stated in a news release that the fiscal 2027 budget increased spending from the state’s general revenue fund. The state is expected to spend more than $1.7
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will return to Cole County court on Monday as the months-long legal battle over charter schools in Boone County continues. CPS filed the suit in December after the charter school, Frontier, announced a plan to establish a charter school in the county. The application was later approved by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 44-year-old Lohman man was killed in a crash Saturday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, at around 2 p.m., the man was driving a 2005 Ford F150 north on Route D just north of Hilltop Lane when he drove off the left side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Boone County Sheriff’s deputies were seen in the 4300 block of W. Bethany Drive in Southwest Columbia on Saturday. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene observed law enforcement putting up crime scene tape. The reporter also saw at least eight evidence markers placed on scene. The reporter also saw an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Capable of reaching speeds of up to 20 miles per hour, e-bikes and e-scooters are prompting a reminder from the Ashland Police Department about where and how they can be used. “We continue to receive complaints of dangerous activities by young people on e-bikes and electric motorcycles on the streets of Ashland,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local group No New Jail Boone Co. is pushing back against a sales tax increase set to appear on the November ballot. No New Jail Boone Co. includes members who are volunteers at other local groups. This includes COMO Mobile Aid, Room at the Inn, Loaves and Fishes and Boone County Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several drivers were left stranded on flooded roads over the weekend has heavy rains in Mid-Missouri closed out the month of May. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News on Monday three vehicles were stuck in floodwaters from Friday to Sunday this past weekend. The BCFPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from Lake of the Ozarks was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle semi-truck crash Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred in Morgan County at around 11:45 a.m. on U.S. 50 near Missouri Highway 5. The woman was driving a 2022 Ford Expedition
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Middletown, Missouri, man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Friday evening, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, at around 9 p.m., the 32-year-old man was driving a 2018 Yamaha YZF-R3 south on Highway 161 near Highway A when he flipped off the right
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of parade-goers on Monday packed East Broadway in downtown Columbia for the Gold Star Memorial Day Parade. Parade founder Sherry Wyatt marked the second year since the event’s return after a six-year hiatus, honoring fallen service members on Memorial Day. “This is extremely important to us because the greatest sacrifice that
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As over 650,000 people are expected to arrive in Kansas City this summer for the anticipated FIFA World Cup, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has partnered with national nonprofit Safe House Project to address human trafficking.
Hanaway reports that large-scale international events have led to spikes in trafficking activity.
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City of Columbia Manager De’Carlon Seewood highlighted community involvement and infrastructure projects during Friday’s State of the City address.
This year’s theme is “Building a Stronger Columbia Together.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in the Perche Creek over the weekend had his court date moved after failing to appear on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News that the delay was due to an unforeseen
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