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Missouri works to decrease maternal deaths; expands Medicaid for new moms
As maternal mortality appears to decrease nationwide, Missouri’s political leaders are working to decrease deaths in the state.
Continue ReadingAs maternal mortality appears to decrease nationwide, Missouri’s political leaders are working to decrease deaths in the state.
Continue ReadingUPDATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UPDATE Confidence is increasing this morning in a severe round of storms after 9 p.m. Storms will generally redevelop after 7 p.m. along a boundary in the atmosphere left by activity from earlier in the day. This boundary will roughly trace I-70, but understand chances for development will fall on both sides
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person suffered moderate injuries in a crash Wednesday on westbound Highway 50/63 in Jefferson City, west of Shamrock Road, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. The crash occurred as a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by Jayne Williams, 63, of Belle – slowed down while
Continue ReadingA motorcyclist and a pedestrian were taken to a hospital for treatment after a crash shut down southbound Highway 63 in Columbia on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tropical Liqueurs shared on its Facebook page that one of its locations was burglarized early Wednesday morning. The business, which is a popular bar with two locations in Columbia, stated that one person smashed a window at its location at 3805 South Providence Road. There is another location in Downtown Columbia. Trops
Continue ReadingA Rocheport woman charged with murder in connection with a 2021 fentanyl overdose was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 3:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Columbia Fire responded to a fire at Rock Bridge Apartments, near Nifong and Providence. According to fire crews, the department arrived in less than four minutes and saw fire coming from an outside deck. Fire crews on scene told ABC 17 News an ashtray caught fire and
Continue ReadingCAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Eugene man suffered serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after compact track loader slid off a hill and ended up in the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred on Buckingham Drive about 700 feet south of Galahad Drive in Camden County. The driver
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is the last day to register to vote before the special election on Aug. 8. Citizens can register to vote online, mail or in person. To register online, it’s recommended to fill out the voter registration application on Boone County’s Website. To register by mail, residents can print out the voter
Continue ReadingFULTON, 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
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Williamsburg man was arrested Monday and charged with several felonies after leading a deputy on a chase throughout Fulton. Scott Leslie Allen, 58, is charged with resisting arrest by fleeing, resisting with an arrest for a felony, driving while revoked, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and speeding, a
Continue ReadingBoone County emergency dispatchers said in a public alert that Highway 63 southbound had closed at Vandiver Drive after a crash. The alert was sent just after 5 p.m. and urged drivers to avoid the area.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Tuesday after allegedly breaking into an apartment and hitting a woman multiple times in the face. Malcolm Mayes, 27, is charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree domestic assault, violating an order of protection and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued and
Continue ReadingMexico police say there likely won’t be criminal charges filed after two people were hurt and one died in a “disturbance” Friday afternoon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Boone County with multiple sexual assault charges Tuesday after being accused of an alleged sexual assault from January 2022. Dayvion Robinson, 23, is charged with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse. A warrant was requested and no bond was set. Robinson is not in custody. Columbia Police
Continue ReadingA Columbia private daycare owner charged in relation to a baby’s death made her initial court appearance Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA line of storms will move into Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, producing potential for damaging wind and hail.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) – An attorney representing a Lake of the Ozarks-area man wants a federal judge to dismiss a Jan. 6-related case based on a lack of action from the prosecutor. The attorney for Matthew Loganbill said federal prosecutors have not tried the Versailles man in enough time under the Speedy Trial Act. Attorney
Continue ReadingExperts say damage from strong storms is happening more frequently, and that’s helping drive up homeowners’ insurance premiums.
Continue ReadingTwo Missouri Task Force One members left Columbia this week to help with the catastrophic flooding in Vermont.
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