By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis prosecutor decried efforts to oust her from office Thursday and defended herself from blame after a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee lost both her legs in a vehicle crash that police say was caused by a speeding driver facing
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of grants remaining has been corrected because of a source error. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Downtown Community Improvement District reported it has received 13 applications from businesses asking for a security-camera grant introduced last month. The District has set aside $30,000 for the grant program and will reimburse each business
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Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. to talk about the state’s lawsuit against the Biden administration over the “Waters of the U.S.” rule.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, Gov. Mike Parson and AG Andrew Bailey are set to announce a new lawsuit against the Biden Administration at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. The state is pushing back on rules over the “Waters of the United States.” According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, rules regarding the
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A bill that would implement Gov. Mike Parson’s 8.7% pay raise for state workers is now awaiting Parson’s signature.
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with relevant information. ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday night, the City of Ashland Board of Aldermen revealed its plan to install about 1,400 feet of sidewalk near a high school, a trail and other safety features for a cross walk would no longer be financially feasible. “Engineering costs
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced in a Wednesday press release that it received donation of more than $300,000 in STEM items. Elenco Electronics donated the STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics– products, which include do-it-yourself activity kits, project kits designed to teach about circuits and coding, and more. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Department of Corrections inmate has been charged with several felonies after allegedly stabbing a corrections officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in September. Aaron Stevens, 40, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree attempted assault of a special victim, five counts of armed-criminal action, two counts of violence to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri was the first state to ban abortions once Roe v. Wade was overturned, but the feud between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over abortion rights continues in the capital city. On Wednesday morning, a Senate committee heard three anti-abortion bills. Two aimed to defund any clinic that provides abortions. One was
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Missouri is known among many for lax gun laws, and one Republican Missouri senator is introducing a law to pre-empt more regulations.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 1 Councilwoman Pat Fowler announced on her social media that she will be ending her reelection bid. In a Facebook post, she said family responsibilities was the major contributing factor. “Many of you know that in September 2018 my StepMom moved to Columbia so I could be her decision-maker and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Public Works announced road closures Wednesday due to flooding. Storms hit the area early Wednesday. The following roads were closed: 8700 block of Payne Road in Russellville.2800 block of Meadowsford Road near Lohman.8400 block of Oakland Road in Cole County. The Missouri Department of Transportation also announced a closure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced in a Wednesday press release that steel panels will be installed at the parking garage located at Fifth and Walnut streets. The panels will be placed in window opening on levels five through eight. The project begins Monday, Feb. 27 and is expected to be completed by
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state workers are in line to get an 8.7% pay raise. State lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill authorizing the pay hike to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. Parson asked for the cost-of-living adjustment during his January State of the State address. He’s expected to sign the bill into law.
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More than 1,000 Columbia Water and Light electric customers were without power at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the city’s outage map.
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Columbia Water and Light said Tuesday that workers will start to collect water samples to test for lead and copper next month after violating monitoring rules.
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Under Amendment 3, Missourians can now legally grow their own marijuana.
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A Columbia man accused of shooting another man at a south Columbia roundabout in October was in the Boone County Jail on Thursday morning.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced in a Tuesday press release that his office has asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for a man convicted of killing two people in 2006.
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Columbia city officials admitted this week that they did not test the water supply for lead or copper last year.
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