COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While some view Labor Day as an extra day off, local businesses and labor unions recognize the day as a reminder of working citizens. The holiday comes after a flurry of bill signings from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office in July. One of the bills Kehoe signed was House Bill 567, which repeals
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to raise fresh questions about the Covid-19 vaccines that were first developed on his watch, saying his top public health agency is being “ripped apart” by debate over the success of the shots. While noting that he’s seen “great numbers and results” from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was killed Sunday morning in a house fire in Waynesville, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the 25000 block of Red Oak Road a little after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District said in a Facebook post. A man who had made it out of the house
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Columbia’s Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church will close next year, but a day center for homeless people will continue to operate out of the building. Church leadership wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend that the church itself will close next summer “after more than a century of ministry in Columbia.”
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By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Chicago are bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could begin as soon as this week, with the city’s mayor signing an order over the weekend aimed at resisting the Trump administration’s planned crackdown. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday such a move would be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Filling up your tank may not sting as much as it did a few years ago. As travelers hit the road for the holiday weekend, Missouri is standing out as one of the states with the lowest gas prices in the country. Jeff Pawlow, stopped in Columbia for a gas break as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday, SEC Network announced that the traveling pregame show, ‘SEC Nation’ will make its long-awaited return to Columbia on Saturday, Sept. 6, ahead of Mizzou’s game against Kansas. Host Laura Rutledge will be joined by analysts Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow on Mizzou’s Quad from 9-11 a.m.
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A 33-year-old Nebraska woman was seriously injured Saturday at the Lake of the Ozarks after she was hit by a boat propeller, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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As summer winds down, people may be breaking out the grill to squeeze in those last few barbecues. According to the National Fire Protection Association, August ranked as the fourth-highest month for grill fires from 2019 to 2023.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The date of the holiday weekend’s start has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is urging drivers and boaters to make safe choices this Labor Day weekend after several serious crashes have already been reported. Since the official counting period began on Friday, troopers reported three people have died
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is alerting residents to a new email scam targeting people with short-term rentals or those applying for short-term rental permits. Scammers have been impersonating Clinton Smith, the city’s incoming Community Development Director. Smith, who officially begins his new role on September 29, has more than 17 years of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he will call a special session on redistricting and initiative petition reform. “Today, I am calling on the General Assembly to take action on congressional redistricting and initiative petition reform to ensure our districts and Constitution truly put Missouri values first,” Kehoe said in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Franklin County judge has ruled that no filming or recording will be allowed in the trial for a man accused of killing a Hermann police officer. The judge ruled on Friday in the case of Kenneth Simpson after hearing arguments on Tuesday on multiple motions, including to manage media coverage. Simpson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A section of a Cole County business collapsed after a fire broke out Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F shared a video on X of a building on fire at Bee Seen Signs in the 500 block of Babe Ruth Drive, just outside Jefferson City, around 7:30 p.m. on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Labor Day weekend approaches, drivers will still have to adapt to work zones along the highways. One work zone that has become a hotspot for several traffic crashes in recent months is the U.S. Highway 54 bridge rehabilitation project. The road in certain areas, both westbound and eastbound, is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri high school football kicked off Week 1 of the 2025 season on Friday. Scores from Mid-Missouri teams are posted below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team will look to kickstart another program-altering season when the Marquette Mustangs visit Columbia for week one of the high school football season. The Kewpies and the Mustangs are our SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week. You can watch the game live over the air channel 17.3 on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marks week one of high school football season, a time in Columbia and across the state battle week-to-week to ultimately land a seat in the championship. The games bring an influx of excited fans each week at each Columbia high school. Columbia Public School has had a bag policy for several
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City, County and State offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Several city services will be impacted by the holiday in Columbia. Residential curbside trash and recycling will not be picked up on Monday. It will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week. Go COMO will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has granted a motion to move a teenager charged with murder from the Juvenile Center to the Boone County Jail. In a hearing on Friday, the juvenile officer argued for Kavon Williams, 16, to be moved to the facility after several incidents. In December, the judge denied the
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