The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate, would allow state officials to increase speed limits on some rural highways. The legislation would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to increase the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on some stretches of divided highways in rural Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone jumped from the parking garage in downtown Columbia at Fifth and Walnut streets, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesman. Police are investigating an apparent suicide after one person was found dead, according to CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff. ABC 17 News typically does not report on suicides; but it will here
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The National Weather Service in Kansas City has confirmed two more tornadoes touched down on Monday morning in Randolph County. A survey team was out earlier this week and found a 36 mile long path of damage after an EF-2 tornado touched down in Saline County and traveled through the southern tip of Chariton and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday will introduce a bill aiming to delay any application for data centers within the city. City documents say the city is looking to delay “the acceptance or processing” of data center applications for a full year. Documents note the council passed an ordinance at its previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital after an apartment fire in Columbia on Thursday. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman said 18 fire personnel were sent to the scene in the 2400 block of Whitegate Drive. The cause of the fire was under investigation, spokeswoman Skyler Clark said. The call came in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House on Thursday approved a bill that would allow state officials to increase speed limits on rural, four-lane highways. The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) and carried in the House by Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau), had already passed the Senate. However, the House added
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has received criticism of job postings for which it wants to hire foreign professionals. The university has eight job postings on the website of its International Student and Scholar Services program. The postings included Labor Condition Applications “in support of an H-1B status petition” as required by Department
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GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) Cleanup in Glasgow is ongoing after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado tore through the area Monday. Mayor Donald Clear issued a local state of emergency on Monday that will expire Thursday afternoon. “We ordered a state of emergency here in Glasgow, mainly for funding reasons, so that we can
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in the January 2026 stabbing death of his wife in Jefferson City was deemed “incompetent to proceed,” according to a court filing Thursday. Malang Akbari faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is stationed at a military base in Alaska was charged on Wednesday with three child sex crimes in Osage County. Hayden Wade, of Fort Richardson, Alaska, is charged with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old, first-degree child molestation and statutory sodomy of a person younger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Morgan County with several child sex crimes. Joshua White, 19, of Gravois Mills, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old and two counts of third-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 4 City Councilman Nick Foster announced on Thursday that he will resign from his position this summer. Foster – who was reelected to his position during the spring 2025 election – announced on his social media that his last day will by June 12. He was first elected to the
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Verified Petition for Damages and Injunctive ReliefDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri marijuana dispensary chain with multiple Mid-Missouri stores denied Thursday the claims made of anti-competitive business practices made in a lawsuit filed by two cannabis wholesalers. CPC of Missouri-Smithville, LLC and GF Saint Mary LLC filed the lawsuit against Good Day Farm and its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged in Callaway County after he allegedly tried to carjack someone while posing as a police officer on Tuesday. Brian Koch, 28, was charged on Wednesday with carjacking, illegal gun possession, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of illegal use of a weapon, a count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals has approved new ballot language that asks voters to approve or reject a new Congressional map. A Thursday decision by Western District Judge Aloka Ahuja shows that the ballot language will now read: “Do the people of the state of Missouri approve the act
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Congress voted to reopen key parts of the Department of Homeland Security — including the Transportation Security Administration — Thursday after weeks of GOP infighting that prolonged a record shutdown of the critical agency. President Donald Trump promptly signed the bill to fund
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A weak tornado touched down Monday in Monroe County during a severe weather outbreak. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of about 90 mph touched down near Route M and Highway 151, the National Weather Service reported Thursday. Most of the damage was on a farm, where tree limbs were broken and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead and others are injured after a crash Wednesday on Highway 63 near Sturgeon. According to the crash report, the accident happened at 5:39 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of McComas Road and Highway 63. A North Village Park van, driven by an 81-year-old Moberly man, made an improper
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KMIZ) With the spring sports slate nearing the finish line, Mizzou Athletics is beginning to look ahead to the upcoming 2026-27 athletic calendar. On Wednesday, Tiger Athletic Director Laird Veatch, as well as some of his coaches hosted a fan event known as the ‘Zou to You’ tour in St. Charles, Missouri
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is still missing more than 24 hours after he was last seen, but his family is not giving up the search. Nathan Spencer, 20, has been missing since around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was last seen leaving the scene of a crash near Cedar Creek Court and
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