Voters across Boone County approve marijuana sales taxes
Residents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.
Continue ReadingResidents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.
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Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Board president Scott Hovis was among the three winners for the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday. Five candidates were listed on Tuesday’s ballots for three seats. Hovis and fellow incumbent Brad Bates took the most votes, with Suzanne Luther also winning a spot on the board. Michael Harvey and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former President Donald Trump faced a Manhattan Judge Tuesday for an arraignment. Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to the Associated Press. Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be criminally charged, but despite being charged the former president says he still
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will have three new faces when it meets again. April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper took the top three spots in the field of seven. The group included only one incumbent — Chris Horn. Horn came in fifth place behind former state Rep. Chuck Basye. Ferrao
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of killing a Lincoln University student in 2018 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Alfred Chism Jr, was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years for second-degree murder and five years for armed-criminal action. The sentences will run consecutively. Chism admitted to killing
Continue ReadingAn extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
Continue ReadingThe Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day ahead of another round of severe storms on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night as a strong low pressure system sets up across the Plains. The setup is looking similar to the storm system we had last Friday, bringing the threat of large hail, tornadoes, and
Continue ReadingApril has just started and already many Mid-Missourians are dealing with heavy hail damage.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is set to go to trial over his alleged role in a hazing incident that left Danny Santulli disabled. Ryan P. Delanty, 21, of Ballwin, is charged with hazing causing life endangerment – a felony – and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A hearing was held
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety on Monday approved more than $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff’s offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails, according to a press release from the governor’s office. A number of sheriff’s offices in Mid-Missouri are benefitting from it, with
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For April 4, Election Day, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a weather alert day for potential severe weather. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said there are plans in place to keep employees and voters safe. “One of the safety measures that we have as a county is that we
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A storm Friday left many homes and cars with hail damage in Columbia. Contractors both local and from out of town often come to areas hit by severe weather to try and sell their services to homeowners whose property is damaged. These are one of the many times scammers are prone to
Continue ReadingColumbia police have warned at least one apartment complex to be on the lookout for people stealing from unlocked cars.
Continue ReadingJefferson City leaders are weighing whether to fund new training equipment for firefighters.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Friday in relation to the 2020 shooting death of Marqukis Hayes at a McDonald’s on Clark Lane in Columbia. Correy Greene, 33, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful transfer of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun and armed-criminal action. He is not in custody. No
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, TERRY SPENCER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New York on Monday to face his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges related to allegations of sexual encounters. The nation’s largest city bolstered security and warned potential protesters it
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from his vehicle. Richard Scharlott, 50, jumped from a 2020 Zhejiang Huaw on private property at 28270 Highway 175, according to an MSHP report. He was brought to Lake Regional
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Center of Hope is getting some more funding to provide emergency shelter spaces. The Salvation Army Midland Division announced in a Monday press release that it will receive approximately $2,031,743 in funding support from The Missouri Department of Economic Development through the American Rescue Plan Act. This funding
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health announced in a press release that it will end universal masking in its facilities on Tuesday. Masks will be optional for employees, providers, patients and visitors, unless requested by patients or required for infection prevention precautions. Patients will be able to request that Boone Health staff wear masks while providing
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