COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,400 Columbia Water and Light customers had their power restored after an outage late Thursday night. An outage impacting 1,379 customers was reported at 10:01 p.m. in the north part of town, west of Paris Road. Additionally, Boone County Joint Communications issued a notification at 10:08 p.m. describing a transformer fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe announced on Thursday that he signed a bill into law that could lead to a challenge of a voter-passed amendment to the Missouri Constitution on abortion. Kehoe signed Senate Bill 22 into law, which allows the state’s attorney general to appeal any preliminary injunctions issued before Aug. 28.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is hoping to make improvements to Fire Station 5 on Fairgrounds Road near Edgewood Drive after severe storms rolled through on Sunday. During a public safety committee meeting on Thursday, officials said firefighters at Fire Station 5 were moved to Fire Station 3 on Rock Hill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of the east- and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 will close this weekend in Kingdom City, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will be removing the railroad bridge over the interstate. The closure will occur from 7 p.m. Friday through 6
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife will not get a new trial. Joseph Elledge pleaded guilty in 2022 in Boone County for second-degree murder and was sentenced to 28 years in prison. He admitted to killing Mengqi Ji and disposing her body in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contract negotiations between MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield remain at a standstill. MU Health Care Chief Operating Officer Tonya Jackson told ABC 17 News on Thursday that no future meetings are scheduled between the two sides. MU Health Care has not been considered “in-network” for Anthem customer since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with several felonies after authorities say he stabbed his cellmate in 2023. Robert Zimmer, 21, was charged on Wednesday in Cole County with first-degree assault, three count of armed criminal action, having a weapon at a correctional center and violence toward an
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (KMIZ) For the first time in 13 years, Mizzou football has a Top-10 pick in the NFL Draft to boast about. On Thursday night, offensive lineman Armand Membou was selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the New York Jets. He is MU’s highest draft pick since Aldon Smith went No.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Thursday in Callaway County following a chase with law enforcement, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on its social media. The sheriff’s office wrote that Boone County deputies were called to a reported theft at a construction site earlier in the day and Ashland police tried to stop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dump truck driver was injured in a crash on Thursday on Highway 63 in Ashland, according to an email from Ashland Police Chief Scott Young. Young called the crash near Peterson Lane “serious,” but wrote that the driver had “moderate” injuries. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. Traffic will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility announced Thursday that it will resume curbside recycling collection on Monday, April 28. While collection will restart on the city’s green recycling routes, officials say all materials picked up will temporarily be taken to the landfill. Despite this, the City is asking residents to keep
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City firefighter suffered minor injuries in a house fire Thursday in the 1500 block of Tanner Bridge Road, according to a social media post from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Three people were leaving the residence when firefighters arrived at 4 p.m. “Heavy fire conditions” were at the back of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An EF-1 tornado touched down in Audrain County on Sunday, the National Weather Service determined on Thursday. Severe storms impacted Mid-Missouri this weekend, leading to damage and power outages (with some still active in Columbia). An EF-1 tornado had led to the destruction of Columbia’s recycling facility. An EF-2 tornado occurred in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two crashes caused a temporary lane closure Thursday afternoon on Highway 63 in south Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent notifications about a collision on New Haven Road on the northbound on-ramp at 4:07 p.m. A BJCJ notification was also sent at at 3:37 p.m. for a crash in the same area.
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — A US cardinal accused of mismanaging clerical sexual abuse has been listed as playing an official role in the ceremonies to close Pope Francis’ coffin and for his burial. Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, is among a group of nine cardinals and a small
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with two felonies after authorities allege that he threatened to kill someone at a coffee shop. Donye Jackson, 22, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arraignment was held on Monday for a Fulton State Hospital patient who has been charged in Greene County with murder in a cold case from 1989. Paul Bowles, 62, was charged with second-degree murder, forcible rape and forcible sodomy. Court filings indicate that he appeared for his arraignment on Monday by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge ordered that five international college students in Missouri who had their visas recently revoked to have them be temporarily reinstated. A temporary restraining order was signed on Thursday by Missouri Western District Judge Stephen Bough. Five students on Sunday had sued Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the DHS
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has halted parts of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to boost requirements that Americans show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote. Senior District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked a Trump directive in the order that the requirement be added to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education met on Thursday to discuss multiple items, including workplace conditions for teachers. A presentation was given that went over a report about specific constructs of teacher working conditions at Columbia Public Schools. CPS was the second school district to do this study which will look at baseline
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