COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has expanded restrictions on dyed diesel to all drivers, not just farmers. Executive Order 26-20 allows all motor vehicles to use dyed diesel fuel on Missouri highways. The action follows an executive order President Donald Trump signed on Monday. “Haulers in Missouri will now be able to utilize tax-free
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Across the Show-Me State, more than 122,000 Missourians aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Senior Services. One-in-three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia across the country. “That is a staggering figure,” said Senior Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Friday or early Saturday as a Category 3 storm after rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico. Watch the storm’s approach on Panhandle beach cameras. Sharky’s, Panama City Perdido Key, Florida Santa Rosa Island, Florida Destin, Florida
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Football fans heading to the 11 a.m. kickoff between No. 14 Missouri and Texas A&M at Memorial Stadium Saturday must be aware of game parking and traffic impacts. Permit and tailgate lots will be open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Anyone with permits to park in areas designated for Mizzou game day must
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The Mizzou football team hopes it can keep on winning in the SEC this Saturday when Texas A&M comes to Columbia. The No. 14 Tigers are favored over the Aggies. The game will get a national showcase, kicking off the Saturday slate on ABC at 11 a.m. Do you think the Tigers will prevail? Let
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A survey conducted by Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission found that a majority of respondents believe the city should not build a data center. But as interest in technology grows, city officials are working to determine what regulations would be needed if a data center were proposed. Patrick Zenner, Columbia’s director of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since its announcement Tuesday, 172 high school seniors across Missouri have opted into the University of Missouri’s guaranteed admissions program. Eligible students are high school students with a 3.0 GPA who have completed at least 12 credits of college-level courses through their school district’s early college program. School districts partnering with MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department will hold an open house meeting next week about a pair of projects. The meeting will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 in conference rooms 1A and 1B at city hall about the East Green Meadows Road/East Nifong Boulevard roundabout and the Pershing Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defense in a homicide case from Gasconade County is trying to get a murder charge dismissed. Henry Lorton, of Owensville, is charged in Gasconade County with second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree assault. His lawyer filed a motion on Tuesday asking the judge to lower his bond to $10,000 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the victim’s name has been corrected. The mother of a man suspected of killing his father testified Thursday that her son admitted to the shooting immediately afterward. Tracy Perkins testified Thursday that her son told her, “I just shot your husband,” after she heard gunshots inside their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 56-year-old man from Roach, Missouri, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday afternoon on Route AA in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2024 Indian Roadmaster northbound, failed to negotiate a curve and went off the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials are considering new regulations for homeless shelters, drawing concerns from local advocates about how the rules could affect existing services. The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Commission voted Thursday morning to send a proposed ordinance regulating shelters to the City Council. The ordinance would apply to overnight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony after he was accused of starting a fire at a mobile home over the weekend in the 1500 block of Vandiver Drive. Stephen Tune Jr., 39, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with second-degree arson. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia woman was seriously injured Wednesday night in a crash on Route O in Pettis County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2005 Lexus IS 300 southbound as it ran off the right side of the road and hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following Columbia’s gun violence analysis, the Office of Violence Prevention aims to improve school violence intervention. The City of Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention presented a violence-prevention analysis last week identifying three areas of focus, including violence interruption in schools. D’Markkus Thomas-Brown, Office of Violence Prevention administrator, said increasing school intervention will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former professional baseball player from Columbia pleaded guilty to a felony earlier this week. Blake Tekotte, 39, pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree domestic assault. He was sentenced to serve probation for five years with a four-year suspended sentence. He was originally charged with first-degree kidnapping and third-degree domestic assault in
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Thursday. Christopher Woods-Bloss is charged in the death of 16-year-old Kayla Huff, whose body was found this spring in a Randolph County conservation area. Woods-Bloss and Huff had been in a relationship multiple
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A Columbia man who describes himself as a “nudist” was arrested this week and charged with four misdemeanors for exposing himself in May and June on the MKT Trail. Two people who allegedly encountered the man on the trail considered purchasing a gun after those incidents due to safety concerns, according to court documents. Reports
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state auditor gave Cooper County a “poor” rating on Wednesday. A press release and audit report claim the county needs to “do a better job of managing the county’s finances and putting it on a better trajectory by doing more immediate and long-term planning,” Fitzpatrick wrote. The report claims the County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night shared a more than 47-minute-long video surrounding the response to a call involving a toddler’s drowning. Iszabella O’Bryan, 2, was found dead on March 3 in the water at the Lake of the Ozarks after she went missing. Previous reporting from the time of
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