COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 78-year-old man was killed in single-vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 44 near the 158-mile marker in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that a 2016 Ram 1500 – driven by a 36-year-old man from Lebanon, Missouri – was heading westbound when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of a sidewalk on Ninth Street in Downtown Columbia will be closed early Friday. South Ninth Street will be closed between East Broadway and Cherry Street from 4-10 a.m. Friday, a press release from the City of Columbia says. Pedestrian barricades will be installed at both ends of the closure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several national news outlets have reported that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that involves exchanging hostages. President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a release describing the deal. “Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)Â The Jefferson City Police Department arrested six people in connection to an armed robbery on Monday night in the 300 block of Benton Street. According to police, two victims of the robbery said that multiple people entered their car and robbed them at gunpoint. Officers who responded to the scene established
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A new center to support displaced foster care youth and at risk children will be holding a private ribbon cutting in Fulton Wednesday. The Cornerstone Treatment Center will be leasing a hospital that has been vacant since 2022. The center will hold as a residential treatment center and outpatient mental health hospital
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, faced senators in a contentious confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said having a mentor played a large role in his success in taking over the governor’s mansion. During his inauguration speech on Monday, Kehoe said his mentor Dave Sinclair helped teach him about the importance of building relationships, having values and relying on his faith. Kehoe said he believes
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An Associate Circuit Judge has been appointed to handle a child sex crimes case involving Joshua Jungermann, a relative of a Callaway County commissioner, after the previous judge was taken off the case due to a conflict.
Continue Reading FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A new center that its creators say will support displaced foster care youth and at-risk children will take over the hospital in Fulton that has been vacant since 2022. According to a release, Cornerstone Treatment Center is taking over the hospital. More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are in foster care.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two contested races will occur in the April 8 election in Columbia. Three races will occur in the April 8 election: Mayor, Ward 3 and Ward 4. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Ron Graves and incumbent Nick Foster have filed for the Ward 4 race, according to City Clerk Sheela Amin.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Odessa man pleaded guilty to five felonies in a December 2023 crash that knocked out power for hundreds of people in Maries County. Jeramy Sisk pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, three counts of first-degree property damage and one count of stealing a car. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton State Hospital patient who is accused of killing another patient last week was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Tuesday morning. Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He was booked into the jail at 8 a.m. and an initial court appearance was scheduled
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A former corrections worker at the prison in Tipton was charged Monday with having sex with an inmate.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures continue on I-70 from Paris Road to U.S. 63 in Columbia for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Improve I-70 Project. One lane will be closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. as MoDOT crews will take part in overnight construction until the end of January. According to MoDoT, this will
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Missouri has a new governor. Republican Mike Kehoe, formerly the lieutenant governor and a state senator before that, was sworn in as the state’s 58th governor on Monday. He was joined by a slate of Republican statewide officials in taking the oath of office. Kehoe took executive actions on his first day focused on fighting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working to keep teachers in their profession. The department recently launched the state’s first “Teacher recruitment and retention playbook,” aimed at improving the retention rate for high-quality teachers within the state. According to a release from DESE, the playbook was created from data
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a representative from the board to vote in favor of a tax abatement project for an electric plant during Monday night’s meeting. Prior to the meeting, the district’s financial committee recommended that the board vote in favor of a Chapter 100 bond project, for Schneider
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man was charged last week after his dog attacked a girl in Huntsville, causing her to be hospitalized. Eric C. Cradic, 34, was charged Friday with child endangerment. His dog, Lillith, was part of a pack of seven dogs that attacked the 13-year-old girl last Tuesday, leaving her with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Following an inauguration ceremony Monday, new Gov. Mike Kehoe signed six executive orders focusing on public safety. Kehoe also officially launched his “Safer Missouri” public safety initiative. “It’s a really big day for Missouri and Missourians who want safer communities, and we’ve said for months that we were going to work
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe became Missouri’s 58th governor Monday afternoon, promising to focus on pubic safety and crime reduction as he takes office. Kehoe, a St. Louis native who rose through business and politics over 30 years in Jefferson City, took the oath on the South Lawn of the Capitol. Andy Blunt,
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