COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he entered an Alford plea on Thursday in Camden County court. Zackary Yates, 30, entered a plea for two counts of first-degree assault. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains their innocence but admits evidence would likely result in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice is asking Missouri and nine other states to sign an agreement that would require the state to remove registered voters from the rolls within 45 days of the DOJ’s request, according to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC sent a letter Friday morning to the Missouri Secretary of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and its Office of Childhood are working with federal officials as more than half of the state’s child care providers continue to wait for overdue payments. DESE said in a release Friday it received a request from the federal government late Thursday for a
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CNN, KATU, KPTV, KGW, PORTLAND AREA FIRE AND RESCUE By Lex Harvey, Holly Yan, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fallout from the ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minnesota continued Friday, as vigils were held across the country. The FBI has taken over the investigation, and state investigators in Minnesota have been blocked from accessing key evidence connected to the case. A candlelight vigil for Renée Good and all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri closed its bid portal on Friday for companies looking to shoot their shot at enhancing game day experiences. The university has laid out three zones with eight properties on university land as potential commercial development sites. There will be three development zones: Development Zone No. 1: North Campus/Central Business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court official has confirmed that the 17-year-old boy accused of firing shots on Saturday night inside Dick’s Sporting Goods has been charged with three felonies. A Boone County juvenile court officer has not revealed the name of the youth accused in the shooting, but confirmed in an email that he is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with felonies in a Jefferson City shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Dustee Mathis, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment was held on Friday and Mathis pleaded not guilty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minneapolis city officials held a news conference Friday morning to talk about the killing of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Local officials continued to take a defiant stance and urged federal agents to get out of the city. They also criticized the lack of local and state
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By Jennifer Hansler, Stefano Pozzebon, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — A US State Department team traveled to Venezuela on Friday for the first time since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, according to a US official. The visit comes as the US looks to reopen its embassy in Caracas and underscores the administration’s desire to re-establish
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The United States this week has found itself suffering from two violent encounters between civilians and federal agents. In the first, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman (with ties to Kansas City) in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, two people were shot in Portland, Oregon, by Customs and Border
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post. The FBI office wrote that its agency is investigating an agent who was involved in the shooting near the 10000 block of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrats and five Republicans — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — on Thursday advanced a War Powers Resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military force in Venezuela. The measure passed with a 52-47 vote after the President has threatened to attack Venezuela for a second around of strikes after the U.S. captured
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Carlos Graham is the newest member of the Jefferson City Board of Education. Graham was unanimously picked by the board to take the open seat left by former board President Erika Leonard. The board made its decision by a public vote during its Thursday night meeting. Graham was sworn in immediately
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission has approved tax breaks for the upcoming Amazon data center. Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston said on Thursday that the breaks were unanimously approved last week by the commission. “As this process continues, we’re encouraged by the meaningful benefits this project could deliver, including new construction and long-term
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was charged with 29 counts of animal abuse has been denied her requests for a change of venue and a bond. Melissa Sanders, 26, on Dec. 29 had asked a judge to give her a bond and to change the venue of her case. Judge Joshua Devine declined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men accused of a 2022 murder in Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon, just days before going to trial. They’ll likely serve nearly two decades in prison per the terms of the plea agreement. Oscar Ashford and Samarion Robins entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of expired Affordable Care Act subsidies Thursday — the same subsidies that led to the longest-ever government shutdown last year. The House passed the legislation 230-196, with many Republican members defecting to join Democrats to approve the bill. Not among them was Rep. Mark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was charged on Wednesday in Miller County after he allegedly sent revenge porn to his ex-wife. Brad Hulsey, 51, was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. He was arrested on Wednesday and bonded out of jail at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Miller County Jail records. An
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