Missouri legislative session set to begin at noon Wednesday
The Senate and House of Representatives for the state of Missouri will meet at the capital at noon Wednesday to gavel in the 102nd General Assembly.
Continue ReadingThe Senate and House of Representatives for the state of Missouri will meet at the capital at noon Wednesday to gavel in the 102nd General Assembly.
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Tuesday that bars ownership of farmland by “foreign adversaries” near military facilities.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City and MU Health Care have completed the integration of their health systems, according to a Tuesday press release. The two hospitals will combine under the MU Health Care name, the release states. Both hospital systems have worked together for the past 25 years and announced
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Applications for the MOBUCKS program opened Tuesday morning and closed at 4 p.m. due to “extraordinary demand,” according to a press release from the State Treasurer’s Office. A spokesman for the treasurer’s office told ABC 17 News in an email that the portal was open just from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “because the
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Montgomery County fire on Tuesday morning, according to a social media post from the Montgomery Fire Protection District. According to the post, the fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. and firefighters saw a car, garage and breezeway on fire. Minor damage was reported in the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday night, Jefferson City council members unanimously approved a bill that will give Unilever a tax rebate that will allow the company to build a new warehouse at its location on Truman Boulevard. This new warehouse will be 46,000 square feet and will be built on the existing Unilever property,
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson will sign an executive order Tuesday dealing with foreign-owned farmland.
Continue ReadingVERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man has been charged with several felonies after authorities say he hit a police officer with a truck. Charles Daniel Gonzales, 43, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest, two counts of first-degree property damage, DWI and misdemeanor operating a vehicle on a highway without a
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Sheriff’s Office believes mail was stolen from multiple mailboxes just southeast of Columbia.
Continue ReadingMARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Saline County Jail, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The fie was discovered at 10:45 a.m., the release states. Inmates were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the Marshall Fire Department. The release states that the cause of
Continue ReadingCENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been charged after she was accused of crashing into a house with her vehicle early Saturday. Mayda Martinez-Perez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that cause more than $1,000 worth of damage. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was expected to also ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to the presidency in a related Colorado case.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was arrested early Monday after he was accused of shooting a gun at three youth that were in his yard late Sunday. Mark A. Turner, 49, of Jefferson City, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and three counts second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza. South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately stop the war, alleging it has violated the
Continue ReadingPhoto courtesy of MGN COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new year is upon on and with that, come a number of New Year’s resolutions. Many people make resolutions about fitness and other topics. Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia spent $8,066.08 on clearing homeless camps in 2023, according to records ABC New 17 acquired through a Sunshine request. Columbia cleared two homeless camps in 2023. In March, the city cleaned out a camp near the Columbia Mall and cleared out another near the Interstate 70-Highway 63 connector
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dogmaster Distillery wrote on its Facebook page on Monday night that it will close at the end of February. The Columbia business was founded in 2014, according to its website. ABC 17 News reached out to founder Van Hawxby on Monday night. Hawxby said they had nothing to add that wasn’t already
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police was alerted to an accident on Saturday near East Broadway and North First Street, where a pedestrian was hit and pronounced dead at the scene. According to a press release from Columbia Police Department, a Honda Civic was going westbound on East Broadway when the pedestrian was walking eastbound in
Continue ReadingA 2023 merchant and consumer study by Happy Returns, a UPS company, reports 81% of retailers started charging return fees for at least one return method in 2023.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care has revealed the name of the first baby born in 2024 at MU Women’s Hospital in 2024. Mya Nicole Portz was born at 4:13 a.m., according to an email from a hospital spokesman. The email states that Mya and her mother are doing well. Mya is the daughter of
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