COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was charged with four felonies after he was accused of stabbing two men on Monday at a restaurant in St. James. Patricio Padilla, 45, was charged with first-degree harassment, second-degree assault, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs players and coach Andy Reid made themselves available for questions Wednesday as Super Bowl 59 preparations continued. The team is preparing for its third straight Super Bowl, this time against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
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Missouri lawmakers have begun to consider bills to further one of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s biggest priorities — cutting taxes. A committee on Tuesday considered a bill that would implement a flat income tax in Missouri, instead of a graduated tax that takes a higher percentage of higher incomes. Do you support a flat income tax?
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s a different feeling in the Kansas City air this year, locals and businesses say. The Kansas City Chiefs have a chance to become the first franchise in the NFL to win three consecutive Super Bowls, something those who live in the city are taking special pride in. “I think it
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) As the week of Super Bowl 59 kicks off, law enforcement officials are putting years of planning security measures into place. “We’re all committed to ensuring that we have a beautiful and exciting Super Bowl week here in the city of New Orleans,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said. NFL Chief Security
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Greene County) presented House Bill 100 to a special committee on tax reform Tuesday in hopes of implementing a flat 4% income tax rate in the state and getting one step closer in fully eliminating income tax. If HB 100 gets implemented, starting in 2027, the 4% flat tax
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A woman who was 17 at the time of her 1984 attack testified Tuesday on the first day of her alleged assailant’s trial.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of town halls in Columbia about the city’s budget process will continue later this month. The city held two town hall meetings about the overview of the budget in January. The upcoming meetings will focus on budget priorities, “where City staff will provide an overview of how decisions are made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction work is expected to begin this month for an improvement project at the Grindstone Parkway/Highway 63 interchange in Columbia, the Missouri Department of Transportation wrote in a Tuesday press release. Off-road work that will not impact traffic begins this month, the release says. Roadwork that would cause traffic impacts begins in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was killed by Columbia police in an officer-involved shooting on Saturday night was charged with murder in Randolph County. Timothy Turner, 37, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court filings say the charges occurred on Saturday and a warrant was issued on Monday. Moberly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was previously charged with murder in two October 2023 overdose deaths pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Monday. Tavares Patrick II, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree drug trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail. His
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri launched a portal for residents to submit inquiries for its new Department of Government Efficiency. A press release from state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) claims the state is looking to “eliminate government waste, duplication, and inefficiency.” The portal, which can be found on the Missouri Senate’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications said Tuesday morning that it was back online. A public alert at about 9:30 a.m. said 911 service had been restored. Boone County sent a public safety alert to residents on Monday evening after it began experiencing a phone outage. BCJC said in the alert – sent a
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team continues to climb up the polls. The newest AP Top 25 was released Monday and Mizzou went from No. 20 to No. 15 on the strength of two straight wins, including one against then-No. 14 Mississippi State. The Tigers travel to No. 4 Tennessee on Wednesday for another big SEC
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift will occur in the work zone of Highway 63 in Columbia near the connector at Interstate 70, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The shift will occur between 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday. Northbound traffic will be pushed to the passing lane and the driving
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Players and coaches of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles took dozens, if not hundreds, of questions from people attending the Super Bowl Opening Night ceremony. The event opened up at 5 p.m. at the Caesars Superdome, where the two teams will play six days later in Super Bowl 59. Several
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the man killed by the Columbia Police Department after allegedly displaying a knife at officers on Saturday night. The suspect was identified Monday as Timothy T. Turner, 37, of Columbia, according to the MSHP’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. The release says that Turner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged on Monday in Callaway County with second-degree rape. Robert Lee Frasher Jr., 35, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Callaway County Courthouse. The probable cause statement says the victim told deputies
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NEW ORLEANS (KMIZ) Officials at both the local and federal level are getting ready for thousands of visitors in New Orleans for Super Bowl 59. The New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee discussed “the city’s readiness” on Monday morning at the Ernest Morial Convention Center at 10 a.m. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was joined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The southbound lanes were blocked off in the 800 block of North Providence Road in Columbia on Monday afternoon after a car flipped onto a sidewalk. Columbia firefighter Eric Westbury said one person was brought to an area hospital with minor injuries. Multiple Columbia firetrucks were on the scene after 4:30 p.m.,
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