JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of the man killed in a shooting in Jefferson City demanded answers from law enforcement in a news conference Wednesday morning. On the steps of the Cole County Courthouse, the family of Erik Spencer II spoke to the public regarding the investigation into his death. The family is asking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This story was edited to indicate that the ordinance is not directed toward panhandling and to include anyone who is standing on applicable medians. An ordinance proposed by the City of Columbia that would restrict activity on busy medians and intersections could be up for a vote at the council’s next meeting
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Despite no flurries in Wednesday’s forecast, Columbia residents may notice snowplow trucks traveling across the city.
Columbia’s Public Works Department will hold its annual Dry Snow Run training exercise on Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming winter season.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents voted Tuesday on whether the city’s lodging tax will be extended an additional 25 years. Voters approved the measure with 53.9% of the vote. There was a 15.61% voter turnout this election. There were 4,397 total votes cast, with 2,371 in favor and 2,026 against. The lodging tax
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville voters approved a number of measures on Tuesday. There was a 25% voter turnout for this election, according to information from the county clerk’s office. Voters overwhelmingly approved to stay with the four-day school week students have been doing the past few years. “Yes” took home 75% of the vote. Voters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of both eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 closed on Tuesday night after a crash was reported. The crash was reported at 7 p.m. in the eastbound lane, according to a Boone County Joint Communications notification. Joint Communications later reported that both eastbound lanes were closed at mile marker 130. Information
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have released the name of the man killed Saturday in a shooting outside the Jefferson City Old Navy store. Jefferson City Police said in a news release Tuesday that Erik Spencer was the shooting victim. Two of Spencer’s family members confirmed his identity to ABC 17 News. Spencer was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former Jefferson City Police Detective took the stand Tuesday during the bench trial for suspected killer Sergio Sayles. “When I said she was dead and then murdered, there was no follow-up of how or anything like that and through my experience of death notifications, through all the different reactions, that’s a very
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So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night reallocated $25,000 from recent bicentennial events to make security upgrades to city hall. City staff said they want to buy portable security scanners and the city’s finance director is working with the Jefferson City Police Department to determine their options. No decision has been made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has mailed out its annual community survey “to a random sample of households” to get feedback on issues surrounding the city. Some households received the survey on Monday. The surveys include postage-paid return envelopes. The release says responses will remain confidential. The return address is the ETC Institute,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge will review another redistricting lawsuit Dec. 15, following what was supposed to be the first redistricting trial Monday. The NAACP filed its redistricting lawsuit at the start of the special session in September against Gov. Mike Kehoe, the former attorney general, the House speaker and the Senate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans United announced in a Tuesday press release that this year’s “Bright Lights/Holiday Nights” drive-thru display will be the event’s final installment. The release says the increased traffic paired with new developments in the area make the annual event “no longer feasible for the lightshow to continue and still be good neighbors
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County on Monday entered an agreement with Montgomery County Prosecutor Paul Boyd to serve as a special assistant prosecutor. Boyd is overseeing six murder cases in Boone County. He was an assistant prosecutor for Boone County, but was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month to become Montgomery County’s next top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday ordered flags at government buildings around the state to fly at half-staff for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Cheney, 84, served as vice president during President George W. Bush’s tenure from 2001-09. Cheney’s passing was announced on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans Day is next week and it will affect trash pickup in a couple of Mid-Missouri cities. The Solid Waste calendar in Fulton shows refuse will not be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Those who have their trash picked up on Tuesdays will have it picked up on Wednesday. The Legends
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 19 Mizzou Tigers are coming off a bye week and getting ready to jump back into SEC play against Texas A&M. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field. Watch a news conference about preparation for the game here.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial strain as the government shutdown stretches past a month, leaving many furloughed or working without pay in what is expected to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 as lawmakers in Washington D.C. are in a stalemate over a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from the city. Crews will review safety procedures and rehearse snow routes for the upcoming winter season. The release states a majority of the participants of the exercise will
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