TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who pleaded guilty to leaving a loaded handgun on a table in reach of a child who accidentally shot and killed himself is was sentenced on Wednesday. Albert Keel, 28, pleaded guilty in January to endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says that the majority of a gasoline spill that occurred on Saturday morning has been removed. DNR Environmental Services Program Chief Sean Counihan wrote in a Wednesday email that between 1,000-1,100 gallons of gasoline was spilled. “I understand that the majority of the contaminated soils have
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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) A water main break near the Columbia Farmers Market has led to Columbia Water and Light to announce a boil advisory for 86 customers. City Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor wrote in an email that a 12-inch cast iron main broke around 2:45 p.m. and that the outage will last “at least a few
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old Fayette man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly pinned a woman against a truck. Andrew Finley was charged on Wednesday in Howard County with first-degree domestic assault and driving while revoked. He is being held at the Howard County Jail on a $30,000 bond. An arraignment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Work that will require a lane closure on a Downtown Jefferson City street this week has been extended. A press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works says that a lane closure will occur in the eastbound lane in the 300 block of West McCarty Street. Work began Wednesday and
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States Wednesday, a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for US manufacturing but a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation slowed more than expected in February and cooled for the first time in four months, but that progress may be short lived as President Donald Trump ramps up his trade war, which threatens to increase prices for Americans. The Consumer Price Index, which measures price changes across commonly
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It’s now up to the Senate to avoid a government shutdown after the House passed a budget bill Tuesday. Just one Republican went against the party for a final vote of 217-213 in the House on a measure to fund the government through September. The plan is backed by President Donald Trump as a way
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JEFFERSON CITY, (Mo.) KMIZ A police incident report shows 26 law enforcement officers responded to a scene on Friday that led to an officer-involved shooting. The Jefferson City Police Department said on Monday that Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City, was killed in the shooting. Police responded to a burglary in progress in the 200
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia’s transitional housing complex, Love Forward Homes, is expected to be complete early 2026. The complex at 1221 E. Ash St. in Downtown Columbia will have six three-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units that can house up to 10 families. Love Columbia says in 2024, it provided 4,144 hotel nights to
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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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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A controlled burn that got out of control on Tuesday in Centralia caused a truck and one-and-a-half acres of land to be burned in the 1700 block of Crownview Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said flames spread to the truck and a neighboring yard. The truck was
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested that the city of Columbia create a plan to minimize waste from homeless encampments from getting into public waters.
DNR sent a letter to the city, along with Boone County and the University of Missouri, on Feb. 28, 2025. It said it wants to see the issue addressed before it will renew their “Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Operating Permit Renewal.”
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Trump administration’s 20% tariff on goods imported from China is likely to have a significant impact on the beauty industry in the United States. President Trump imposed a 10% tariff on China in February, then raised it to 20% last week. Many beauty products, including makeup, haircare and ingredients, are manufactured
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that caused traffic to stall on Interstate 70 for hours in Cooper County was caused by a tractor-trailer, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2006 Peterbilt 379 – driven by a 63-year-old man from Springfield, Missouri – was heading eastbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has made a rare endorsement in the Columbia mayoral race. An email from Blair Murphy’s campaign states that Carey has endorsed him in the April 8 election. This is the second local law enforcement representative to endorse Murphy, who also got approval from the Columbia Police Officers’
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By Sarah Ferris and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall, overcoming far-right opposition as the GOP scrambles to avert a government shutdown Friday at midnight. The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after authorities say he assaulted another person. Michael True, 54, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable
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