Columbia commission members vary on timeline of vaping regulation
As vaping related-illnesses continue to make headlines across the country, local leaders have varying opinions about how to move forward with regulations.
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MU professor weighs in on meteor
MU associate professor Haojing Yan spoke with ABC 17 News about meteor showers in the video above.
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Appeals court hears arguments on Business Loop tax increase
A panel of judges with the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday over a case challenging the formation of a special taxing district along Business Loop 70 in Columbia.
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Bed bugs found in state office building; extermination efforts underway
Employees in two office suites of the Harry S. Truman State Office Building were allowed to work from home starting last Friday after bed bugs were discovered.
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NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals
The National Transportation Safety Board says the Coast Guard has repeatedly ignored safety recommendations that could have made tourist duck boats safer and potentially prevented a Missouri accident that killed 17 people.
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Boone County clerk solicits votes for sticker design
The Boone County Clerk’s Office is asking the public to help pick the next design for its iconic “I Voted” stickers.
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Columbia man pleads guilty in alleged deadly drug conspiracy
A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a case tied to a home invasion killing in a posh subdivision and the theft of a U-Haul loaded with marijuana.
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Democratic presidential candidates on DACA
With DACA dominating headlines across the country, we take a look at the policy and why it is significant in the run up to the 2020 election. Video by Stringr.
Continue ReadingArea congressional delegation reacts to impeachment
Members of Congress representing parts of Mid-Missouri made statements Wednesday morning on their Twitter feeds as open hearings began in the House’s impeachment inquiry.
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Meteor that streaked over Missouri weighed about 220 pounds
NASA says a meteor seen streaking through the sky behind the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was a basketball-size hunk of rock that broke off from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Autopsies scheduled for bodies found in Camden County
Autopsies were scheduled for Wednesday on two bodies found in the Lake of the Ozarks area this week.
Continue ReadingHouse impeachment hearings begin
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) Americans who haven’t had time to “read the transcript” as encouraged by President Donald Trump can start tuning in to hear first-hand from witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry. The first public hearing begins Wednesday morning with a seasoned U.S. diplomat, William Taylor, who has told House investigators that the administration withheld
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Jefferson City police investigate crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department investigated a Tuesday evening crash that sent two people to the hospital. Police responded to the 300 block of Rock Hill Road just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Witnesses told police a maroon Chevrolet sped away from Cherry Hill Court onto Rock Hill Road, according to
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Columbia Public Works completes first snow response with new routes
After inches of snow fell across areas of Mid-Missouri, road crews plowed more streets than usual. Columbia Public Works this year added about 50 miles of roadways to their workload in the form of third-priority snow routes. Before the addition, there were only first and second priority streets. “We’re trying to increase efficiency without increasing
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Jefferson City Schools plan for winter weather, snow days
Road conditions, weather forecasts, input from city and county public works and local media outlets are taken into consideration when Jefferson City Schools decides to have a snow day. Winter weather can cause the district to have a late start, early dismissal, cancel school or follow snow routes. Late Start: two hour delayed start &
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Hundreds lose power in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Boone Electric Cooperative confirmed power was restored around 8:20 p.m. Officials said there were two separate outages. The first was caused by a bad connection that led to a burnt wire. In order to fix that issue, crews had to cause a second outage. ORIGINAL: Hundreds of Boone County residents
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CC men’s soccer wins OT thriller to advance to AMC Championship
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The No. 2 Columbia College men’s soccer team beat Williams Baptist 1-0 in overtime on a cold Tuesday afternoon. The Cougars have advanced to the AMC Championship game. Parker Moon scored the game-winning goal in the first overtime. The Cougars are now 19-0 on the season. They will host Lyon College on
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Columbia hires former Ferguson city manager
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former city manager in Ferguson, Missouri, will start work for the city of Columbia on Monday. City Manager John Glascock announced Tuesday that he has selected De’Carlon Seewood for the position of deputy city manager. Seewood was city manager in Ferguson from 2015 until this year, the city of Columbia said
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Housing Authority holds more open houses for blighted Jefferson City home
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Housing Authority allowed developers to take a closer look Tuesday at a dilapidated mansion on East Capitol Avenue. It was the second round of tours for developers who aim to bid on the property known as Ivy Terrace. The mansion, built in the 1890s, is in dismal shape,
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Boone County road crews using sun’s help to clear roads
Boone County Road & Bridge used the sun’s help on Tuesday to try and clear snow-covered roads.
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