COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing to reach an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield by the March 31 deadline, MU Health Care says it remains open to further discussions over commercial and Affordable Care Act insurance plans with the provider. “Negotiations are still happening right now,” Tonya Johnson, MU Health Care’s Health System Chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 4 into law Wednesday morning, with supporters saying it will strengthen Missouri’s energy infrastructure. “This is about powering Missouri for Missourians and not relying on other states and countries to produce our power,” Kehoe said in a press release. “This legislation strengthens our economic development opportunities,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 26. A press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says the DEA will collect tablets, capsule, patches and other forms of solid prescription drugs that day. A drop-off location will be available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who ran a daycare has been indicted in federal court for charges related to child pornography. Jacob Stockglausner, 38, was charged with producing, distributing and possessing child porn, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. He is being held in the Callaway County Jail. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who ran away to the country of Mexico and faked his own death has been sentenced for federal child pornography charges. A press release from the Department of Justice says that Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman, 33, was sentenced in Jefferson City on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed this weekend from 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will occur between Route B and Highway 63. The release says there will be “multiple
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mountain View, Missouri, man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly shot at someone on Friday night. Austin Duncan was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court records indicate that he posted a $100,000 bond on Monday. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing to reach an agreement with MU Health Care by the March 31 deadline, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it is working with other Mid-Missouri health care providers, including Boone Hospital, SSM St. Mary’s, Moberly Regional Hospital and Jefferson City Medical Group. Some of those hospitals have since reported an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s auditor is still looking into how a freeze on three federal FEMA grants could affect county finances. The Missouri Department of Public Safety notified the county on Friday that three grants – the Homeland Security Grant Program, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man has been charged in Camden County with a pair of felonies after he allegedly took nearly $40,000 from someone without completing contracted work. Barry Kelley was charged on Friday with stealing more than $25,000 and deceptive business practices. A warrant was issued for his arrest and a $25,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 was activated on Thursday to respond to expected flooding in southeast Missouri. According to a news release, the team has been activated to help local authorities in flood-related emergency response operations on Friday. Task Force 1 left Columbia just before 3 p.m., marking its first in-state deployment since
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives passed a $47.9 billion state budget on Thursday. The budget features $8 billion for K-12 education, including more than $4 billion in core funding for schools. House Republican leaders touted the $200 million increase in funding for this year over last year, one of the largest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia man was charged with a pair of felonies on Wednesday. Owen Lee, 21, was charged in Miller County with two counts of having child porn. He was brought to the Miller County Jail and posted a $7,500 bond. An arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. Law enforcement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Morgan County was charged with several felonies on Thursday. Ryan Berve, 46, of Versailles, was charged with three counts of possessing child pornography and one count of failing to register as a sex offender. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. An arraignment
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The widow of a truck driver who died in a crash in 2022 and the railway company she sued in a wrongful death lawsuit have agreed to a settlement. Erin Barton, of Brookfield, Missouri, had sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe in July 2022 after her husband, Billy Barton II, was killed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old Eldon woman was found safe after a missing person advisory was issued for her. MSHP wrote that Christy Hayes has been missing since 4:30 p.m. March 25 at 111S Oak Street in Eldon. The release says that Hayes left the Eldon Police Department to go back to her residence in
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pilot Grove Community is picking up their gloves and chainsaws to help with clean up efforts following a tornado Wednesday morning. After leaving her basement following the storm, Pilot Grove resident and community building board member Sue Day grabbed her rake and joined her neighbors in the cleanup. “There is
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender from Warrensburg was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. William Aloys Wameling, Jr., 39, will also have to pay $99,000 in restitution to the victims. He pleaded guilty to the charges
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man has been charged with two felonies after he is accused of shooting man Monday in Kirksville. Biagio Davenport was charged in Adair County on Tuesday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday. The Kirksville Police Department wrote on its Facebook
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to give federal assistance for storms that caused significant damage in Missouri counties on March 14 and 15. A Wednesday release from the governor’s office say that Kehoe is requesting FEMA individual assistance for 25 counties, including: Bollinger, Butler,
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