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City of Fulton installs electric vehicle charging station

January 5, 2023 12:33 PM Matthew Sanders

The City of Fulton has its own electric vehicle charging station.

Gov. Parson brings in legislative session with prayer breakfast

January 5, 2023 6:30 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson helped kick off the 2023 legislative session in Jefferson City Thursday morning. The governor hosted the annual prayer breakfast at the Capitol Plaza Hotel from 7:30 until 9 a.m. On Wednesday, state lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for the first day of the legislative session. House leadership

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should it be harder to amend the constitution?

January 5, 2023 2:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

One of the priorities set out by Missouri legislators in this year’s session is to change the process of getting an amendment on the ballot via petition.

CPS Finance Board approves next year’s budget

January 4, 2023 11:03 PM Abby Landwehr

Met with unanimous agreement, the Columbia Public School District’s Finance Board approved the budget for the 2023-2024 school year Wednesday night. Next on the budget’s list, facing the overall board on Monday night. “There’s one pot of money,” CPS Chief Financial Officer Heather McArthur said. “We’re not always going to be able to add everything.

Mizzou can’t hang on to first-half lead in loss at Arkansas

January 4, 2023 12:08 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 20 Mizzou men’s basketball couldn’t keep the first-half momentum rolling as they fell to No. 13 Arkansas 74-68 Wednesday night. At one point, the Tigers led by 17 points in the first half, but the Razorbacks took over the second half outscoring MU 47-34. Mizzou was led by Sean East with

Broadway Brewery to reopen Thursday following death of owner’s son, Lushen Claridge

January 4, 2023 9:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Brewery announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday that it will reopen 4 p.m. Thursday. Lushen Claridge, the son of owner Walker Claridge, died in a car accident over the weekend. Broadway Brewery posted a photo of Lushen in its announcement. The brewery had initially closed on Saturday and posted a

Cole County sales tax reduced

January 4, 2023 8:24 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County law enforcement sales tax has been reduced to three-eighths of a cent. This comes after voters approved a half-cent tax in 2007. The Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce said this change was part of that went into effect January 2008. The tax was scheduled to be reduced to

Charges dropped for woman accused in alleged murder-for-hire case

January 4, 2023 7:41 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were recently dropped for a woman who was accused of trying to hire someone to kill her ex-husband’s mother. Leigh Ann Bauman’s charges were dismissed by the Camden County Prosecuting attorney on Dec. 29. The prosecuting attorney at the time was Caleb Cunningham. Current Camden County Prosecuting Attorney Richelle Grosvenor

MDC recruitment doing well as other law agencies struggle to fill positions

January 4, 2023 7:11 PM Chris Bryant

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many law enforcement agencies and departments are having trouble filling open positions. However, the Missouri Department of Conservation says it’s not experiencing this challenge. Conservation agents are the face of MDC in the field. They are the ones that most people interact with from hunting, fishing and general wildlife issues. MDC Conservation Agent Cole

Missouri legislative session kicks off at noon with fresh faces

January 4, 2023 11:38 AM Hannah Falcon

State lawmakers are returning to the capital city for another session of committee hearings, floor debates and discussing Missouri’s future.

Man faces several charges after allegedly breaking into classroom at East Elementary

January 4, 2023 5:10 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless man faces several charges after police say he broke into a school classroom trailer. Tarrance Woods, 37, is charged with second-degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, making a false report and second-degree property damage. Woods is being held without bond at the Cole

Mother of Benton County child killed takes plea deal, could avoid murder charge

January 4, 2023 12:52 PM Lucas Geisler

The mother of a 4-year-old girl who died after several weeks of alleged abuse accepted a plea deal in the case on Wednesday.

Nine people displaced after Jefferson City apartment fire

January 4, 2023 2:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire after nine people were displaced, the department said in an email Tuesday. The department went to the 900 block of Jackson Street on Tuesday, where fire was seen coming from the first floor of a five-unit apartment building. No

Centralia man faces multiple gun charges after allegedly threatening to shoot man

January 4, 2023 4:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sent to the 7400 block of North Brown Station Road in Columbia on Saturday after a Centralia man allegedly pointed a gun at someone’s chest. Johnnie Creason Jr., 50, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. He is being held at

Springfield man accused of robbery in Columbia

January 4, 2023 3:33 PM Ryan Shiner

A Springfield man was charged after being accused of robbing two people on Monday in the 500 block of East Nifong in Columbia.

Man charged after Callaway County meth bust

January 4, 2023 3:20 PM Zachary Farwell

A Steedman man faces drug charges following a methamphetamine bust Tuesday morning in Callaway County.

House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support

January 4, 2023 12:50 PM Associated Press

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic but frustratingly inconclusive voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has your view of safety and football changed?

January 4, 2023 2:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday in a nationally televised NFL game.

Missouri Senate leaders’ legislative priorities going into 2023 session

January 3, 2023 6:32 PM Hannah Falcon

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 Missouri legislative session starts Wednesday. As expected, Republicans and Democrats in the State Senate have differing priorities. Republican Party Republican State Sen. Caleb Rowden, of Columbia, returns to the Capitol this year with a new title: Senate President Pro Tem. The position will have to be ratified by the

McCarthy vows to stay in speaker’s race, with Trump backing

January 3, 2023 9:52 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said late Tuesday there’s no scenario in which he’ll drop his bid to become House speaker despite failing to win multiple rounds of voting, a historic defeat that brought the first day of the new Congress to an