JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University is an 1890 land grant university, but it wasn’t until 2022 that the state 100% matched that land grant, which has been required since 2007. Lincoln University deferred maintenance and certain projects because the state wasn’t matching its land grant for many years. Now, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel
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Montgomery County deputies along with assistance from the MSHP Aviation Unit used thermal imaging drones to search for Glispe after he escaped the area.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday for his alleged role in trying to distribute fentanyl and illegal gun possession, according to a press release from the Department of Justice., Ryan Knudsen, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole, according to the release. Knudsen pleaded guilty on June 20
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Investigators said the fire started in the north part of the apartment next to where the victim Sheila Ball, 53, of Mexico lived.
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The Board of Alderman for the City of Ashland voted at a meeting on Tuesday to reduce the salary for the current police chief, Gabe Edwards, who is still on paid administrative leave.
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A former Ashland police officer filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his position.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were killed after a motorcycle crash in Saline County Tuesday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 4:35 p.m. on Route 65 at Arbor Road near Grand Pass. Dylan Giffen, 29, of Malta Bend was driving southbound with Jamie Kelly, 41, of Waverly on
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Mizzou Athletics said Monday that it will present a plan to the board of curators next month to upgrade facilities over several years.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of billboards have gone up around Columbia, with the goal of helping solve a murder from over two decades ago. The billboards are paid for by a group called Justice For Kent, who are looking to help solve the 2001 murder of former Columbia Daily Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt. The group said in
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Huntsville man was seriously injured in a Tuesday crash on Route JJ about two miles west of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2000 Toyota Camry was heading westbound on Route JJ, went off the left side of the road and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday amended its 2024 annual budget to allocate funds for the purchase of roll carts for an automated residential curbside refuse collection. According to the City Council agenda, city staff is working to buy 36,200 roll carts for the program which cost roughly $2.2 million. At the
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FULTON, MO. (KMIZ) The recruitment process has already begun for William Woods newly appointed band director, as the university is set to start its first band program in the school’s 150 year history. According to the university’s press release last week, the school is looking for at least 18 members for the band’s first year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics said it plans to present a facilities master plan to the University of Missouri Board of Curators next month, according to a news release sent earlier this week. Many details of the plan won’t be announced until later. Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Dave Matter told ABC 17 News in
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Firefighters from Columbia Fire Station 6 are bunking with Station 7 while the city assesses possible mold damage to ceiling tiles.
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First responders successfully pulled a person out of a storm drain on the Westminster College campus in Fulton on Tuesday.
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Mizzou football is riding high coming into Homecoming.
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According to Lt. David Williams, the investigation is still open into the suspicious call made to the Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab Center.
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American law enforcement has been on the lookout for terror-related threats after the Hamas attacks and Israel’s retaliation.
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By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB, RAVI NESSMAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday the Columbia City Council unanimously approved to recognize positions in the Water Distribution Division of the Utilities Department as a part of the LiUNA Local 955 bargaining unit. This comes after the water distribution workers rallied outside City Hall last week, claiming that the city violated their rights under the
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