Volunteers needed at The Food Bank during the summer
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is looking for volunteers during the summer months.
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Man pleads guilty after breaking into Audrain Community Hospital
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri man was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a hospital. According to online court records, Geoffrey Allen pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor count of second-degree property damage after he broke into the Audrain Community Hospital last April. In a plea agreement, Allen will serve two
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Osage County crash leaves man seriously hurt
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle, Missouri man was taken to a hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon in Osage County. Brian Mistler, 60, from Belle suffered serious injuries after another car hit the side of his 2004 GMC Sierra on Highway 50 just west of Hickory Street, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Several counties running out of time to expunge certain marijuana charges as deadline ends Thursday
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ.) Thursday marks the deadline for counties to expunge low-level marijuana offenses, but several counties including a few in Mid-Missouri aren’t expected to make it. Columbia attorney and marijuana advocate, Dan Viets argues it shouldn’t be necessary to get a court order which forces circuit courts to follow Missouri’s constitution, but Missouri NORML says they’re
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Missouri Show-Me State and Senior Games start on Thursday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Show-Me State and Senior Games kick off in Columbia on Thursday and will have dozens of events heading into the weekend. According to the game schedule, there will pickleball games at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Cosmo-Bethel Park in Columbia. The sport of pickleball has been around for a some
Continue ReadingQUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about the air quality in Missouri?
The air quality in Mid-Missouri has remained good. But with smoke from the Canadian wildfires greatly affecting the northeast enough to postpone events, have you been thinking about the air quality in Missouri at all? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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Karen Hayes picked as new Columbia Board of Education member
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former teacher Karen Hayes was picked as the new board member for the Columbia Board of Education at a special session Wednesday. Hayes was one of the three finalists picked for the final meeting, and won the seat with five out of the six votes among board members. Other finalists included previous
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MU will ‘comply with state and federal laws’ after Parson signs anti-transgender bills
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bills 39 and 49 on Wednesday. The bills affect health care for transgender people and transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports, which includes public and private universities and colleges. The bill goes into affect Aug. 28 University of Missouri’s spokesperson Christian Basi said,
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Area lawmakers react to Parson signing anti-transgender legislation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed a pair of anti-transgender bills, and Missouri lawmakers have been showing support and disdain for the measures. One bill — SB39 — prohibits transgender people from participating in girls and women’s sports. The law applies to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education institutions, including private schools, public school
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Missouri Department of Agriculture expands farmers market programs to seniors, WIC
The state Department of Agriculture this week unveiled two USDA-funded programs that will allow seniors and mothers to use food benefits at farmers markets.
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First traffic to flow over new Missouri River bridge on I-70 this month
Passenger vehicles will drive over the new Missouri River bridge on Interstate 70 for the first time starting later this month.
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Organization says some Missouri counties yet to expunge marijuana cases; deadline is Thursday
Legal marijuana advocates are raising concerns as a deadline looms to expunge most pot-related offenses from Missouri residents’ criminal records.
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Sheriff’s Office: More than 1,000 pills containing fentanyl found after Miller County traffic stop
ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and eventually charged after Miller County Sheriff’s deputies found about 1,000 pills containing fentanyl among other drugs, according to a social media post from the sheriff’s office. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on westbound Highway 54 near Business 54 outside of Eldon. Deputies searched the vehicle and allegedly
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Man seriously injured in Morgan County crash
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnett man suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash in Morgan County on Route W, about 300 feet south of Old W Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Chevrolet S10 – driven by Mark Sharon, 21 –
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Inmate dies at Jefferson City Correctional Center
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections announced in a Wednesday press release that an inmate died Tuesday at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Ronald Harrison was the inmate who died. He was 54. An autopsy will be performed, according to the press release. Harrison was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder
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City of Columbia websites experiencing outages
The City of Columbia said Wednesday morning that its websites were at least partially down.
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Fire put out at bike shop on Rogers Street within minutes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One block of Rogers Street near College Avenue and Paris Road in Columbia was shut down Tuesday night for a fire. Crews had the fire at Walt’s Bike Shop under control within minutes of arriving. No injuries were reported and no one was believed to be in the building, according to a
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No one injured after a car caught fire in central Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The Columbia Police Department says no one was injured after a car caught fire in central Columbia early Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to Sanford Ave. around four in the morning on Wednesday where the vehicle was located. When ABC 17 News Crews arrived 4:15 a.m., two CPD cars and
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D-Day ceremony held in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States Exercise Tiger Commemorative Foundation held a D-Day tribute ceremony Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse to remember the Normandy Beach landings that occurred June 6, 1944. The ceremony kicked off with the ringing of a Navy bell, followed by a flower- and wreath-laying ceremony. All veterans and their families who attended
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Interstate 70 reopens after hourslong shutdown on Missouri River bridge; crash caused by ‘unknown’ vehicle
Interstate 70 westbound at the Missouri River bridge reopened Tuesday afternoon more than five hours after a multi-vehicle crash shut it down.
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