NASA sets sights on moon with Artemis I mission
NASA hopes to take another step next week to get astronauts back on the moon.
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Westminster College reports an enrollment increase for third year in a row
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Westminster College is reporting the school has maintained an enrollment increase for three consecutive years. The college is welcoming more than 200 new students to campus. The number contrasts with enrollment from previous years: At its lowest rate, Westminster enrolled 142 freshmen in 2019. Paul Orscheln, vice president of enrollment services, marketing,
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Centralia woman accused of driving wrong way on Highway 63, crashing into deputy’s cruiser
A Centralia woman was arrested on suspicion of DWI, resisting arrest and careless driving after her vehicle hit a deputy’s cruiser Wednesday night on Highway 63.
Continue ReadingFBI search warrant affidavit says there could be ‘evidence of obstruction’ at Mar-a-Lago
By Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN The FBI told a judge that there was “probable cause to believe” that classified national security materials were improperly taken to “unauthorized” locations at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and that a search would also likely find “evidence of obstruction,” according to a redacted version of the
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READ: Justice Department’s Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of the affidavit used to justify the search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.
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School safety investigation: Sedalia, Iberia and Fatima
ABC 17 News asked for dozens of Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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More Mid-Missouri counties move into ‘high’ COVID-19 community level
Four more Mid-Missouri counties have moved into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high” community level for COVID-19, according to a state government update Friday.
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Thursday night fire displaces Jefferson City business
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire Thursday night in Jefferson City displaced a local business. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in the 2400 block of Hyde Park Road just before 6:50 p.m. Firefighters said crews at the scene found a storage shed behind the building on fire. The fire
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Fulton Public Schools use locks, alerts to help keep students safe
Would-be intruders at Fulton Public Schools will find the doors locked while students are inside.
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Family hurt after head-on crash in Gasconade County
GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Eight members of a family were hurt Thursday morning after a head-on crash in Gasconade County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash on Highway 50 east of Fowler Road around 10:40 a.m. Troopers said a transit van driven by Ashlee D. Nelson, 36, of Neosho, hit a semi-truck
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the government mandate more electric car production?
The state of California moved ahead Thursday to end the sale of new gasoline vehicles in 2035.
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Passengers stranded for hours in Jefferson City after Greyhound bus breaks down
More than a dozen people were stranded in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot for hours after their Greyhound bus broke down.
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Missouri Budget Project estimates impact of governor’s tax cut plan is nearly $1 billion
Gov. Mike Parson stressed the state budget’s ability to take the biggest income tax cut in history and still fully fund important programs in his Columbia tour stop Thursday to raise support for his special session plans.
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EquipmentShare moves closer to winning tax incentive approval for expansion
A Columbia company came a step closer Thursday to landing tax credits it says will allow it to convert its headquarters in an old furniture store into a facility that can handle heavy tech demands.
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New court dates set for six University of Missouri hazing suspects
Five of the men charged with hazing in connection with the University of Missouri Phi Gamma Delta hazing case are scheduled for their first appearance in court Thursday.
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Bus with students onboard, car crash in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A bus and car crashed on Business Loop 70 in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said no one on the Hickman High School bus was hurt in the crash on Business Loop 70 East and Seventh St. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near the school’s
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Jefferson City highway ramp reopens early
Work that closed a busy highway ramp in north Jefferson City wrapped up about a week early Thursday.
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Man hit by SUV while trimming grass in Jefferson City
A Linn man suffered serious injuries when an SUV hit him while he was trimming grass in Jefferson City on Thursday.
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Crashes frequent on stretch of Highway 124 in Boone County
At least three people have been killed since January 2021 on Highway 124 between Fayette and Highway 63, the highway where four people were hurt in a crash Tuesday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you still keeping up with the war in Ukraine?
The war in Ukraine hit its six-month mark on Wednesday.
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