COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with possessing child sex abuse materials on Thursday in Cole County. Kaeden Turner, 24, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond in this case. He has a bond review in a second case he was charged in this week for 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency will hold applicant briefings next week for local governments and nonprofits that were affected by storms during April 23-28. The meetings will be held for those in counties included in federal disaster declaration, including Carroll, Chariton, Greene, Holt, Howard, Monroe, Randolph, Ripley, Saline and St. Francois counties. The briefs are not for the general public. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday requested federal assistance for 34 Missouri counties that experienced storm damage from June 4-18. A press release says FEMA assistance was requested for: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess, Gasconade, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Hickory, Holt, Jasper, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works and Planning Committee met on July 9 to discuss research on safety requirements for shelters, including those that house homeless individuals, and to create a draft of the ordinance. According to the Department of Planning and Protective Services’ memorandum, officials want to find out more about: Occupancy
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Realtors Association hosted a “Protect Your Power: Vote No” rally in Columbia on Thursday. The rally is in opposition to Amendments 4 and 5 that will be on the Aug. 4 ballot. Amendment 4 would increase the required number of votes needed for a citizen petition to pass. While Amendment 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a fire on Wednesday at a duplex in the 2400 block of Northampton Drive, a press release from the Columbia Fire Department says. The fire was accidentally stated by a propane grill on a balcony of the second story of the building, the release says. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a “sunset” date for its proposed public safety sales tax that will appear on the November ballot. If approved, Proposition L – which is a proposed 3/8-cent sales tax that will be used to build a new jail – will expire Dec. 31, 2042.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man is begin held at Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond after authorities claim he made an explosive that “could hurt a lot of people.” Matthew Harris, 26, was charged on Wednesday with unlawful possession of an illegal weapon. No prosecutor was available within the first 48 hours of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of stealing $1.28 million from the Isle of Capri Casino earlier this year has pleaded guilty in a separate case in Illinois. Hollis Vanleer Jr., 20, of Bloomington, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Thursday in McLean County to stealing a vehicle. He was sentenced to three years in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon Police Department detective arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in February and charged Thursday remains on the job, the city’s police chief says. Luke M. Gatlin, 46, was pulled over on Feb. 14 in Osage Beach for driving without headlights, and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper smelled liquor
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The City of Columbia has been in talks for months with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over the renewal of a permit that allows it to discharge stormwater. In any urban environment, stormwater will be polluted with organic and inorganic chemicals from a variety of sources. But some state officials have zeroed in on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The siblings of a man killed in a fire at a home for disabled people in Fayette have sued, claiming negligence by the company that operated the facility caused their brother’s death. Connie Mallick and Robert Bittle filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Linda Perkins Home, Inc., over the death of their brother,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly tried to set fire to an occupied camper on Monday night in Hartsburg. Michael Briggs, 55, of Hartsburg, was charged in Boone County on Tuesday with knowingly burning or exploding and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marked two years since the death of Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. BCFPD honored Tobben on Wednesday by lowering its flags at half-staff. “We honor his memory and remain committed to carrying forward the values he exemplified throughout his career,” BCFPD Fire Chief Doug Westhoff said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday published its multi-year maternal mortality report. The report included data from 2019-23 and determined there were 340 deaths in total. The mortality rate of Black women who went through pregnancy was 2.5 times higher the rate of white women’s, the report says.
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Editor’s note: This article has been adjusted to reflect the correct city council meeting date. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local downtown business owners are putting their support behind a proposal for an urban camping ordinance for downtown Columbia. Executive Director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District Nickie Davis said the CID plans to submit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia collected nearly 110 tons of recycling materials in the first 10 days after curbside pickup resumed. Utilities spokesman Jason West told ABC 17 News that is more than 25 tons of recycling materials that were collected during the same period in 2025. An EF-1 tornado hit the city’s
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A teenage girl accused of stabbing another youth in April will not stand trial, according to the Boone County Juvenile Office. Boone County Juvenile Officer Angie Bezoni told ABC 17 that the girl accused of stabbing someone in central Columbia will not face adult charges. Instead, the Juvenile Office recommended the girl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is expected to receive the required waterway permit from the Department of Natural Resources, with an ordinance to manage encampments near bodies of water up for a final vote in the coming weeks. “The department expects to issue the permit by the end of this month,” DNR spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge dismissed the final group of defendants who were remaining in the wrongful death lawsuit surrounding University of Missouri student Riley Strain. Strain died during a fraternity trip to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024. Strain’s family sued the Delta Chi fraternity and its members, claiming the chapter did not follow
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