Missouri Archives

Thousands of Missourians complain about late 2018 tax refunds

January 14, 2020 7:10 PM Barry Mangold

It’s possible that Missourians have begun preparing their 2019 income tax return, however, thousands have complained about not yet receiving their 2018 refund from the Missouri Department of Revenue.

Missouri Supreme Court permanently blocks key part of voter photo ID

January 14, 2020 5:37 PM Associated Press

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a decision striking down a central portion of a 2016 voter photo identification law.

Rep. Dottie Bailey, R-Eureka, presents her bill on school's using seclusion rooms as a disciplinary measure

Proposal to ban most uses of seclusion rooms in Missouri schools nets bipartisan support

January 13, 2020 9:33 PM Barry Mangold

Some Missouri state lawmakers behind an effort to limit to ban most uses of seclusion rooms, which are small rooms with little to no furniture or accommodations, are hoping to find success early in the 2020 legislative session.

Doctor accused of laundering money from marijuana operation

January 13, 2020 7:22 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal prosecutors have charged a doctor in Texas for his alleged role in a nationwide marijuana-selling operation that has been linked to a 2017 Columbia homicide. Irvin Sahni, of Houston, is accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Investigators believe he laundered some of the money from the drug operation that involved

St. Louis prosecutor: Racist interests try to force her out

January 13, 2020 4:14 PM Associated Press

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has filed what she calls an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and others of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her out of office.

Pfc. Miguel Villalon was killed in an attack in Afghanistan Saturday.

U.S. soldiers, including one who trained in Missouri, killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

January 12, 2020 8:56 PM Barry Mangold

A roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and injured others on Saturday.

Crews continue to treat roads, refreeze expected

January 11, 2020 7:37 AM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning drivers of flooding and ice-covered roads in parts of central Missouri as a winter storm system continues to move through the area.

Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works

Jefferson City plow crews prepare for incoming snow

January 10, 2020 7:59 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works department is equipped with 24 plow trucks “ready to go” for the forecasted snow. Britt Smith, the Jefferson City Public Works operations division director said when temperatures near that freezing mark, he will have a crew of supervisors out monitoring the roads determining when to bring in

City of Columbia to put crews on roads early Saturday

January 10, 2020 3:50 PM Matthew Sanders

The city of Columbia says plow crews will be on duty starting at 1 a.m. Saturday as heavy rain transitions to ice.

DHSS issues 86 medical marijuana facility licenses, 8 in Mid-Missouri

January 10, 2020 11:05 AM Madison Fleck

The Department of Health and Senior Services was in the process of issuing licenses for 86 medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facilities on Friday.

Missouri Republicans plan to repeal voter-approved redistricting process

January 8, 2020 9:41 PM Barry Mangold

For a second time, Missouri republicans could attempt an overhaul of the state’s redistricting process, which was put in place by voters in 2018. The current process was included in Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri, a petition-borne measure centered on ethics reform that was approved by more than 60 percent of Missouri voters.

State, federal agencies stay vigilant amid reported cyber attacks

January 8, 2020 4:56 PM Joe McLean

Law enforcement agencies across the country received a safety bulletin Wednesday from the FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security warning that Iran could make steps in the immediate-term to attack the US in cyberspace.

Local leaders look to state legislature to combat gun violence

January 7, 2020 10:44 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia recently expanded the Violent Crime Task Force in an effort to combat gun violence, but city leaders are still searching for more ways to reduce violence, including state legislature.

Authorities return to search for Mengqi Ji Elledge

January 7, 2020 4:22 PM Zach Boetto

Law enforcement agencies returned to the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access on Tuesday, to search for the missing Columbia mother. The Columbia Police Department along with the Columbia Fire Department and a team of divers took a CFD boat east from the access point on the Lamine River. A CPD detective said this is not

Mid-Missouri sheriffs concerned with offender ‘catch-and-release’ system

January 6, 2020 1:49 PM Molly Stawinoga

Sheriffs across Missouri are expressing their concerns with the Department of Correction’s catch-and-release systems.

State lawmakers gear up to fight gun violence during 2020 legislative session

January 6, 2020 1:44 PM Connor Hirsch

Several state lawmakers have pre-filed bills regarding gun violence for the upcoming legislative session.

MSHP finds 44 pounds of weed in Callaway County

January 6, 2020 10:57 AM Zachary Farwell

Two men from California were arrested over the weekend after troopers allegedly found 44 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.

Four arrested in Fulton shooting

January 6, 2020 4:14 AM Brittany Wiley

The Fulton Police Department said it was investigating a shooting in Carver Park when officers learned Na’Quan McClain and Nazir McClain showed pistols at a moving vehicle before firing shots.

Missouri lawmakers react to Iran attack

January 3, 2020 9:13 PM Matt Ragsdale

A day after President Donald Trump called a deadly attack on two Middle East military leaders, members of Missouri’s Congressional Delegation are speaking out.