COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A class action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in Boone County against Columbia Orthopaedic Group after claiming it did not do enough to protect patients’ information from a data breach. Vicki Dixon, of Laddonia, is accusing Columbia Orthopaedic Group of negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment and violating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of former Mizzou defensive lineman Aldon Smith has hired multiple civil rights attorneys after his death was announced on Saturday, according to a Tuesday press release from Wukela Communications Smith played for the Tigers from 2009-10 and eventually became a top-10 draft pick in 2011 and earned All-Pro honors in
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BUTLER, Mo. (KMIZ) The Butler Police Department said Monday that North Business 49 at the Butler Memorial Airport will be closed as officials investigate a deadly plane crash from Sunday that killed 12 people. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived on Monday. According to the FAA, the plane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education has appointed Stacey Preis as its interim commissioner of education, according to a Monday press release. The release says she has 18 years in educational leadership, student achievement initiatives and statewide education policy. She was the deputy commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner line added more railcars on Monday ahead of the first World Cup games in the state. The Missouri River Runner line runs from St. Louis to Kansas City and includes stops in Hermann, Jefferson City, Sedalia and Warrensburg. The first World Cup game in Kansas City is at
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) After a skydiving pilot and 11 skydivers we killed after their plane crashed after takeoff Sunday in western Missouri, skydiving businesses and pilots across the state are providing there reaction. Jake Strain, co-owner of Skydive STL, says the accident hits home. “It is deeply tragic, most things are a lot of time
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By Andy Rose, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — After personally looking over the wreckage of the deadliest skydiving plane crash of the decade on a bright June day, Jennifer Homendy with the National Transportation Safety Board said things must change. That crash was in 2019 in Mokuleia, Hawaii, claiming 11 lives.Homendy – then a board
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amazon will spend about $10 billion to create a data center in Montgomery County, including millions for infrastructure and other local projects, according to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office. Kehoe was at a groundbreaking for the project in Montgomery City on Monday. In a news release after the event, Kehoe’s office stated the
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CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, Holly Yan, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Officials have released the names of the pilot and 11 passengers killed when a skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff Sunday – devastating loved ones who watched and prompting federal authorities to investigate what caused the tragedy. The victims, identified Tuesday by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County/Jefferson City Office of Emergency Management is working on a new storm damage portal to streamline the recovery process. OEM Deputy Director Mackinley Kennedy said the portal isn’t open to the public yet, but once it is, residents will be able to upload photos of damage like flooding, damaged trees,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery City man who pleaded guilty to murder in a toddler’s 2024 overdoes death was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday. Bryan Danter, 37, pleaded guilty in April to felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and illegal gun possession. He was previously charged with felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, two
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It’s one of America’s defining origin stories— the Lewis and Clark Expedition. And Missouri was at the center of it all.
The nearly three-year journey began up the Missouri River 222 years ago.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 280 Consolidated Electric Cooperative members without power in Audrain County on Thursday afternoon after storms rolled through Mid-Missouri. The outages were reported on the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperative’s map. It also shows 37 customers in Callaway County without power, with 35 being Consolidated Electric Cooperative members. There were 94
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Awareness of alpha-gal syndrome is growing. The disease can affect people bitten by lone star ticks, and those bites are growing in frequency, as shown by the increase in emergency room visits related to tick bites. Alpha-gal syndrome leads to an allergy to mammal products, food and otherwise. Its presence in Missouri is known, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of roads in Macon and Chariton counties are closed because of flooding after storms went through the area on Wednesday evening. The potential threat of storms and heat led to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team to issue a Weather Alert Day for Wednesday, and the most-northern counties in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Human trafficking is believed to impact at least 27.6 million people globally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Large sporting events like the upcoming FIFA World Cup create a prime environment for traffickers, with big crowds helping them fly under the radar. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Wednesday that her
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Wednesday urged Gov. Mike Kehoe to balance the state’s budget, saying current spending is jeopardizing Missouri’s fiscal health. Fitzpatrick stated in a news release that the fiscal 2027 budget increased spending from the state’s general revenue fund. The state is expected to spend more than $1.7
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Editor’s note: The headline has been updated to be more clear. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another business that sells 7-OH has agreed to suspend sales in the state, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced in a Wednesday afternoon press release. The release says Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading, LLC, also known as RRR, agreed to immediately stop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died in a house fire early Wednesday in the 2000 block of Highway 52, the Miller County Coroner’s Office announced in a Wednesday social media post. The post says Thomas W. Snodgrass was found dead in the home after crews put out the fire. He was 69 years old.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The World Cup may not kick off until Thursday, but the celebration is already underway in Kansas City. Thousands of fans gathered Tuesday for the opening day of the FIFA Fan Festival, an event designed to give soccer fans a World Cup experience without the high cost of match tickets while
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