More than 100 parents, teachers and students from across Missouri gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday afternoon for Public Education Lobby Day, urging lawmakers to prioritize funding for public schools.
Advocates came together in the Capitol Rotunda after having more than 100 different meetings with legislators regarding public education funding.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bench trial began Monday in Jefferson City over the language that would place Missouri’s new congressional map on the November ballot. The trial is the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the congressional map the General Assembly passed during a September 2025 special session, a map that could possibly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council discussed two potential options to build a new electrical transmission line at their council work session on Monday night. Both options would connect the Perche Creek and Grindstone substations. The plans to build transmission line infrastructure between these two stations has been in the works for more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved new language that clarifies what is a considered a weapon in its school district. The meeting agenda says the Missouri School Boards’ Association updated its own policy to comply with Senate Bill 68, which passed last year and states districts must report all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular Columbia restaurant has announced that it has been sold. Billiards on Broadway announced in a Monday evening social media post that it will have new owners after 18 years in downtown Columbia. “After 18 years, countless moments with amazing people, and almost 1 million burgers sold!!!! We want to thank
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout. One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of assaulting a woman in September in Audrain County was sentenced to probation on Monday, according to an email from Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger. Lane Miles pleaded guilty to first-degree kidnapping and second-degree domestic assault. He was originally charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree assault and second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tanner Bridge Road bridge over the Moreau River will close later this month, according to a Monday press release from Cole County Public Works. The closure will begin Monday, Feb. 23 between Friendship Road and Route B, the release says. Don Schnieders Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded the $2.1 Million contract
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who escaped from the Osage County Jail in October 2023 has been sentenced to probation. Alex Stieffermann pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 in multiple cases to several crimes, including escaping confinement, second-degree assault, stealing a vehicle, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and causing damage to jail property. He was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say PCP was present in the apartment where a man was fatally shot Saturday night in a senior apartment complex in central Columbia. Officers also found cocaine in the shooting suspect’s apartment, according to court documents. Michael D. Graham, 66, was charged with second-degree murder, illegal gun possession, armed criminal action,
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon teenager was seriously injured in a crash in Macon County Saturday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Route DD just after 4 p.m. The report states the 17-year-old boy was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger west, when the truck
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was detained by ICE for several months is back in the Netherlands. Owen Ramsignh returned to the Netherlands– where he lived as a child– early Sunday morning. Ramsingh’s close friend Robert Olson told ABC 17 News that Ramsingh touched down at the Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam at 8:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents from three Columbia mobile home parks publicly launched a tenants union Sunday, calling on their corporate landlord to negotiate over rising costs, safety concerns, and alleged retaliation. Tenants from Richland Heights North, Richland Heights South, and Creekwood Estates announced the formation of Columbia Tenants Union Locals 1, 2, and 3 during
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Oak Towers Affordable Senior Living apartment building around 9:20 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Super Bowl 60 is set to kick off Sunday evening, and fans are expected to spend a total of $20.2 billion in preparation, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. That’s about a $1.6 billion increase from last year, but consumers will see an average $3.19 increase. The report shows
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A late Cole County farmer’s 178-acre Elston land is set to be auctioned Saturday morning, despite his reported wishes for it to become a public park.
Lawrence Renn Jr., who passed away in 2021, left behind a trust intended to turn his farmland into a county park.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s first month of legal sports betting generated heavy activity, but no money for education. When Amendment 2, which legalized sports betting in Missouri, appeared on the ballot, one of its biggest supporters was the group Winning for Missouri Education. The group estimated the measure would generate $100 million in tax revenue
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman charged with felony murder is still listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Friday evening, a day after she was given a bond. Alexis Baumann, 18, of Hallsville, saw her bond reduced to $50,000 on Thursday and is eligible for home detention. She is charged with first-degree robbery, two
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Judge Joseph Shetler dismissed a lawsuit against Hawthorne Bank on Friday over a land auction. An auction for a piece of land that several people have claimed was meant to become a county park. Plaintiffs in the case claim to have a special interest in how the land is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will begin replacing the roof of Brookside Downtown at 219 South Ninth St. at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The closure will require crews to close off a pair of roads and sidewalks, according to a Friday press release from the City of Columbia. South Tenth Street between Elm and
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