Report of road rage leads to charges for Jefferson City man
A Jefferson City man was in the Callaway County Jail on Thursday after a woman said he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage incident.
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man was in the Callaway County Jail on Thursday after a woman said he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage incident.
Continue ReadingA former corrections officer at Jefferson City Correctional Center sued an inmate this week over a July beating that left the guard in a coma for six days.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators are working to find out the cause of an overnight house fire in central Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1000 block of N. Eighth Street around 4:20 a.m. Firefighters said crews were able to put out the fire found inside the home in about 10
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Health Care will soon have a new financial leader. The health care provider announced Thursday that Dustin Thomas will take over as the next chief financial officer. Thomas will join MU Health Care on Sept. 15 after working for the University of Texas Medical Branch. He currently serves as
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Colleges and universities in Mid-Missouri are preparing for the return of students next week. Thursday is the second day for the University of Missouri students to move into their dorms. Mizzou students and staff are scheduled to start classes Monday. As more students move in, MU officials remind families about detailed maps
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are calling a mental health crisis.
Continue ReadingFederal health officials are planning for an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot to be available as early as next month.
Continue ReadingThe Hallsville Board of Education voted Wednesday night to approve the district’s updated plan for a safe return amid COVID-19.
Continue ReadingMizzou students started moving into their residence halls this week ahead of the new school year.
Continue ReadingThousands of college students are coming back to Mid-Missouri this week, along with the extra money they pump into the local economy.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man was charged Wednesday with a felony after leading police on a chase that started on Interstate 70 and ended in central Columbia.
Continue ReadingA lane of a state highway in the Sunrise Beach area was closed Wednesday while crews filled a sinkhole near the road.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is asking people interested in taking a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine to let them know.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department on Wednesday announced criminal charges against a Missouri man who left a voicemail on the personal cell phone of an election official during the monthslong, partisan review of ballots cast in Arizona during in the 2020 presidential election. Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, is charged with one count of
Continue ReadingABC 17 News interviewed Missouri Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven about a variety of topics for our Back to School Headquarters coverage.
Continue ReadingMoniteau County deputies are looking for car thieves after finding a burning vehicle on railroad tracks.
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers responded Tuesday afternoon to a head-on crash at the Lake of the Ozarks. Three people were hurt in the crash on Route TT near Shawnee View Drive around 2:50 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Gary W. Cleek, 65, of Eldon, was driving a pickup truck
Continue ReadingROSEBUD, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have determined the shooting of a 10-month-old baby in Rosebud as accidental. The shooting happened Tuesday morning in the 400 block of Crystal Lane, according to the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the baby was shot in the stomach by a 3-year-old toddler. The toddler was able to get the
Continue ReadingA new state analysis shows the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic led to loads of lost classroom time for students around Missouri.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, which includes historic levels of money for programs to combat climate change.
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