By Betsy Klein, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci is departing his roles as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as chief medical officer to President Joe Biden at the end of this year, marking the end of nearly four decades as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. “I am announcing
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ABC 17 News asked for 41 Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Edwards, Missouri man faces possible charges following a deadly boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers arrested Roy T. Jackson, 63, on Sunday around 2:10 p.m. in Camden County on warrants out of Morgan County. Jackson faces possible felony charges of boating while intoxicated which resulted in the
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Bryan McGraw took over as superintendent of the Jefferson City School District this year from longtime leader Larry Linthacum.
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School safety has again taken center stage as another academic year begins after yet another massacre.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both children were safely located and the Amber Alert was canceled. An Amber Alert was issued Sunday evening in Kansas City for two young girls, ages 7 and 4, who are believed to be with 27-year-old Jordan Maurice Owsley. Around 4 p.m. Saturday, two young girls are believed to have been
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The Jefferson City School District will begin its year Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested two people in connection to a homicide that occurred Saturday in the parking lot of Moser’s Foods on North Keene Street. Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired at around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday and found a man victim with apparent gunshot wounds. Police later identified the
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died and three are injured after a boat collided with a rock on the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F investigated the crash Saturday night. It happened around 9:10 p.m. at the 69-mile marker of the main channel. According to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)The University of Missouri’s semester begins on Monday, along with several other universities. Most students have already moved in and unpacked at UM, but there is still one welcome week tradition the university is offering incoming freshmen students known as the “Tiger Walk”. Mizzou’s “Tiger Walk” is scheduled to take place from 6:00
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Columbia Police confirmed one person is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of Moser’s grocery store on Keene Street.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department’s “drive sober or get pulled over” campaign is underway this weekend, and Missouri State Highway Patrol is also having a DWI saturation event. It kicked off yesterday and lasts through labor day. There will also be extra officers out next Saturday to look for intoxicated drivers.
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Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday, at their office on 1005 W. Worley St.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – An Iowa man went to the hospital with serious injuries after falling off a boat and hitting its propeller. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 57-year-old Marvin Neill of Little Sioux, Iowa fell off a boat Friday afternoon in the 2 mile marker of the Big Niangua Arm. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri uses the MU Alert system to notify students, faculty, and parents about possible threats on or around campus 24/7. MU Spokesperson Christian Basi says the system includes a variety of alerts. “We have a very robust emergency alert system. It involves a number of different tools,” Basi said.
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State education leaders are calling it the Great Resignation, and the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help keep teachers in the classroom.
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Columbia residents have been sharing experiences on social media platforms of getting their cars rummaged through, often while they’re sleeping.
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Two Mid-Missouri counties are in the “high” community level for COVID-19, while several others remain in the “medium” category, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District welcomed back staff Friday before classes start next week. The back-to-school event, “Open Session,” took place at 9 a.m. at Capital City High School and went on for about an hour. Superintendent Bryan McGraw and others spoke to over 1,500 staff and others about the upcoming
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Boone County deputies arrested a man after a Friday morning chase in east Columbia.
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