COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Secretary of State’s Office says a former employee, who filed a whistleblower lawsuit in September, was already on track to be let go, according to new court documents filed Thursday. Former Elections Integrity Director Nicholas La Strada accused Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of three things he said resulted in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of East Broadway near South El Chaparral Avenue in Columbia is back open after it was blocked off by first responders due to a car crash Sunday. Boone County Fire officials had blocked off the road for about 45 minutes. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. with at least two
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) Voters in Boone County are taking advantage of no-excuse absentee voting, which opened earlier this week. A total of 1,183 ballots were cast Saturday, including 607 at Columbia Mall and 576 at the Boone County Government Center. The Boone County Clerk’s Office reported that 988 people cast their ballots on the first
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Airfares rose almost everywhere in the U.S. this year, according to the latest government ticket data. In each of the 50 busiest metro areas, the average domestic fare was higher from April to June 2026 than in the same months a year earlier. Detroit rose the most, nearly 25%, followed by Las Vegas at 24%.
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No one was hurt after a vehicle caught fire early Sunday morning while in a shuttle lot at the Columbia Regional Airport.
Vehicle owner Carolyn Smith said she noticed smoke coming from her car after she parked around 6:15 a.m., but no warning lights were on. After turning the vehicle off, Smith got out of the car and opened the hood to find a fire in the engine.
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By Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in connection with a mass shooting Saturday night that left 11 people wounded, Tallahassee police said. Anthony Rivers III, who was arrested Sunday, will be charged as an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding residents of the heightened risks of pedestrian collisions and alcohol-related crashes during the Halloween season. Troop F’s Sergeant Kyle Green with Troop F said the department wants both pedestrians and drivers to make safety a priority over the holiday weekend. According to the Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman died, and another was seriously injured in a Benton County crash Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Old 65 Avenue and Keuper Road. A 19-year-old Green Ridge woman was driving southbound in a 2012 Cadillac SRX
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were seriously injured in a RTV crash Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 7 a.m. A 51-year-old man was driving a 2006 Kubota RTV 900 northbound on State Highway B, just south of Giggins Creek Road, when he was rear-ended by
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: An update has been made detailing the first crash. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Rocky Mount man was killed Friday after being hit by a car. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was lying in the northbound lane of State Route Y just North of Brendel Boulevard after being thrown
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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting the 31st Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, in partnership with many local law enforcement agencies, including the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Johnson County Fire Protection District Lt. Ben Burd died Saturday morning after a four-year-long battle against brain cancer, according to a JCFPD press release. The 32-year-old started at JCFPD in 2014 as a firefighter in Knob Noster, according to the release. Burd was promoted to lieutenant in 2022 before serving in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, doesn’t have a cure, but that’s not stopping fundraising efforts from the ALS Association to support research for a solution and support community members battling the condition. On Saturday, over 100 people gathered at the Cosmo-Bethel Park in Columbia to raise money for the ALS Association and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 9 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night. You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An incident report from the Columbia Police Department shows no arrests will be made and no charges will be filed after a man fell from Harpo’s balcony in August. Corbin Rodenberg, 22, of Chillicothe, fell from the rooftop of the downtown Columbia bar around 9 p.m. Aug. 23. He suffered serious head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The roundabout at Clark Lane and Hanover Boulevard opened on Friday. The intersection had closed in August as crews built the roundabout. Additional improvements include pavement and retaining walls. Go COMO – the City of Columbia’s public transit system –will go back to its normal route on Saturday, the service announced on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has given school districts their new A-F grades, and education officials are alerting families ahead of their publication. Wheaton R-III Superintendent Alyssa Kennedy told ABC 17 News on Friday that the state has shared a first look at 2024-25 data with districts and schools,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was found guilty of multiple child sex crimes this week in Boone County. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 51, was found guilty by a Boone County Jury on Thursday of two counts of statutory sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle crash Friday morning on Scott Boulevard has once again called attention to issues with speeding in the southwest Columbia area. According to the Columbia Fire Department, the crash occurred a little before 6:30 a.m. near the intersection with Gillespie Bridge Road. The motorcycle rider was taken to local hospital with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after a manhunt in Montgomery County earlier this month pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors on Tuesday. John Atterberry, 52, pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and two counts of first-degree trespassing. He was sentenced to serve a year in the Montgomery County Jail. Previous reporting says deputies were
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