FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sandra Colhour will be the next prosecuting attorney in Callaway County. The 13th Judicial Circuit Court made the announcement in a Thursday press release. Colhour will replace Benjamin Miller, who was appointed to a new circuit judge seat by Gov. Mike Parson last week. Miller is expected to begin his new position
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A Jefferson City cyclist was rushed to a Columbia hospital with moderate injuries after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia is set to open at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and will run through Aug. 18. Safety has been a top priority on the fair grounds, as all rides have been inspected and have passed those inspections, according to the ride inspection reports ABC 17 News obtained.
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A new school year is almost here and right about now parents and guardians are making decisions about how their students will get to and from school.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs have almost put a bow on training camp on the campus of Missouri Western. Head coach Andy Reid and company have 15 practices down and just four to go in St. Joseph. There will be a pause on practices for a few days, however, as KC boards
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A woman from Tennessee and another from Colorado were killed when a tractor-trailer crossed the median and slammed into a U-Haul on Monday in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The death toll from accidents involving tractor-trailers rose after three people were killed this week on Interstate 70 in Mid-Missouri. Officials say two women were killed on Monday in a seven-vehicle accident after a tractor-trailer in the westbound passing lane on Interstate 70 near the Stadium Boulevard exit hit a vehicle in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
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A spokesperson for Fulton Public Schools says while the district has its routes covered, there are still driver positions available.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on Route DD, about two miles north of Moberly, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 2004 Isuzu Rodeo – driven by Susan Karg, 66 – was heading southbound when it went off the
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An eastern Missouri man was killed when his utility truck lost control on Interstate 70 in Callaway County on Wednesday morning.
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An intersection involving three Missouri highways will be under construction beginning next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews will temporarily close Highway 151 in Centralia for up to 28 consecutive days, beginning on Monday. A new roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was charged Tuesday with a late-July armed robbery. Nathaniel Watson was jailed Monday on a $100,000 bond. Prosecutors have charged him with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and gun theft. Watson is accused of perpetrating the robbery early July 31 in a location
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Missouri Task Force 1 was deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina to assist as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to bring more rain to North Carolina.
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Associated Press The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for the increase is that some
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of Brumley has been corrected. MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old woman from Brumley was seriously injured following a crash in Miller County on Tuesday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Logan Stone attempted to make a left turn at the intersection of Route U and Bentown Ridge Road at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured after a crash on the 2300 block of Missouri Blvd. in Jefferson City on Tuesday evening. The Jefferson City Police Department said in a press release the crash happened at 5:57 p.m. when a 16-year-old girl in a 2019 Ford Escape attempted to make a right turn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two different Congressional Amendments made their way onto ballots in Tuesday’s August Primaries with millions of Missouri voters making their opinions known. Here is what showed on the ballot: “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow places where individuals, corporations, organizations, and associations provide childcare outside of the child’s home to
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Another August primary is in the books.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gregg Bush defeated Jeff Basinger on Tuesday to become the Democratic nominee for the 50th District seat in the Missouri House. Bush won by fewer than 600 votes (1,736-1,152) and will take on Republican nominee Joshua Blakeman in the November election. Blakeman ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The district includes much
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