Missouri leaders celebrate finish of Interstate 70 bridge project
The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
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Kehoe announces Mark James as pick for next public safety director
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mark James will be the next Missouri Department of Public Safety, according to a Monday press release from Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s Office. The release says that he will assume the role on Jan. 13 and await confirmation from the Missouri Senate. Public Safety Director Sandra Karsten announced her retirement last week.
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Missouri business group files legal challenge to overturn Proposition A
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some representatives of Missouri’s business community have filed a petition with the Missouri Supreme Court to overturn Proposition A. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says in a news release that Proposition A will increase prices for consumers and bring burdens on businesses of all sizes. “I think it’s going to
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Man accused of manslaughter in fatal Kansas crash arrested in Sedalia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Kansas was arrested last week in Sedalia. Timothy Smith was charged in Pettis County on Friday with being a fugitive from out of state. A hearing was held on Monday and Smith appeared by video from the jail, court records indicate. Court information
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Man accused of buying gun later found at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting sentenced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man accused of illegally purchasing a gun found after the February mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade has been sentenced to probation. The Kansas City Star reports U.S. District Court Judge Howard Sachs sentenced Ronnel Williams Jr. to 5 years probation Thursday.
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Missouri Gaming Commission hopes to open sports betting by summer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following its certification Thursday, the Missouri Gaming Commission is working toward opening sports betting in the state by late summer next year. Amendment 2 — which was passed by Missouri voters on Nov. 5 — legalizes sports gambling in the state. The measure indicated that the Missouri Gaming Commission would have to
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Steelville man seriously injured in Maries County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2010 Hyundai Sonata – driven by a 43-year-old Steelville man – was heading southbound on Highway 63, about two miles north of Vienna, when
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield drops plan to limit anesthesia coverage
Health insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will change how it evaluates billed time on professional claims for anesthesia services, according to a post made to Anthem’s website on November 1, 2024.
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Sports betting wins narrow approval in Missouri after high-dollar campaign
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year under a ballot measure that narrowly won approval. State election officials on Thursday certified that the sports betting initiative passed with 50.05% support in the November election. Betting won’t begin immediately. The Missouri Gaming Commission said
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Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a judge to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang did not immediately rule after Wednesday’s hearing. Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs had asked her to issue a temporary
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Missouri among top seven states susceptible to sinkholes
Rescuers are still searching for a woman who possibly fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole Tuesday night. Police said they found a parked vehicle belonging to Elizabeth Pollard, 64, about 20 feet from the sinkhole. Pollard had gone out to look for her lost cat and never returned.
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Missouri public safety director announces retirement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Sandra Karsten will retire next month, according to a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office. Karsten will retire at the end of Gov. Mike Parson’s term on Jan. 13, the release says. She was appointed to the position on Aug. 27, 2018. She had
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Fire officials, Red Cross warn of winter fire hazards after more fires pop up across Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire in south Columbia Wednesday morning marked the 40th call for assistance from the Red Cross this month as fires continue to rise while temperatures drop across Mid-Missouri The Columbia Fire Department was called to a home in the 4400 block of Glen Eagle Drive at 6:22 a.m. When crews arrived
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Charges against one former corrections officer dismissed in inmate death case
JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Felony charges are no longer pending for one of four former corrections officers accused in the death of Othel Moore. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson told ABC 17 News in an email on Wednesday that charges are not pending for Aaron Brown, who was previously charged with second-degree felony murder and
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Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of man found on I-70, sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was accused in the death of a man who was found dead in the median of Interstate 70 in March has been sentenced to probation. Tyia Alisa Bush pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and misdemeanor reckless driving. She was sentenced to five years of probation,
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Belle man charged with child molestation in Osage County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle man was charged with fourth-degree child molestation on Wednesday. Joshua Gray was arrested during a traffic stop on Tuesday in Cole County, court documents say. A mugshot was not immediately available. A court date has not been scheduled. A $25,000 bond was set. The probable cause statement says that the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri continue using the death penalty?
Christopher Collings became the fourth person this year to die by lethal injection in Missouri on Tuesday. Missouri is among 27 states to have the death penalty on the books and one of the most prolific in using it — only Alabama and Texas have used it more in 2024, according to the Death Penalty
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Missouri conducts fourth execution of 2024, protesters demand reform
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of protestors braved the elements in Columbia on Tuesday night to protest the execution of a Missouri man. Christopher Collings, 49, was executed on Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl and then dumping her body in a sinkhole. Collings was a family friend of the victim, Rowan
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Missouri lawmakers prefile legislation aimed at restricting abortion following passage of Amendment 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) prefiled a proposed anti-abortion amendment following the passage of Amendment 3. Members of the Missouri Legislature began prefiling bills on Dec. 1. According to a Tuesday press release, Coleman’s Amendment SJR 25 titled “Protecting Life with Compassion and Clarity,” if approved by voters would ban all
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Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007.
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