WATCH: Drinkwitz takes questions after Mizzou football scrimmage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s fall camp continued Saturday with a scrimmage. Watch coach Eli Drinkwitz take reporters’ questions live in the player.
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Powerhouse Community Development hands out backpacks as Missouri families face rising school supply costs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the first day of school just weeks away, many families are bracing for rising school supply prices. On Friday, Unity in the Community and Powerhouse Community Development teamed up to help ease that burden by handing out hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to help students get ready for the
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Court date set for later this month in Ryan Ferguson’s civil case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court date has been scheduled in Ryan Ferguson’s civil case for later this month. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance. They claimed Travelers refused to pay out the remaining $2.9 million of a more than $11 million
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Callaway County man faces several counts of domestic assault
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man is in jail after authorities say he choked a woman in June and pushed another person in southeastern Callaway County. Gary Moore, 39, of Portland, Missouri, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and a count of fourth-degree domestic assault – third or
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State expert testifies that Jefferson City child murder suspect is competent for trial
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state psychologist testified Friday that a woman charged with murdering a 4-year-old boy in Jefferson City in 2018 is mentally competent to go to trial. Tiffany Harris, a forensic examiner and senior psychologist for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, testified during a hearing in the Cole County Courthouse that
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Police: Shooter at Emory University in Atlanta dead
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police exchanged gunfire with a shooter on the Emory University campus in Georgia on Friday afternoon, sources told ABC News. The school warned the campus on its website, saying the incident was taking place near the Emory Point CVS. A shelter-in-place order was put in place, but was lifted at 6:43 p.m.
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MURR to hold routine emergency drill Monday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Research Reactor will hold a routine drill at 10 a.m. Monday morning that will simulate an emergency scenario. MURR announced the drill in a Friday press release. The drill will include police, firefighters and EMS personnel at 1513 Research Park Dr.
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Cole County deputy pleads guilty to misdemeanors for 2023 crash in patrol vehicle; sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy pleaded guilty on Friday to a pair of misdemeanors related to a December 2023 crash that left a driver with serious injuries. Mercy Gonzalez, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and failing to obey a traffic control device. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised
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Man accused of murder in Boone County crash faces more charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder last month in a fatal Boone County crash is facing more charges. After a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday, Donald Legleiter, 36, is now charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree property damage and a count
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South Dakota man seriously injured in Pulaski County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old man from Valley Springs, South Dakota, was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lane of Interstate 44 in Pulaski County on Friday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 1997 Ford F-150 that was heading
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Southwest Columbia liquor store loses state license
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state revoked a Columbia liquor store’s license to sell alcohol this week after the owners failed to answer multiple allegations. The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control revoked Spring Creek Liquor and Convenience Store’s license on Thursday after the owners did not appeal, a state spokesperson told ABC 17 News.
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Elderly Warsaw man killed in Benton County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Warsaw, Missouri, was killed in a crash Friday morning on Highway 65 in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred when a 1997 Ford F-150 – driven by the 80-year-old – was heading northbound, crossed the
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Jefferson City man accused of attacking youth in Camden County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly attacked a youth on Wednesday in Camden County. Kenneth Shumate, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged Thursday in Camden County with first-degree domestic assault and child abuse. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A bond hearing is
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Former Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club cook charged with child sex crime
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former head cook of the Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club has been charged with a child sex crime in Cole County. Scott Minor, 45, of Jefferson City was charged on Thursday with child enticement. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you a fan of fair food?
The Missouri State Fair opened for its 123rd year on Thursday, continuing a Midwestern summer agricultural and cultural tradition in the Show-Me State. Gov. Mike Kehoe is promoting the fair as the “Great American Fair” and “Show-Me 250” to coincide with the coming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The crowds
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New program set to launch to help ease child care costs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District opened its new Early Childhood Center on Thursday. The new facility, located at 1840 E. McCarty St., doubles the number of students served from 150 to 300 out of the district’s approximately 600 annual early childhood graduates, according to school officials. Construction was paid for with
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Missouri governor open to redrawing Missouri congressional seats, Black Caucus pushes back
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Legislative Black Caucus strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to redraw congressional boundaries during a press conference on Thursday. Missouri is one of several states where Republican lawmakers are pushing for new congressional maps, aimed at gaining an edge in the U.S House of Representatives during the mid-term elections.
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Macon fires city administrator, will begin talks on interim soon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Macon on Thursday wrote on its Facebook page that it has let go City Administrator Scott Meszaros. “After long deliberations among the Council, we believe the best interests of the City would be better served by moving in a different direction,” Mayor Tony Petre is quoted in the release.
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Gov. Kehoe proclaims Missouri State Fair ‘Great American Fair’ as celebrations kick off Thursday
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair kicked off in Sedalia Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend over the next week and a half. The theme of the fair this year is Step On In. Governor Mike Kehoe proclaimed the fair a “Great American Fair” at the kick off ceremony Thursday
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Ashford Place development plan raises neighborhood concerns
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homeowners living near the site of a planned subdivision in east Columbia are raising concerns about traffic and other issues. Troy Miller Properties LLC is asking the City of Columbia to approve a development plan for 77 new housing units on 24.13 acres off East Broadway near the Brooks subdivision. The Columbia
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