JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than a month after launching a portal for residents to submit concerns to the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) is continuing her push for greater government accountability. On Tuesday, Coleman introduced five bills aimed at cutting waste: SB 720 – Requires the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House is one step closer to passing a bill that plans to incentivize childcare funding and help childcare providers. House Bill 269 was perfected Tuesday with bipartisan support and will now head to the House Fiscal Review Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), the bill would create three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man pleaded guilty on Monday to a pair of child sex crimes in Morgan County. Joshua Ginsberg, 44, of Roach, Missouri, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual conduct involving a child younger than 15 years old. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, April 28 at
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Missouri’s rules for public school instruction time and how inclement weather affects that time have caused some issues for school districts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show nearly 250 people have been issued citations by the Missouri State Highway Patrol since citations began for Missouri’s hands-free law which went into effect just under two months ago. The law, known as the Siddens Bening Hands Free law makes it illegal for drivers to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While cold weather may have moved out of Mid-Missouri, the lingering effects of last week’s snowfall will affect Columbia Public Schools. On Feb. 17, CPS used its last-of-six allotted alternative methods of instruction days. The next day, CPS was forced to use a “traditional snow day” which will force the district to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Wanyesville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday in Pulaski County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred at the intersection of Route AA and Route AB. The report says the man was riding a 2020 Honda motorcycle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder in the death of a toddler in Montgomery City last year is facing more charges. Bryan Danter, of Montgomery City, was charged on Monday with three counts of illegal gun possession and one count of misdemeanor possessing a defaced gun. Brittany Maheny, who was at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with being a fugitive from out of state after being charged with murder in Kern County in the state of California. Miles Clancy, 40, of Marshfield, Missouri, was charged with being an out-of-state fugitive on Tuesday. He is serving a five-year sentence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic is offering abortion appointments, according to a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson. Abortion appointments are first available on Monday, a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson said in an email Tuesday afternoon. Appointments are also available at the midtown Kansas City clinic. Both the Columbia and midtown KC clinics
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A perennial proposal to eliminate Missouri’s sales tax on groceries is back. This time, it comes amid unrelenting inflation that is stretching household budgets.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians will not be able to start betting on sports as soon as was originally planned. A spokesperson for the Missouri Gaming Commission told ABC 17 News that the commission was made aware on Thursday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had rejected the commission’s emergency licensing rules. The decision now pushes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state representative on Monday night touted “critical failures” in the state’s 988 mental health crisis hotline system after “a firsthand test” exposed them. The test, though, also has the attention of law enforcement in Jefferson City, with some dispatchers informing Byrnes of how much her “test” had tied up law
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Make Alford (R-MO) was faced with jeers and boos during a town hall event in Belton, according to video captured by KMBC and shared by MeidasTouch. Alford – who represents Missouri’s 4th District, which includes Columbia, as well as Howard, Cooper and Pettis counties and areas near Kansas City –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Auditor’s Office announced in a Monday press release that it is beginning its scheduled audit of Moniteau County. The Auditor’s Office last audit of Moniteau County was in 2017, where the county was given a rating of “good.” The release says that its last audit found the county did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman at a residence where a toddler died last year from an alleged overdose has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor. Brittany Maheny, of Montgomery City, was charged on Friday with three counts of illegal gun possession and one count of misdemeanor possessing a defaced gun. A warrant was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 members came back to its headquarters in Columbia on Friday after being deployed in Kentucky for several days. Eighty members were sent to Kentucky on Sunday to focus on water rescues after the region experienced historic flooding. At least 12 people in the state have died from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man claims that elected officials in Harrisburg got him fired over comments and appearances he made at various public meetings. Michael Williams filed a lawsuit against the village of Harrisburg, its governing board of trustees and his former employer, Commercial Trust of Fayette in January. The case was moved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite facing no opposition during a Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety hearing on a new bill to create a public alert system — for missing individuals endangered by medical conditions — the bill’s sponsor is not confident it will be considered on the Senate floor. The bill, sponsored by state
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia physician pleaded guilty in federal court in Jefferson City on Thursday for Medicare fraud. Dr. Jerry Joseph Bruggeman, 53, pleaded guilty to making false statements relating to a heath care matter, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. He was previously indicted on 13 counts. The release
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