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Former Tipton prison worker charged with having sex with inmate

January 14, 2025 11:03 AM Matthew Sanders

A former corrections worker at the prison in Tipton was charged Monday with having sex with an inmate.

Improve I-70 Project lane closures between Paris Road and Highway 63 continue

January 14, 2025 5:26 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures continue on I-70 from Paris Road to U.S. 63 in Columbia for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Improve I-70 Project. One lane will be closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. as MoDOT crews will take part in overnight construction until the end of January. According to MoDoT, this will

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you look forward to Mike Kehoe’s term as governor?

January 14, 2025 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri has a new governor. Republican Mike Kehoe, formerly the lieutenant governor and a state senator before that, was sworn in as the state’s 58th governor on Monday. He was joined by a slate of Republican statewide officials in taking the oath of office. Kehoe took executive actions on his first day focused on fighting

Special counsel report condemns Trump’s ‘criminal efforts to retain power’ in 2020

January 14, 2025 6:41 AM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith and his team believed they could have secured a conviction against Donald Trump over his attempt to subvert the 2020 election, according to a report released early Tuesday that details the president-elect’s “criminal efforts to retain power.”

Local teacher groups optimistic about state’s new plan to retain teachers

January 13, 2025 10:28 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working to keep teachers in their profession. The department recently launched the state’s first “Teacher recruitment and retention playbook,” aimed at improving the retention rate for high-quality teachers within the state. According to a release from DESE, the playbook was created from data

Columbia Board of Education reviews $73.6 million Schneider Electric Plant expansion proposal

January 13, 2025 5:24 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a representative from the board to vote in favor of a tax abatement project for an electric plant during Monday night’s meeting. Prior to the meeting, the district’s financial committee recommended that the board vote in favor of a Chapter 100 bond project, for Schneider

Dog owner charged in Randolph County attack that hospitalized daughter

January 13, 2025 1:10 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man was charged last week after his dog attacked a girl in Huntsville, causing her to be hospitalized. Eric C. Cradic, 34, was charged Friday with child endangerment. His dog, Lillith, was part of a pack of seven dogs that attacked the 13-year-old girl last Tuesday, leaving her with

Kehoe signs six executive orders on first day in office

January 13, 2025 7:43 PM Gabrielle Teiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Following an inauguration ceremony Monday, new Gov. Mike Kehoe signed six executive orders focusing on public safety. Kehoe also officially launched his “Safer Missouri” public safety initiative. “It’s a really big day for Missouri and Missourians who want safer communities, and we’ve said for months that we were going to work

Kehoe pledges to focus on crime, education and jobs in inaugural speech

January 13, 2025 9:26 AM Lucas Geisler, Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe became Missouri’s 58th governor Monday afternoon, promising to focus on pubic safety and crime reduction as he takes office. Kehoe, a St. Louis native who rose through business and politics over 30 years in Jefferson City, took the oath on the South Lawn of the Capitol. Andy Blunt,

22 people apply for open CPS superintendent position

January 13, 2025 7:21 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There are 22 applicants for the open superintendent position at Columbia Public Schools, the Missouri Schools Boards’ Association shared during a presentation at Monday Night’s Board of Education meeting. CPS has been in search of a new superintendent since the district announced in November that Brian Yearwood would step down. The district

PHOTOS: Missouri elected officials take oath of office on Inauguration Day

January 13, 2025 5:44 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials who won the November 2024 election were sworn in outside the Missouri Capitol today. Among those to take the oath was first-time Gov. Mike Kehoe. Kehoe, a Republican, was elected governor after serving as lieutenant governor. Another Mid-Missouri resident, Denny Hoskins, was sworn in for the first time as

Man charged with assault in Central Columbia baseball bat attack

January 13, 2025 5:42 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two felonies on Monday after he was accused of attacking another man with a baseball bat on Jan. 7 in Central Columbia. Reco Lomax, 42, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A court date has not been set. He is being held at the

Columbia Board of Education candidate withdraws candidacy

January 13, 2025 5:19 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate in the Columbia Board of Education race has withdrawn her candidacy. Jessica Chambers, who filed to run on Dec. 31, withdrew her application after the deadline, according to an email from Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark. Candidates can withdraw until the Board votes on the ballot language. Three candidates

Man charged with first-degree murder in Fulton State Hospital killing

January 13, 2025 5:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A warrant was issued on Monday for a man accused of killing another patient at Fulton State Hospital last week. Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. Fulton police wrote in a press release last week that he is “in a secure facility being held with no

Man found guilty of federal gun charge in 2022 Moberly standoff sentenced 10 years

January 13, 2025 4:38 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was in a nearly day-long standoff with law enforcement in Moberly in 2022 was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Stephen Thorp, 62, was found guilty by a jury in July for being a felon in possession of a

Moberly extends boil advisory

January 13, 2025 3:22 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory near the 500 block of Patton Street in Moberly was extended on Monday. The city had announced an advisory on Saturday after water service was interrupted on Saturday because of water main repairs. The city wrote in Monday’s press release that an emergency water main repair occurred on Monday.

Columbia city offices closed for MLK Day, trash services impacted

January 13, 2025 2:40 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and some city services will be impacted, a Monday release from the city says. Curbside trash and recycling will not be collected on Monday and all pickup will be delayed one day for

Judge Cannon OKs release of special counsel’s report into Trump and election subversion

January 13, 2025 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon said Monday she would not block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into Donald Trump and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. However, Cannon scheduled a court hearing later this week on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s plan to share with some

Four dogs die in Mexico house fire

January 13, 2025 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four dogs died in a basement fire Friday in Mexico. An off-duty firefighter saw smoke from inside a home in the 1200 block of Hendricks Drive a little before noon Friday, according to a Mexico Department of Public Safety news release. The fire was contained to the basement, which sustained moderate damage.

Road closures for Gov.-elect Kehoe’s Inauguration Day

January 13, 2025 4:48 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

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