COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia dog breeder who was charged with 29 felony counts of animal abuse has asked a judge to reduce her bond and to change the venue of her case. Melissa Sanders, 26, has been held at the Phelps County Jail though she is listed on Boone County’s online jail roster. She
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Facing a 5 p.m. deadline, UnitedHealthcare and SSM Health reached a last-minute agreement Wednesday to extend their current insurance contract by 30 days. SSM Health had warned that failure to reach an agreement could disrupt care for more than 140,000 patients and lead to higher costs starting Jan, 1. The 30-day
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Wednesday in Callaway County with a pair of child sex crimes. Christina Barham, 57, of Fulton, was charged with sex abuse of a child younger than 14 years old and first-degree child molestation. She is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A mugshot was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) East-to-west traffic on West Route K reopened on Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. The most-recent portion of construction in the area was part of Phase 3 of building a roundabout at Route K and Old Plank Road, the release says. “Phase three included construction on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is one of 11 states awarded money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to strengthen security around drones at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Kansas City. Missouri Department of Public Safety said in a release that Missouri was awarded $14.24 million in federal funding from FEMA. This follows President Donald
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 24-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday night in a head-on crash in Boone County. The crash happened at 8:25 p.m. on Route E near Akeman Bridge Road on Tuesday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states a 23-year-old man from Harrisburg was driving a 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 when he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead after two vehicles collided on Route E in northern Boone County on Tuesday night. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 8:31 p.m. stating a crash occurred on Route E near Akeman Bridge Road. The road was then shut down as first responders worked. The Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 77-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash on Highway 17 in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report says the Eldon woman drove her 2020 Ford EcoSport northbound when it went off the side of the report and hit a culvert.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The process of verifying more than 300,000 petition signatures aimed at forcing a statewide vote on Missouri’s newly redrawn congressional map is now underway. The redrawn congressional map — which is backed by President Donald Trump — are designed to shift political control in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Planned Parenthood location in Rolla will close on Thursday, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers announced in a Tuesday press release. Telehealth visits will still be available for those in the area and residents who did visiti the Rolla health center can continue receiving in-person care in Springfield, the release says. The press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents filed on Monday, but were not available to the public until Tuesday morning, lay out what led up to police shooting an arson and assault suspect in Columbia on Christmas Day. Marc Lucas faces seven crimes for a string of incidents across south and east Columbia on Christmas that led
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday was the deadline to file in non-charter city elections around the state for the spring. Election Day is Tuesday, April 7. The last day to register to vote is March 11. The certification date for candidates is Jan. 27. Jefferson City Council Two seats on the Jefferson City Council will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City Republican’s campaign announced Tuesday that he has his sights set on a new congressional district that would encompass large portions of Mid-Missouri. Brett Hueffmeier’s campaign says that he plans to enter the 2026 Republican primary for the redrawn Fifth Congressional District, which stretches from Kansas City east to Osage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A two-week boil order in Eldon will continue for at least another day as the city looks for a solution for its water issue. The city issued the order on instructions from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources after a test revealed high levels of E. coli in the system on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Columbia will soon by redirected to a different website to pay for their utilities online, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The release says residents will be redirected from MyUtilityBill to PayCoMo beginning on Feb. 2. The website can be used to “pay utility bills, parking tickets,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony after he allegedly tried to solicit someone, who he thought was a minor, for sex. Travis Moreland, 37, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly admitted to stealing from Mizzou football tailgate sites “for years.” Reginald Dent, 64, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with two counts of stealing more than $750 and a count of misdemeanor stealing. He posted a $9,500
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Two Springfield lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to reverse a recent decision delaying a child care payment program that was promised in his 2025 State of the State Address.
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Editor’s note, 12/30/2025: The story has corrected information on the Jefferson City School District’s candidate filing deadlines. COLUMBIA, Mo. Candidates for most local elections in April 2026 must file by 5 p.m. Tuesday, including races for the Columbia Board of Education and city council seats in Jefferson City. In Columbia, filing is closing for the
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that heavily damaged a Vienna residential care facility in August has been ruled accidental, according to a revised fire investigation report that cites security video showing the Vienna police chief discarding a lit cigarette shortly before the blaze began. According to state fire marshal records obtained by ABC 17 News, the
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