COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced a new head of the state’s K-12 schools on Wednesday. Lisa Sireno will serve as interim commissioner for the department, DESE said in a news release. Sireno was the department’s deputy commissioner of learning services, a job she took over in July. Sireno
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Benton County Health Department announced Monday on its social media that four cases of measles have been reported in the county. People who have been possibly exposed are being contacted. People who may have been exposed “should watch for the symptoms of measles for 21 days from the date of exposure”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday that speed limits will increase to 75 miles per hour on eight stretches of rural interstate around the state. In a news release, the department stated it took various factors into consideration when deciding where to change speed limits: Current traffic numbers. Truck traffic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court disbarred Columbia attorney Matthew Alexander Perry on Tuesday. The Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel had wanted to disbar Perry for violating “multiple rules of professional conduct relating to competence, diligence, communication, meritorious claims, expediting litigation, following court orders, misrepresentation, and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a facial reconstruction tied to a 13-year old discovery of human remains. The new image shows what is believed to be John Dixon Doe, whose skull was found in October 2013 along Highway 28 in Dixon, Missouri. In a social media post, Sheriff Stacy
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maries County is waiting to be refunded more than $13,000 in Blue Shield Grant funds from Flock Safety after ending its automatic license plate reader project with the company Monday. “I was a big fan of it, absolutely, it’s a shame that it didn’t work out,” Maries County Sheriff Mark Morgan said.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Interim Commissioner of Education Stacey Preis resigned effective immediately on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the State Board of Education selected a firm to assist with its search for a permanent commissioner. Preis did not provide a specific reason for her departure. In a statement, she said she submitted her resignation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new storefront in downtown Columbia officially opened Oct. 14 as part of an expansion of Dianetics and Scientology throughout Missouri and the Midwest. The Dianetics Center of Missouri is operating along Ninth Street near Alley A in the former site of the Speckled Frog Toys and Books. The storefront no longer has a sign and only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Commission terminated the county’s agreement with Flock on Monday morning, according to a social media post from the county’s sheriff’s office. Maries County joins a growing number of communities who have ended their contracts with Flock over concerns of its use. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several media companies and associations have sued the Missouri State Highway Patrol to restore access to the names of those involved in crashes. The Missouri Broadcasters Association, Missouri Press Association, Gray Local Media, Warden Public Company and editor Roxie Murphy are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against MSHP. ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released a new survey Thursday examining the state’s cannabis market over the past year, with the study reporting room for growth. The study, conducted by New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting LLC, used data from 1,200 cannabis consumers over the past 35 months to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Amendment 8 would place rules for county sheriffs in the state Constitution, including how sheriffs are elected, what duties they perform, how they staff their offices and how they can be removed. Missouri voters will decide whether to approve the amendment on Nov. 3. Most counties already elect sheriffs to four-year
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amendment 6, proposed by Respect Missouri Voters, will appear on the November ballot, and would limit legislators’ power to overturn laws enacted by direct vote of the people. The ballot language that will appear before voters reads as follows: expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Missouri Attorney General and former Co-Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew Bailey filed paperwork on Tuesday to form a political action committee that supports a ballot initiative. Bailey was listed as the treasurer of “Vote Yes On Amendment 3,” which as it the name implies is supporting the passage of Amendment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man has now been charged with murder in an Oct. 4 attack in Phelps County. Stacey Cameron Johnson, 37, is now charged in Phelps County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and drug possession. Amended charges were filed on Tuesday. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored as of Wednesday morning after 110 customers in western Columbia were without power on Tuesday night. The City of Columbia outage map showed 112 utilities customers were without power near the intersection of Rollins Road and West Boulevard. That outage was reported at 9:42 p.m. City utilities spokesman
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents at Riley Mobile Home Park will be without water service until further notice amid ongoing environmental and public health concerns. City officials say a wastewater pump station failed Thursday, causing raw sewage to back up into the park’s sewer system and overflow. Water was shut off the next day. This also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had her eyes set on Microsoft on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the online video game service Xbox Live has had “recurring allegations” of sexual misconduct involving minors. Hanaway in a post on social media claimed Xbox Live is being used “by predators to trade child sexual abuse material,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate who pleaded guilty to attacking a guard in 2022 at Jefferson City Correctional Center will be sentenced in December. Gavin Syring, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 to first-degree assault and violence against a Department of Corrections employee. Court filings show he will be sentenced at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
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Missouri Task Force 1 will not be deployed south to assist in Hurricane Isaias recovery, Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Chuck Doss said Saturday morning.
As the hurricane approached the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, BCFPD announced that Task Force 1 had been put on “alert” by FEMA, should federal assistance be requested.
“Team members and specialized equipment are prepared for potential deployment,” a Friday press release read.
Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Doss said FEMA canceled the “alert” status.
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