COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents along Ash Street in Columbia are organizing in opposition to the city’s Ash Street Improvement Project. According to a Facebook post, a protest is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. April 9 to “help keep Ash Street a safe neighborhood street.” Last week, 65 people attended an open house to learn
Continue Reading
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable weapons at home – handing gun control groups a rare win at the conservative high court. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for a 7-2 majority that included both
Continue Reading
By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Betsy Klein and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — The information Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed in the Signal chat of top Trump national security officials was highly classified at the time he wrote it, especially because the operation had not even started yet, according to a US defense official
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe will sign a bill on public safety on Wednesday morning. Kehoe will be signing HB 495 on public safety which has been a top priority for the administration since taking office. A part of this bill will establish a committee dedicated to school safety within the Department of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No-excuse absentee voting for the April 8 election opened on Tuesday. Do you plan to vote early for this spring’s election? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a deadline looming to finalize insurance negotiations, MU Health Care warns that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield policyholders may soon face coverage disruptions, as little progress has been made in discussions. MU Health Care has been in negotiations with Anthem for months, with a contract between the two parties expiring on
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit filed in Boone County on Tuesday alleges that a patient at CenterPointe Hospital in Columbia was sexually assaulted by another patient last year. The plaintiff, listed as a Jane Doe, sued CenterPoint Hospital in Columbia and its parent company Acadia Healthcare. The petition accuses the healthcare company of multiple counts
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) FEMA has estimated that there is $2.1 million in damage to the electric system in Rolla, roughly a week-and-a-half after a tornado devastated the region, according to a Tuesday evening social media post from Rolla Municipal Utilities. Power outages have plagued city residents since the outset of the storm. City Utilities wrote
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the state of New York is accused of stealing $20,000 from the bank account of a Columbia resident. Rosa Rodriguez charged on Tuesday with stealing more than $750. She was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday afternoon and a court date was not set. A
Continue Reading
By Tierney Sneed and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to boost proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, which critics say could disenfranchise poor and older voters who don’t have easy access to citizenship documents like passports or birth certificates. Republican state lawmakers have long sought
Continue Reading
MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Marshall police are working with the county prosecutor to get an arrest warrant for the suspect who injured three people during a shooting outside of a Marshall bar early Sunday morning. The Marshall Police Department wrote Monday on its social media that it was called to a shots-fired scene at 1:20 a.m.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is set to make nearly $1 million per year in a five-year deal that is worth up to $4.5 million total, according to a contract obtained by ABC 17 through an open records request. Harper’s contract will officially begin on April 1 and run through March
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for key races in the April municipal elections. Today’s interviews feature Columbia Ward 4 candidates Ron Graves and incumbent Nick Foster. The interviews will air on ABC 17 News leading up to the April 8 election and will be posted online as they air. Read the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for key races in the April municipal elections. Today’s interviews feature Columbia Ward 4 candidates Ron Graves and incumbent Nick Foster. The interviews will air on ABC 17 News leading up to the April 8 election and will be posted online as they air. Read the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane closure on Interstate 70 in Kingdom City will occur this weekend, according a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews are continuing to remove the railroad bridge just west of Highway 54, the release says. One lane of the east- and westbound lanes near the exit will
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the sidewalk on the south side in the 900 block of East Broadway will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. The release says that Breeze Dress at 908 E. Broadway will be removing signs and painting its building. The closure
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with a child sex crime on Monday. Xavier Burke, 18, was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Burke
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former restaurant worker has pleaded guilty to a pair of child sex crimes. Jesus Hernandez, 38, pleaded guilty in Boone County to second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. He will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 21. According to court documents
Continue Reading
(Editor’s note, 3/25: This article has been updated with new information from the University of Missouri.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has opened requests for a statement of qualifications from firms to help oversee the design and construction of its next nuclear research reactor. The school put out a request for qualification on
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager has been charged with seven felonies after he is accused of shooting at a car near the Columbia Mall in January. Samiyon Myers, 15, was charged with first-degree assault, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and delivery of a controlled substance. Officers
Continue Reading