COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fischer Minerals LLC filed an application for a mine expansion in Callaway County, according to information from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The application to the DNR was stamped with a Sept. 4 date. The DNR told ABC 17 News in an email that Fischer Minerals is expanding 40 acres for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation and child abuse for an incident that allegedly occurred in 2024. A no-bond warrant was issued for Zach Garner on Wednesday. A court date has not been announced. The probable cause statement says a school resource officer in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Video that included a Missouri Department of Natural Resources sign has been removed. A sharp increase in camping violations on Missouri Department of Conservation areas prompted new regulations requiring campers to obtain permits beginning in March 2027. Under the new regulations, campers will need to purchase a $5 permit
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The Consumers Council of Missouri believes state regulators do not have strong enough safeguards in place to ensure data center power costs are not falling back on the average Missouri ratepayer.
“The decision makers in Missouri have tended to err on the side of promoting data centers rather than protecting the public,” CCM Executive Director John Coffman said. “It’s an ongoing regulatory battle.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian in Callaway County was seriously injured Monday night in a crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2014 Ford Flex – driven by a 33-year-old Mokane woman – was heading northbound on Route C, just south of County Road 400 near Mokane, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Callaway County Sunday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2023 Nissan Rogue eastbound near the 7300 block of Route Z in Callaway County at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. Trooper said the vehicle went off
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers traveling through Kingdom City will need to plan for a temporary closure of U.S. 54 over Interstate 70 as crews prepare to demolish two bridges. The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the demolition at 7 p.m. Friday, with work expected to continue until 5 a.m. Nov. 2. MoDOT I-70
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Highway 54 overpass in Kingdom City that goes over Interstate 70 will closed at the end of the month as crews demolish old bridges as part of the Improve I-70 Project, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT crews will demolish “the two no-longer-used bridges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is facing several charges in connection with a chase that occurred over the weekend in Callaway County. Sydney Akers, 29, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with aggravated fleeing, second-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting arrest and four misdemeanors: Driving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old Fulton teen died in a UTV crash in Callaway County early Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the teen was a passenger in a 2025 Polaris Side by Side being driven by a 16-year-old Fulton teen at around 2:17 p.m. The pair were driving northbound on Beaver
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A Fulton woman was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase in Callaway County.
According to a news release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, Sydney Akers, 29, “nearly T-boned” a deputy vehicle around 11 p.m. Saturday on Westminster Drive near 4th Street, resulting in the deputy’s attempt to pull her over.
A pursuit ensued as Akers drove westbound on State Road F. The release says she intentionally pressed the brakes several times in front of the pursuing deputies chasing her, causing a crash that damaged a patrol vehicle and her own.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has named the victim in a homicide case. Aunika Houston, 37, was named the victim in the case involving the recent arrest at the Baymont Inn and Suites in Kingdom City. Jonathan Guthrie Houston, 44, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his wife and leaving the body at a Kingdom City hotel dumpster appeared in court on Tuesday. Jonathan Guthrie Houston, 44, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. Houston is accused of
Continue Reading KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A homicide investigation is underway in Kingdom City. Maj. Curtis Hall with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that an arrest was made in connection with the investigation. Jonathan G. Houston, 44, was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Sunday night on suspicion of first-degree murder and kidnapping. Callaway
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An Eldon woman was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Callaway County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Traffic backed up Friday morning heading into Jefferson City due to a car crash. The Missouri Department of Transportation warned drivers that westbound Highway 54 had been narrowed near the Missouri River Bridge for the crash. A MoDOT camera showed a line of traffic in both lanes on the highway heading
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor-trailer crash on eastbound Interstate 70 east of Columbia that spilled protein shakes partially blocked the road for several hours Thursday. According to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted just before 2 a.m., troopers investigated a crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer at mile marker 137 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday involving a golf cart while driving on Route AA. According to a crash report put out by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it was a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road 499 in Callaway County. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday afternoon in Holts Summit, the Missouri State Highway Patrol shared in a crash report. Troop F – which covers much of Mid-Missouri – wrote on X that it investigated a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department on Tuesday announced that it found no evidence of “foul play or criminal activity” after a 70-year-old man was found face down in the Missouri River last week. JCPD wrote in a press release that Michael Blecher was the man who was found in the river near
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