COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 150 people showed up to a meeting on Wednesday at the University of Missouri’s chapter for Turning Point USA. The meeting was the first the group held since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the national group’s founder. Kirk was killed in a shooting on Sept. 10 at an event at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association passed a resolution in support of the Legion of Black Collegians, after the group’s “Black 2 Class Block Party” was canceled after University of Missouri administrators took issue with the name. Mizzou Legion of Black Collegians shared last month on its social media that its “Black 2 Class
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jan. 3, 2022, is a day first responders, like Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp, struggle to relive. “It was a very horrific wreck,” Blomenkamp said. “One of the worst I’ve seen in my 34 years of doing business here.” Blomenkamp was one of several first responders to respond to a
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Six months after an EF-2 tornado swept through the city of Rolla, signs of the destruction remain. Three Rolla Public Schools buildings, along with other RPS properties like the softball complex, were damaged in the storm. “We took four days off right after the tornado, and then that second week was our
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Highway 65 in Pettis County at Maltsbarger Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2012 BMW 5351 – driven by the 51-year-old Mora, Missouri, woman – went westbound while
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri first lady Claudia Kehoe is serving as treasurer of a political action committee that is leading the support of a ballot issue to curtail abortion. Kehoe, wife of Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, was listed on paperwork filed Sept. 8 as treasurer of the Her Health, Her Future PAC. The group
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man who was charged with murder in a Monday afternoon shooting in Morgan County pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance that was held on Wednesday afternoon. Robert Anselmo, 56, was charged earlier this week with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Johnetta Yeager. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County man has been charged with four counts of child abuse after multiple children reported repeated abuse to law enforcement. Eric Peterson, of Middletown, has a bond hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday. A warrant was issued on Wednesday and no bond was set. The probable cause statement describes three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two weeks have passed since the Missouri General Assembly adjourned its special session, and Gov. Mike Kehoe has yet to sign either of the bills the Republican majority sent to his desk. The Missouri House of Representatives spent $159,706.60 on the special session, according to an email from the House spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Phelps Health will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction for its emergency department expansion project. The $60 million expansion will be 38,000 square feet, nearly doubling the size of the facility from 17,000 square feet. The goal of the expansion is to improve services for patients
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CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Dallas ICE field office was at least the fourth instance of violence or a threat at an ICE or Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas this year. One of those instances involved an August bomb threat at the same Dallas facility where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Maryland man was seriously hurt after a crash in Osage County around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving south in a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia on Highway 133, north of Petes Dr., when he drove off the right
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Jimmy Kimmel was back on ABC on Tuesday night after missing just a few shows. The network suspended Kimmel’s show last Wednesday after an uproar over comments he made about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Then on Monday, ABC said it was bringing “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to air after conversations with Kimmel. In the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council members support the idea of the city taking a trip to the west. Columbia Police Department Asst. Chief Mark Fitzgerald told business owners during a meeting on Monday that CPD has been looking into the Lawrence, Kansas police department. “They seem to be several years down the road on
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the new Boone County Fire Protection District Station 8 is complete. Work on Station 8, located on Route K in southern Boone County, began late last year. It is expected to be fully operating by Nov. 1, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. The
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to say Casa Maria’s license was suspended and fix the date of a hearing. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two dozen Missouri businesses have had their liquor licenses revoked over the past five years, with more than a fifth of those located in Boone County. The latest was Spring
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The Neighborhood Opportunity and Community Accountability Proconsul (NOCAP) will discuss bringing a community center to East Columbia at its monthly meeting Tuesday night, according to Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Greek Alliance set a goal to educate the public on the recently enacted “Danny’s Law” during this school year. In a press release Tuesday, MGA presented its goals for the year. The goals include gaining 501©(3) status to offer tax deductions for donors, promoting Greek housing in the Columbia area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although teams across the nation are in the thick of the 2025 college football season, the Southeastern Conference took a look ahead to the next four years, on Tuesday night. The league released each team’s schedules for the 2026-29 football seasons, as the SEC shifts to a nine-game slate. For the next
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Monday declaring a drought alert in Missouri. The executive order gives state agencies the authority to direct resources to communities and farmers struggling with dry conditions. The order, which runs through Dec. 1, covers 85 counties experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought. “This executive
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