A U.S. House Committee voted this week to release redacted portions of the Epstein files. Committee members are set to start receiving files this week. The public release will come later, and a spokesperson for the committee told reporters that members will consult with the Justice Department on the release. The department has a questionable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has officially put a bow on the most difficult fall camp in head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s time in Columbia. With a combination of heat, good-on-good periods, the shear number of periods, number of live tackling situations and more all testing the Tigers, the group made it out on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Center of Hope is expanding its services to help better address homelessness in the city. The year-round homeless shelter– located on Jefferson Street– opened a new homeless resource center. The center now allows anyone to stop into the center and gain access to resources and support. “Our caseworkers want
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With classes officially underway across Missouri, schools are bracing for changes to the sports and extracurricular landscape The Missouri State High School Activities Association is finalizing bylaw changes to comply with Senate Bill 63, which expands eligibility for homeschool, Family Paced Education and full-time virtual students to participate in public and charter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced Monday he wants to change the shape of elections in the United States and eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines. In a post on Truth Social the president said he would “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots, and get rid of voting machines. Trump made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone was flown to University Hospital after they were in an accident in Cole County, according to a Tuesday press release from the Cole County Fire Protection District. The release says crews responded to the St. Thomas crash at 5:32 p.m. One vehicle was on its side in the middle of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An instructor and a student suffered minor injuries in a plane crash on Tuesday in Johnson County, according to a social media post from the Johnson County Fire Protection District. The post says first responders were called to a plane crash at 4:45 p.m. in an area north of Centerview. The plane
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With Attorney General Andrew Bailey set to head to Washington, D.C., this September to work for the FBI after being tapped by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed the state’s first female Speaker of the House. Kehoe said Tuesday that Catherine Hanaway will take over
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The University of Missouri sent out its first MU Alert to students since move-in began for the 2025-2026 school year Monday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 19,000 Columbia Public School students made their way back into the classrooms for the first day of the 2025-26 school year Tuesday morning. Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Klein told he’s excited and that this is a great opportunity as he begin this new position. “Our focus this year is on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Pope Leo XIV has chosen the Rev. Ralph O’Donnell as the Bishop-select for the Diocese of Jefferson City, according to a press release. The Diocese held a press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on W. Main Street in Jefferson City. O’Donnell spoke to a fraction
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who has been trespassed from more than 25 businesses in downtown Columbia has been charged with a felony. Michael Paddock, 49, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with first-degree burglary and a pair of misdemeanors: Stealing and disturbing the peace. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to correct information about the Puri Group’s purchase of the property. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a decade after its closure, the Truman Hotel is coming down. Puri Group Enterprises, the building’s owner, said Tuesday that criticism from the community over the deteriorating building was the motivation behind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Tuesday after authorities say he raped a child. RolandNazarowski, 30, was charged with first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was who allegedly involved in a chase with law enforcement on Friday in Miller County died the same evening, according to a Monday social media post from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote Albert Clark, 54, collapsed after he was detained. He was brought to Lake Regional
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The Mizzou Tigers football team wrapped up fall camp this week with the season kickoff looming next week. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and the team’s captains took questions from reporters after camp. Watch them talk in the player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 250 electric cooperative members in the Doolittle area were without power Tuesday afternoon after a truck snagged power lines in Phelps County. The truck snagged the lines along Interstate 44, according to a Facebook post from the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. The driving lane was closed. The Intercounty Electric
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By Ted Barrett, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform intends to make public some files it subpoenaed related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, though it will first redact them to shield victims’ IDs and other sensitive matters, a committee spokesperson said Tuesday. The panel is expected to start
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CNN, WITN, WRAL, KYW, SEE PREFONTS By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Hurricane Erin is churning up life-threatening rip currents and dangerous surf along much of the US East Coast and will soon send destructive waves and storm surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is hitting its stride,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump is tapping Missouri’s attorney general to be a key player in Trump’s FBI. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will be the state’s third attorney general in a row to leave for Washington, D.C., when he takes a job as FBI co-deputy director working alongside Dan Bongino, Fox reported
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