COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved the construction of a new building over its recycling site. The bill allows staff to move forward with the design and construction after the building was damaged by an April 20 tornado. The proposed building will cost about $3.5 million, which includes foundation design,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured, but some residents were displaced, after an apartment caught fire Tuesday morning in the 500 block of East Elm Street, according to a Tuesday press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The release says firefighters were called at 6:21 a.m. for a fire coming from the wall
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City government lost its appeal Tuesday in a lawsuit that sought taxes the city says telecommunications companies failed to pay. The city brought the lawsuit in St. Louis County in 2022 against several companies, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular, alleging that they failed to pay all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fielded questions from media on Tuesday ahead of their home game against California on Thursday. The Tigers (7-2) are on a three-game win streak, featuring wins over Northwestern, Bradley and Washington State. The Golden Bears are 6-2 on the season and saw its six-game winning streak snapped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri, was seriously injured Tuesday in a crash on Route H in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver in a 2018 Ford F-150 – a 55-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri – failed to negotiate a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re speeding, especially in a work zone, you may be on the lookout for troopers on the side of the roads to avoid getting a ticket. But it’s much harder to spot a trooper when they are ticketing you from 2,000 feet in the air. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Aircraft
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from Eldon was seriously injured in a crash Monday afternoon on Highway 54 in Cole County at the Moreau River Bridge, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver lost control of her 1999 Ford F-150 on the ice-covered roadway and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash closed part of Highway 54 in eastern Audrain County on Tuesday morning. The highway reopened at about noon. MoDOT reported the closing in a news release a little before 9 a.m. The release says a crash closed Highway 54 between Route F and Highway 154 near Vandalia. Details about the
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A new Missouri rule, aimed at protecting children from online pornography, has prompted Pornhub – the industry’s largest platform – to block access statewide rather than comply.
Pornography websites operating in Missouri must now verify that its users are adults before allowing them access to explicit content.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly city crews spent the weekend battling the season’s first major snowfall after roughly 6 inches fell across the area, with more continuing into Monday. However, preparation for the winter weather began long before the first flakes fell. “We’re working several months in advance, actually, into the summer,” city spokesman Scott McGarvey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours. After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Jamestown man died Monday in a crash on Highway 179 in Cole County, north of Route Z, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver was traveling northbound in a 2003 Ford Ranger when the vehicle went down an embankment and overturned.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Friends and family of Erik Spencer II, who was shot and killed in a Jefferson City parking lot, spoke during the public comment portion of Monday’s City Council meeting, as they continue to demand that officials release the identity of the alleged shooter. Spencer was shot and killed on Nov. 1
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of accumulating snow that could cause roads to be slick through Tuesday morning. A wave of low pressure has plunged out of the Rockies across the Plains and into the Midwest on Monday, triggering a wide swath of snow where
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View all school closings and delays here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of Mid-Missouri schools will be closed on Tuesday after varying amounts of snow fell on the area starting Monday morning. Columbia Public Schools announced in a text message to parents that it will not hold class on Tuesday due to inclement weather. “Having
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer announced in a Monday evening press release that she will be running for a spot on the Jefferson City Board of Education. The release says she is a certified public accountant at Estes and Associates and previously worked at the Missouri State Public Health laboratory as a budget and fiscal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly stabbed a man in his stomach on Sunday evening. Tiffany Eden, 34, was charged in Miller County with first-degree domestic assault, third-degree assault of a special victim and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Miller County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the Chicagoland area was seriously injured in a crash on Monday afternoon at mile-marker 166 on Interstate 44 in Pulaski County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2022 Infiniti QX50 – driven by a 56-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois – was heading
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly brought a combustible bottle of methamphetamine into a Jefferson City IHOP on Thanksgiving Day. Jason Cross, 53, of Jefferson City, was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested last week for alleged “jackpotting” thefts in Pennsylvania has been charged in Boone County with being a fugitive from out of state. Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Antoni Garcia-Cordoba, 42. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. Online jail records say
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