JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday to give a pandemic update on where to get vaccinated and where to get tested as COVID-19 numbers across the county and state continue to trend upward. Dr. Thomas Robbins with the Jefferson City Medical Group said during the meeting, “We urge everybody to consider
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The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education will hold a hearing Monday on critical race theory at The 1619 Project.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri released a final report on traffic stop disparities in the Columbia Police Department, confirming initial data that showed black drivers are more likely to get pulled over. The study was conducted by researchers from MU’s Department of Sociology, Truman School of Public Affairs, School of Social
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The new ambassador program starting this week is made up of volunteers interested in educating and promoting the vaccination effort. With the delta variant spreading rapidly, officials say vigilance is critical.
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Miller County prosecutor Ben Winfrey on Friday charged Daniel S. Kurtzeborn of Iberia with a single count of illegal gun possession in connection with the deadly shooting last week outside Casablanca Pub and Grill on the Bagnell Dam Strip. Bond was set at $25,000.
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The crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Osage Arm in Camden County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council plans to vote Monday night on a new bus stop at the Wabash Station. Greyhound Lines is requesting to utilize the Wabash Station as a drop-off and pick-up point for its route from Kansas City to St. Louis twice a day. Under the agreement, GoComo Transit would provide
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday is the last day for students who attend the Jefferson City School District to start the vaccination process and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their first day of the 2021-2022 school year. The Jefferson City School District along with Booneville R-I, Blair Oaks R-II and Father Tolton Catholic are
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A 28-year-old died Sunday after a shooting in Benton County.
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Two people have died in shootings this summer at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show-Me State Games returns to Columbia for the 37th year, once again supporting the cities economy by bringing in thousands from across the state. The Show-Me-State Games are an Olympic-style festival hosting over 40 games and competitions. The games return to Columbia after being cancelled in 2020 during the pandemic. This
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are dead after their vehicle crashed into a stopped tow truck along westbound I-70 and then was hit by another vehicle. Police said the vehicle that the two men were riding in struck the tow truck Sunday around 4:15 a.m. Then, the vehicle spun out of control, and both
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.7% on Sunday. The increase in positivity from Saturday by 0.1% comes along with 1,031 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 544,725 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 363 new probable cases with a total number of 101,658 antigen test results
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning the Columbia Police Department and Columbia Fire Department responded to a trash pile file near I-70. ABC 17 News Crews on scene saw visible smoke rising above trees on the scene. The Columbia Fire Department told crews they were containing the trash fire. Columbia Fire Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A car crash on Worley Street and North Garth Avenue is believed to be the cause of a Sunday morning power outage in Columbia according to the Columbia Police Department. CPD told ABC News crews on the scene that bystanders saw sparks from transformers after one car hit a pole along Worley
Continue Reading MORGAN Co. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Morgan County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 52-year-old Michael Boettcher was driving southbound along Route 135 near Little Proctor Road when his motorcycle went off the right side of the road. The motorcycle then
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Driving up Highway 54 on the way to Lake of the Ozarks, visitors are greeted by an old symbol waving high above the trees: a Confederate flag.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.6% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,771 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 543,694 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 620 new probable cases with a total number of 101,295 antigen test results being positive. Four new
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MONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Montgomery County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, it happened at 11:40 on Friday night. The report states a 52-year-old High Hill man was driving east along Tree Farm Road. 21-year-old David Santiago from Tennessee then ran
Continue Reading MONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One man is dead after a fatal crash in Montgomery County on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Bobby Aery was driving westbound along Strube Road and failed to go around a curve. He then ran off the road and hit a tree. MSHP reports the crash happened
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