A 72-year-old man from Cuba, Missouri, was seriously injured Saturday in a crash in Gasconade County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The report says the crash happened on Route T, south of Third Street, at 9 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents silently marched through the city on Saturday after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed a Minneapolis woman Wednesday. Protesters marched past government offices and the Governor’s Mansion wearing all black and holding signs with phrases such as “Stop ICE terror” and “ICE keep your [hands] off our
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fayette R-III School District says someone damaged its high school football stadium press box. The school district posted about the incident on Friday night, urging people to contact its superintendent or the Fayette Police Department with information. In an email sent to ABC 17 News on Saturday afternoon, Superintendent Brent Doolin
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Versailles man was killed in a car crash in Miller County Saturday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash happened on Highway 54, east of Midway Road, around 1 p.m. The man was headed eastbound in a 2012 Mazda 3 and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is searching for a man after one person was shot and killed in Jefferson City on Friday, according to a Saturday afternoon press release. According to the release, police were called to the 800 block of Mulberry Street just after 4 p.m. on Friday after receiving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Lake Ozark announced in a Thursday press release that it will received a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant from the state’s Department of Economic Development for a demolition project. The release says the money will be put toward a $433,030 demolition project “focused on improving safety and redevelopment opportunities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were fewer cases of influenza reported around Missouri during the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3 than the previous week, according to information from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The total of 7,582 cases still puts the Show-Me State in the “very high” category, but it is down by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he entered an Alford plea on Thursday in Camden County court. Zackary Yates, 30, entered a plea for two counts of first-degree assault. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains their innocence but admits evidence would likely result in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice is asking Missouri and nine other states to sign an agreement that would require the state to remove registered voters from the rolls within 45 days of the DOJ’s request, according to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC sent a letter Friday morning to the Missouri Secretary of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments. DESE said in a release Friday it received a request from the federal government late Thursday for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fallout from the ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minnesota continued Friday, as vigils were held across the country. The FBI has taken over the investigation, and state investigators in Minnesota have been blocked from accessing key evidence connected to the case. A candlelight vigil for Renée Good and all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri closed its bid portal on Friday for companies looking to shoot their shot at enhancing game day experiences. The university has laid out three zones with eight properties on university land as potential commercial development sites. There will be three development zones: Development Zone No. 1: North Campus/Central Business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court official has confirmed that the 17-year-old boy accused of firing shots on Saturday night inside Dick’s Sporting Goods has been charged with three felonies. A Boone County juvenile court officer has not revealed the name of the youth accused in the shooting, but confirmed in an email that he is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with felonies in a Jefferson City shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Dustee Mathis, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment was held on Friday and Mathis pleaded not guilty
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The United States this week has found itself suffering from two violent encounters between civilians and federal agents. In the first, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman (with ties to Kansas City) in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, two people were shot in Portland, Oregon, by Customs and Border
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post. The FBI office wrote that its agency is investigating an agent who was involved in the shooting near the 10000 block of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Carlos Graham is the newest member of the Jefferson City Board of Education. Graham was unanimously picked by the board to take the open seat left by former board President Erika Leonard. The board made its decision by a public vote during its Thursday night meeting. Graham was sworn in immediately
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission has approved tax breaks for the upcoming Amazon data center. Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston said on Thursday that the breaks were unanimously approved last week by the commission. “As this process continues, we’re encouraged by the meaningful benefits this project could deliver, including new construction and long-term
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was charged with 29 counts of animal abuse has been denied her requests for a change of venue and a bond. Melissa Sanders, 26, on Dec. 29 had asked a judge to give her a bond and to change the venue of her case. Judge Joshua Devine declined
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