JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents of a southwest Jefferson City neighborhood are worried a proposed construction project will cause traffic congestion in the area. The city is proposing building the “Walnut Hills Subdivision” off of Route C near Liverpool Drive and Rock Ridge Road. The Jefferson City Council approved the PUD plan, giving the
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Columbia City Council ward representated by Don Waterman has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia council members discussed the future of recycling on Monday, during its pre-council meeting. The meeting comes after the city’s Material Recovery Facility was destroyed by an April 20th tornado. According to a presentation shown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team officially jumped onto a trend sweeping the college sports world, on Monday morning: hiring a general manager. MU Athletics announced that coaching veteran Tim Fuller will be the first general manager in program history. He will come to Columbia with more than 20 years of coaching experience,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is bringing one of the top hitting instructors in the nation back to Columbia to serve on head coach Larissa Anderson’s staff. On Monday, Tiger Athletics announced that former Mizzou baseball player and hitting coach Jake Epstein will return to Mizzou to serve as Anderson’s hitting coach. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-month process begins on Monday for the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe. The 16-member task force, established by Executive Order 25-14, is looking to modernize the state’s K-12 foundation formula and recommend updates to the state’s foundational funding structure. Missouri’s school funding formula was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders and elected officials will meet with the public over four open sessions to discuss the effects federal orders are having on city business. The “informal office hours” will allow citizens to learn and discuss how executive orders from the White House have affected operations at the city government level,
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, rain and a few storms by early tomorrow morning. Lows falling into the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few storms early, highs reaching in the lower 80s. Strong storms possible by early evening with damaging winds and heavy rain into the night. EXTENDED: Wildfire smoke will finally drift east as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers reconvened in Jefferson City on Monday for a special legislative session called by Gov. Mike Kehoe. Kehoe called the special session after lawmakers failed to pass several proposals during the regular session. A total of 17 bills were introduced on day one of the special session. During a press conference,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Department of Corrections inmate has been charged, after allegedly assaulting at least two Jefferson City Correctional Officers in Jan. 2024. Brian Koch, 28, is charged with two counts of violence against an employee of the Department of Corrections. According to a probable cause statement, Koch allegedly ran from the
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A Fulton woman is behind bars after she was accused of stabbing another person. Frances White, 61, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court documents state Fulton police were called to an assault with a knife on Saturday. The victim was found near 12th and Ewing with multiple injuries, including stab wounds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man charged after a five-hour-long standoff with the Columbia Police Department made his first court appearance Monday. Octavious Bradshaw, 29, appeared virtually from the Boone County jail in the Boone County Courthouse on Monday. Bradshaw was charged with second-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action
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WASHINGTON (KRDO) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed federal charges against Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the 45-year-old man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder on Sunday. The FBI called it a targeted terror attack, as he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at people gathered for a demonstration in support of the
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TODAY: Highs climb into the upper 80s with some areas close to 90 degrees. Skies remain hazy thanks to wildfire smoke from Central Canada. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 80s with a slight haze remain blocking chances of
Continue Reading Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe issued a proclamation Monday afternoon recognizing the value of self-directed supports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Shawn Gaines, who is preparing for his first season at the helm of Battle football, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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Construction crews are moving into Phase 2 of improvements on U.S. Highway 54. Drivers may be affected by road and ramp closures.
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night. Winds will be shifting into the south at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking hazy sky conditions persisting through the day as temperatures warm into the upper 80s by the afternoon hours. This will be with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri has added more state champions to its 2025 MSHSAA Track & Field Championships résumé. Across 74 events, local talent took the top step of the podium nine times at the grand finale of this year’s state championships. Central Missouri athletes also accounted for 50 state medals at Adkins Stadium on
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TODAY: Temperatures warm into the mid-80s as sunshine continues. A haze will linger in the sky today, but air quality remains healthy at the ground. TOMORROW: Hazy skies persist as temperatures inch further into the upper 80s. Southerly winds may gust up to 20 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED: A cold front will move in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-time Super Bowl champion has paid a visit to Columbia. Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco took over Rock Bridge High School for a third straight year to host a youth football camp, powered by FlexWork Sports Management. Hundreds of kids, between the ages of 6 and 16, got the opportunity to
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