COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, honoring workers across the U.S. and around the world. LiUNA Local 955 brought its message directly to the University of Missouri campus, holding two rallies just hours apart to call for higher wages and better working conditions. The union represents service and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of a bill that could raise Missouri’s rural interstate speed limits to 75 miles per hour say it reflects modern driving habits, despite concerns that it could lead to more dangerous crashes. Senate Bill 1408 would allow the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation to
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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) A man has been charged after police said he hit a woman on a city bus on Friday morning. Demetrius Jamason, 39, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday in Cole County with third-degree assault and misdemeanor elderly abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
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COLIUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council during its Monday meeting will discuss the possibility of entering into a new contract with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste drop-off. The city was previously in an agreement with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste until 2023, where discussions of cost had occurred within the city. If
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri signed Athletics Director Laird Veatch to a three-year contract extension. Mizzou Athletics announced the extension on Friday, the two-year anniversary of Veatch’s first day on the job at MU. The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the extension at its meeting in April, and with the new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Holts Summit Post Office reopened on Friday after it had to be closed on Thursday after someone ran into the building with a vehicle. Holts Summit Police Chief Caleb Groner told ABC 17 News on Friday that an “older person” accidentally ran their vehicle into the building around 2 p.m. Thursday.
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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) A Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felonies on Monday. Elijah Butler, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree property damage and drug possession. He was given credit for time served. He originally faced an additional charge of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges on Friday against a Domino’s delivery driver who is accused of hitting someone with his vehicle. Zachary Walton, 36, of Auxvasse, faces charges including first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s currently being held at the Callaway County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County dog breeder was denied bond in court once again on Friday. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. She previously faced 29 felony counts of animal abuse.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old suspect in a Johnson County shooting died early Friday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Kansas City. Law enforcement officers were looking for the man after they found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in a vehicle near Highway 131 and Highway 50, according to a Johnson County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Thursday after he allegedly tried to rob an Eagle Stop gas station in Eugene. Bakari Moody, 28, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. Moody allegedly went into the Eagle Stop in Eugene at about 3
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would create an oversight board for appeals to the state’s high school activities commission is heading to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The Missouri House voted 92-39 to pass the bill, which originated in the Senate, on Thursday before lawmakers went home for the weekend. Two weeks remain in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Endangered Silver Advisory for a 69-year-old Columbia woman was canceled on Friday afternoon after she was found “alive and well,” according to the Columbia Police Department. An advisory was issued on Thursday evening after police initially said Flor Vidal was last seen at 2240-6 Bennett Springs Drive at 6:50 a.m. Thursday.
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The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate, would allow state officials to increase speed limits on some rural highways. The legislation would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to increase the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on some stretches of divided highways in rural Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone jumped from the parking garage in downtown Columbia at Fifth and Walnut streets, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesman. Police are investigating an apparent suicide after one person was found dead, according to CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff. ABC 17 News typically does not report on suicides; but it will here
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The National Weather Service in Kansas City has confirmed two more tornadoes touched down on Monday morning in Randolph County. A survey team was out earlier this week and found a 36 mile long path of damage after an EF-2 tornado touched down in Saline County and traveled through the southern tip of Chariton and
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