COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri have nearly doubled in the past week, according to information from the state’s Communicable Disease report that was reported on Sunday. Total cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have hit 1,095 as of Sunday, which increased from 595 from last week’s total. As of Monday afternoon, 90 cases of cyclosporiasis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters are set to head to the polls and decide on Amendment 4, which would require approval of citizen-led petitions in every congressional district, prohibit foreign contributions and penalize petition fraud. Part of the proposed amendment would explicitly define the constitutional crime of petition signature fraud, covering actions like signature forgery, submitting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library has responded to state Sen. Rick Brattin’s Sunshine Law request. Brattin (R-Harrisonville) had filed a request earlier this week surrounding an LGBTQ+-themed event that was held on Saturday. The Columbia Public Library held a “Rainbow Storytime” event on Saturday that included readings of “Rainbowsaurus” and “Big Wig.” Secretary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deaths by drowning are up 80% compared to last year, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP wrote that from Jan. 1-July 30, it has responded to 27 drownings, marking an 80% increase from the same period in 2025. There have also been 30 total water
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The primary election is Tuesday, and the U.S. House district that you’ll vote in might have changed since the last one. Republican-led redistricting in 2005 made big changes to the map, drawing a large chunk of Mid-Missouri into the Fifth Congressional District and taking most of the region out of the Fourth Congressional District. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Growing concerns over the use of Flock Safety cameras in Columbia are part of a larger national debate over privacy, data sharing and the expanding use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. Two University of Missouri students brought those concerns to the Columbia City Council on July 20, questioning what information the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Morgan County was included in Gov. Mike Kehoe’s request for a federal disaster declaration on Wednesday. Kehoe asked the federal government to approve a major disaster declaration to help nine counties that experienced flash flooding from July 9-11. Preliminary damage assessments indicate there could be an estimated $26.5 million in emergency response
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Political campaigns, like Republican state Senate candidate Rudy Veit’s, are using artificial intelligence in their political advertisements to get their message across and/or to disparage opponents. This week, Veit’s campaign launched advertisements using AI against another candidate, Jake Vogel. Both men are seeking the Republican nomination in Missouri’s Senate District 6, where
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Missouri Bar exam was completed on Wednesday, after long delays from internet connection affected the start time to Tuesday’s portion of the exam. Missouri is one of the first states in the country to test out new exam software called NextGen and hosted the exam at the Wyndham Executive Center on Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Illinois is accused of causing $50,000 in damage after he allegedly crashed a semi-truck into an Ameren light pole on July 15 in Jefferson City. Philip Kahn, of Pekin, Illinois, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Issues with the internet at a test-taking site on Tuesday delayed the start of the bar exam in Missouri. The National Conference of Bar Examiners announced in a Tuesday press release that “site-specific network bandwidth issue” caused the first day of the test to be delayed in Missouri. Issues were also reported
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America’s new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Mizzou football team’s past two seasons is seeking an extra year of eligibility. Defensive tackle Sterling Webb filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in St. Louis County against the NCAA, claiming that he should have one more year of eligibility. Webb is seeking a declaratory judgement and claims there
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Just a week remains until Missourians go to the polls to decide whether to give the General Assembly the power to roll back income taxes. Amendment 5 has drawn lots of interest, and voters still have plenty of questions after months of hearing competing claims about whether getting rid of income tax will jumpstart the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly JBS meat production line is still closed following a USDA notice of suspension in April. On April 3, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a notice of suspension to the JBS Prepared Foods facility in Moberly, immediately suspending inspection services for its Fully Cooked-Not Shelf Stable processes due
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group supporting the elimination of income tax within the state of Missouri has spent $12.9 million this election cycle. Amendment 5, which would phase out Missouri’s income tax and and expand sales and use taxes, will be decided by voters on Aug. 4. Filings for political campaigns and committees were required
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A majority “yes” vote on Amendment 5 on Aug. 4 would allow lawmakers to lower and eliminate the state income tax over time, but for people on fixed incomes, it could mean tightening their budgets. “During the legislative session, I looked a it and thought this is going to be bad for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Revenue has delayed the second phase of its FUSION system, which goes in hand with vehicle sales tax and temporary tags. Missouri Senate Bill 28 was signed into law on July 2, 2025, with its main focuses being changes to vehicle sales tax and temporary license tags.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Miller County deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation on Friday. Kyle Carroll was previously charged with five counts of first-degree child molestation. Court documents in previous reporting say law enforcement officers were called to Carroll’s residence in September 2025 after
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 13% of cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri are located in Boone County. The latest state data that was updated on Sunday shows that 593 cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have been reported in the state. As of Monday afternoon, 79 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in Boone County, according to
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