JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The political action committee Respect Missouri Voters submitted 362,000 signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State on Sunday for an initiative petition that would require Secretary Denny Hoskins to write clear and unbiased ballot language. The group advocates that this amendment will make it harder for politicians to undo what Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gas prices have continued to rise since the start of the war with Iran and Missouri is nearing an average cost of $4 per gallon. According to AAA, Missouri currently averages $3.97 per gallon, which is over 30 cents more than last week. Colton Cochran, a freshman at the University of Missouri,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed shots were fired on Sylvan Lane near Hendrix road in Northeast Columbia around 6 p.m. Sunday. CPD officer Nathan Turner said at the scene that investigators found evidence of gunshots, but no one was reported to have been hurt. No damages were reported either. An ABC 17 News reporter
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By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that she may reopen a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, depending on what an inspector general’s probe uncovers over building renovations at the Federal Reserve. Her comments come just over a week after she wrote
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A Saint Charles woman was seriously hurt in Morgan County after being hit by a car Saturday.
The crash occurred at around 6:30 p.m. near 28404 Holt Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report.
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Two men were seriously hurt in a Callaway County crash Saturday evening.
The crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on Old Highway 54, just north of Proper Tee Drive, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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Columbia residents are invited to comment on a more than $2 million project aimed at improving the stormwater infrastructure in a Ward 4 neighborhood.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Community members are concerned following another public suicide this week at the downtown parking garage at Fifth and Walnut streets. On Thursday, one person was found dead in the alley near the parking garage. The Columbia Police Department said it will not release additional information about the case due to the nature
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) After a deadly car-pedestrian crash Friday afternoon, the Fulton Police Department doesn’t plan to refer charges to the Callaway County prosecutor’s office. Major Dall Hedges told ABC 17 News on Saturday that he couldn’t publicly share why. However, FPD is working to finalize an incident report that can be requested. According to
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CNN By Alaa Elassar, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Terminal A at LaGuardia Airport sat unusually quiet Saturday morning — no lines at the counters, no Spirit Airlines staff anywhere, just a sheet of paper taped over a cardboard sign. “We regret to inform you that Spirit Airlines has ceased global operations,” read the sign
Continue Reading A Waynesville woman was taken to MU Hospital on Saturday evening after being seriously injured in a Cole County crash.
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A 55-year-old man from Imperial, Missouri, is dead after drowning in the Lake of the Ozarks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, honoring workers across the U.S. and around the world. LiUNA Local 955 brought its message directly to the University of Missouri campus, holding two rallies just hours apart to call for higher wages and better working conditions. The union represents service and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of a bill that could raise Missouri’s rural interstate speed limits to 75 miles per hour say it reflects modern driving habits, despite concerns that it could lead to more dangerous crashes. Senate Bill 1408 would allow the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Jefferson City man has been found after he left the scene of a crash on Tuesday. Nathan Spencer had last been seen after he was involved in a crash Tuesday morning in the 2300 block of Highway 50/63 westbound. His last known location was near Cedar Creek Court and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after police said he hit a woman on a city bus on Friday morning. Demetrius Jamason, 39, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday in Cole County with third-degree assault and misdemeanor elderly abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
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COLIUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council during its Monday meeting will discuss the possibility of entering into a new contract with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste drop-off. The city was previously in an agreement with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste until 2023, where discussions of cost had occurred within the city. If
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri signed Athletics Director Laird Veatch to a three-year contract extension. Mizzou Athletics announced the extension on Friday, the two-year anniversary of Veatch’s first day on the job at MU. The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the extension at its meeting in April, and with the new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Holts Summit Post Office reopened on Friday after it had to be closed on Thursday after someone ran into the building with a vehicle. Holts Summit Police Chief Caleb Groner told ABC 17 News on Friday that an “older person” accidentally ran their vehicle into the building around 2 p.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead after they were hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Mokane Road in Fulton, the Fulton Police Department announced in a press release. Police were called after the crash occurred at 1:02 p.m. First responders gave aid to the victim at the scene and
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