Watch a news conference with Brattin and Hoskins at 11:30 a.m. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There is growing tension between the secretary of state and the Boone County clerk over when to tie voters to a new congressional map that eliminates a safe Democratic district, and now state Sen. Rick Brattin is asking for legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teacher in the Iberia School District was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having sexual contact with a student, the district said in a social media statement. Casey Ann Mason, 28, was booked into the Miller County Jail on Thursday afternoon without bond, according to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office website. Charges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth person has been charged in Randolph County court in the disappearance of a Moberly teen who was found dead Thursday. Julian L. Mason, 26, was charged Thursday with felony evidence tampering in the disappearance of Kayla Huff, who was reported missing May 6. Three others — Alayna Mason, Hunter Ames
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach alderman has been charged with multiple felonies in Camden County. Ward 1 Alderman John Robert “Bob” O’Steen was charged on Wednesday with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. A warrant was requested on Wednesday. The city
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash took out electricity close to hundreds of Ameren Missouri customers Wednesday just after noon. Ameren’s outage map reported 472 customers without service centered in the Apache Flats area of western Jefferson City just before 2 p.m. Restoration work could last hours, the map says. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman who was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing a Randolph County sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car has now been charged with kidnapping a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since last week. Alayna Mason, 20, was charged Wednesday in Randolph County with first-degree kidnapping related to the disappearance of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of Eagle Stop convenience stores has been charged with promoting illegal gambling after a raid on a Columbia store. Anthony Gier, of Eldon, was charged Tuesday by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office with four felony counts of promoting illegal gambling. An office spokeswoman said the case is related to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Laurel, Mississippi, police chief said Monday that Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy was a victim in a shooting that occurred over the weekend. The police department is currently working the case. Laurel Police Sgt. Macon Davis, in an interview with ABC 17, said that Hardy was attending a concert at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers found two .45-caliber pistols and two rifles, one with a load in the chamber, at the end of a multi-county chase Saturday in which the suspect allegedly shot at officers. Clayton Wulf of Ellisville, Missouri, in the St. Louis area, was arrested after crashing his pickup truck at East
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver suffered serious injuries in a crash that shut down part of Clark Lane in northeast Columbia on Friday. Emergency dispatchers sent a public alert that the crash had closed Clark Lane at Hanover Boulevard at about 9 a.m. The road remained closed at 9:30 a.m. Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Highway 63 near Clark was closed for hours Thursday because of a police response, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday. The northbound driving lane and both sounthbound lanes had reopened by about 4 p.m., and traffic was moving slowly through the scene. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy said the scene was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in a shooting and chase is dead after suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to an “incident” northeast of the city Thursday afternoon and asked drivers to avoid the area. Columbia officers were responding to an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is asking for federal assistance to help the state recover from storms that hit in late April, including several Mid-Missouri counties. Kehoe is asking FEMA to take part in damage assessments of public infrastructure for 11 counties, including Chariton, Howard, Monroe, Randolph and Saline, his office said Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia police officer shot a suspect during a chase Wednesday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol stated in a news release. The suspect suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to a hospital. The officer was also injured and hospitalized, though the injuries were not life-threatening, the Patrol stated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager was charged as an adult with murder, robbery and armed criminal action in a deadly Facebook Marketplace meetup. Judge Tracy Gonzalez agreed to certify Mikel Jones, 17, as an adult in an alleged deadly robbery in southwest Columbia, minutes before charges were filed. Columbia police believe he took part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick announced Monday afternoon on X that service has been restored to Boone County Joint Communications services. Lumen has restored service. BCJC should be receiving calls without issue again. https://t.co/CMGuZYFQEA— Kip Kendrick (@Kip_Kendrick) May 4, 2026 BCJC services were disrupted early Monday after a fiber line was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for shooting a man in the face at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia. Alexis Gonzalez, 38, of Orlando, was convicted in March of second-degree assault and armed criminal action in the Aug. 17, 2024, shooting of Gary Bitsicas at the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Jefferson City man has been found after he left the scene of a crash on Tuesday. Nathan Spencer had last been seen after he was involved in a crash Tuesday morning in the 2300 block of Highway 50/63 westbound. His last known location was near Cedar Creek Court and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead after they were hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Mokane Road in Fulton, the Fulton Police Department announced in a press release. Police were called after the crash occurred at 1:02 p.m. First responders gave aid to the victim at the scene and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 4 City Councilman Nick Foster announced on Thursday that he will resign from his position this summer. Foster – who was reelected to his position during the spring 2025 election – announced on his social media that his last day will by June 12. He was first elected to the
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