COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Illinois is accused of causing $50,000 in damage after he allegedly crashed a semi-truck into an Ameren light pole on July 15 in Jefferson City. Philip Kahn, of Pekin, Illinois, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Issues with the internet at a test-taking site on Tuesday delayed the start of the bar exam in Missouri. The National Conference of Bar Examiners announced in a Tuesday press release that “site-specific network bandwidth issue” caused the first day of the test to be delayed in Missouri. Issues were also reported
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America’s new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of the Mizzou football team’s past two seasons is seeking an extra year of eligibility. Defensive tackle Sterling Webb filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in St. Louis County against the NCAA, claiming that he should have one more year of eligibility. Webb is seeking a declaratory judgement and claims there
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Just a week remains until Missourians go to the polls to decide whether to give the General Assembly the power to roll back income taxes. Amendment 5 has drawn lots of interest, and voters still have plenty of questions after months of hearing competing claims about whether getting rid of income tax will jumpstart the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly JBS meat production line is still closed following a USDA notice of suspension in April. On April 3, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a notice of suspension to the JBS Prepared Foods facility in Moberly, immediately suspending inspection services for its Fully Cooked-Not Shelf Stable processes due
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group supporting the elimination of income tax within the state of Missouri has spent $12.9 million this election cycle. Amendment 5, which would phase out Missouri’s income tax and and expand sales and use taxes, will be decided by voters on Aug. 4. Filings for political campaigns and committees were required
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A majority “yes” vote on Amendment 5 on Aug. 4 would allow lawmakers to lower and eliminate the state income tax over time, but for people on fixed incomes, it could mean tightening their budgets. “During the legislative session, I looked a it and thought this is going to be bad for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Revenue has delayed the second phase of its FUSION system, which goes in hand with vehicle sales tax and temporary tags. Missouri Senate Bill 28 was signed into law on July 2, 2025, with its main focuses being changes to vehicle sales tax and temporary license tags.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Miller County deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation on Friday. Kyle Carroll was previously charged with five counts of first-degree child molestation. Court documents in previous reporting say law enforcement officers were called to Carroll’s residence in September 2025 after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 13% of cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri are located in Boone County. The latest state data that was updated on Sunday shows that 593 cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have been reported in the state. As of Monday afternoon, 79 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in Boone County, according to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a Harrisburg student who was killed in a crash last month in Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the youth’s father’s employer. Robert Orton, 14, was killed on June 3 when a 2015 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Orton, 38, of Palmyra, Missouri, crossed tracks in front of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were handcuffed and escorted off the Boone County Fairgrounds during its final night on Saturday. Jessie Kempf, the Boone County Fair Director, said Columbia police quickly took action after a fight broke out. She said the fight it all unraveled in about a minute and ended with those involved in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas man drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol drowning report, the 62-year-old man entered the water around 4:40 p.m. from a dock and came back up initially. He then went back under the water and never resurfaced. The report said his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Friday threatened Daniel Boone Regional Library’s funding over an LGBTQ+-themed event that is set to take place this weekend. The Columbia Public Library’s “Rainbow Story Time” event is scheduled for 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday in the Children’s Program Room. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued a statement on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project director for the Improve I-70 Project from Rocheport to Columbia says the St. Charles Road bridge on Interstate 70 will be opening mid-August. There is an estimated date of Friday, Aug. 14 for when drivers can use the bridge. The East St. Charles Road bridge has been under construction since
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COLUMBIA Mo. KMIZ Missouri state parks funding and soil and water conservation funding will be back on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election. Amendment 1 is an automatically recurring 10-year renewal of Missouri’s existing 1/10-cent statewide sales tax, which split-funds state parks and soil and water conservation efforts. The tax has won passage every
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Democrats and a Republican are looking to unseat Rep. Bob Onder in Missouri’s Third Congressional District. The district covers parts of 16 counties, including the southern half of Boone County, along with Callaway, Audrain, Montgomery and Monroe counties Incumbent Onder faces a Republican primary challenge from John Fraser of Columbia. On
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri appeals court has reversed a decision made by a Cole County judge in a decades-old murder case. Judge Emily Fretwell had dismissed charges against William “Chris” Niemet earlier this month. Niemet, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree murder in a 1991 death of his classmate in Russellville. Fretwell had dismissed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An amendment pushed by United States Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City) to provide $5 million for alpha-gal syndrome research was included in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. “By including my bipartisan amendment to invest $5 million in dedicated research, Congress is finally beginning to address a growing health challenge
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