COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters will soon learn if abortions will be legalized in the state. Amendment 3 would overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban, if passed on Nov. 5. The amendment was put on the ballot just hours before the deadline certification, and has become a controversial issue in the state, including among politicians. In
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis teenager was charged with a pair of felonies and misdemeanors after leading deputies on a chase on Monday night. Mehki Cook, 18, was charged with aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest, two misdemeanors — driving without a license and failing to obey a traffic control device – and failure to maintain
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A newly released video shows the moments before the death of a prison inmate whose family has sued the state. Othel Moore, 38, died last December in the Jefferson City Correctional Center after he was not given emergency care in what the family calls indifference and complete disregard for the sanctity
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A court case involving multiple parties of Randolph County government has been settled. ABC 17 News reported on Monday that the Randolph County Commission was granted a temporary restraining order to prevent Sheriff Aaron Wilson from accessing a bank account. Court documents claim Wilson made an unauthorized withdrawal of $7,000. A Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The name and title of the source from Como Smoke and Fire have been corrected. Some businesses in Columbia are sharing their frustration over delayed and lack of trash pickup from the Columbia Solid Waste Utility. According to a Facebook post from Como Smoke and Fire, the business pays the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health doctors are notifying Mid-Missouri residents to be aware of increased pneumonia and whooping cough cases. MU Health Care Dr. Christopher Sampson said the medical system has seen an uptick in pneumonia cases. Sampson said these higher rates seem to be consistent with what other doctors across the United States are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia mayoral candidates and two people seeking the Fourth Ward City Council seat have submitted their petitions to run in the April 8 election. Tuesday was the first day candidates could submit their petitions to appear on the ballot. The deadline to file is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Candidate election
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water main repairs on West Broadway in Columbia will require lane restrictions on Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. Crews will replace water main valves at the intersections with Aldeah and Glenwood avenues, the release says. The westbound lane of Broadway will be restricted and flaggers
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Editor’s note: A name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a traffic stop two weeks ago has been released from University Hospital, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday. Deputy Gardner Pottorff was released from MU Health Care after 15 days, the sheriff’s office wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they rescued a youth who threatened suicide from an Ashland water tower Tuesday. Police were called to the water tower on North Henry Clay Boulevard at about 10:20 a.m. for a report of a youth who wanted to die by suicide by jumping from the tower, according to an Ashland
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has rescinded an executive order that set modest goals for state agencies to make purchases from businesses owned by minorities and women, claiming the goals carried “legal concerns.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the Republican governor rescinded 177 executive orders on Oct. 23, including
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The way people watch TV has changed a lot. Now millions of us watch via the internet, using streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime to get our entertainment. And in some cases, we’re paying too much for too many of them. How many streaming services are you subscribed to? Let
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is asking for community input to fill out an assessment on the county’s “food system,” a Monday press release says. The survey — which can be found online – consists of 25 questions and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete, the release says. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dave Griffith is looking to return to Missouri’s 60th House District for a fourth and final term, while his opponent, Jamie Howard is hoping to change that narrative in his first run. Griffith was elected to his first two-year term in 2018. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Director
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard arguments Monday over why a man accused of first-degree murder in the death of two people at a Jefferson City bar should not receive the death penalty. The hearing began at 9 a.m. in the Cole County Circuit Court. Multiple pieces of research were presented to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fear Fest Haunted House has made no official announcement about whether or not it will be operating this Halloween season after racking up 15 safety violations during the Boone County Fire Protection District’s annual inspection. According to the inspection documents from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the violations spanned multiple
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: The judge’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Commission has been granted a temporary restraining order to keep the county sheriff from accessing a bank account. But the sheriff says an upcoming hearing will show he did nothing wrong. The commission alleges Sheriff Aaron Wilson used the account for
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who crashed his car in Camden County over the weekend is accused of driving while drunk, according to a pair of reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to a crash report, Jermaine Jackson, 25, of Springfield, Missouri, was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday on Highway
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged with child enticement in Phelps County on Saturday. David Hadley, 24, was arrested on Friday and is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to the probable cause statement, a representative from
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole Camp man was charged in Montgomery County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation. Michael Wayne Pitts was charged after court documents say he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child from 2014 through 2021. A warrant was issued on Monday and no bond was set. A court date
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