Mid-Missouri congressmen split on debt ceiling deal
The members of Congress who represent Mid-Missouri are split on the debt ceiling deal, with the area’s newest House member breaking away from his more tenured colleagues.
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Work on city-run Columbia homeless shelter progresses with warm weather
The City of Columbia is working on updates to a homeless center in central Columbia now that warm weather has arrived, the city manager said Wednesday in his annual State of the City speech.
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Police: Pair break in to Mexico High School concession stand
A male and a female of unknown age broke into the concession stand at the Mexico High School track and football field and did “considerable … damage” Memorial Day, the Mexico Department of Public Safety said.
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Man arrested after Jefferson City crash
Police arrested a Jefferson City man Wednesday, saying he was “visibly intoxicated” after a crash on Missouri Boulevard.
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Columbia pool closes for second time in a week because of chemical problems
A City of Columbia pool closed early Thursday after a “chemical imbalance” was detected in the water, the second time the pool has had such a problem in a few days.
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Man charged with statutory sodomy arrested, appears in court by video
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged with first-degree statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old is now in custody. Jacob Thomas Noel, 36, is accused of assaulting the victim while they were in his care. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. He was booked into the
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Missouri’s State Treasurer to discuss process of safe deposit boxes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday morning, Missouri’s State Treasurer plans to discuss the open and inventory process of safe deposit boxes. In Missouri, there’s a virtual lost and found people can visit for any unclaimed property. How to access unclaimed property: Search the treasurer database for unclaimed propertyPut in first, and last name and cityA list of unclaimed properties
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Sheriff’s office identifies men killed in Boone County crash
Two men, one from Columbia and one from Fulton, were killed in an early Wednesday crash southeast of Columbia, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
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Man killed in Johnson County crash
JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead after crashing his SUV on 1256 North East 75 Rd. just west of Thompson Road in Johnson County on Wednesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Lee G. Thomas, 48, of Knob Noster was traveling southbound on NE 75 Rd. just after 5:15 p.m.
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Two teens dead after motorcycle crash in southwest Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two teens are dead after a single motorcycle crash Wednesday in Barry County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on Highway 248 just one mile east of Cassville. Troopers say, Ryan L. Wilson, 19, and his 14-year-old
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which is the bigger issue facing Columbia’s city government?
Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood gave his State of the City address on Wednesday, talking about the city government’s priorities for the coming fiscal year.
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Execution in Randolph County case delayed
A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve for a man who was scheduled to be executed next week for the killing of two Randolph County jailers.
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Mizzou’s Kobe Brown set to stay in NBA Draft; will not return to MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops standout Kobe Brown has officially played his final game in a Tiger uniform. The 23-year-old announced that he will stay in the NBA Draft in a social media post on Wednesday. In that social media post Brown said, “I couldn’t be happier to call Mizzou home, but with that being
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Two men who allegedly shot at FBI agents indicted Wednesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tennessee man and a Missouri man were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges stemming from their threats of violence against Border Patrol agents as well as an armed assault of FBI agents, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Bryan C. Perry, 37, of Clarksville,
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Woman says multiple items were stolen from storage unit, facility aware of past break-ins
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Gray Line Storage in Columbia reportedly has a history of burglaries, a property manager told ABC 17 News on Wednesday. According to the property manager, he had been made aware of the burglaries and notified the facility. Genevieve Christian said she and her fiancé were victims and had items stolen from a
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Board authorizes union election for Columbia marijuana dispensary workers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Labor Relations Board approved a unionization election for workers at a south Columbia marijuana dispensary. The board ordered the election in a May 22 ruling for workers to vote on whether or not they want to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655. The board will conduct the
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Two die in Boone County crash
Two people died Wednesday morning in a crash southeast of Columbia.
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Missouri Hospital Association report shows easing of record high vacancy and turnover
The Missouri Hospital Association released its 2023 workforce report on Wednesday, showing a drop in the vacancy and turnover that has plagued the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Local union holds protest ahead of Columbia State of the City address
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of Wednesday’s State of the City address, a protest was held outside City Hall by LiUNA Local 955, an area union representing workers for the City of Columbia and other area workers. Workers were handing out papers detailing why they were protesting, including discussions about contracts for city workers. This comes as
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Columbia city leaders say they support police amid street violence, union criticism
Columbia’s city manager didn’t directly address criticisms of city leadership made this week by the police officers’ union during Wednesday’s State of the City address.
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