A hearing in a second lawsuit regarding the initiative petition on abortion access is scheduled to take place Wednesday morning in Cole County Court.
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Missouri voters in certain counties can now go out to the polls for the August elections.
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The Show Mo Act, which provides tax incentives for entertainment projects in Missouri, passed this year and was signed into law after years of trying.
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Ashland’s mayor said Tuesday that he doesn’t know whether the board of aldermen will appoint an interim police chief when it meets.
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The Missouri Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit against the Missouri Attorney General that would allow an initiative petition on reproductive rights to move forward.
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Columbia, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council met on Monday night and — once again — recycling was one of the topics discussed. One of the items council’s pre-meeting included the results of a Recycling and Waste Diversion Study. The project includes data collection, responding to recommendations and technical documents for waste projects. Waste collection
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The second annual Ashland Pride Festival took place on Sunday, at a time when Missouri is enacting laws restricting access to gender-transition treatments. Caitlin Cunningham, owner of the Dandy Lion Cafe and organizer of Ashland’s Pride Festival, said they took every safety precaution when planning Sunday’s event, from health safety to physical safety.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton City Council met on Tuesday for the first time since Renee Tyler was fired from the city administrator position Friday. Tyler’s firing came during a special session held on Friday by City Council members. Tyler’s firing was not mentioned during the meeting though at the end of the meeting members
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Two Missouri Task Force One members left Columbia this week to help with the catastrophic flooding in Vermont.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Water and Light Advisory Board heard Monday from city officials who say they hope low water pressure issues in the city’s southwest neighborhoods is no longer a problem. This comes after the Thornbrook neighborhood had three boil water advisories since June. According to Thornbrook resident Julie Ryan, this has been a
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The city administrator of Fulton was terminated unexpectedly Friday night. Fulton Mayor Steve Meyer confirmed the news to ABC 17. Meyer said more information may be offered later, but he has nothing further to say. ABC 17 reached out to the city’s spokesperson to ask why and how the sudden termination came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System issued a statement in regards to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to omit the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the statement, the school said it will stop allowing a number of scholarships, following the decision and a letter issued by the state’s attorney
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The ban was written to go into effect after a decision overturning the precedent.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters could decide whether to restore access to abortion after a Cole County ruling pushed an initiative petition one step closer to getting on the ballot. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beteem ruled the attorney general must approve the fiscal note on a proposed initiative petition within 24 hours, allowing
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County commissioners said Tuesday morning that they still support the sheriff removed from his office amid allegations of drinking on the job. Clay Chism was removed as Callaway County sheriff after his peace officer license was suspended indefinitely. Callaway County commissioners appointed Chief Deputy Darryl Maylee as the interim sheriff
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Columbia businessman Randy Minchew said he will not run for the newly-drawn state senate seat representing Boone County.
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Watch Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday’s City Council meeting, there were three public comments that led the meeting and all heavily focused on crime levels and policing in Columbia. Several people came to the meeting with questions and ideas for the council to address what
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Circuit Clerk has told ABC 17 News that she plans on retiring next month. Christy Blakemore, a Democrat, was first elected to the position in 2006. She won that primary election decisively over Missy Marlett and Beverly Steelman. She ran unopposed in the General Election each year after, including
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The House voted Wednesday night to approve the deal that Democratic and Republican leadership struck last week to increase the debt ceiling and avert a default.
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Columbia’s city manager didn’t directly address criticisms of city leadership made this week by the police officers’ union during Wednesday’s State of the City address.
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