HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries Tuesday after he crashed his truck on Route C near the northern city limit of Huntsville. The occurred as Joseph Black, 46, of Huntsville, was heading southbound on Route C in his 2018 GMC 1500, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The truck went
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Today at 1:30 PM, a press conference will be held outside city hall to announce Team CoMo – Heart of the Community Summit aimed to discuss solutions to help at-risk youth in the community.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The ACLU of Missouri announced in a Tuesday press release that it – along with Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP — has filed a lawsuit to try to block a law that attempts to prevent transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit aims to block Senate Bill
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man accused of murdering a man in the Audrain County Jail in 2019 has pleaded guilty. Ryan Blair, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Blair also pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in two separate cases. His sentences will run
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Editor’s note: Soft Surroundings issued a statement on Monday, July 31. The state was added to this article after it was issued. MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Soft Surroundings Distribution Center in Mexico, Missouri, will be closing, according to a Worker Adjustment Restraining Notification posting on the Missouri Jobs website. The posting indicates that 80 people will
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews continue to clean a diesel fuel leak Tuesday morning in a creek near the Lincoln University Alan T. Busby Farm. Cole County Public Works told ABC 17 News there is no danger to the public. They are also not sure exactly how long it will take to fully clean. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Internet provider Socket announced in a Tuesday press release that it is expanding its internet service to residences in the western parts of Boone County. Socket is going forward with the expansion after received an American Rescue Plan Act Broadband Infrastructure Grant, the release states. It was revealed in January that Socket,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged last year with child sexual abuse was booked into the Boone County Jail early Monday. Xavier Washington, 34, was charged in December with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued for his
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Missouri voters in certain counties can now go out to the polls for the August elections.
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The crash report states that John Reinkemeyer, 60, was seriously hurt after he lost control before he went through the median and overturned on the other side of the highway.
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Due to the downed power lines traffic for both the eastbound and westbound lanes were diverted for around an hour. Police said this is when they learned of another car had hit the downed power lines before the pickup truck.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This past weekend saw two new, popular movies hit theaters. Area movie theaters were expecting to see a big attendance bump with the releases of “Barbie,” and “Oppenheimer” releasing on the same day. According to the Associated Press, both movies ended up bringing moviegoers back to the theaters to watch either, or
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Lottery fever has been heating up drawing people to buy lottery tickets. The Powerball last week was more than $1 billion and Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing currently sits at $820 million. When Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots grow, scammers will lure people on social media. “Let’s say (there is a paid advertisement
Continue ReadingThree out of the eight people involved in this weekends boat crash at the Lake of the Ozark are still hospitalized, according to Cpl. Kyle Green from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F.Â
Continue Reading COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Public Works announced in a Monday afternoon release that a diesel fuel leak appeared in a creek on the Lincoln University Alan T. Busby Farm south of Jefferson City. Public Works said that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources was alerted by Lincoln University staff about a diesel fuel
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Independence man suffered serious injuries Monday after getting pinned between a roller and a semi-truck on Route E in Moniteau County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Troy Bellamy, 51, was injured while trying to hook up equipment between the two vehicles when a Hamm Double-Drum Ride-On
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SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County woman was charged Friday after she allegedly stole more than $2.8 million from her employer for almost six years. Danielle Nicole Thomas, 46, of Sunrise Beach, is charged with stealing more than $25,000 and forgery. She is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council met with the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday evening for a joint work session regarding the years-long discussion of short-term rental regulations. Council and commission members reviewed public feedback and research gathered by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Ward 2 Councilwoman Andrea Waner said the public will get
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man has been charged after he was allegedly found possessing child pornography. Brett W. Scarborough, 37, is charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and three counts of possessing more than 20 files of child pornography. He is being held in the Saline County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of deceptive business practices is currently in jail after a warrant was filed July 6 after it was determined he failed to abide a judge’s order, according to court records. Mark Doninelli, 47, is charged with five counts of forgery, four counts of second-degree odometer fraud, deceptive business
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