COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri held a media event on Wednesday that showed off its new headquarters that is being built in southern Columbia. The new facility will be located in the 4600 block of Stellar Drive in southern Columbia. It will be able to support 300 staff
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both houses of the Missouri General Assembly took up the state budget Wednesday, with contention over whether the legislature would properly fund K-12 education. The budget bills are due on the governor’s desk by Friday. After several days of deliberation in a conference committee, the total operating budget comes to around
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia woman was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she was involved in a chase with a Boone County deputy on Tuesday night. Jacquelynn Pruitt was charged on Wednesday with aggravated fleeing and reckless driving. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri House Republican leaders spoke with reporters Wednesday morning before the full chamber was set to work on the state budget. Democratic leaders took questions after the House adjourned. Watch the news conferences here.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has picked a contractor for the Improve I-70: Truck Parking project, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. KCI construction Team was picked for the projects in Concordia, Boonville, Mineola and Wright City, the release says. The truck parking project is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 12 years old. Caleb Claggett, of Mexico, Missouri, is charged with first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday. The probable cause statement says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents of Columbia’s Fourth Ward will be able to pick up packets to run for a seat on the Columbia City Council Wednesday, following Nick Foster’s resignation. The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be held to find Foster’s replacement on Aug 4. Those who wish
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By Nic Robertson, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Iran are moving closer to an agreement on a short memorandum to end the Iran war, a regional source familiar with the negotiations said, although Trump administration officials cautioned that talks had previously fallen apart at the last minute. The White
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CNN By Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill (CNN) — Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South”
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Both the Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission are considering, or soon will, sales taxes on upcoming ballots to help pay for public safety. The City of Columbia’s proposal is already out there — a 1% sales tax for police and fire department staffing, new equipment and new facilities. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camdenton Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on the approval of data centers within its city limits. Aldermen met on Tuesday to consider the pause on the permits, approval and construction. Columbia is also considering a similar one-year ban. Meeting documents say the city’s code of ordinances “does not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Regional Airport on Tuesday announced a new record month for March 2026. Airport Manager Mike Parks told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that the airport had 29,837 total passengers that month, which included 14,773 people getting on a plane at the airport and 15,064 getting off a plain. Parks said the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who ran from a crash last week, prompting a multi-day search amid concerns about his safety, has been charged with a felony. Nathan J. Spencer, 20, was found safe Friday in a wooded area near Capitol View Drive, Jefferson City Police said. He had been missing since
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The National Weather Service in St. Louis has updated a tornado track that previously stretched tens of miles from eastern Cole County through southern Boone and deep into Callaway County. The original 23-mile path was shortened to two separate tracks: a 3.5-mile path near Marion and Hartsburg, and a 2.27-mile track southwest of Fulton in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is considering adding a sales tax increase to the future ballot, even as county residents might have to vote on tax measures from both the state and the City of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey brought the increase to the Boone County Commission to help fund the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be done to find the replacement for its Fourth Ward representative. Councilman Nick Foster announced last week that he intends to resign from his position on June 12. Nomination packets will be available at the city clerk’s office on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Jefferson City man is accused of breaking into the residence of Lincoln University’s president and staying there for two days. Lamont Batts Jr. is charged with first-degree burglary. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and a court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with two felonies in Boone County after she allegedly stabbed someone with a knife on Monday morning in the 4500 block of Rice Road. Dariell Deshell Smith, 33, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. She is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou football player was booked into the Boone County Jail early Tuesday and was charged with a felony. Jaden Jacobi Bush, 18, of Theodore, Alabama, was charged on Thursday with aggravated fleeing and misdemeanor reckless driving. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:47 a.m. Tuesday. A sheriff’s office
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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House approved a bill on Tuesday that would tighten restrictions on the use of drones ahead of this summer’s World Cup games in Kansas City. Senate Bill 1421 would add prohibitions on where drones can be flown into state law. Current law states that they can’t be flown over
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