COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving is already upon us and trash pickup around the area will be impacted. The state and every city office observes the holiday. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Nov. 7 that will also close state offices on the day after the holiday. Columbia and Jefferson City will also have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged with several counts of having child pornography on Wednesday. Corey Laughlin, 27, was charged with three counts of having more than 20 files of child pornography and an additional count of child porn possession. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested an 18-year-old Columbia man on suspicion of firing shots in the area of McKee Street Park. Alex Keitt, 18, was arrested Wednesday after police served warrants in the 1900 block of North Waterfront Drive and the 1400 block of Grindstone Plaza Drive, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association announced in a Thursday press release that it is endorsing Blair Murphy in Columbia’s mayoral race. The election is in April. Murphy is one-of-two candidates who is running against incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, with the other being Tanya Heath. The CPOA cites Murphy’s work with nonprofits that were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Pacific on Friday at Mizzou Arena. Pacific is a small private university in Oregon. The Tigers will play three more home games after Friday’s matchup before a big showdown with Kansas on Dec. 8. Watch a news conference with coach Dennis Gates and guard Caleb
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Grimmway Farms carrot recall The Food and Drug Administration has recalled organic whole and baby carrots made by Grimmway Farms because of an E-Coli outbreak. The carrots were sold at retail stores nationwide and include three dozen brands like Bunny Lu, Good and Gather, Marketside and Nature’s Promise. According to the FDA,
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Speculation over whether a House Ethics Committee report on its investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz will be made public has been intense. But Republicans on the committee voted to block its release Wednesday. Gaetz is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next attorney general — the nation’s top law enforcement officer. The committee has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Housing and dining rates at the University of Missouri are once again increasing. The University of Missouri Board of Curators met Wednesday in St. Louis, where the proposal was unanimously voted on. The approval means students at the Columbia location will now pay $817 more in housing and dining rates, effective during
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe was one of four Missouri mayors to sign a letter that asks Missouri’s next governor to prevent children from possessing handguns. Buffaloe, Springfield Mayor Ken MClure, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a letter dated Nov. 15 that was addressed to Governor-elect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show that warming fires have caused more than $682,000 worth of damage so far this year. According to data from the Columbia Fire Department, within the past year, crews have responded to 18 warming fires. Of those fires, an estimated $682,200 worth of damage was done
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ball is in the Columbia City Council’s court to respond to the nonprofit Boone County Animal Care after it requested land to build an animal care facility from the city during a scheduled public comment on Monday. An entirely foster-based organization, Boone County Animal Care hopes to use the land create
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outgoing Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) will become the director of strategic advocacy at Strategic Capitol Consulting, the lobbying group announced in a Wednesday press release. Rowden was not able to seek reelection for his current position because of term limits and opted to not run for another political
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The deaths of two people who were found in a home on Sept. 5 in a west Columbia neighborhood were ruled accidental, according to autopsy reports from the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office. Wang Sik Kim and Chunghee Lee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, the reports say. Both people were 71 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of felonies after authorities claim he filmed multiple women while they were undressing at a Planet Fitness. Kenneth Gerard Steele was charged with invasion of privacy and third-degree domestic assault. A motion to set bond was filed on Wednesday and he was not listed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Street repairs next week on two Jefferson City streets will require lane splits, according to a Wednesday press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Utility street repairs will occur from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday in the 1200-1500 blocks of West Main Street and the 1300 block of West
Continue Reading The driver of a moped that crashed nearly two weeks ago in Columbia has died, police said Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to meet Wednesday with plans to talk about names for its new elementary school. That meeting will start at 4:45 p.m. at the Columbia Public School District Administration building. The board will appoint a committee of community members, students and staff that will help workshop
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Donald Trump has tapped another big — and controversial — figure to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Trump will select Mehmet Oz, better known by his TV moniker of Dr. Oz, to be in charge of the agency that oversees the two public health care services. Oz ran unsuccessfully for a Pennsylvania
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police closed off an intersection in north Columbia on Tuesday afternoon after police found evidence of shots being fired. An ABC 17 News reporter saw four evidence markers down at the intersection of Rice Road and McKee Street. Police observed property damage and found shell casings. Crime scene tape was placed in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County judge ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman intimidated witnesses, falsified written statements and misappropriated funds for personal use. Heitman maintains that he has done nothing wrong and claims the allegations are a result of “lies and corruption.” On Monday, Judge Brenden Fox issued
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