QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should money to expand I-70 statewide stay in the state budget?
The Missouri Senate wants to expand Interstate 70 from border to border.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Senate wants to expand Interstate 70 from border to border.
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bayfield, Colorado, man suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash on Ivy Bend Road at Proctor Road in Morgan County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2003 Ford F250 – driven by Aason Sauer, 41 — was traveling fast and went
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery Fire Protection District said on its social media that it put out the flames of a “fully engulfed” vehicle Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70. Traffic in the westbound lanes was temporarily shut down, according to the post. The Fire Protection District did not report any injuries in the post
Continue ReadingThe Missouri legislature must pass a budget by 6 p.m. Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is not planning on renewing its Residential Life contract with The Rise on 9th apartment complex for next school year. Christian Basi, a spokesperson for the university, told ABC 17 News in an email that the school believes it can accommodate all students who are asking for on-campus housing. Basi says
Continue ReadingAuthorities are searching for the person who shot five people Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital, and then fleeing in a carjacked vehicle, police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The Columbia Board of Education on Wednesday reviewed the potential 2023-24 school year budget, which among several things, includes a salary increase for CPS employees. CPS has $10,459,241 set aside to cover the total cost of salaries and benefits. With $6,431,491 being used for employee salaries, and $981,417 being used to cover
Continue ReadingThe Better Business Business Bureau is warning people to be on the lookout for more convincing phishing scams generated by artificial intelligence.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some government offices in Mid-Missouri will be closed Monday in observance of President Harry S Truman’s birthday. Jefferson City announced in a Wednesday press release that city offices will be closed Monday. City offices will resume a normal schedule Tuesday. Boone County offices will also be closed for Truman Day, according
Continue ReadingGas prices are likely to continue fluctuating this summer, with things such as the OPEC+ oil group’s drop in production putting pressure on the oil market.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Monday morning posted on Facebook reminding residents to lock their vehicles to prevent car break-ins. The post included surveillance footage from an alleged car break in that occurred Monday in the 700 block of King Avenue. CPD also included a graphic in a second post regarding the
Continue ReadingU.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt has filed the first bill of his term — named the ERASER Act.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death refused to appear in court Wednesday. Sergio L. Sayles, 36, was charged in April with first-degree murder, armed-criminal action, evidence tampering and first-degree stalking. He remains in the Cole County Jail without bond. A motion for continuance was filed
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man was charged Wednesday in relation to a shooting that occurred last month at the Conley Road Hy-Vee gas station. Royelle D. Hunt, 34, is charged with unlawful possession of a gun, unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. An initial court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with
Continue ReadingA suspect in a recent Columbia shooting was arrested Wednesday, a Columbia police official said at the scene.
Continue ReadingThe past few years have not been good for human mental health — especially children.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision favoring the former Sturgeon police chief. The court says the city didn’t follow the law when it fired Greg Halderman in 2017. The panel of judges reversed a decision finding councilman Tyler Patterson interfered with Halderman’s job. This means Halderman will keep his $315,000
Continue ReadingThe project includes audible signals that will have countdown timers.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two bills are also making progress in both chambers of the Missouri Legislature as the end of the session approaches. SB369 would ban parking fees within a mile of the Capitol except when enforced by a licensed peace officer. HB246 would ban parking fees for parking on public streets. Both bills are
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