COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Unpaid medical bills will no longer affect credit scores after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans. According to a 2024 study from the Missouri Foundation of Health, in a survey
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Inauguration Day for Missouri Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe approaches, capital, local, state and county agencies are preparing to make the day as safe as possible. “We will have some checkpoints on the South Lawn, which is very typical of an inauguration every four years,” said Zim Schwartze, Chief of Missouri Capitol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at Fulton State Hospital died following an incident that occurred with another patient on Monday, a Missouri Department of Mental Health spokesperson wrote in an email. Fulton Police Chief Bill Ladwig wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that the incident is being investigated as a homicide. Police referred
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man who was already sentenced to 50 years in prison was given another sentence for five years on Thursday in Randolph County. William Dahl, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after he entered an Alford plea for first-degree statutory rape. He was previously sentenced 50
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters blocked a residential street in north Columbia after being called Thursday afternoon to a house fire. Firefighters were called out at about 3:30 p.m. to Haden and Northland drives. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several Columbia Fire Department vehicles blocking the road and emergency dispatchers sent out a public alert
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly pointed a gun at someone’s head and choked them on Wednesday. Cristian Dariel Rodriguez Doblado, 21, was charged on Thursday with third-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A criminal summons was issued Thursday for a woman who was accused of drunkenly causing a crash that injured multiple people in April. Shelby Thompson was charged in Howard County with three counts of DWI causing serious physical injury, a count of DWI causing injury and two counts of first-degree endangering the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County deputy had to use a gun when a girl was attacked by dogs in Randolph County on Tuesday, a news release from the sheriff’s office says. The sheriff’s office wrote that deputies were called to the 300 block of North Main Street in Huntsville after a girl was attacked
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1/31/25 – Palisades fire, Eaton fire, Hughes fire, Border 2 fire are 100% contained. 1/28/25 8:25 a.m. – The Border 2 Fire is now 74% contained 8:00 a.m. – California fire victims could recover damages from oil companies under proposed law. It would create a new pathway for victims of wildfires and insurance companies to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who had been charged with felony murder in a 2021 shooting death of a Lake Ozark bar was sentenced this week to probation after taking a plea deal. Craig B. Hawkins Jr. of Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree assault in connection with the death of Vonza Watson on May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A North Carolina man suffered serious injuries in a crash early Thursday on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 25-year-old man was driving eastbound at the 139.2-mile marker at about 1:45 a.m. His 2015 Honda Accord went off the right side of the road, rolled and
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The ball is now in the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has asked the court to intervene and delay his sentencing in his New York hush-money case. That sentencing is set for Friday. Should the U.S. Supreme Court step in on a state matter? Vote in the poll to let us know what you think.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Below freezing temperatures and the possibility of more snow in Mid-Missouri may cause headaches for local first responders. According to Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp, firefighters were faced with a challenge while battling a barn fire Tuesday evening that resulted in a total loss. Blomenkamp said the fire hydrant at
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri homeless couple filed a lawsuit against the City of Osage Beach in the Western District Court of Missouri this week over claims they did not violate the city’s ordinance in regards to panhandling. The lawsuit, filed by Jackie and Brittany Pugh, state the two are a homeless married couple
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools hosted three in-person sessions on Wednesday to gather feedback on what the community would like to see in its next superintendent. The public forums were held at Rock Bridge, Hickman and Battle high schools with a final session scheduled at the Douglass High School media center at 12:15 p.m.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Republican state Rep. Jon Patterson, of Lee’s Summit, makes Missouri history as the first Asian American Speaker of the House after a slight hiccup in the voting process. The Missouri House of Representatives and Senate met Wednesday in its first day of session of 2025. But before any committees are made or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) River City Habitat for Humanity in Jefferson City on Wednesday paid tribute to late President Jimmy Carter. Carter served as president from 1977-1981 and was a key figure for Habitat for Humanity for decades after his presidency. The organization’s affiliates around the world put up a door on Wednesday as a tribute
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Miller Deadly Pedestrian CrashDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County deputy told investigators that she could not see a man standing in the middle of a highway before a deadly November collision, according to an official report. The name of the 26-year-old deputy — 25 at the time of the crash — is redacted in
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View a full list of area closures and delays on our closings on our website. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road conditions from this weekend’s winter storm have caused more delays and closures in Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City School District shared on its social media that it would have a two-hour late start on Thursday. The school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged in Boone County after trying to take a University Hospital employee hostage on Nov. 22, court documents say. Matthew Handlang, 37, was charged on Tuesday with third-degree assault of a special victim, second-degree kidnapping and attempting to escape confinement. A court date has
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