Back-to-school sales tax holiday ends midnight Sunday
Sunday is the last day to take advantage of Missouri’s back-to-school sales tax holiday.
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Jefferson City man pleads guilty to child sex crime
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to a child sex crime. Ryan Swillum, 25, of Jefferson City plead guilty to first-degree statutory sodomy on Friday, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. According to the release, the events occurred in Jefferson
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2 Jefferson City women killed in Saturday morning crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City women were killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route C in Cole County, just west of Zion Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. It is not known if the women were wearing seatbelts, the report says. The crash occurred as a 2008 Ford
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Fulton firefighter injured while responding to house fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton firefighter suffered minor injuries while responding to a house fire just after midnight Saturday in the 600 block of Churchill Road, according to a Saturday morning press release from the Fulton Fire Department. The firefighter – who was not named – suffered a minor burn injury and was treated on
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MU professor weighs in on Sen. Hawley’s tariff rebate proposal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new bill introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley could provide American families with rebate checks worth thousands of dollars, using revenue generated from tariffs under the Trump administration. The proposal came just days before President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night imposing steep tariffs on 66 countries—including the European Union,
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‘Swatting’ call prompted law enforcement response in Moberly, Huntsville
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement agencies in Randolph County responded to what ended up being a pair of “swatting” calls on Friday morning. . “Swatting” occurs when someone makes a prank call or message to draw a surprise emergency response to an address. A similar call was made to the residence of former Secretary of State
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Conley Avenue parking garage reopens after $5.5 million repair project
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conley Avenue parking garage reopened Friday, nearly a year after it was shut down for repairs. The structure at 511 Conley Ave. closed on Aug. 17, 2024, for maintenance. But just two months later, the university announced it would remain closed until fall 2025 to address serious repair needs. Records show
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Jay Moore becomes Cole County auditor after Kehoe’s appointment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jay Moore will be Cole County’s next auditor, according to a Friday press release from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office. Kehoe made the appointment on Friday. Moore replaces Mark Ruether, who announced his retirement last month. Moore is the finance director for the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce and has more than 30
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$2.5 million CMHS donation match extended through August
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society announced in a Friday press release that its anonymous donor who is matching up to $2.5 million in donations has extended the match through the end of August. Previous reporting says the money will be put toward its new campus it intends to build on a 17.5-acre
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Former Tipton prison worker pleads guilty to having sex with inmate
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former worker at the prison in Tipton pleaded guilty on Friday to having sex with an inmate. Jessica Baird, of Versailles, will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. She is accused of having sex with a male prisoner on Oct. 21, 2024, when she worked at Tipton Correctional Center,
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Inmate dies after month in custody at Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center died this week after he was in custody for just over a month. Missouri Department of Corrections said Timothy Poore, 72, died on Wednesday. Poore was serving a six-year sentence for sexual abuse and sodomy charges from Callaway County, according to the department.
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Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday began at midnight on Friday and will remain in effect until midnight on Sunday. The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday exempts all state and local sales or use tax on qualifying items during the exemption period. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases, such as school supplies, computers,
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Fire reported at new elementary school in southwest Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters were seen at the site of Columbia’s new elementary school on Thursday afternoon after a fire was reported. First responders were called to the 5400 block of South Sinclair Road, the site of the new Eagle Bluffs Elementary School that is expected to open in 2026. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman
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Court determines City of Sedalia has authority to OK demolition of Main Street building
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The battle over a derelict building in Sedalia took its next step on Thursday. The City of Sedalia has sought the demolition of a building it says is in a “state of collapse.” The city filed a lawsuit last week seeking a court to approve the demolition of the building at 207
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Columbia realtor sees rise in squatting incidents, warns of unsafe conditions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia realtor is speaking out after finding people squatting in the homes she is trying to sell. Wendy Swetz, a longtime Columbia realtor, said she’s more squatting incidents over the past month and a half, and not in just one part of town. She says the issue is damaging homes, turning
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MoDOT to monitor sinkhole on Business Loop 70 across from Hickman High School
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will continue to monitor and fill a sinkhole that formed outside of a business on Business Loop 70 last week, across from Hickman High School. Employees at Ashland Auto Sales told ABC 17 News on Thursday that a customer notified them about the hole last week. The
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Moberly man charged with child molestation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is out on bond after he was charged with second-degree child molestation of a youth younger than 12 years old. Kyle David Lee Tuggle posted a $40,000 bond on Thursday and has a court date scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25 at the Randolph County Courthouse. A mugshot
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Boone County prosecutor announces run for associate judge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s top prosecutor has announced that he plans on running for associate judge. A Thursday press release from Roger Johnson says he plans on running for division 11’s associate judge in 2026. “Serving as your elected prosecutor has been a great honor,” Johnson said in the release. “It has deepened my
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Indiana woman seriously injured in Pulaski County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Indiana woman was seriously injured in a crash that occurred Wednesday night in the westbound lane of Interstate 44 in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred when a 2018 Dodge Challenger – driven by the 53-year-old woman from
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Woman killed in Benton County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 44-year-old woman from Lincoln, Missouri, was killed in a crash on Wednesday night in Benton County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred on Route H, south of Black Oak Church Road. A 2015 Ford F450 – driven by a 44-year-old Carrollton, Missouri,
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