COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman were seriously injured Friday evening in a motorcycle crash in Howard County. According to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. The motorcycle, a 2020 Harley-Davidson Road King Special, was being driven by a 43-year-old Madison man on Route U, just east
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group wanting to bar the state from using a 2025 congressional map says it has appealed a federal appeals court decision denying its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday turned down People Not Politicians’ appeal meant to overrule a federal district judge’s decision
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 28-year-old Allison Bell of Dixon was arrested Friday on suspicion of a stabbing in Maries County earlier this week. According to a press release from the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home on Sept. 1 at around 1:55 p.m. for a stabbing. There, they found a woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured in a car accident late Friday afternoon in Fulton. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 4:40 p.m. on Route WW near Martin Drive. The driver, a 56-year-old Fulton man, was driving West in a 2013 Chevy Silverado when he drove off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting a new low in measles vaccination rates as the common childhood illness resurges in other parts of the country. The department reports that Missouri kindergartners from the 2025-2026 school year had an 89.5% measles vaccination rate, ranking Missouri 15th lowest in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court has still not made its decision after hearing arguments on a Respect Missouri Voters lawsuit against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The lawsuit focuses on Hoskins’ rights to approve or deny citizen-led initiative petitions. Three Missouri residents, including Jamie Howard of Jefferson City, filed the case against
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SNAP recipients are wary of the new SNAP verification requirements set to roll out on Oct. 1. The change will require applicants and recertifiers to bring documentation for their expenses instead of self-reporting. Proof will be required for: Shelter costs, such as rent, mortgage and utilities Dependent care or childcare expenses Countable
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Forty-nine Lincoln University students are temporarily moved out of Anthony Hall until at least the end of the fall semester after mold was discovered growing in an empty dorm room. Students were initially notified on Wednesday and moved out that evening and throughout Thursday. “We got an email saying that we’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri is set to receive millions of dollars as part of a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. According to a news release from Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, Missouri will receive between $100 million and $150 million. “As a mother, I know how critical it is to shield
Continue Reading COLUMBIA Mo. A 15-year-old boy from Bland was seriously injured Saturday in an ATV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, the crash happened at around 7:15 p.m. The teen was driving a 2014 Can-Am Commander in a field just north of Bland when he went to make a turn and flipped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release from CPD, it said a 46-year-old Columbia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision near Forum Boulevard. There were no passengers in the vehicles. The driver of the other vehicle had serious injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Aug. 28, pregnancy will no longer be a determining factor for delaying a divorce, updating an over 50-year-old state rule. House Bill 1908 was signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe in April and adds the text, “Pregnancy status shall not prevent the court from entering a judgment of dissolution of marriage or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The office of Attorney General Catherine Hanaway received a win Wednesday in the battle over gaming machines after a Cole County judge dropped a lawsuit against them. However, the group suing the office is ready to refile. The suit was filed by the Missouri Licensing Advocacy Group at the end of June,
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline was updated to accurately reflect the incident. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has identified 20-year-old Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick of Columbia as the suspect who allegedly fired shots in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. According to a CPD press release, officers on foot heard shots being fired in the 800
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sharon Jones took the win in Columbia’s Ward 4 Council race against Ryan King and Dave Sorrell. “I’m just really excited that things turned out so well tonight,” Jones said. “This was a victory that we were anticipating, but not by this wide of a margin, I am overwhelmed by the outpouring
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old Osage Beach man was seriously injured Sunday in a Camden County motorcycle crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at around 5:10 p.m., the man was on a 2013 Triumph Rocket 3 heading east on U.S. Route 54 at J.R. Hunt Dr. when he lost control of the motorcycle.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old Hermann man was seriously injured Sunday in Gasconade County during a moped accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at around 3 p.m., the man was driving a 2023 Honda Metropolitan Moped east on Black Forest Drive, just west of Missouri State Highway 100. The moped then lost control
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 69-year-old Edwards man was seriously injured in Camden County Sunday afternoon in a UTV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, at around 1 p.m., the man was driving a John Deere 855D south on Paradise Acres Road, just south of Brown Bend Road. He then drove off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound traffic near the 3000 block of Chapel Hill Road, just east of Chapel Ridge Road, was stalled after a car crash in southwest Columbia Sunday evening. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene at around 7:20 p.m. saw a Grey Nissan Kicks turned west in the eastbound lane of Chapel Hill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ EDITORS NOTE: Day in title was corrected. A man was injured after being shot Sunday in east Columbia near the I-70 connector. Sgt. Patrick Corcoran told ABC 17 News that when police arrived on scene, they found a 26-year-old male victim at the Break Time with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim
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