COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it will open a primary care clinic next month in Holts Summit. The release says the clinic will open Tuesday, May 5 at 180 Northstar Dr. and will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Services include regular appointments, telehealth services and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been one year since a tornado destroyed Columbia’s recycling facility and city officials told ABC 17 News the city is spending more money to transport recyclables than what it makes in return. Recovery Supervisor Tom Elliot with the city’s Solid Waste Division said the revenue impact is due to profit sharing
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EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ) A deadly motorcycle crash closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 between Eugene and Brazito in Cole County on Monday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 77-year-old Jefferson City man was riding a 2023 Harley Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra motorcycle north when he went through a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The woman accused of killing a Jefferson City boy in 2018 will have her trial take place in Pulaski County this summer. Judge William Hickle ruled on Friday that the jury trial for Quatavia Givens will take place entirely in Pulaski County. The court had already agreed to pick the jury
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus with 17 middle and high school students from the Jefferson City School District was involved in a crash on Thursday morning. School district spokeswoman Ryan Burns told ABC 17 News that a car rear-ended the bus on the way to school on Route T at Parkview Road in St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination for Missouri’s Sixth Senate District have raised more than $1 million combined for their campaigns, according to reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission. State Rep. Rudy Veit, who represents rural Cole County, has taken in the most money so far, raising more than $324,000 for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge on Tuesday upheld the state’s voucher program that lets some students attend their school of choice — public or private. Judge Brian Stumpe denied the Missouri National Education Association’s request for an injunction to halt the Missouri Scholars Program. The Missouri General Assembly appropriated $51 million for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former part-time teacher who was accused of trying to poison her husband in 2024 has had her attempted-murder charge reduced to domestic assault. Sarah Scheffer is now charged in Cole County with third-degree domestic assault. The reduction in charges was filed on Monday, court filings show. ABC 17 News has reached
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with multiple felonies after he was shot by Jefferson City police officers in February is asking for a change of judge and venue. Joey Hampton, 40, of Jefferson City, is charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree assault and single counts of shooting at a vehicle,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe met Monday afternoon with federal, state and local officials about security preparations for the World Cup in Kansas City. Kansas City will host six matches, including a quarterfinal game. The city is expecting 650,000 visitors and four countries will call KC its base camp. Those countries include:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Blair Oaks bus driver accused of assaulting a student last week will not face charges, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Wednesday. “Just clear after reading reports and viewing the video that criminal charges are not appropriate in this case,” Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a written statement. Thompson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused and charged in an alleged road-rage incident in September is once again employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 to misdemeanor reckless driving. He was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but the charge was
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About 6-7% of Cole County voters had cast their ballot by noon Tuesday, according to Cole County Clerk Steve Korsmeyer.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The county clerks of Mid-Missouri’s two-largest counties are expecting low voter turnout on Tuesday. Boone and Cole counties have several items up for a vote on Tuesday, including voting for school board members in several districts, propositions and people running for city government. You can view everything being voted on at our
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force is set to present its homelessness action plan to the city council Monday. In a 10-page report, the group outlines several key priorities, including expanding shelter access, increasing affordable housing, strengthening employment support, enhancing mental health and safety services, and raising public awareness. According to Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters will send three brand new members to the Jefferson City Schools Board of Education in the April 7 election. Those candidates will replace outgoing members Brad Bates, Scott Hovis and Suzanne Luther. A majority of the board will have less than a year of experience running the district — board member
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Thursday press release that a bus driver was accused of assaulting a student on a bus on Wednesday morning. The release says a Blair Oaks school resource officer was called by the district’s superintendent “in reference to an alleged assault that occurred on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County’s presiding commissioner entered the Republican primary for Missouri’s Sixth Senate District on the final day of filing Tuesday. Todd Isaac “Ike” Skelton of Osage Beach is the sixth Republican to file paperwork to run in the August election for the district that runs from Cole County to the Lake of
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Cole County officially broke ground on its new $14 million juvenile center Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County prosecutor’s office filed more than half a dozen charges Monday, a day after police said a domestic violence call led to a high-speed pursuit. Brent Allen Johnson of Jefferson City faces charges including fourth-degree domestic assault, aggravated fleeing a stop, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to
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