JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, elected members of the Jefferson City Board of Education are set to officially join the district’s leadership. The meeting is scheduled to take place at JCPS Education Center at 204 Dix Road in Jefferson City. Scott Hovis and Brad Bates are two members who will return for another term
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.
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Inflation fell in March, perhaps marking a sign of more easing to come.
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Jasmine King, a 22-year-old Jefferson City woman, became a victim of deadly domestic violence Monday night when the father of her child stabbed her in her apartment bedroom, police say.
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Cole County’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that his office will seek the death penalty against a Jefferson City man charged this week with the murder of his child’s mother.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old girl suffered moderate injuries Wednesday after she was hit by the dolly of a tow truck on McGee Road, west of Route B, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The 2022 Dodge 4500 was parked on the shoulder of McGee Road. The girl stood near the front
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries and a woman had minor injuries Wednesday morning in a Camden County crash on Route A at Midway Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred after a 2009 Kia Rondo – driven by Nicole Olcott, 32, of Mountain Grove –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is considering using an AI security technology called Evolv. However, a law firm is trying to file a lawsuit against the company for allegedly misleading shareholders. The school district demonstrated the weapons-detection system Tuesday at Hickman High School. A national law firm called The Schall Group is working on
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A man charged in a shooting outside a Columbia gas station this week told police that he fired in self-defense, according to court documents.
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A wildfire shut down part of a state highway in Boone County on Wednesday afternoon.
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A man accused in connection with a shooting that badly injured a Jefferson City woman was charged Tuesday with six felonies, including attempted voluntary manslaughter.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prescription drug take-back events are occurring around Mid-Missouri. One will occur 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Jefferson City Police Department. The event is part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules patches and other
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Police arrested a suspect Tuesday in a shooting on the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend last year in Columbia.
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Columbia Public Schools leaders are considering a new security enhancement in district high schools.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care on Tuesday celebrated the grand opening of its new Jackson Road Medical Building in Boonville. The 14,000 square-foot facility opened its doors March 27. The building — located at 516 Jackson Road — features an urgent care with extended hours, primary care, imaging including a CT scanner, lab and therapy services, according
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NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump. Bragg, a Democrat, is asking a judge
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LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the City of Laurie, claiming the city allows police officers to target drivers who let others on the road know about speed traps by flashing their headlights. No court dates have been announced, yet. The city has been summoned. In court documents,
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Jefferson City police say they’ve arrested a man after finding a woman dead with stab wounds Monday.
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Money to expand Interstate 70 was put back into the state budget Tuesday.
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Columbia Public Schools demonstrated a “touchless” weapons detection system Tuesday in response to high school students’ calls for increased safety amid frequent school shootings.
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