Missouri Archives

AMBER alert canceled after Hillsdale child found safe

March 4, 2020 11:23 PM Katie Greathouse

The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an AMBER alert Wednesday night for a potential abduction in Hillsdale, which is in the St. Louis area.

Rep. Dottie Bailey, left, questions CPS employee Angela Jolley, on the district's use of seclusion rooms

“Students were not prepared for that”: CPS employee testifies on seclusion rooms at House hearing

March 4, 2020 3:38 PM Barry Mangold

Columbia Public Schools leaders say they will not be at a Wednesday hearing centered on the use of seclusion rooms.

Gov. Mike Parson and Dr. Randall Williams

Gov. Parson says Missouri is ready for COVID-19 outbreak

March 3, 2020 10:50 AM Connor Hirsch

Parson met with the State Emergency Management Agency and other government officials to discuss the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus.

About 100 people in Missouri monitoring themselves amid coronavirus outbreak

March 2, 2020 10:37 AM Molly Stawinoga

The state of Missouri is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak, despite there being no confirmed cases in the state.

U.S. Army Corps reduces water release to Missouri River

March 2, 2020 4:05 PM Matt Ragsdale

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced on Monday that dam releases in Nebraska were reduced to relieve pressure on Missouri levees.

Columbia police officers looking for suspect after officer-involved shooting

February 28, 2020 2:55 PM Zach Boetto

Columbia Police have set a 4 p.m. Friday press conference to talk about an officer-involved shooting that took place near Nebo Cemetery Road, near Highway UU on Feb. 20.

Cole County murder suspect tied to unsolved 2005 Fulton killing

February 27, 2020 5:00 PM Lucas Geisler

A man accused of killing a teenager in a 1991 Cole County case was also tied to 2005 Fulton killing that remains unsolved.

Highway patrol seeks information in Lake of the Ozarks rape investigation

February 27, 2020 12:16 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is seeking more information about a man and woman from Kansas charged last month with giving a woman drugs and raping her at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Highway patrol: Slow down and look ahead in slick conditions

February 26, 2020 5:31 PM Amber Tabeling

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers were sent to 59 crashes Wednesday — more than in any of the four previous winter weather events this year.

Candidates file for August primary election

February 25, 2020 9:21 PM Matt Ragsdale

Candidates for statewide and local elections filed on Tuesday for the August Primary.

Cole County Public Works divisions monitoring roads

February 25, 2020 8:37 PM Zach Boetto

Road crews in Jefferson City and Cole County are monitoring driving conditions with snow moving into Mid-Missouri Tuesday night.

Howard County continues to recover from spring flooding

February 25, 2020 5:02 PM Sydney Olsen

Flooding in the Spring of 2019 caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and forced some people to evacuate their homes.

Corps increasing water flowing into lower Missouri River

February 25, 2020 12:31 PM Associated Press

The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from Gavins Point Dam will be increased again to free up more space in the reservoirs upstream before spring.

Groups say Columbia Regional Airport grant could boost city’s economy

February 24, 2020 8:25 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia Regional Airport received a grant for $800,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Small Community Air Service Development Program.

Missouri House bills aim to regulate how college athletes get paid

February 24, 2020 11:53 AM Amber Tabeling

A Missouri House committee will hear testimony Monday on three bills that would establish regulations to potential pay for college athletes.

Residents voice concerns over Route Z after bus crash

February 20, 2020 9:46 PM Zach Boetto

Boone County Fire officials say a crash between an SUV and a Columbia Public Schools’ bus left at least one student injured Thursday.

Appeals court sides with patrol in whistle blower’s lawsuit

February 20, 2020 5:33 PM Lucas Geisler

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that behavior by a whistle blower in the Missouri State Highway Patrol was not protected by the First Amendment. The three judge panel on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling tossing a lawsuit from Randy Henry against the patrol. Henry

Attorneys say Supreme Court overlooked law in Columbia business owner’s case

February 19, 2020 10:59 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a Columbia man said the Supreme Court of Missouri overlooked precedent and law when it reversed a decision granting him a chance at parole. Kent Gipson and Taylor Rickard of Kansas City filed the request to rehear the case of Dimetrious Woods with the high court on Tuesday. The

A House committee questions the head of Missouri's Medical Marijuana program

Company that graded medical marijuana applications rejects claims of conflict

February 19, 2020 10:11 PM Barry Mangold

During an hours-long hearing, several Missouri state lawmakers raised concerns that the company charged with scored applications for medical marijuana licenses had a conflict of interest.

Department of Economic Development donates to Mid-Missouri assistance programs

February 19, 2020 8:44 PM Matt Ragsdale

The state department of economic development announced on Wednesday that it’s donating millions of dollars to assistance programs across the state.