MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) State officials say the cause of a deadly apartment fire last week in Mexico is still undetermined because of the extent of the damage. Ruth Ann Stuard, 60, died in the fire in the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive. Three MSPD personnel suffered minor weather-related injuries, and Ruth Ann Stuart is the only resident
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department issued a press release on Tuesday stating that it is joining with other law enforcement officials to give safety tips ahead of New Year’s Eve. There will be additional officers enforcing traffic laws this weekend, with an emphasis on hazardous moving violations, including seat belt and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion for continuance was filed Tuesday for a man accused of shooting two men last month at a Jefferson City bar. Damien Davis, 35, of Kansas City, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bus routes and city-operated buildings closed their doors Monday in observance of Christmas. However, the closures left Columbia’s homeless with few options when a local shelter closed for the day. Room at the Inn is a local shelter in Columbia that extended its hours over the holiday weekend. RATI chose to keep
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In 2023, some Missourians will see another pay increase to $12 per hour. It was set to be raised after 60% of Missouri’s voters passed Proposition B in November 2018. The current minimum wage in Missouri is $11.15 per hour. Tipped employees get paid half of the minimum wage. However, the employer
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks announced in a press release on Monday that the 2023 grant application round for the Recreational Trails Program is open. These grants are available to cities, counties and nonprofits to be used to create motorized and non-motorized trails for recreational use.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florence, Missouri, woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash Saturday in Morgan County on U.S. 50 west of Lewis Drive, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Kristan Price, 26, died in the crash. She was declared dead at the scene and taken to Scrivner-Page-Dady Funeral Home. The crash
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After a brutally cold holiday weekend, Christmas Day will end with a quick hit of light snow across Mid-Missouri tonight into very early Monday morning. Precipitation is moving into northern Missouri this evening, with perhaps some freezing drizzle for western sections of the state before it all becomes snow area-wide. A Winter Weather Advisory is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday season can be a time of joy and happiness for some while inducing stress and anxiety for others. Burrell Behavioral Health’s Director of Outpatient Services Ashley Angerer-Blunt offers some advice on how to navigate the holiday season. “Holiday seasons can be really stressful,” said Angerer-Blunt, “there are a lot of
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The name of a 60-year-old woman who died in a Mexico Missouri apartment fire has been released. Ruth Ann Stuard died as a result of the fire that burnt down nine out of eleven of the apartment buildings. Mexico Public Safety Personnel responded to reports of a fire at an apartment complex
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A fire at a Jefferson City apartment complex damaged three units Friday night.
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Columbia and Jefferson City have partnered with local shelters to offer a safe place for those who need to stay warm during the extreme cold.
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Editor’s note: The numbers in this story will change as more residents’ power is either restored or more outages are reported. CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) There has been a power outage reported for Ameren Missouri customers in Camden County on Thursday night. Many people are still affected by the outage in Camden County. Cole County
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the City of Sturgeon, according to a Friday press release. The city will use the funding to cover the costs of evaluating improvements to its wastewater system. The grant offers funding to qualified communities to help
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Missouri Department of Public Safety reported two fires that occurred early Friday morning. No injuries were reported The first was a fire at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive. There was extensive damage to 11 apartments and the complex office, according to the department of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow has stopped falling in Mid-Missouri, however, Missourians are still facing dangerously cold temperatures. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team expects the low temperatures to stay into the weekend. If you’re going out into the cold temperature, several factors will need to be considered if you want to stay warm. Experts
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Arctic air carrying with it wind chills well below zero has covered Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While many stores, businesses, and restaurants chose to shut their doors today, a few local restaurants chose to stay open despite the snow. Southside Pizza in Columbia and the Boonville Store and Cafe chose to keep their restaurants open to serve their customers despite the frigid temperature and early morning snowfall. Boonville
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Columbia Public Works said Thursday morning that crews are out salting roads but that salt would become ineffective by afternoon.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia Police Department announced in a press release on Thursday that it arrested two people on Wednesday in relation to a porch pirate investigation. The department said it received reports of someone stealing packages off of a front porch, according to a press release. Police said it learned more residents had
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