COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday signed an online age verification rule into a state law. House Bill 1839 was made official Thursday and now requires age verification for websites that have more than one-third of its content containing sexual material, including social media. The sites would have to use a third-party for
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Editor’s note: This article has been adjusted to reflect the correct city council meeting date. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local downtown business owners are putting their support behind a proposal for an urban camping ordinance for downtown Columbia. Executive Director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District Nickie Davis said the CID plans to submit a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a local senior care facility. James Callison’s mother Mary Carter was admitted to Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living Community on Aug. 6, 2024, after being hospitalized from a fall while facing other medical diagnoses, like dementia, the petition says. She
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a brief investigation, Rolla-area fire officials determined a Saturday night house fire to have been caused by fireworks. According to a social media post, at 10:33 p.m. Saturday the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District and the Rolla Rural Fire Protection District were dispatched to the 16000 block of County Road 8200.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a suspect vehicle after a shooting on Spruce Road just before noon Sunday. A social media post from the sheriff’s office said, one person was shot and transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Further information on their condition was not
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old Kansas City man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F. A social media post from Troop F said the man entered the water in Lick Branch Cove and did not resurface. 🚨Drowning at Lake of the Ozarks🚨Troopers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after an air conditioning unit caught fire in a vacant Stephens College dormitory Sunday morning, according to Columbia Fire Department. At 9:25 a.m., CFD was dispatched to the residence hall in the 100 block of Melbourne Street. Stephens security staff met firefighters on site and directed them to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon and both lanes of South Scott Boulevard to Christian Fellowship road were temporarily closed after a rollover crash, according to Columbia Fire Department. Capt. Dwayne Cummins with CFD said it was a single car rollover accident that trapped the woman inside. Officials say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was saved by the Boone County Fire Protection District after being trapped in their car late Friday night. According to a news release from the fire protection district, it was challenging technical rescue in the 9200 block of North Brown Station road. The report said the car went off the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms Saturday afternoon have lead to the closure of Osage City to the public, according to Cole County Emergency Services. CCES Chief Eric Hoy said the city will close down roads leading into the city for only people who live there because of debris in the road and damages to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus will be open on Wednesday night due to extreme heat in the area. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days are in effect through the weekend as the heat index looks to hit triple digits. New Day Columbia will operate the overnight cooling center at 1304 Bowling
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DEFIANCE, Mo. (KMIZ) His name is on significant landmarks around the Show-Me State and in Boone County, like the Daniel Boone Regional Library or the Daniel Boone Little League Fields. But who was Daniel Boone? While he wasn’t from Missouri, he made the state his home for much of his life, helping to form it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care on Wednesday announced that it has laid off 74 employees as part of an “organizational redesign.” In a Wednesday afternoon press release, MU Health Care claimed the reduction in workforce, along with an adjustment of benefits, will “help strengthen the health system’s long-term financial sustainability, improve operational performance and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the first of six FIFA World Cup matches kicked off Tuesday in Kansas City, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is sounding the alarm on drone use near the stadium and celebration events. Ahead of the games, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed temporary flight restrictions around World Cup stadiums, fan festivals and
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BUTLER, Mo. (KMIZ) The Butler Police Department said Monday that North Business 49 at the Butler Memorial Airport will be closed as officials investigate a deadly plane crash from Sunday that killed 12 people. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived on Monday. According to the FAA, the plane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 50-year-old Illinois woman is dead after a crash in Camden County just before 1:20 p.m. Sunday. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the woman was driving Westbound on U.S. 54 when she went off the right side of the road and struck the edge of a concrete driveway. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Human trafficking is believed to impact at least 27.6 million people globally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Large sporting events like the upcoming FIFA World Cup create a prime environment for traffickers, with big crowds helping them fly under the radar. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Wednesday that her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mom’s Demand Action Missouri and Powerhouse Community Development led a joint effort against gun violence Friday night. In light of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the groups gathered with and for survivors of gun violence at Douglass Park in Columbia. Attendees wore orange in solidarity. Two of those in attendance included Kimberly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Tuesday released its annual report for 2025, which shows violent crime trending down in the city for the fourth year in a row. CPD defined violent crime as a criminal act that involves a force or threat of force against a person. It may consist of murder
Continue Reading PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Plato man is seriously hurt after a crash on Highway AW south of Highway TT Friday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A 13-year-old boy was minorly hurt and a 39-year-old man was also moderately hurt in the crash. Both were from the St. Robert
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