COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools’ Adult English Language Learner program could face significant setbacks as the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget includes cuts to adult education state grants. The proposed budget includes a 24% cut to adult education funding, reducing it from $642 million to about $486 million. CPS’s program provides free online
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three boys were detained at a track meet on Tuesday night at Rock Bridge High School. One of the children was accused of threatening to shoot a Columbia Public Schools staff member, according to Columbia Police Department Assistant Chief Mark Fitzgerald. The other two boys were taken into custody for fighting. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly has opened applications for its chief of police. The city made the announcement Wednesday on its Facebook page and included a link to apply. Former Police Chief Troy Link announced his retirement at the end of March. The city wrote that it would conduct a comprehensive search for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was charged on Wednesday in Camden County with sexually exploiting a minor and possessing child pornography. Zachery Todd Gramm, 30, is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, Gramm allegedly abused and photographed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill is heading to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk that would end income taxes on capital gains. The Missouri House approved HB 594 on a 102-41 vote Wednesday. The bill, already approved in the Senate, would exempt proceeds from sales of assets from income taxes. The legislation was a priority for
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured in a crash Monday on Highway 22 in northern Boone County, just outside of Sturgeon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2003 Toyota Avalon – driven by a 39-year-old Sturgeon woman – was heading
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conference Committee on the state budget went to recess less than a minute into hearing and will reconvene at 10 p.m. Wednesday night. According to Chairman Rep. Dirk Deaton, the committee can not be in conference while session is taking place in either chamber and due to the Senate’s plans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The REAL ID deadline is Wednesday. The form of identification has been described as something residents need to board planes, though CNN reported that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday those without a REAL ID will still be allowed to fly, but did not clarify how long those without a REAL ID
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Those without a REAL ID on Wednesday can still board a plane, but a TSA spokesman says it may take longer. The federal government will require travelers 18 years and older to present a REAL ID or passport when boarding a plane or visiting certain federal offices or facilities. Transportation and Security
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood is again a finalist to assume the same role at another school district. The Jefferson County School District in Kentucky shared in a press release on its website on Tuesday that Yearwood is one of its two finalists to lead its district. Yearwood is referred
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate held a third reading of the Second Amendment Preservation Act on Tuesday, following the passage of a bill in committee aimed at refining the law’s language to address federal court objections while preserving the state’s ban on enforcing federal gun regulations. The bill — sponsored by Rep. Bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The incumbent runners in Rocheport’s municipal election on Tuesday retained their seats. Mayor John Zondca ran unopposed and collected 81 votes. Ward 2 Alderwoman Lois Connor won her election against Roman Clarkson 20 votes to 9. In the Ward 1 race, Alderman Conrad Yates totaled 28 votes to Sara Lemberger’s 26. Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in federal court after he was accused of shooting two Pettis County deputies on Friday appeared in court on Tuesday in Jefferson City. James Elsea, 62, was charged in the Western District Court of Missouri with being a felon with a gun. Court filings show that he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Article 32 preliminary hearing was held on Tuesday for a U.S. Army specialist accused of killing a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood in November. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, with the 5th Engineer Battalion, is charged with murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, an Army Special
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU School of Medicine had to cut its childhood immunization program after a mass grant termination in March after grants allocated for the Department of Health and Senior Services during the COVID-19 pandemic were pulled back by the federal government. The immunization program was formed in May 2024 in collaboration with Washington
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 78-year-old man died after he was in a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday on Route N in Gasconade County, south of Highway 100, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. The report says the Morrison man was driving his 2025 Polaris Ranger southbound when he suffered a medical issue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another inmate has died at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The release says that Donald James, 58, was pronounced dead at 11:26 a.m. Sunday. He was received by the DOC on April 2 and was serving a three-year sentence for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The construction of a roundabout in Versailles will begin Wednesday evening at the intersection of Highway 52 and Highway 5, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Work was originally expected to start on Monday. Work will take place 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Monday through Friday through mid-June,
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The Boone County Commission approved the location of three new tornado sirens on Tuesday. One across the street from 9415 N. Brown Station Road near Spiva Crossing, one at 2180 Fenton Road and another at 7060 Kircher Road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A building near the University of Missouri’s campus in Downtown Columbia will likely be demolished. A permit to knock down the Noodles and Company building at 406 South Ninth St. was submitted to the City of Columbia on Monday, April 28. A notice of demolition sign was placed on April 29, city
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