ST. JOESEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chiefs began their first set of full team workouts ahead of the 2026-27 season. Kansas City’s offense is returning to full strength after a disappointing end to last year’s campaign. Patrick Mahomes is coming back from a torn acl, attempting to re-acclimate with his returning teammates, while developing a connection
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Mia Bieniemy, the wife of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, is doing ‘much better,’ after getting shot multiple times in the couple’s home on Sunday, according to Kansas City head coach Andy Reid. Following the first day of full-team practice at training camp, Coach Reid gave an update on the frightening
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CNN By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci spent decades nurturing his reputation as the government’s most recognizable, most accessible and often most voluble authority on the nation’s public health crises. But on Wednesday, under intense scrutiny and the ever-present threat of prosecution, Fauci spent a congressional hearing that spanned well
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Safety measures are in place for day two of the MR340 race, as the Jefferson City Carl R. Noren Access checkpoint opens Wednesday morning for the longest non-stop river race in the world. Hundreds of racers are paddling the river in this annual statewide race, which began Tuesday in Kansas City.
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It’s fair season in Mid-Missouri. The Boone County Fair wrapped up last weekend, and this week, the Jefferson City Jaycees are putting on their Cole County Fair. Fairs have their advantage — food, animals, carnival rides, entertainment. But they happen at the hottest time of the year. Are you a fan of the American tradition
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of the Earth’s crust. It also lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a 25,000-mile arc that
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By Andy Rose, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Dark clouds hung over the Barrow County Judicial Courthouse, both outside and inside, as more than 100 people sloshed through a soggy parking lot to hear Colt Gray take responsibility for the lives he had taken, along with the ones that he forever changed. Victims of the
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A Delta jet that aborted a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport got so close to a plane taking off that anti-collision alarms sounded in both aircraft, according to air traffic control audio of the incident. Delta flight 1568, flying from Pittsburgh, was coming in for a landing in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers on Tuesday evening blocked off the entrance to an apartment building in central Columbia. Officers had an armored vehicle near Kinney Point Apartments near Garth Avenue and Sexton Road. A patrol vehicle was used to block off the area. Officers left the scene by 8:20 p.m. Randy Cole, CEO
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man from Lohman was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday evening on Springtown Station Road in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2023 Harley Davidson too fast for conditions while he was heading eastbound. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Rick Brattin and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said at a news conference that an LGBTQ+-themed event held last weekend at the Columbia Public Library included “grooming” of children. The Republican politicians are pushing for an investigation into an event called “Rainbow Story Time” that was held Saturday at
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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) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen decided on Tuesday to delay a vote on a proposed curfew that would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip without a responsible adult during late-night hours. During the meeting, aldermen amended the proposed ordinance, changing the proposed curfew start time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is still looking for a suspect on an ATV in Callaway County after chasing the man from Boone County into Callaway County fields around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer updated ABC 17 News over email that the chase started near the intersection of East St. Charles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in a Fulton teenager’s shooting death in 2024 is set to go to trial next year. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 46, of Columbia, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without
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Columbia’s Opportunity Campus overnight shelter has been 85-90% full each night since its opening more than two weeks ago.
The 150-bed Waypoint Shelter opened on July 13. Shelter Director Jessica McNear said about 128 to 135 people experiencing hardship and homelessness have been staying each night.
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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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By Aaron Cooper, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said. “A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of assaults from May to July 2025 has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said Tuesday in a written statement that concerns about violence near MU’s campus downtown “must be addressed” after a street brawl over the weekend. This statement comes shortly after a fight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men accused in the Isle of Capri casino robbery from late March has new options for his bond. Benjamin Charles, 21, of Columbia, is charged in Cooper County with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is currently in the Cooper County Jail. His original bond
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