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Amazon expects to bring more than 100 new jobs as facility opens in Ashland

June 30, 2022 5:36 AM Ben Fein

Amazon has brought a new facility to Mid-Missouri, the first Amazon facility outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas.

Two teens arrested after Cole County car theft

June 30, 2022 11:30 AM ABC 17 News Team

Deputies arrested a 17-year-old from Jefferson City and a 16-year-old from Kansas City in connection with a stolen car found Wednesday just west of Jefferson City.

Johnson County man killed in rollover tractor crash

June 30, 2022 6:18 AM Zachary Farwell

JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holden, Missouri man was killed Wednesday in a rollover tractor crash. The crash happened on Route TT near SW 1821 Rd. sometime between 2 to 5 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a tractor driven by 90-year-old William E. Brunner went off the side of the

Boone Health staff explains disaster response for 28 victims of Amtrak train derailment

June 29, 2022 9:44 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health medical staff held a press conference Wednesday to share their experience caring for 28 patients after the Amtrak train derailment in Mendon on Monday. The crash killed four people and injured 150 others. According to investigators, a dump truck crossed in front of the train at the crossing on Porche

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will requiring photo ID make Missouri elections more secure?

June 30, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to Missouri election law. Among them is a requirement that voters show a valid government photo ID.

NTSB: Amtrak train was traveling at nearly 90 mph at time of Chariton County crash

June 29, 2022 1:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Federal investigators looking into a Chariton County Amtrak crash that killed four people and injured dozens more will provide another update on their work Wednesday afternoon.

Columbia police arrest suspect after shots-fired incident on Rock Quarry Road

June 29, 2022 11:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested Ryan Osterberger after responding to a shots-fired report Tuesday in south Columbia.

Columbia providing buses to city’s Fire in the Sky celebration

June 29, 2022 8:33 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia’s bus system will provide a bus route from several city parking garages to the Fire in the Sky celebration on Monday.

Parson signs bills that include changes to election laws

June 29, 2022 5:52 AM Ben Fein

Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills in a ceremony in the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, including one that makes changes to Missouri’s elections.

Court documents reveal contents of letter in Columbia baby death case

June 29, 2022 9:53 AM Zachary Farwell

Court documents in the case of a mother and father charged with killing their baby made available Wednesday reveal some details of a letter that police say cracked the case open.

Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

June 29, 2022 5:14 PM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims. St. Luke’s Health Kansas City said in a statement Wednesday that it

Another MU hazing suspect arrested, released on bond

June 29, 2022 4:57 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man accused of hazing a former University of Missouri student left disabled by alcohol poisoning has been arrested and released on bond.

John Wood, former January 6 committee investigator, launches independent Senate bid in Missouri

June 29, 2022 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the Jan. 6 hearings influence the midterm elections?

June 29, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Democrats are hoping the Jan. 6 committee hearings will help convince voters to turn away from Republicans in the midterm elections.

City council of Jefferson City to discuss possible employee pay raises at next meeting

June 28, 2022 11:01 PM ABC 17 News Team

The city council of Jefferson City met Monday night for a work session.

Parents charged with murder, endangerment in death of baby found in Columbia

June 28, 2022 12:27 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police have identified a baby found dead outside a tire store in 2019 and arrested the child’s parents in connection with her death.

Mendon community member describes the train derailment as a nightmare

June 28, 2022 5:50 PM Kennedy Miller

MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) State troopers have been at the scene directing traffic all morning following the train derailment in Mendon. And on Tuesday, Mendon community members shared their experiences. “I had goosebumps, and it made me feel like I wanted to start crying, and there’s a lot of people around here that felt that same