COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Income tax changes may be on the table during the 2025 session after six Missouri senators prefiled bills that propose setting a flat tax for the state to ultimately eliminate income tax. Missouri currently has a tax rate of 0.5% for every $1,273 of annual taxable income. This rate caps out at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camera inspections of sewer mains “south of the railroad tracks” in Sturgeon will begin next week, according to a Thursday social media post from the city. The inspections will begin Monday, the post says. “This work is part of a larger initiative funded by a grant awarded to Sturgeon for a study
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a 2022 Boone County electrocution death pleaded guilty earlier this week to a pair of felonies. Justin Scott Trader, 31, pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is accused of driving into a building and colliding his vehicle into two parked police vehicles at 3:27 a.m. Thursday morning in Mexico, Missouri, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says that police were made aware that a building in the 200 block
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Amazon’s Distribution Center in Ashland is taking on the pressure of the holiday season. The 49,000-square-foot facility has hundreds of workers on the clock daily to ensure holiday packages get delivered in time for Christmas. Amazon Distribution Center site lead Harley Fowler says, “At 2 a.m. they start bringing in packages, about
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A Boone County man was hurt on Wednesday night after a crash near the Callaway/Boone County line.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force on Homelessness will be meeting Thursday morning to discuss its resources at 11 a.m. in City Hall. The task force — whose creation was approved by the Jefferson City Council in June — brings together various groups such as law enforcement, community recreation, legal professionals and resources like
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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that he will resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term, avoiding his firing by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has been clear about his intention to replace Wray when he’s inaugurated next month. Trump’s pick is Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist who has been a public defender and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s investigation into a shooting on Interstate 70 that resulted in two Callaway County deputies getting shot has been completed, according to an email from Drug and Crime Control Sgt. Brad Germann. Germann wrote on Wednesday that the case file has been delivered to the Boone County prosecutor
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The current contract between University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance agency is set to expire on March 31, 2025.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care’s Chief Operating Officer Tonya Johnson says violence against health care workers from patients increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she claims it has leveled out after implementing preventative programs. Conversations on the safety of health care workers following the highly publicized United Healthcare CEO shooting. Following the shooting, Arrow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three inmates who were injured in a December 2023 Boone County crash are suing the Department of Corrections. Three petitions were filed on Wednesday. Raymond Nugen, Richard Kerksiek and Dustin Burkhart are suing the DOC, the driver of a transport van, a truck driver and SLC Leasing LLC for damages. The petitions
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was charged on Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman Tuesday in Jefferson City. Latrail Erby, 35, was charged with first-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday. According to the probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Green Ridge Road will close next week to through traffic as crews replace storm water infrastructure, according to a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia. Access to all driveways will remain open. The closure begins 8 a.m. Monday and ends 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, weather permitting,
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Editor’s note: The position was corrected after the governor’s office sent an updated press release. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson appointed Gayle Linneman to become the next Cooper County assessor, a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office says. Linneman, of Blackwater, is an officer coordinator for Restoration Health and as a realtor
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a Jefferson City house explosion from November will likely remain undetermined because of the extent of the damage. According to the state fire marshal’s incident report printed on Tuesday, the cause of an explosion at a house in Jefferson City is undetermined. Six people were hurt after a
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Authorities say they found a 3D-printed gun when Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged in connection with the killing of a health insurance CEO in New York. The guns, also known as ghost guns, contain some metal but can be largely made with a 3D printer and are untraceable. They’re also legal to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Saturday morning, Melissa Rapp said she was woke up by her daughter and the sound of her car alarm blaring through the Georgetown subdivision in southwest Columbia. Rapp said by the time she had the chance to try and figure out what was happening, anyone in clear sight of her driveway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Hermann police officer who was shot while in the line of duty last year is beginning a new role in law enforcement. The New Haven Police Department announced in a Tuesday social media post that Adam Sullentrup will work as a public relations specialist for the department. “Although his law
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers investigated damage to a car in east Columbia on Tuesday night. An ABC 17 News photographer saw the car on South Sonora Drive near South Victoria Avenue with apparent gunshot damage. The photographer also saw four evidence markers on the ground. A window on the car appeared to be
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