JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has until Aug. 4 to certify or reject the referendum petition to put the 2025 Congressional map on the November ballot. In a statement to ABC 17 News, Hoskins said the 2025 map is the “law of the land.” “I am still verifying and certifying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The “Stop Insider Trading Act” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Resolution 7008 – which includes Missouri Republican Reps. Mark Alford and Ann Wagner on the long list of cosponsors – would ban members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent child from buying publicly traded stocks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone County firefighters put out a trailer fire Wednesday afternoon east of Columbia that damaged at least two homes. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Chuck Doss told ABC 17 News that a trailer caught fire near two homes in the 7400 block of Suncrest Court. Joey Rimel with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temporary changes are coming to Jefferson City’s bus system next week because of staffing shortages, according to a Wednesday press release from the city. The green and gold routes will alternate service throughout the day, as will the blue and red routes, according to the release. The release says the city is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eight new cases of cyclosporiasis were reported in Boone County on Wednesday, according to a spokesman from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. Total cases in Boone County now sits at 53, a jump from 45 on Tuesday. Cole County’s health department reported seven total cases on Wednesday. The Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former teacher who was accused of child sex crimes was found not guilty, the Saline County prosecutor told ABC 17 News on Wednesday. Justin Hendricks, of Marshall, was charged in 2024 with first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree child molestation, among other charges. He was acquitted of all seven charges, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fair is moving forward without carnival rides this year after its contracted ride company, Amusement Associates, shut down unexpectedly and did not return the fair’s $5,000 deposit. Cooper County Fair Board President Bryan Larm said the board hired Amusement Associates in January after meeting with the company at a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man was pronounced dead early Wednesday after getting into the Lake of the Ozarks and never coming back up. The 25-year-old man got into the water from a boat near the 21-mile mark at Ledges Cove in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Divers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man needed surgery to repair his liver, colon, stomach and bladder after a Tuesday morning shooting, according to court documents. Roger Fischer of Jonesburg was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action after allegedly shooting a man during an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of causing the West Quincy levee to fail in the Great Flood of 1993 is set to have a parole hearing Wednesday after 33 years in prison. James Scott was found guilty of causing the levee to fail and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison
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Missourians have enjoyed no-excuse absentee voting for many election cycles now, without evidence of any significant issues. The period to cast such ballots started Tuesday statewide. But that practice has come under fire by some powerful voices, namely President Donald Trump, who has supported an end to no-excuse absentee balloting as part of the SAVE
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There have been a total of 45 cases of cyclosporiasis in Boone County as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. A PHHS spokesman told ABC 17 News on Monday that there were 37 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness reported and Cole County had five cases,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped charges against a man who was accused of driving under the influence in a fatal crash after his blood sample came back clean. Jervontaye I. Warmack was charged in November with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and driving while intoxicated. Police said he hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 will head north to San Antonio on Wednesday ahead of another storm potentially affecting the southeastern portion of the country, a Tuesday evening press release from the Boone County Fire Protection District says. Task Force 1 was sent to Texas last week to assist with a flood response.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old Fulton man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Tuesday in Audrain County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode a 2003 Honda VTX1300 eastbound on Highway 54 – west of County Road 541 — and failed to negotiate a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who was given a life sentence for causing the 1993 Missouri flood has a parole hearing this week. James Robert Scott, 58, was found guilty decades ago of causing a catastrophe. He is being held at Jefferson City Correctional Center. He was sentenced to life in prison on July 6,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State ID Access Coalition is demanding that the Missouri Department of Revenue provide public disability accommodations. The coalition sent a letter to the DOR director in May asking for ADA accommodations on the department’s website, over the phone and in person at licensing offices throughout the state. The coalition is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No-excuse absentee voting opened Tuesday, giving all registered Boone County voters the chance to cast their ballots early in person. The Boone County Clerk’s Office says on its website that no-excuse absentee voting allows any registered voter in the county to cast a ballot in person just like on Election Day. No-excuse
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Survey results presented by the City of Columbia on Tuesday showed homelessness and crime remain top concerns for residents. During a Tuesday work session to discuss the city’s strategic plan, officials went over responses it received from residents through several methods. The city included feedback from its Social Point website, which reportedly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Vienna Fire Protection District finished installing mile markers on the Gasconade River in Maries County on Saturday, according to a social media post from the district. The Saturday post says the last 19 markers were placed on Saturday. The department says the new markers should be able to help during emergencies.
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