Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes. Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members — Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro — reported being the subject of such threats Thursday. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips The Food and Drug Administration has recalled Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips. Regulators issued the recall because the dog food has a potential salmonella threat. This recall affects 5-ounce bags that were sold online and in stores in about 20 states, including Missouri according to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt after a crash in Jefferson City on Wednesday night. According to a crash report from Jefferson City Police, the Communication Center begin getting calls about a crash on eastbound Highway 54 north of the MO 179 and Route B overpass. Police said the driver of a green
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to six games with an 81-61 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates, as well as guards Tony Perkins and Marques Warrick in the video player below. Three Tigers got
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday and Sunday afternoon and evening are the busiest travel days over Thanksgiving weekend, according to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP trooper Luke Benke said extra troopers will be put patrolling the roads until Sunday night when the holiday counting period ends. MSHP will count data — including
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Residents and businesses have differing opinions on solid waste services in Jefferson City. Jefferson City will show the results of a survey regarding trash services at multiple meetings next month, according to a Tuesday press release. The survey was conducted from Oct. 3-Nov. 8 and received 400 responses from residents and 31
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Columbia-based nonprofit Rock The Community served a free Thanksgiving meal to dozens of families and friends at the Riechmann Indoor Pavilion in Columbia today.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kentucky man who was charged with a child sex crime in October is now in the Callaway County Jail. Edward McPherson, 28, of Rochester, Kentucky, was charged on Oct. 17 with sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking the first potential snowfall of the season as a quick moving system arrives in Mid-Missouri early on Saturday. This type of winter system, called an Alberta Clipper, is typically characterized by a fast storm motion, drier air, and less moisture. Snowfall amounts are usually low and the
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Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem found the law constitutional Tuesday. Voting rights advocates had sued to overturn the law. They say getting the records needed to obtain proper photo
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 88-year-old Linn Creek man drowned Tuesday at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F wrote on its social media. Troop F wrote that the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities received a report of a man face down in the water near Racetrack Hollow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Mayor Brandon Lucas has picked Mike Skubic to replace outgoing Councilman Austin Kyser, according to a social media post from the city. Kyser won the Randolph County Western District Commissioner seat in a landslide on Nov. 5. He officialy resigned from his council seat on Tuesday, the post says. “We thank
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wellsville man was charged on Wednesday with two counts of fourth-degree child molestation that allegedly occurred two years ago, court documents say. Timothy Blaine Cross, 22, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, a teenager
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the USDA, foodborne germs cause 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths nationwide. Due to its size and commonly frozen nature, the USDA has specific tips on how to cook a turkey in time for Thursday’s holiday. When choosing a turkey, the FDA recommends 1 pound of turkey per
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By Kit Maher, Steve Contorno, Holmes Lybrand and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The Trump-Vance transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees “were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “These attacks ranged from bomb
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was charged Tuesday with causing another person’s death in an Osage County DWI crash. Nathan L. Timpe, 20, was charged with DWI causing death, two counts of DWI causing serious injuries and one count of careless driving, a misdemeanor. Timpe was driving a Jeep Wrangler in Osage County last
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Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Boone Electric rates. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cranking up the heat this winter will likely drive up the cost of monthly utility bills more than last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates heating expenses will jump 10.5% this winter and reports for Northeast and Midwest
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation’s steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months. According to the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, consumer prices rose 2.3% in October from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That is up
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after a fire broke out at a duplex in Jefferson City on Tuesday night. According to the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters were called to the report of a duplex fire in the 1400 block of Bertha Drive at 8:39 p.m. on Tuesday. JCFD said crews found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of westbound I-70 at mile-marker 125 are back open after a vehicle fire and crash in Columbia Wednesday morning. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Jenny Hooper said the crashed involved three vehicles and injures are unknown. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just before 8 a.m. saying both westbound
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