The Education Department said Tuesday it plans to lay off more than 1,300 employees in an effort to cut its staff in half, according to the Associate Press. This comes in preparation of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force on homelessness discussed plan on Thursday to further resources in Mid-Missouri. Â The group was updated on what officials in Columbia are doing. One of the main focuses was making changes to Turning Point in Columbia, including a new contract for an overnight center and expanding the temperature
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man charged Wednesday for allegedly spraying two strangers with a caustic liquid near the parking lot at Bear Creek Trail made his initial court appearance Thursday. Maxon Castle, 22, has been charged in Boone County with two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the Tuesday incident in the trail parking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ameren Missouri filed an application on Monday to lease a project site from Audrain County, the Missouri Public Service Commission said in a Thursday press release. Ameren looks to build a 50 megawatt solar facility referred to as the Vandalia Project. The PSC March 26 as the deadline “for those wishing to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged in Pettis County after he allegedly led a trooper on a high-speed chase on Wednesday. Maxwell Payette was charged on Thursday with aggravated fleeing, four counts of armed criminal action, one count of drug possession, unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of illegal gun possession and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags at Johnson County government buildings to fly at half-staff on Friday in honor of Vernon Collett. Collett, 60, was a captain at the Johnson County Fire Protection District who died on Saturday while responding to a fire in the 600 block of Northeast Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender from Versailles was charged on Thursday after he allegedly tried to lure a child into a white van on Wednesday. James Anthony Ferrell, 64, was charged in Morgan County with child enticement, second-degree attempted kidnapping and drug possession. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Wednesday night building fire in Holts Summit, the Holts Summit Fire Protection District wrote in a Thursday afternoon press release. A large utility building – in the 12000 block of Callaway County Road 391 — was engulfed in flames when units arrived at 8:35 p.m., the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a cease-and-desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, prohibiting them from performing medication abortions without an approved complication plan from state health officials. However, Planned Parenthood officials contend they are not currently offering medication abortions and have complied with state requirements. Abortion appointments resumed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tom Santulli has not forgotten the early morning of Oct. 19 2021. “We lose sleep all the time about what if Danny had 20 more minutes? What if the paramedics had got there 20 minutes, you know 30 minutes before,” Santulli said. Santulli learned then that his son, Danny Santulli, who was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Boone County on Wednesday after he allegedly sprayed two strangers with liquid on Tuesday near the parking lot at Bear Creek Trail. Maxon Castle, 22, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault. A court date has not been set. He is being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old man from Kansas City was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route C in Benton County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred as the man failed to negotiate a right turn while heading eastbound on his 2008 Harley Davidson.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was killed in a Gaconade County crash Wednesday on Highway 19, about a half mile south of Aufderheide Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the Berger, Missouri, teenager was driving a 2010 Ford northbound when it went off the right side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for several business groups argued in front of the Missouri Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn Proposition A on Wednesday. Proposition A was passed by voters in November and will raise the state’s minimum wage to $13.75 on Jan. 1 and by another $1.25 in 2026 to reach $15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a Wednesday press release that it will take over a death investigation from Pike County. The Patrol wrote that the Pike County Sheriff’s Office received a missing person’s report for Nathanial Mueller, 23, of Hannibal, on Dec. 21, 2024. His remains were found on Feb.
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who pleaded guilty to leaving a loaded handgun on a table in reach of a child who accidentally shot and killed himself is was sentenced on Wednesday. Albert Keel, 28, pleaded guilty in January to endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says that the majority of a gasoline spill that occurred on Saturday morning has been removed. DNR Environmental Services Program Chief Sean Counihan wrote in a Wednesday email that between 1,000-1,100 gallons of gasoline was spilled. “I understand that the majority of the contaminated soils have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission is looking to make license applications available for sports betting by May 15, the commission shared in a post on its website on Tuesday. The MGC wrote that applications will be available in May to ensure “that the commission has time to properly review applications before decisions are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A water main break near the Columbia Farmers Market has led to Columbia Water and Light to announce a boil advisory for 86 customers. City Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor wrote in an email that a 12-inch cast iron main broke around 2:45 p.m. and that the outage will last “at least a few
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old Fayette man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly pinned a woman against a truck. Andrew Finley was charged on Wednesday in Howard County with first-degree domestic assault and driving while revoked. He is being held at the Howard County Jail on a $30,000 bond. An arraignment
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