JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lawmakers prefiled 343 on Friday, the first day of prefiling for the 2024 legislative session. Missouri senators and representatives begin filing their proposed legislation on Dec. 1 every year, the month prior to the beginning of the legislative session. Prefiling continues through the rest of the month. The bills are then
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday spirit is spreading quickly through Jefferson City. Downtown Jefferson City will transform into a winter wonderland. The city welcomes the holiday season with floats, bands, and possibly a guest appearance from Santa Claus. “All the bands, all the sets, all the different people. I think it’s really nice to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Room at the Inn started accepting overnight guests for the winter this Friday at it’s new location on Monroe Street. The first night, the shelter welcomed in 17 guests. Room at the Inn is in a new location this year that serves more people. The shelter operates out of
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Jefferson City, Mo (KMIZ) Friends who knew Melvin Callahan say that he was a jack of all trades. Callahan served both his country and his community. He was also a pastor, carpenter, hunter, fisherman, volunteer, community leader and motorcyclist. And that is only scratching the surface of what Callahan could do. “He was not just
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LA PLATA, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes were called off in the La Plata School District on Friday after an early morning fire caused damage to the elementary school. The fire was reported just before 5 a.m. At the school on West Moore Street. The La Plata Community Fire Protection District said on its Facebook page that the northwest corner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of selling drugs that led to an overdose death in 2020 pleaded guilty on Friday. Mark Conn, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged with second-degree murder and delivery of
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warrensburg woman has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly tried to rob a business in Osage County on Thursday. Allison Leann Hale, 33, was charged with second-degree robbery and first-degree property damage. She is being held at the Osage County Jail without bond, according to Casenet. According to
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An Audrain County man was charged Friday with first-degree murder.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homelessness affects more than half a million people nationwide, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Mid-Missouri is no exception. According to the 2022 Point in Time Count, 1,571 individuals in Missouri were experiencing homelessness. One-third of those individuals are considered “unsheltered.” That means those individuals are living on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sam Turner announced his bid for Boone County southern district commissioner in a Tuesday press release. Turner is filing as a Republican, according to the release and the Missouri Ethics Commission. The seat is currently held by Democrat Justin Aldred, who announced his reelection bid in September. Turner — who owns Turner
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Tyler Walker has been picked by the Hallsville Board of Education to be the district’s next superintendent, according to a Friday press release. Walker’s first day will be July 1, the release states. Superintendent John Downs will retire on June 30. Walker has been the superintendent of the Higbee R-8 School District
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Three top leaders at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City will lose their jobs as the business integrates with MU Health Care.
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The Jefferson City Police Department and Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating after initial investigations could not rule out an incendiary fire at an apartment building early Friday morning.
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The minimum wage in Missouri will go up on Jan. 1.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works held a meeting on Thursday for the Forum Boulevard project to show the community what the proposed improvements would look like. The meeting took place at Forum Christian Church on 3900 Forum Boulevard. The open-house style meeting included a walk-through presentation of the project and developments as well as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Rivers Electric Cooperative stated on its Facebook page that 695 of its customers had lost power around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The company later stated that the outage was caused from lightning striking a pole. It appeared that power had been restored by 8:05 p.m. The Cole County R-5 School District
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds on Thursday, along County Road 556 in Vandalia, according to a social media post from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote online that it had received a call shortly after 2 p.m. that it had received a report that someone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trevor Foley was picked as the acting director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to a Thursday press release from the governor’s office. Foley will begin working in the position on Wednesday, according to the release. The position became open after DOC Director Anne Precythe announced her retirement earlier this month.
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Missouri’s minimum wage is increasing by 30 cents in 2024 from $12 to $12.30 per hour — the first time it will be based on inflation instead of a voter-approved amount in five years.
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A Columbia woman accused of causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage at a convenience store on Tuesday appeared in court on Wednesday.
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