JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There is growing tension between the secretary of state and the Boone County clerk over when to tie voters to a new congressional map that eliminates a safe Democratic district, and now state Sen. Rick Brattin is asking for the clerk to be removed from office. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several roadwork projects in Columbia are set to begin Monday, according to several press releases from the City of Columbia and the Missouri Department of Transportation. I-70 ramp work The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 70 from Range Line Street and the off-ramp at Providence Road will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday-2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been arrested in Paducah, Kentucky, in connection with this past weekend’s shooting of Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy in Mississippi. Rashodrick Harris, 20, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of aggravated assault, according to Laurel Police Department Sgt. Macon Davis. He is also facing an additional count in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against an Iberia teacher who was accused of having sexual misconduct with a student. Miller County Prosecutor Robert Seek, who was appointed to the position earlier on Friday, told ABC 17 News that no charges will be filed against Casey Ann Mason. Mason, 28, was booked into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A healthcare worker has been accused of sexually abusing a patient last year at Phelps Health. Alan Atkisson, of Rolla, was charged on Thursday in Phelps County with second-degree sexual abuse. A patient reported on Aug. 15. 2025, that Atkisson, who is described as a sonographer in court documents, sexually abused them
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in an August 2024 bar fight that led to a man’s death. Kamari Balton, 27, was previously charged with second-degree murder in the death of Rafael Ayala. He pleaded guilty in Cole County on Friday morning. He will be sentenced at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians will be holding a rally Friday afternoon, demanding that the Secretary of State immediately certify the referendum petition challenging the “Missouri First” congressional map. The People Not Politicians protest will be in front of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s office starting at noon. Earlier this week, the redrawn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored for Boone Electric customers. There were nearly 1,500 Boone Electric customers without power in an area just west of Columbia on Thursday evening, according to the Boone Electric outage map. Outages were reported in a neighborhood near West Gillespie Bridge Road, while several more were reported near Vawter
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It’s the University of Missouri’s graduation weekend, with thousands of family members and alumni flooding town to celebrate the Class of 2026. For locals, that means lots of extra traffic (especially with ongoing road work on major routes), long waits at restaurants and other inconveniences. Of course, the commerce does a lot of work to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins issued a response on Thursday to a letter from the Boone County Clerk that claimed she could not redraw congressional district lines within the county in accordance with the ‘Missouri First’ map. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon wrote in a letter on Tuesday that she couldn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach alderman who was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday has bonded out of jail. John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, who represents the city’s first ward, was charged on Wednesday with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport man was found guilty of manslaughter and other charges on Thursday in the February 2024 death of a woman. Matthew Shilling was found guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault and driving while suspended. He was originally charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter,
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Editor’s note: Reinke’s position has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Children’s Services Board started contract negotiations Thursday with a children’s program that provides social, emotional or behavioral support to school-aged children. This comes a couple of months after the Family Access Center of Excellence was asked to cut about $1.6 million ahead
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City woman is suing Missouri’s secretary of state and multiple lawmakers over language used for a potential ballot question this fall. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, surrounds House Joint Resolution 173/174, which would put a question on whether to eliminate income tax in the state before Missouri voters.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commissioner will hold its first read for its proposed public safety sales tax during a public hearing next week. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Boone County Commission Chambers in the government center on East Walnut Street. A Thursday press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was accused of trying to carjack a woman at the Jefferson City airport last month has been charged in federal court. Brian Koch, 28, is accused of trying to pose as a police officer before pulling out a gun and a machete at a woman in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No students were hurt when a Hallsville School District bus was involved in a crash near the end of its route Thursday. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy said the district transportation director was en route to the scene on Highway 124. Seven students were on the bus at the time, but no injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Camden County deputy and school resource officer was sentenced to nine years in prison for charges related to child sex abuse materials. Darrin Skinner, 52, was convicted of receiving child sex abuse materials. He will have 10 years of supervised probation after he is released from prison. According to previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of killing a Fulton State Hospital patient while he was a patient in 2025 was indicted by a Callaway County grand jury on Thursday. Jabril Kanatzar is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault in the death of Christos Karagiannis. An arraignment for the indictment is scheduled for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth person has been charged in Randolph County court in the disappearance of a Moberly teen who was found dead Thursday. Julian L. Mason, 26, was charged Thursday with felony evidence tampering in the disappearance of Kayla Huff, who was reported missing May 6. Three others — Alayna Mason, Hunter Ames
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