Police: Someone started deadly Mexico apartment fire
One or more people were responsible for starting a fire that killed a 60-year-old woman a few days before Christmas.
Continue ReadingOne or more people were responsible for starting a fire that killed a 60-year-old woman a few days before Christmas.
Continue ReadingA Lake of the Ozarks-area man was killed by police Thursday night in Laurie.
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two years to the day since U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s now-famous raised-fist salute to rioters at the U.S. Capitol, a Marine veteran who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2022 has announced that he’ll try to unseat Hawley in 2024. Lucas Kunce announced his bid on Friday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The process to make recreational marijuana more accessible to Missourians will take a step forward this weekend. Starting Saturday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will post applications for personal cultivation licenses. The license will allow approved applicants to grow their own marijuana. The future use of recreational marijuana
Continue ReadingOne person died in a crash on Highway 50 in Osage County on Thursday.
Continue ReadingLast year Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mike Parson celebrated the passage of a massive income tax cut worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders shut down a part of College Avenue on Thursday after a driver flipped their car off the side of the road. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that it is working to pull someone from car. Photos showed a car upside down. Columbia Fire Department working a extrication accident in the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new study by the Missouri State Medical Association highlights the growing trend in fentanyl deaths in Missouri. The study shows there was an increase in the number of deadly opioid overdose deaths in 2021 compared to 2020. This is according the study published in Missouri Medicine, the journal of the Missouri State
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved the funding of 28 local transportation projects using $75 million in budget stabilization funds under the state’s Transportation Cost-Share Program. The Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri Department of Economic Development selected the projects with the goal of building partnerships with local
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found shell casings on Thursday night in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane at Columbia Square Apartments. Police responded to a shots-fired call and a separate domestic disturbance call. An ABC 17 News reporter saw eight police vehicles, including a K-9 unit on the scene searching the area. Police have
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the two men convicted for the murder of a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor is set to be released on parole next week. Charles Erickson is scheduled for release from the Missouri Department of Corrections on Monday. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison after confessing to the murder of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste is asking residents for their input on the future of residential trash collection. The Solid Waste Utility is evaluating residential curbside trash collection in the city. The meetings will be at the Activities and Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash St. at the following times and dates: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri has transferred ownership of 3501 Lansing Avenue to St. Raymond’s Society, the organization said in a Thursday press release. Funds from the sale of the House are being used to build a new Ronald McDonald House at 1110 South College Avenue. While the new facility is
Continue ReadingThe timeline of Missouri’s recently passed Amendment 3 continues. Applications to grow marijuana for personal use open Saturday for Missouri residents 21 years old and older. Forms for applications to cultivate marijuana are available to the public through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. All applicants must be Missouri residents over 21 and
Continue ReadingA grand jury indictment alleging $1.5 million in fraud and embezzlement was unsealed Thursday against a Boone County business owner.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ALDI announced its new location in Columbia will open 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. The new location will be at 2901 E Business Loop 70. Its daily hours will be 9 a.m.-8 p.m. The grocery chain has several locations in Mid-Missouri, including: 807 Business Loop 70 West in Columbia1000 East Green Meadows
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have been charged in relation to a shots-fired call on Dec. 4 at a fraternity party at Bur Oak Brewery. James Allen, 22, of Jefferson City, and his twin brother Jerald Allen, of Warrensburg, were each charged Thursday with unlawful use of a weapon. A $10,000 bond is set for
Continue ReadingA crash that caused delays on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City on Thursday morning happened when a box truck rear-ended another vehicle.
Continue ReadingThe City of Fulton has its own electric vehicle charging station.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson helped kick off the 2023 legislative session in Jefferson City Thursday morning. The governor hosted the annual prayer breakfast at the Capitol Plaza Hotel from 7:30 until 9 a.m. On Wednesday, state lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for the first day of the legislative session. House leadership
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