COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri farmers are encouraged to pre-file applications with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the over $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program. The program is a one-time payment that is intended to provide farmers with financial relief during the harvesting season. It is funded by the 1933 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Waterfowl hunting at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area has been put on pause, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. MDC wrote that hunting is being suspended “due to limitations in the area’s water supply infrastructure.” Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area “relies on water from the Missouri River, natural
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced in a Wednesday press release that election petitions for this upcoming spring’s Ward 2 and 6 elections are available for pickup. The first day to file for the election is Tuesday, Oct. 27. Ward 6 Councilwoman Betsy Peters told ABC 17 News that she will run for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday that speed limits will increase to 75 miles per hour on eight stretches of rural interstate around the state. In a news release, the department stated it took various factors into consideration when deciding where to change speed limits: Current traffic numbers. Truck traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lifelong Columbia resident says he has shared his concerns about excessive speeding on Garth Avenue, but he claims the city won’t take his issue seriously. Stacy Wilson, 63, has lived in the 2500 block of North Garth Avenue for over 30 years. He told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murder in Morgan County had another felony case bound over to the Morgan County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Robert Anselmo is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Johnetta Yeager. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail. That case was moved to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More Mid-Missouri students are exploring careers in the skilled trades, according to construction industry officials. More than 1,500 high school students registered for Build My Future Central Missouri, a construction career showcase held Wednesday at the Jefferson City Jaycees Fairgrounds. The event featured hands-on activities where students could practice laying bricks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials say a threat a student made at Smith-Cotton Junior High School in Sedalia on Wednesday was not credible. The Sedalia Police Department wrote on its social media that after a threat was made on social media on Wednesday morning, a school resource officer detained the student. “The threat was found not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The prosecution is no longer seeking the death penalty for a man accused of shooting and killing two people in 2022 at a Jefferson City bar. Damien Davis, 39, is charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court disbarred Columbia attorney Matthew Alexander Perry on Tuesday. The Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel had wanted to disbar Perry for violating “multiple rules of professional conduct relating to competence, diligence, communication, meritorious claims, expediting litigation, following court orders, misrepresentation, and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new respiratory virus tracking website to predict spread in communities nationwide. The site shows the estimated growth of COVID-19, Influenza and Respiratory syncytial virus in Missouri. The CDC launched the new website in early October, and it uses estimations to identify outbreak peaks
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A move is on to put more protections for historic buildings into Columbia’s city code. The Columbia City Council voted to research a possible administrative delay for the demolition of properties on the National Register of Historic Places. But at a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission on Tuesday, a city councilwoman said she’s also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Efforts to preserve historic properties in Columbia are gaining attention as new owners look to redevelop former Columbia College properties and city officials consider additional ways to protect historic buildings from demolition. During a Historic Preservation Commission event Tuesday, officials discussed an ongoing survey of the Benton-Stephens neighborhood that could help identify
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a facial reconstruction tied to a 13-year old discovery of human remains. The new image shows what is believed to be John Dixon Doe, whose skull was found in October 2013 along Highway 28 in Dixon, Missouri. In a social media post, Sheriff Stacy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital has received funding as part of a nationwide $4.8 billion effort to modernize or fix up Veterans Health Administration health care facilities. According to a news release from Truman VA, the funding will go toward projects that aim to correct structural deficiencies, modernize the elevators, repair
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County is waiting to be refunded more than $13,000 in Blue Shield Grant funds from Flock Safety after ending its automatic license plate reader project with the company Monday. “I was a big fan of it, absolutely, it’s a shame that it didn’t work out,” Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man is behind bars after authorities claim he drunkenly fired shots at an off-duty Boonville police officer on Monday in Boone County while driving. Dillon Ray Ames, 30, of Armstrong, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition on the grain towers in Moberly are nearly complete. Work to begin demolition started last month. Just the bases of the buildings remained on Tuesday. City spokesman Scott Garvey told ABC 17 News the “high-reach work” was completed on Monday. “Most of what will happen going forward is sorting of metals
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission is considering an ordinance that would prohibit residents from leaving storm debris in the public right-of-way for the county to remove. Cole County Western District Commissioner Harry Otto said the proposal follows a July 4 storm that left fallen trees, branches and other debris throughout the county.
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Editor’s note: A source from the school erroneously told ABC 17 News the suspension ended. The source has now clarified that five players were expelled and one remains suspended. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Methodist University has ended the suspension for one of the six football players it suspended last week after two athletes were charged
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