QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are social media companies doing enough to protect kids?
Senators grilled tech CEOs during a hearing on Capitol Hill over the dangers of social media for young people.
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Noble Health collectively owes nearly $528k in property taxes to Audrain, Callaway counties
Audrain and Callaway counties are collectively owed nearly $528,000 in property taxes from Nobel Health while bankruptcy proceedings continue.
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Booming Missouri recreational marijuana sales bring in cash for vets, treatment, courts
Nearly one year later, adult-use marijuana has made nearly $2 billion in Missouri. With a 6% state sales tax, Missouri racked in around $120 million.
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Recalls issued for Bissell vacuums, ADHD medication and Toyota vehicles
A look at recent product recalls affecting consumers.
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Missouri AG warns of Super Bowl ticket scams
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey warned Missourians of possible Super Bowl ticket scams in a Wednesday press release, over a week before the big game. According to the release, Bailey advises that people be vigilant when buying their tickets, and know that if a deal sounds too good to be true, it
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Maries County sheriff launches program to help inmates with drug addiction
The Maires County Sheriff’s Office is trying to help inmates with drug addictions with a new substance abuse assistance program.
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Tuesday trash routes in Columbia start receiving roll carts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia utilities customers who have their trash picked up on Tuesdays began receiving their roll carts on Thursday, the city wrote in a social media post. Distribution began on Monday. Back in March 2023 the city decided to switch its refuse pickup to an automated system that involves roll carts. The new collection system will
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Performing arts center, sports complex to be built at Helias High School
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School announced on Thursday will be making some new additions to its campus. According to a press release from the school, it will build a performing arts center on the east side of the school, a baseball and softball complex on the southeast part of the campus and
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City of Columbia hoping to have pallet shelters within the next year
The City of Columbia could soon be home to pallet shelters to help solve the homeless crisis.
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Sedalia business owner pleads guilty to not paying employment taxes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia business owner pleaded guilty on Thursday for not paying nearly $136,000 in employment taxes, according to a press release from the Department of Jusice. Floyd H. Kronk III, 48, has owned Transition Construction since 2010 and had between six-to-15 employees, according to the release. He withheld their federal income
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Moberly man accused of robbing another in parking lot
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Moberly man has been charged with several felonies after he was accused of assaulting someone in a parking lot and taking their belongings. Jayden Kuhne was charged on Thursday with second-degree robbery, stealing and third-degree assault. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $40,000 bond, according
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Fayette police investigate bogus threat against schools
Fayette police investigated a report of a threat against the local public school district and determined the threat was not legitimate, the district said Thursday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri students be allowed to change schools?
The Missouri House has passed its first bill of the legislative session.
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One dies in Tuesday night fire on Scott Boulevard, witness speaks out
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died in a Tuesday night duplex fire in the 10 block of Scott Boulevard, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The name and age of the victim was not released. The victim was initially found in the home and was brought to an area hospital while
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The Shops At Sharp End celebrates opening in historically Black district
Officials and community members plan to celebrate a new Downtown Columbia startup incubator in the location of a historic Black-owned business district.
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Columbia man charged in relation to March 2023 shootings
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a March 2023 shooting on Mexico Gravel Road was arrested on Tuesday night. Damion Daniels, 28, was charged on Monday with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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Open school enrollment gets House approval, heads to Senate
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow students to transfer to surrounding school districts.
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Columbia man accused in June ARC fight pleads guilty to assault
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June will be sentenced in March. Kameron Mearidy, 19, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault. He was initially charged with first-degree assault — knowingly causing serious physical injury. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March
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Boonville man accused of shooting house charged
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Boonville man was charged after authorities say he shot a house while trying to shoot at another person on Tuesday in the 500 block of Katy Drive. Jarez Foulks was charged on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and
Continue Reading More than 5,100 roll carts delivered to Columbia trash customers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roll cart distribution to Columbia residents began on Monday and according to a City Utilities spokesman, roughly 14% of customers have received their roll cart. Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor told ABC 17 News in an email that as of 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, 5,144 roll carts have been delivered. Distribution began on Monday.
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