Columbia becomes first Missouri city to recognize self-directed supports in proclamation Monday
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe issued a proclamation Monday afternoon recognizing the value of self-directed supports.
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Blue alert issued after Lee’s Summit officer shot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Blue Alert was issued Monday morning by the Missouri State Highway Patrol after a police officer was shot in Lee’s Summit. MSHP put an alert out around 8:45 a.m. after a suspect was named in a shooting in Lee’s Summit. A Blue Alert is issued after a member of law enforcement
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has summer road work lengthened your commute?
Summertime is here, and that always means more road work. This year, a couple of big projects are causing travel headaches in Mid-Missouri. One is the work to improve Highway 54 in Jefferson City, and the other is the project to expand Interstate 70 to three lanes throughout the region. These projects affected thousands of people on
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Highway 54 improvements cause road and ramp closures Tuesday
Construction crews are moving into Phase 2 of improvements on U.S. Highway 54. Drivers may be affected by road and ramp closures.
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House fire in northern Boone County started in electrical outlet Thursday night
A house fire in northern Boone County Thursday night started in an electric outlet on the back side of the house, Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in an email Saturday.
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St. Louis man arrested after five-hour standoff in west Columbia Saturday morning
Columbia Police arrested Octavious Bradshaw, 29, of St. Louis after a five-hour standoff Saturday morning in the 2700 block of Summit Road.
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Michigan woman dead after crash in Saline County Friday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 33-year-old woman from Saginaw, Michigan, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. The crash happened at around 10 p.m. in Saline County on I-70 EB. The woman was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze East when she drove to the right side of the road and hit a bridge. She was
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Jefferson City man dead after golf cart crash early Friday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash early Friday morning killed a 62-year-old Jefferson City man. The crash occurred at around 12:45 a.m. in Morgan County on private property North of Dunwandrin Road when a Jefferson City man driving a golf cart eastbound on private property hit a rock and was thrown from the vehicle. The golf
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office warns of scam involving fake documents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office warned residents about a new scam involving fake documents to trick people into sending money. The Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Friday social media post that the scam involves someone sending fake copies of what appears to be a federal arrest warrant and a “mobile escort orders”
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Missouri lawmakers defend ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid protest at closed-door event in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of protestors crashed an event hosted by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on Friday, which featured appearances from Missouri Republican lawmakers Rep. Bob Onder and Rep. Mark Alford. The event, held at The Kitchen Grill and Games, was a closed-door meet-and-greet between representatives, local business leaders, and a U.S. Chamber of
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Columbia street crews to work on pavement next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Street crews will put down sealant on several city streets next week, according to a City of Columbia news release. Lionmark Contracting, under contract with Columbia Public Works, will apply Onyx surface treatment to the roads, which have undergone chip-and-seal paving. Onyx is a blend of liquid asphalt, chemicals and other materials
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Columbia Fire Department wants 12 new firefighters in next year’s budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department is asking for 12 new firefighter positions as part of its budget next year. The request from CFD to the city manager’s office calls for 12 new Firefighter I/II positions at a total cost of $1.1 million. Chief Brian Schaeffer told ABC 17 News he feels the department
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Columbia man charged with having child pornography on phone
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man Friday with having dozens of images of child pornography on his cellphone. Daniel S. Carinder, 24, remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday afternoon on a $250,000 bond after an initial arraignment. The investigation began in early April with a report to a Boone County deputy
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Crash kills motorcycle rider in Sedalia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash Thursday evening in Sedalia claimed the life of a man on a Ducati motorcycle. The Sedalia Police Department says in a news release that the crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. at West Broadway Boulevard and South State Fair Boulevard. A Dodge Charger that was turning left at the intersection
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Conservation Department employees’ health information leaked in data breach
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some employees’ personal health information was possibly taken as part of a data breach of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s systems in February, the agency said Friday. MDC initially alerted employees and the public about the breach in February. At the time, officials thought no personal information was part of the
Continue ReadingCovid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its immunization schedule for children, days after US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid-19 vaccines would be struck from the list of recommended shots for healthy children and pregnant women. Children will be
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Las Vegas motorcyclist hospitalized after Interstate 70 crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Las Vegas suffered serious injuries when a tractor-trailer hit him motorcycle Thursday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 63-year-old was riding his Harley-Davidson Roadking near the 185 mile marker in Montgomery County when the crash happened at about 1:45 p.m. A truck driven by a 59-year-old Illinois
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Moberly prison inmate charged with animal abuse and harassment for alleged dog hanging
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A prisoner at Moberly Correctional Center was charged Friday with animal abuse and harassment for allegedly hanging his ex-girlfriend’s dog by its leash last September. Brian P. Wadley, 42, was charged with felony animal abuse and harassment in Boone County. He’s serving a four-year sentence in Moberly on charges including receiving stolen
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WATCH: Trump, Musk hold Oval Office news conference as businessman’s government role ends
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump hosted Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday for a news conference to mark the end of Musk’s White House job. Musk is leaving the administration following his time as a “special government employee” who headed up the DOGE effort in Washington. Trump and Musk took questions from
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Lincoln University names first director of new Security Sciences Institue
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University announced the hiring of its first director of the new Security Sciences Institute on Friday. The university hired Adrian S. Petrescu as the SSI director, according to a news release. Petrescu’s role will be to oversee the certificate program and related activities, recruitment and advising students in the programs.
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