COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport is taking steps to prevent vehicles from being left in airport parking lots for extended periods, a problem that has limited available spaces for legitimate travelers. Â “We’ve had vehicles with flat tires and vehicles that have been sitting out there for long periods of time that we’ve observed,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended for the first six games of the 2025 season. According to ESPN, the NFL said on Wednesday that Rice accepted a six-game suspension for violating the personal conduct policy after he pleaded guilty to a 2024 Dallas crash. The suspension is without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating a road rage incident that led to a shooting and crash on Interstate 70 in Saline County. Troop A said on social media, the suspect fled the scene and has not been located as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two students are dead and 14 are injured after a deadly school shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday. This comes after several colleges across the country received fake reports of active shooters, according to a previous ABC 17 report. Chief Operating Officer for the Missouri School Board’s Association Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new steel fabrication company will bring more than 30 jobs to Audrain County. TechFab Structural Steel announced it will be opening an advanced steel fabrication facility in Vandalia. The company will be investing six million dollars and creating 34 new jobs. The facility will be 126,000 square feet and fully climate-controlled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s man attorney has resigned as of Wednesday. Jefferson City spokesperson said in a release that Ryan Moehlman has resigned from his role as the City Attorney. Moehlman has been with the city since September 2016, providing legal counsel and support to the council, mayor and other departments. “His steady guidance,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters with Mid-County Fire Protection District responded to a residential structure fire late Wednesday night. In a post on social media, the agency said crews were called to a mobile home at 10:28 p.m. in the 9900 block of State Route D in Camden County on Wednesday. Crews found the home fully
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe is considering a request for support from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A statement from the Governor’s Office to ABC 17 News said the Governor’s Office and the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard are assessing the request. “If activated, Service members supporting ICe would be performing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in September, contractors will start the second phase of work on a new roundabout on Route K. Starting Sept. 8, West Route K will be closed east of the Break Time gas station driveway and east of Vermillion Drive. Access to the gas station will be available only from West Old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An organization will be announcing a lawsuit against University of Missouri President Mun Choi over the removal of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from last year’s homecoming parade. The Council of American-Islamic Relations will be announcing the lawsuit in a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday on the corner of Elm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with nine child sex crimes involving two victims. James Winkler is charged with one count of first-degree attempted rape, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, one count of incest, five counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of child abuse without sexual contact. Court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman has been charged after she is accused of leading deputies on a chase and crashing into a deputy. Jaynee Collins, 28, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention. Court documents state that deputies were told about a stolen car seen south of Morely Street going at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood has announced his pick to be the next Housing and Neighborhood Services director. William Rataj will start as the new director on Sept. 29. Rataj has previously worked as the director of housing with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration since 2014. He has worked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water service will be interrupted on Thursday in Moberly as crews replace a water main pipe segment and valve on the 100 block of Bedford. Moberly said in a release that customers affected in the area include 100, 200 and 300 blocks of Bedford Street, 700 block of Sampson and the 200
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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Whether you love them, can’t stand them, or just don’t care, you have to admit that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s love story is a pop culture phenomenon. The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end announced Tuesday that they’re engaged to be married. It’s part of a whirlwind romance between two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to get a handle on work that needs to be completed within its schools. The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee met Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on its facility condition assessment. CPS narrowed down each facility’s needs into four categories: Immediate, critical, noncritical and deferred maintenance. Immediate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man charged after he set a Helitech trailer on fire in Callaway County in May 2024 was sentenced on Monday. Josef Black pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly burning or exploding and two counts of first-degree property damage. Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing as part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works are looking for sponsors to foot an around $18 million renovation bill for the city’s High Street viaduct. The updated estimate that was announced Tuesday morning during a Cole County Commission meeting is around $6 million more than what was expected in November 2023.
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