COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gas prices have continued to rise since the start of the war with Iran and Missouri is nearing an average cost of $4 per gallon. According to AAA, Missouri currently averages $3.97 per gallon, which is over 30 cents more than last week. Colton Cochran, a freshman at the University of Missouri,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed shots were fired on Sylvan Lane near Hendrix road in Northeast Columbia around 6 p.m. Sunday. CPD officer Nathan Turner said at the scene that investigators found evidence of gunshots, but no one was reported to have been hurt. No damages were reported either. An ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Community members are concerned following another public suicide this week at the downtown parking garage at Fifth and Walnut streets. On Thursday, one person was found dead in the alley near the parking garage. The Columbia Police Department said it will not release additional information about the case due to the nature
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) After a deadly car-pedestrian crash Friday afternoon, the Fulton Police Department doesn’t plan to refer charges to the Callaway County prosecutor’s office. Major Dall Hedges told ABC 17 News on Saturday that he couldn’t publicly share why. However, FPD is working to finalize an incident report that can be requested. According to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of a bill that could raise Missouri’s rural interstate speed limits to 75 miles per hour say it reflects modern driving habits, despite concerns that it could lead to more dangerous crashes. Senate Bill 1408 would allow the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department of Transportation to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would create an oversight board for appeals to the state’s high school activities commission is heading to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The Missouri House voted 92-39 to pass the bill, which originated in the Senate, on Thursday before lawmakers went home for the weekend. Two weeks remain in
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The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate, would allow state officials to increase speed limits on some rural highways. The legislation would allow the Missouri Department of Transportation to increase the speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph on some stretches of divided highways in rural Missouri.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House on Thursday approved a bill that would allow state officials to increase speed limits on rural, four-lane highways. The bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) and carried in the House by Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau), had already passed the Senate. However, the House added
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Morgan County with several child sex crimes. Joshua White, 19, of Gravois Mills, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old and two counts of third-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals has approved new ballot language that asks voters to approve or reject a new Congressional map. A Thursday decision by Western District Judge Aloka Ahuja shows that the ballot language will now read: “Do the people of the state of Missouri approve the act
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with three felonies, four misdemeanors and an infraction in a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday in Marshall. Brent Reynolds, 42, of Marshall, was charged Wednesday in Saline County with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, a count of second-degree assault, reckless driving, speeding, not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Utilities is proposing an irrigation ordinance to manage water use across the community. The department believes this move would also help to support ongoing commercial and residential growth in the area. City utilities wrote on its BeHeard page that Columbia’s daily summer peak water demands can exceed 170% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police in Lebanon, Missouri, in Laclede County say a threat that was made to Lebanon High School on Wednesday morning was not credible. Police wrote in a release that officers were called at 10:50 a.m. for an alleged bomb threat. Students were “relocated to an alternative site” while officers, including K-9 units,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from St. Charles, Missouri, accused of sexually abusing two women at a Columbia party in November was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday night. Hayk Darbinyan, 20, was charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor third-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of the Columbia firefighters’ union waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge, according to Tuesday court filings. Zachary Privette is charged with third-degree assault of a special victim. He was arrested last month and had bonded out of jail. An entry of appearance was filed by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Osage County Clerk filed a lawsuit in the county’s court on Tuesday to ask for a new election for Linn mayor. Clerk Brooke Dudenhoeffer filed the petition in Osage County after she claims there were 40 people who received the wrong ballot in the April 7 Election. The lawsuit alleges those
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After spending its first two months in the red, Missouri saw its first taxable sportsbook revenue in the third month of legalized sports betting. Missouri sportsbooks handled $277 million in February, after taking in just more than $385 million in wagers in January. However, with operators unable to deduct as many promotional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) During Monday’s Columbia Collegiate Advisory Board meeting, Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown detailed his department’s efforts and gave an update on the progress of an anticipated violence analysis report. In January, city leaders started collaborating with the National Institute of Criminal Justice Reform to curb violent crime in the community.
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Tedd Wiseman got a call Monday morning that led him to a shocking discovery.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency has a new full-time National Weather Service meteorologist in Jefferson City to aid with day-to-day operations and severe weather. Brandon Dunstan started in the new position in February. He’s a part of the NWS’ goal for every state to have a dedicated meteorologist. “I make sure that
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