JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The inauguration for Governor-elect Mike Kehoe will cause some street closures leading to the Capital in Jefferson City Monday. Street closures include: Monroe street to Capital Avenue North Jefferson Street North Broadway to McCarty Street For those who wish to attend the inauguration, most of the public parking will be in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Inauguration Day for Missouri Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe approaches, capital, local, state and county agencies are preparing to make the day as safe as possible. “We will have some checkpoints on the South Lawn, which is very typical of an inauguration every four years,” said Zim Schwartze, Chief of Missouri Capitol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s College Republicans and the Boone County Republicans have taken down social media posts from Wednesday that accused Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine of supporting New Orleans terror attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar. A social media post shared by the Mizzou College Republicans included an image that looks like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outgoing state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) was fined $100 by the Missouri Ethics Commission last week over yard signs that were used during her bid for northern district commissioner. Toalson Reisch ran an unsuccessful bid this past fall against incumbent Boone County Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson. Toalson Reisch served in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s 40th secretary of state, will not seek another political office. In an interview Friday with ABC 17 News, Ashcroft said he does not see himself running again. “The people, they wanted me to stop, and I’ve done my eight years, so I just don’t see that I’m going
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to approve a senior citizen property tax credit. The senior tax freeze passed on a 2-1 vote with Commissioner Harry Otto opposed. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, the credit is available to certain senior citizens and disabled people for a portion of their yearly
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission could vote Tuesday on a senior citizen property tax credit. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, the credit “gives credit to certain senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they have paid for the year.” “Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson has appointed a Centralia lawyer to take the seat of an outgoing Boone County family law judge. Jayne A. Pearman will take over the associate circuit judgeship currently held by Stephanie Morrell, who was elected circuit judge last month. Pearman runs her own law firm specializing in mediation and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mike Hestir paces the front of a room. He’s discussing firearm use and grip techniques with 14 recruits to the Columbia Police Department in the newly renovated basement of a law office that the city purchased. The recruits take notes on paper and tablets with the CPD logo and the emblem for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved a pair of agreements for the Capitol Avenue neighborhood at its Monday night meeting, despite a contentious meeting earlier in the month. The council voted to sell PG and Co. city-owned property at 405 and 407 East Capitol Ave. and 109 and 111 Adams St.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fourth Ward Jefferson City Council race for the April 8 election will be contested. Kathryn Harness filed to run for the open seat at 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to filing information from the city. She will run against Julie Allen, who filed on Tuesday. Candidate filings for election in non-charter
Continue Reading JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people on Tuesday morning filed to run for seats on the Jefferson City Council in the April 8 election. Tuesday was the first day candidates could file for elections statewide in non-charter cities. Tuesday, Dec. 31 is the last day to file for the April 8 election. According to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Mayor Brandon Lucas has picked Mike Skubic to replace outgoing Councilman Austin Kyser, according to a social media post from the city. Kyser won the Randolph County Western District Commissioner seat in a landslide on Nov. 5. He officialy resigned from his council seat on Tuesday, the post says. “We thank
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Prosecutor says that claims he declined to press charges against Sheriff Chris Heitman are false. Last week, Judge Brenden Fox ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman falsified written statements, altered a death investigation for insurance benefits, defrauded the Missouri Highway Safety Systems overtime
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe was one of four Missouri mayors to sign a letter that asks Missouri’s next governor to prevent children from possessing handguns. Buffaloe, Springfield Mayor Ken MClure, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a letter dated Nov. 15 that was addressed to Governor-elect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amendment 3 passed in Missouri and now abortion activists are putting it to the test. Amendment 3, which restores Missouri’s near total abortion ban passed on Tuesday night with 52% of the vote. The amendment was one which became controversial in Missouri, after being put on the ballot just hours before the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Republicans set to flip the Senate and the majority in the House of Representatives being up for grabs, Republicans may have a substantial pull. However, experts warn that this is easier said than done. As the GOP is set to take the Senate majority for the first time in four years,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The vote went smoothly overall Tuesday in Boone County despite some issues caused by the humidity, County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Wednesday. Boone County voters cast nearly 91,000 ballots, which is about 68% of the county’s 134,000-plus voters. Lennon said about 500 voters also cast provisional ballots, which will require verification before
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Check back throughout the night for regular election-related updates.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade told supporters Tuesday night in her concession speech that their work is not over even though they didn’t take the Governor’s Mansion. Quade addressed her supporters in Springfield after The Associated Press called the gubernatorial race for Republican Mike Kehoe. “They know that we are coming
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