COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission is looking to make license applications available for sports betting by May 15, the commission shared in a post on its website on Tuesday. The MGC wrote that applications will be available in May to ensure “that the commission has time to properly review applications before decisions are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a six-year hiatus, a Gold Star mother is hoping to resurrect a decades-old tradition of hosting a Memorial Day parade in Columbia. Sherry Wyatt says her heart sank when her son, Sterling, told her he wanted to enlist in the U.S. Army. A Rock Bridge graduate, Sterling was also an Eagle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Tuesday after he allegedly led Audrain County deputies on a chase on Monday night. Joshua Julius, 37, of Labadie, was charged with aggravated fleeing and four misdemeanors: Driving while revoked, reckless driving, failing to drive on the right half of the road and animal neglect. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Crocker, Missouri, man died in a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, nearly a mile east of Highway 17, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that a 2004 Ford F-150 – driven by the 48-year-old man – was heading eastbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery City man charged with murder in a toddler’s death had his case moved to Warren County on Friday. Bryan Danter is charged with second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and two counts of drug possession. An initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 18. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A federal judge awarded the state of Missouri $24 billion in a lawsuit over China’s alleged hoarding of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Stephen Limbaugh in the Eastern District Court of Missouri sided with Attorney General Andrew Bailey in the state’s years-long lawsuit against the country. The office
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s latest jobs report shows a decrease in federal jobs while state and local government positions went up. The Missouri Economic Research Center’s January jobs report, released Friday, says federal government jobs in Missouri decreased by 100 from December to January. Meanwhile, state government jobs increased by over 1,000 in that
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Scientists, students, advocates and community members carried signs outside the Missouri Capitol on Friday during the Stand Up for Science rally. According to the rally’s website, the nationwide events were planned to advocate for continued government support for science, defend against censorship and push back on attacks against diversity, equity, inclusion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amber Alert was canceled late Thursday night after three children who were reported missing from Moscow Mills were found safe. The alert was issued around 6:15 p.m. and canceled just after 10:15 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lauren Castellana, 33, made threats and then left the home with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk on Thursday calling for an immediate investigation into federal funding for the Grain Belt Express project. The project proposes constructing massive transmission lines across Missouri to transport wind-generated energy from Kansas to other states.
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A Missouri lawmaker has filed a bill that would make sweetened drinks and candies unavailable under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps. SNAP benefits help low-income people — the majority women and children — afford to buy food. The bill mirrors a federal proposal and supporters say it would force families to
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A bill sponsored by Rep. Jamie Gragg (R-Ozark) would prevent Missourians using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from buying soda and candy with their benefits.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed against two men in connection with the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans in January 2024. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson are facing involuntary manslaughter and drug charges. Carson is in custody, and Willis is expected to surrender soon. A medical examiner ruled the deaths of 38-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri state representative will not be charged after law enforcement officers responded to the Capitol for a false suicide threat using the 988 system. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in a news release on Wednesday that he will not be filing charges against state Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville). Thompson said
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Adrian Plank (D-Columbia) and Rep Del Taylor (D-St. Louis) are pushing for funding for three infrastructure projects in Boone County The money would be part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ budget. The Subcommittee on Appropriations Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources and Economic Development met Monday afternoon to discuss the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mid-Missouri congressman has been appointed to a seat on the board that governs the University of Missouri. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who stepped down from his seat representing Missouri’s Third Congressional District after the November election, has been tapped by Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill a seat on the University of Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of weather forecasters and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees were fired Thursday in the latest wave of cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, sparking concern among local forecasters and emergency officials. The Associated Press reports that the cuts appear to be happening in two phases, with roughly 1,300
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Randolph County Jail after he allegedly shot and butchered a cow in a Randolph County field on Feb. 20. Bryndon Wayne Jennings, 19, of Jacksonville, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with stealing livestock and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a 3-year-old girl who died in a crash earlier this month in Holts Summit has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the girl’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend and the girl’s grandmother. The lawyer for Coby Durham filed a petition in Callaway County on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that Jessie
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than a month after launching a portal for residents to submit concerns to the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) is continuing her push for greater government accountability. On Tuesday, Coleman introduced five bills aimed at cutting waste: SB 720 – Requires the
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