EDITOR’S NOTE: The location referenced in the headline has been corrected. AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Route B in Hannibal, between Route KK and Highway 54 in Audrain County, is closed due to a crash, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. An email alert from MoDOT sent just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday states the road
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The Columbia mayor’s race is bringing in big money. The latest campaign finance reports, filed Monday, show challenger Blair Murphy has collected more than $250,000 during the April election cycle. The incumbent mayor, Barbara Buffaloe, has brought in about $70,000 for her campaign. This isn’t the first Columbia mayoral race to draw big money, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of stolen guns are a problem many U.S. cities face, including in the City of Columbia, which deals with the issue frequently. “Firearms are one of those things that when they get stolen, a lot of times they pop up at crime scenes and we call them crime guns,” Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man who is accused of killing a Hermann police officer will have the jury in his murder trial pooled from Greene County. Kenneth Simpson is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon, possession of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Jefferson City’s contentious $130 million conference center project enters the preconstruction phase of its timeline, the newly elected officials in the April 8 municipal election are set to approve the design. The center will replace the parking garage at 200 Madison St. and include a full-service hotel and restaurant/bar with more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump is set to escalate his trade dispute with Canada, announcing a 25% tariff on auto imports that will take effect Wednesday — a move that could significantly impact Missouri. Canada is Missouri’s largest trade partner. The Show-Me State imports goods such as transportation equipment and primary manufactures from Canada,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gun violence prevention activists gathered at the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday to call for action on gun safety. Volunteers from the Missouri chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action gathered for their annual Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Advocacy Day. “Moms Demand Action is incredibly strong across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters in Sedalia put out a truck fire Tuesday afternoon, according to a social media post from the Sedalia Fire Department. Crews were called to a parking lot of a business on South Limit Avenue around 4 p.m. SFD wrote in a comment on the post that someone was driving down the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Julie Allen is a member of Jefferson City’s Transportation and Traffic Commission and a candidate running for the Jefferson City Council Ward 4 seat. Allen’s campaign focuses on strengthening the economy through infrastructure improvements, increasing housing availability, creating jobs and promoting parks and recreation opportunities. Allen worked as an acting director for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kathi Harness, a Jefferson City Ward 4 resident, is running for Jefferson City Council. Harness plans to focus on economic development and collaborative work. Harness also wants to improve public safety and support youth recreation projects. Harness also the principal of government relations at the lobbying firm Harness & Associates, LLC. Harness
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One person was taken into custody after a standoff and chase with law enforcement on Monday, which started when a driver tried to pull over an officer near Lake Ozark and Osage Beach city limits.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of Columbia’s mayoral candidates have garnered more donations in what has turned out to be a high-dollar election. Challenger Blair Murphy’s campaign eclipsed a quarter-million dollars in contributions, according to his eight-day campaign finance report submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Eight-day reports had a closing date of March 27
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old from Columbia was charged Tuesday with six felonies in connection with a November 2024 shooting. Ja’Mez Thompson-Bey was in the Boone County Jail without bond on two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and single counts of unlawful use of a weapon and armed robbery. Thompson-Bey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person who needed help outside Rock Bridge High School in south Columbia prompted what the district says was a “large emergency response” outside the school Tuesday. Columbia Public Schools alerted families via text message at about noon that an “individual needing assistance outside of RBHS” led to the emergency response. The
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The storms that prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day have exited and moved east out of Mid-Missouri, but strong winds hang around throughout the afternoon and evening. So far, the main damage reports from the morning have come from the Pilot Grove area, where a radar confirmed tornado went through around 9:00 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County seniors can apply for real estate tax relief on Tuesday, according to a Monday press release from the Boone County Commission. Applications are available on the Boone County collector’s website and at the Boone County Government Center. The deadline to apply is June 30, the release says. Eligible taxpayers include
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of people with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plans will no longer be able to see MU Health Care doctors and be covered. The insurance giant Anthem, which is among the state’s biggest, and the health care network ended their negotiations Monday ahead of a midnight deadline to renew a
Continue ReadingCNN By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Democratic senator vowed Monday evening that he would keep going as long
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who allegedly fired shots early Sunday toward a vehicle in Downtown Columbia did so with a stolen gun, according to police. Steven M. Harris, 45, of Columbia, was charged Monday with four felonies: unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and stealing a gun, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency has received more than 9,000 pages of responses through its Missouri Accountability Portal. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show that in the first 48 days of the portal’s operation, the department received approximately 9,048 responses, with most coming in the first 24 days. Between
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