COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 2372 into law Monday that includes several overhauls to healthcare laws in the state. HB 2372, was sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters (R-Phelps County) and state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County). One provision in the bill, bans health insurers from placing time limits on anesthesia
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As data center projects continue to pop up across the country, an artificial intelligence company is now eyeing Callaway County for its next development. On Tuesday, the Callaway County Chamber of Commerce and Denver-based AI infrastructure provider Crusoe hosted an informational open house at 54 Country in Kingdom City to discuss
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Paul T. Wilson announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional district. “At the current time we have suspended our active campaign for the 2026 MO-3 congressional district,” Wilson told ABC 17 News in an e-mail. “We were unable to have our name removed from the ballots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Douglass Family Aquatic Center opened back up to the public Tuesday after recent storms forced some repairs. Columbia Parks and Recreation said storms on July 10 caused a mechanical failure, prompting staff to close the pool through July 13. Crews finished the repairs in time for the pool to reopen Tuesday
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Cole County election judges will see a pay increase starting with the August election, marking the county’s first wage increase for these workers since 2019. Previously, Cole County election judges made $120 per day along with $15 for training. But under a newly appointed plan, judges will now receive $210 per
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are asking the city to consider an urban camping ordinance. According to Nickie Davis, executive director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District, roughly 70 businesses have signed a letter asking the city to research and consider the ordinance. Davis stated last week that the Downtown CID planned to send
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A day after Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus opened its overnight shelter, some residents are voicing renewed worries about what the facility could bring to their part of town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several felonies in connection with two overdose deaths in 2023. Marcus Larkins, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree drug trafficking, tampering with evidence and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He previously faced additional
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Some had spent decades in the United States working, building their lives, starting families and forming communities. Others are known only by their names, ages, arrests and the place where they died. The stories and backgrounds of these 17 Mexican immigrants are different. But they all had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man who took an Alford plea in May in a 2017 Cole County homicide case was sentenced to probation on Monday. Zacchaeus Silva, of Williamsburg, pleaded guilty in May to accessory to second-degree assault in the beating death of Jerry Robertson on April 20, 2017. He had been indicted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Monday to a felony in connection with a 2024 shooting in downtown Columbia. Kalvin Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial has been scheduled for next year for a Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Jefferson City in February. Denita Jackson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A jury trial is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some rural highways and interstates will go from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph as soon as Aug. 28, after Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law Monday. However, some driver safety organizations say this could lead to more traffic crashes. “Unfortunately, increasing the speed limit even just five miles
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By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A young airline pilot used a two-hour test flight to spell out a mischievous message in the sky. See what he wrote. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ ICE changes tactics In a major reversal, Immigration and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sinclair Road in Columbia will close for a month beginning Monday, July 20, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The closure – which is expected to last until 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 — will occur between Nifong Boulebard and Muirfield Drive to complete a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System crucial materials crossroads was picked by the U.S. National Science Foundation to receive $160 million in funding, according to a Tuesday release from the university. The grant is the largest award in the state’s higher-education history, the release says. “NSF Engines investments in critical technologies and future
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old man who ran away from federal immigration agents in St. Augustine, Florida, early Tuesday was struck and killed by a tractor trailer, the Florida Highway Patrol said, as the Department of Homeland Security faces increased scrutiny over its tactics. The incident occurred around 6:40 a.m. during
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 70 from Providence Road in Columbia will close July 27 for several months, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction on the Providence Road bridge started in May and led to the closure of the off-ramp, which will stay closed for
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, best known for landing safely on the Hudson River after birds disabled both of the plane’s engines in 2009, has announced he has Alzheimer’s disease. Sullenberger, 75, posted an update to his personal website on Tuesday that said he recently found out
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By Niamh Kennedy, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, the United Nations said Tuesday, underscoring the devastating impact of Russia’s intensified attacks on cities far from the front lines. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said at least 293 Ukrainian
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