COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved to annex more than 45 acres of land into the city that will eventually become a trucking facility. The agreement was made with KW COU, LLC for a property on the north side of Enterprise Drive, east of Route Z. The 45.15-acre area was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved a resolution to enter two agreements for homeless services in the city for the next year. The city will pay two entities more than $1 million to provide overnight shelter services. The council memo states $584,956 will go to the Voluntary Action Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The field for the Jefferson City Board of Education race continues to grow. Cierra Griffin, in a Monday press release, announced her bid for one of the open seats on the board. Ryan Towner, Gretchen Duckworth, Trent Vallandingham and Michelle Rodemeyer announced their candidacies earlier this month. Three seats on the board are up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night opted to move forward with its petition to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District. The council sought to authorize a lawsuit to be filed in the Cole County Circuit Court to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged in Boone County on Monday after authorities say he rammed his SUV into a police officer’s patrol vehicle on Dec. 3. Devin Maupin, 36, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree assault, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bob Nolte in a Monday press release announced his intent to run for reelection next year for his position as the Boone County Recorder of Deeds. Nolte, a Democrat, was first elected to the position during the November 2022 election. His quarterly filing with the Missouri Ethics Commission in October shows his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of rape in Cole County nearly 20 years ago has been committed to the Department of Mental Health after he was classified as a sexually violent predator on Nov. 20, according to a Monday press release from the Attorney General’s Office. Calvin Lamar Miller, 58, of Farmington,
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The City of Centralia will seek a sales tax increase to be approved by voters in the April 2026 municipal election. Centralia City Administrator Tara Strain said the increase would take the city’s sales tax from 1% to 2%. As of now, the additional revenue would go to the city’s general
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has long said it is working to curb violence and gun crimes, especially crimes involving youth, even as stories of young people and guns seem to be a regular occurrence. Part of that policy push has been the creation of the Office of Violence Prevention, whose onset has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools filed a lawsuit Monday that claims the establishment of charter schools in Boone County is unconstitutional, with district leaders talking to reporters about the issue in a news conference afterward. The lawsuit names the state attorney general and the Missouri State Board of Education. It focuses on one of
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CNN By Karina Tsui, Cheri Mossburg, Holly Yan, Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, and Danya Gainor Nick Reiner, a son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, is being held on suspicion of murder following their deaths, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. “We have our robbery/homicide
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The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is set to host its 19th annual One for One Holiday Food & Fund Drive on Wednesday. Items gathered in the drive will provide food to families in need during the holiday season and beyond.
The Food Bank has more than 145 partner agencies and 200 partner schools that help distribute food to its 32-county service area.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone County R-I School District Board of Education will make its decision Monday on a possible four-day school week. The district has been discussing a potential shift to a four-day school week, starting with the 2026–27 academic year. Under the proposal, students would attend school 7:50 a.m.-3:25 p.m. Tuesday through
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans have approved their version of a health care bill as the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies looms ever closer. But the legislation does not address those subsidies, and Obamacare enrollees who want their coverage to begin on January 1 don’t have the luxury of time.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team cruised to its final win inside of the walls of Mizzou Arena in 2025, overwhelming Bethune-Cookman in a 82-60 victory. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. The team’s second-straight win lifted head coach Dennis Gates and his team to 10-2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local substance use prevention group is asking the City of Columbia to reject extended alcohol service hours during next year’s FIFA World Cup. The City’s Substance Use Prevention Advisory Commission warns that nearly 24-hour alcohol sales could strain service industry workers and first responders, while also posing risks to public safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri gears up to celebrate its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, organizers are reminding mid-Missouri that the season of giving can last beyond the holiday season. “A lot of the times we see gaps in volunteerism after the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the most historic runs in NFL history came to an end, on Sunday. With the Kansas City Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the team dropped to 6-8 on the season and was officially eliminated from playoff contention. That elimination will keep KC out of the playoffs
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of dangerously cold temperatures and subsequent wind chills between Saturday night and Sunday morning. A fast moving Alberta clipper system will slide by just to our northeast on Saturday, bringing the potential for some light snow across far northeastern Missouri
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills in the negatives between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
This weather can cause symptoms and signs of frostbite to appear in less than 30 minutes. The extra factor of wind can make the process set in even faster.
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