JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Memorial mass was held for Pope Francis at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on Main St. in Jefferson City at noon on Friday. “We know that time is perfect in the eyes of God, and it was the perfect time for him to join and leave his legacy behind,” church
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia says it chose to resume recycling collection to help residents maintain recycling habits without adding to their household trash burden. Recycling drop-off centers in Columbia will remain closed and curb-side pickup resume on Monday, though all of it will be brought to the landfill. Recycling pickup was suspended
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several first-responder agencies in the area will partake in a training exercise Monday at Columbia Regional Airport, a press release from the City of Columbia states. The training exercise will occur from 9 a.m.-noon and emergency personnel will respond to a simulated plane crash, the release says. “This exercise allows community partners
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Samantha Adams will be the next principal at Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School, Columbia Public Schools announced in a Friday press release. The release says that Adams is currently the principal at Mill Creek Elementary School and will replace Julia Coggins, who is becoming the assistant principal at John Warner Middle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged in Callaway County on Friday after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s a cat on Thursday night. Tristen Poirier, 39, was charged with a pair of misdemeanors: Animal abuse and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman have been charged after they led law enforcement on more than one chase on Thursday. Floyd Vannorman, 29, of Kansas, was charged in Callaway County with aggravated fleeing, drug possession, misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, first-degree tampering with vehicle, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia Ward 1 Councilman Tom Oldham has resigned, the City of Sedalia announced in a Friday social media post. The city wrote that Oldham resigned after “serious allegations” were brought against him on Thursday. The city did not elaborate to what the allegations were. “While these allegations are deeply alarming and disheartening,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An attic fire at Columbia United Church of Christ earlier this week was determined to be accidental, according to a report from the Columbia Fire Department. The report states that the Tuesday afternoon fire caused $5,500 in damage to the building and its contents. Factors contributing to the ignition included a heat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a felony after he was allegedly involved in a chase with Columbia police on Wednesday morning. Anthony Munzo, 33, was charged with aggravated fleeing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and has a hearing on Friday afternoon. Court documents say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged on Wednesday with second-degree sodomy for an incident that allegedly occurred in May 2024. A warrant was used for Frederick Sage and a $20,000 bond was set. His information did not appear on the Cole County Jail’s online roster on Friday. Court documents say that the victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 28-year-old Eldon woman was seriously injured Thursday in a crash on Highway 54 in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 200 Jeep Wrangler – driven by the woman – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
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By Sharon Braithwaite and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ World Food Programme has run out of food in Gaza, the organization said Friday, almost two months into Israel’s humanitarian blockade of the besieged enclave. The agency says it delivered its final food stocks to kitchens in Gaza on Friday, and the kitchens
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas Chiefs traded back a spot and ended up drafting Josh Simmons, an offensive lineman from Ohio State, with their first pick of this year’s NFL Draft on Thursday night. Do you think he’s a good pick for the Chiefs? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen in west Columbia early Friday morning on Claudell Ln. An ABC 17 News videographer arrived to the scene around 2:30 a.m., and saw a person get taken out of an apartment and put into an ambulance. ABC 17 News three Columbia Police Department vehicles, a MU
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs hope to have fulfilled one of their biggest needs of the offseason with their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. On Thursday night, general manager Brett Veach and company selected former Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons with the No. 32 overall pick, to wrap up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,400 Columbia Water and Light customers had their power restored after an outage late Thursday night. An outage impacting 1,379 customers was reported at 10:01 p.m. in the north part of town, west of Paris Road. Additionally, Boone County Joint Communications issued a notification at 10:08 p.m. describing a transformer fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe announced on Thursday that he signed a bill into law that could lead to a challenge of a voter-passed amendment to the Missouri Constitution on abortion. Kehoe signed Senate Bill 22 into law, which allows the state’s attorney general to appeal any preliminary injunctions issued before Aug. 28.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is hoping to make improvements to Fire Station 5 on Fairgrounds Road near Edgewood Drive after severe storms rolled through on Sunday. During a public safety committee meeting on Thursday, officials said firefighters at Fire Station 5 were moved to Fire Station 3 on Rock Hill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of the east- and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 will close this weekend in Kingdom City, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will be removing the railroad bridge over the interstate. The closure will occur from 7 p.m. Friday through 6
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife will not get a new trial. Joseph Elledge pleaded guilty in 2022 in Boone County for second-degree murder and was sentenced to 28 years in prison. He admitted to killing Mengqi Ji and disposing her body in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
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