WATCH: House Republicans hold news conference after first day of legislative session
The Missouri General Assembly kicked off its 2024 legislative session at noon Wednesday.
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Retired local Catholic priest barred from confession, Mass after church finds him guilty
The Catholic Church has found a retired priest in the Diocese of Jefferson City guilty of soliciting sex and barred him from some priestly activities.
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Crash restricts Missouri Boulevard traffic Tuesday
Two people were taken to a hospital by ambulance and traffic was briefly restricted Tuesday afternoon after a crash on Missouri Boulevard.
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Five people killed on Missouri roads over New Year’s weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol stated in a Tuesday release that five people were killed in crashes statewide over the New Year’s holiday weekend.
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Missouri legislative session set to begin at noon Wednesday
The Senate and House of Representatives for the state of Missouri will meet at the capital at noon Wednesday to gavel in the 102nd General Assembly.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should lawmakers focus on foreign ownership of farmland?
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Tuesday that bars ownership of farmland by “foreign adversaries” near military facilities.
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MU Health Care, Capital Region Medical Center integrate health systems
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City and MU Health Care have completed the integration of their health systems, according to a Tuesday press release. The two hospitals will combine under the MU Health Care name, the release states. Both hospital systems have worked together for the past 25 years and announced
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‘MOBUCKS’ applications open, close Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Applications for the MOBUCKS program opened Tuesday morning and closed at 4 p.m. due to “extraordinary demand,” according to a press release from the State Treasurer’s Office. A spokesman for the treasurer’s office told ABC 17 News in an email that the portal was open just from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “because the
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No injuries reported in Montgomery County fire
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Montgomery County fire on Tuesday morning, according to a social media post from the Montgomery Fire Protection District. According to the post, the fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. and firefighters saw a car, garage and breezeway on fire. Minor damage was reported in the
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Jefferson City Council approves bond for Unilever warehouse, at least 441 jobs to be maintained
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday night, Jefferson City council members unanimously approved a bill that will give Unilever a tax rebate that will allow the company to build a new warehouse at its location on Truman Boulevard. This new warehouse will be 46,000 square feet and will be built on the existing Unilever property,
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Parson bans some Missouri farmland purchases by ‘foreign adversaries’
Gov. Mike Parson will sign an executive order Tuesday dealing with foreign-owned farmland.
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Man accused of hitting police officer with truck
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man has been charged with several felonies after authorities say he hit a police officer with a truck. Charles Daniel Gonzales, 43, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest, two counts of first-degree property damage, DWI and misdemeanor operating a vehicle on a highway without a
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Postal inspector advises to monitor accounts after reports of stolen mail in Boone County
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office believes mail was stolen from multiple mailboxes just southeast of Columbia.
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Fire reported at Saline County Jail, inmates moved to other county jails
MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Saline County Jail, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The fire was discovered at 10:45 a.m., the release states. Inmates were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the Marshall Fire Department. The release states that the cause of
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Woman accused of crashing vehicle into Centralia home
CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been charged after she was accused of crashing into a house with her vehicle early Saturday. Mayda Martinez-Perez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that cause more than $1,000 worth of damage. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A
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Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under insurrection clause
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was expected to also ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to the presidency in a related Colorado case.
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Cole County man accused of shooting gun at three youth in yard on New Year’s Eve
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was arrested early Monday after he was accused of shooting a gun at three youth that were in his yard late Sunday. Mark A. Turner, 49, of Jefferson City, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and three counts second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
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South Africa says Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. What can the UN do about it?
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza. South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately stop the war, alleging it has violated the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year?
Photo courtesy of MGN COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new year is upon on and with that, come a number of New Year’s resolutions. Many people make resolutions about fitness and other topics. Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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Columbia spent more than $8,000 clearing homeless camps in 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia spent $8,066.08 on clearing homeless camps in 2023, according to records ABC New 17 acquired through a Sunshine request. Columbia cleared two homeless camps in 2023. In March, the city cleaned out a camp near the Columbia Mall and cleared out another near the Interstate 70-Highway 63 connector
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