COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As colder temperatures move into Mid-Missouri, health experts typically expect an increase in seasonal illnesses. But so far, influenza activity across the region remains low. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported “low” influenza activity across the state from the week of Nov 16-22. The weekly total number of cases
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals rewrote ballot language Thursday for a measure that seeks to repeal a constitutional amendment that enshrined a right to abortion last fall, finding the language submitted by the state’s top election official needed more work. The woman who first brought the lawsuit, Anna Fitz-James, appealed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon for Missouri drivers to have to maneuver cones, reduce speeds, drive through narrow lanes, or have construction crews standing feet away from the road, with nearly 600 active work zones on highways across the state under the Missouri Department of Transportation. Even with signs telling drivers to slow down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who ran a daycare is facing additional child sex crimes after a grand jury indictment was filed on Tuesday in Callaway County. Jacob Stockglausner, 39, is now charged in Callaway County with three counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and three counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies are looking for more than one person in a Tuesday morning shooting that injured a 15-year-old, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Brian Leer, of the sheriff’s office, told ABC 17 News in an email on Wednesday that law enforcement is looking for more than one person, but would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Nigerian national who admitted earlier this year to fraudulently obtaining a student visa and other documents was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal court, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. Mercy Ojedeji pleaded guilty in federal court in April to unlawful use of fraudulent immigration documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular bar in Columbia will close for 15 days after its liquor license was suspended by the state. Tropical Liqueurs – colloquially known as “Trops” by locals – will shut the doors of both of its locations in town beginning on Thursday, the business announced on its social media page. Trops
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has chosen a Columbia-based contractor to head up the team designing and building a section of the widened Interstate 70 between Columbia and Rocheport. The commission awarded Emery Sapp and Sons and Parsons Transportation Group as contractors for a $441 million project to widen and improve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Legal sports betting went live in Missouri on Monday, with more than 2 million people attempting to access sportsbook apps on launch day. Circa Sports, one of the first two companies in Missouri to receive an online betting license, now operates in six states. The first bet placed on Circa was a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri, was seriously injured Tuesday in a crash on Route H in Benton County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver in a 2018 Ford F-150 – a 55-year-old man from Lincoln, Missouri – failed to negotiate a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re speeding, especially in a work zone, you may be on the lookout for troopers on the side of the roads to avoid getting a ticket. But it’s much harder to spot a trooper when they are ticketing you from 2,000 feet in the air. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Aircraft
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A new Missouri rule, aimed at protecting children from online pornography, has prompted Pornhub – the industry’s largest platform – to block access statewide rather than comply.
Pornography websites operating in Missouri must now verify that its users are adults before allowing them access to explicit content.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died on Missouri roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend counting period, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP’s data counted from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. Preliminary data shows in addition to the three fatalities, there were 304 crashes, 82 people injured and 87
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia, Missouri, man has been accused of repeatedly molesting and sodomizing a young child. Anthony Holtkamp was charged in Audrain County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and a count of sexually exploiting a minor.
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The National Retail Federation is projecting another record-breaking holiday season, predicting that Americans will spend more than $1 trillion on gifts, food and décor. Consumers plan to spend an average of $890.49 per person this year on gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items. That figure marks the second-highest spending level in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has sued the Otterville School District and its superintendent, claiming that her First Amendment rights were violated after she was banned from athletic events in the district. The lawsuit – which was filed in the Western District Court of Missouri on Tuesday – says Teni Northern was banned from her
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to research background for this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A company paying people to get signatures on a petition to overturn a new Missouri congressional map has denied it employs illegal immigrants, a claim made this week by the state’s attorney general. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has launched an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawyers for the State and People Not Politicians met in federal court Tuesday for a hearing to determine whether a judge will block Missouri’s new congressional map. A lawsuit filed by People Not Politicians is over a referendum to block the newly created congressional map that the group wants on next year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission unanimously approved a settlement agreement Monday that focuses on protecting Ameren Missouri customers as the state works to grow its energy industry. According to a press release from the PSC, the agreement was signed by Ameren Missouri, staff of the PSC, Evergy Metro, Inc., Evergy, Missouri West,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pettis County deputy who shot and killed a 25-year-old Sedalia woman in June 2020 is facing two charges related to child pornography. Jordan Schutte, 40, of Sedalia, was charged on Friday with child porn possession and first-degree promoting child porn. Court documents say Schutte appeared for a hearing by video
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