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Missouri judge says ban on gender-affirming care for minors can start Monday

August 25, 2023 3:30 PM Associated Press

A Missouri judge says a law banning gender-affirming treatments for minors can take effect.

Ambulance fire backs up traffic on westbound Interstate 70 in Callaway County

August 22, 2023 3:22 PM Matthew Sanders, Marina Diaz

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday that a vehicle fire has caused a lane of westbound Interstate 70 to close.

Mothers of children killed in Columbia apartment fire sue property owners

August 21, 2023 5:53 PM Matthew Sanders, Lucas Geisler

The mothers of two children killed last December in a Columbia apartment fire have sued the owners of the apartment complex where they died.

Columbia man pleads guilty to reduced charge in stepfather’s death

August 21, 2023 12:36 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man charged in March 2022 with shooting and killing his father pleaded guilty to reduced charges Monday and could spend more than two decades in prison.

Judge dismisses charges against Versailles man accused in Jan. 6 riot

August 16, 2023 4:47 PM Matthew Sanders, Lucas Geisler

A federal court on Wednesday dismissed charges against a Versailles, Missouri, man who was being prosecuted for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Breach affects companies that handle UM System data

August 16, 2023 10:29 AM Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri System confirmed Wednesday that a data breach of a file transfer system compromised information about employees, students and retirees.

Woman accused of murdering toddler ruled incompetent; trial pushed off until next year

August 14, 2023 3:12 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of murdering a toddler five years ago was ruled incompetent by a judge on Monday. Quatavia Givens, 30, is charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the fourth criminal case against him

August 14, 2023 9:10 PM Associated Press

By KATE BRUMBACK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege

Boone Health given all clear, lockdown ends

August 10, 2023 6:37 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health was placed on a lockdown Thursday evening. A Boone Health spokesman told ABC 17 News in an email that the hospital was locked down at 5:52 p.m. after Boone County Joint Communications informed them that it received a call about someone possibly threatening the hospital. Spokesman Ben Cornelius said in

MU barn fire leads to ‘complete and total loss,’ no injuries reported

August 8, 2023 6:37 PM Ryan Shiner

View a livestream of firefighters putting out the fire in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters on Tuesday responded to a barn fire in the 9600 block of Highway 40 in Boone County. The right side of a barn completely collapsed and the left side of it caved in. University of Missouri spokesman

Family of man who died in Columbia police shooting asks to see body cam footage

August 7, 2023 11:34 AM Hannah Falcon

The family of the 22-year-old man who died Friday during an officer-involved shooting in Columbia has hired a lawyer and sent a letter to Columbia Mayor Barbra Buffaloe.

Police shoot at suicidal man after taking fire in Columbia; suspect killed

August 4, 2023 4:41 PM Ryan Shiner

A large police presence was seen Friday afternoon at a southern Columbia apartment complex and highway patrol troopers have been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting.

Hundreds remain without power as storms bring flash flooding to Mid-Missouri

August 3, 2023 5:47 AM Isabella Roberts

Hundreds of homes were without power and parts of Mid-Missouri were under flash flood warnings Thursday morning as storms continued to hammer the area.

Missouri River race canceled with storms in forecast

August 2, 2023 12:05 PM Grace Pankey

The 18th annual Missouri River 340 race was canceled Wednesday as paddlers passed through Jefferson City on their way from Kansas City to St. Charles.

NTSB: Crossing design contributed to deadly Chariton County Amtrak crash

August 2, 2023 1:50 PM Matthew Sanders

National accident investigators say in their final report that the design of the railroad crossing in Mendon where a dump truck hit an Amtrak train last summer contributed to the deadly crash.

Man charged with two counts of murder after pregnant Boone County woman’s death

August 1, 2023 8:05 AM Erika McGuire

One person is in custody after another was killed after an assault early Tuesday morning.

Part of Highway 63 closed in Columbia after crash

August 1, 2023 11:02 AM Matthew Sanders

A crash blocked part of Highway 63 northbound near the Interstate 70 connector in Columbia a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegal gun possession after murder acquittal

July 31, 2023 1:44 PM Gabrielle Teiner

A Columbia man was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in state prison Monday at the Boone County Courthouse for illegal gun possession after being acquitted of murder.

Boone Health cutting 60-plus jobs; most are unfilled

July 31, 2023 5:13 PM Matthew Sanders

Publicly-run Boone Health said Monday that it is cutting more than 60 of its 2,320 positions but most of them are unfilled.

Ashland Board of Aldermen appoints interim police chief

July 25, 2023 5:15 PM Nia Hinson

The Ashland Board of Aldermen appointed an interim police chief during its special meeting Tuesday night.