COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court official has confirmed that the 17-year-old boy accused of firing shots on Saturday night inside Dick’s Sporting Goods has been charged with three felonies. A Boone County juvenile court officer has not revealed the name of the youth accused in the shooting, but confirmed in an email that he is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with felonies in a Jefferson City shooting that occurred on Tuesday. Dustee Mathis, 29, of Jefferson City, was charged with two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment was held on Friday and Mathis pleaded not guilty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Companies looking to shoot their shot at placing a bid to enhance the University of Missouri’s game experience have until 5 p.m. Friday. The university has laid out three zones with eight properties on university land as potential commercial development sites. There will be three development zones: Development Zone No. 1: North
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice is asking Missouri and nine other states to sign an agreement that would require the state to remove registered voters who have moved from the rolls within 45 days of the DOJ’s request, according to the Democratic National Committee. The DNC sent a letter Friday to the Missouri
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The United States this week has found itself suffering from two violent encounters between civilians and federal agents. In the first, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot dead a 37-year-old woman (with ties to Kansas City) in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, two people were shot in Portland, Oregon, by Customs and Border
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been injured in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, that involved Customs and Border Patrol agents, the FBI’s Portland office announced in a Thursday evening social media post. The FBI office wrote that its agency is investigating an agent who was involved in the shooting near the 10000 block of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Carlos Graham is the newest member of the Jefferson City Board of Education. Graham was unanimously picked by the board to take the open seat left by former board President Erika Leonard. The board made its decision by a public vote during its Thursday night meeting. Graham was sworn in immediately
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Montgomery County Commission has approved tax breaks for the upcoming Amazon data center. Presiding Commissioner Ryan Poston said on Thursday that the breaks were unanimously approved last week by the commission. “As this process continues, we’re encouraged by the meaningful benefits this project could deliver, including new construction and long-term
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County commissioners approved a 2026 budget burdened by lower-than-expected tax revenue on Thursday. The county ended 2025 with $56.4 million in reserves and is expected to bring in $64.4 million in 2026. However, commissioners anticipate spending $92.9 million throughout the year, which includes $32.8 million in capital projects. Cole County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was charged with 29 counts of animal abuse has been denied her requests for a change of venue and a bond. Melissa Sanders, 26, on Dec. 29 had asked a judge to give her a bond and to change the venue of her case. Judge Joshua Devine declined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men accused of a 2022 murder in Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon, just days before going to trial. They’ll likely serve nearly two decades in prison per the terms of the plea agreement. Oscar Ashford and Samarion Robins entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of expired Affordable Care Act subsidies Thursday — the same subsidies that led to the longest-ever government shutdown last year. The House passed the legislation 230-196, with many Republican members defecting to join Democrats to approve the bill. Not among them was Rep. Mark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was charged on Wednesday in Miller County after he allegedly sent revenge porn to his ex-wife. Brad Hulsey, 51, was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. He was arrested on Wednesday and bonded out of jail at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Miller County Jail records. An
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony on Thursday after he led authorities on a chase Wednesday between Columbia and Hallsville, court documents say. Anthony Orourke, 52, was charged with aggravated fleeing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court date has not been scheduled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County jury found a Fayette woman guilty of murder and other charges in an 8-month-old girl’s death from 2021. Jennifer Johnson, 49, was found guilty on Thursday of felony murder in the second degree and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child in the April 2021 death
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Ameren Missouri customers in the Osage County area lost power Thursday afternoon after a wave of strong thunderstorms moved through. An Ameren Missouri spokesperson said the outages were because of the weather. About 500 meters were dark in the Loose Creek and Westphalia area early Thursday afternoon. More than 200
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were detained by Jefferson City police after shots were fired Tuesday. Jefferson City police responded to the 900 block of Dunklin Street at 6:11 p.m. for a weapons offense, according to a release. Police said officers learned multiple people were in a fight that escalated into gunshots being fired. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Eldon held a town-hall meeting on Wednesday night at the city’s community center to discuss a recent boil order. The area was under a boil order from the Department of Natural Resources for three weeks until this past Tuesday. City officials on Wednesday night gave a time line on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri General Assembly gaveled into its 2026 legislative session Wednesday afternoon. The House of Representatives session was full of formalities, a press conference with House Democrats afterward showed top priorities for the minority party. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe plans to announce his tax plan next week at the State of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Legal experts are weighing in on the deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent that left one woman dead on Wednesday. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were on a residential street as they heighten their immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security claims the ICE agent shot
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