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Mexico man hurt after motorcycle crash in Jefferson City

April 15, 2024 9:07 AM Madison Stuerman

One man was hurt after a crash on Highway 54 at the Madison Street Overpass in Jefferson City on Sunday night.

Trump’s historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

April 15, 2024 5:10 AM Associated Press

By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his

Columbia City Council to discuss possible improvements to Forum Boulevard

April 14, 2024 6:57 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday for the approval of a project that will improve Forum Boulevard. The project to improve Forum Boulevard began in 2015 after a quarter-cent sales tax proposition allocated funds for capital improvement projects. Monday’s public hearing will discuss for construction on Forum Boulevard

Deputies called to Warsaw for stabbing assault at Dollar General

April 14, 2024 2:21 AM Gabrielle Teiner

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is in custody after he allegedly attacked and stabbed another man in a Dollar General parking lot Saturday night in Warsaw. Deputies were notified at around 4:30 p.m. of an assault in the parking lot of the Dollar General located on Highway 7, according to a Facebook post from

Troopers investigating deadly crash in Morgan County

April 13, 2024 10:20 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F continues to investigate a deadly crash on a private road in Morgan County.

CyanoKits helps Cole County EMS save lives

April 13, 2024 5:41 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County EMS have saved multiple lives of fire victims with the use of CyanoKits. On Friday, Jefferson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire and rescued a victim found on the second floor. The victim was found in life-threatening condition, with “strong suspicion of cyanide poisoning secondary to smoke

How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones

April 14, 2024 8:54 AM CNN

CNN Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Almost all the ballistic missiles and drones Iran launched at Israel in an unprecedented attack late Saturday were intercepted and failed to meet their mark, according to Israeli and American officials, highlighting the formidable, and multi-layered missile defense deployed by the two allied partners. Most of the more

Two juveniles wanted in deadly Columbia shooting

April 12, 2024 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton, Nia Hinson

Police are looking for two juveniles in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting in northeast Columbia.

Boone Health signs NDA with Audrain County, bringing Mexico one step closer to getting new hospital

April 12, 2024 7:16 PM Mitchell Kaminski

MEXICO, Mo (KMIZ) Audrain County officials and Boone Health signed a non-disclosure agreement at the Audrain Courthouse Rotunda on Friday afternoon. The agreement allows Boone Health to review the needs of Audrain County to help develop a master plan to get a hospital back in the area that best suits the needs of the community.

Settlement proposed for former Noble Health employees in company’s bankruptcy case

April 12, 2024 8:45 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been proposed for former employees who worked at Nobel Health facilities in Fulton and Mexico. Nobel Health announced the closure of its hospitals in 2022. Rural health care has been an issue across Missouri. according to the 2021 Health in Rural Missouri report, there are 55 rural counties

City of Columbia continues to explore how to turn vacant properties into affordable housing

April 12, 2024 6:10 PM Morgan Buresh

The City of Columbia is continuing to look into how it can turn vacant properties into affordable housing, five months after city and community leaders attended a Vacant Property Leadership Institute in Texas.

Three injured in Maries County crash

April 12, 2024 5:07 PM Ryan Shiner

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – one seriously – in a two-vehicle crash Friday on Highway 42 in Maries County, west of Highway 133, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the crash occurred at 7:10 a.m. as a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer – driven by

Boil advisory announced in Moberly after water shut off for neighborhood

April 12, 2024 4:45 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Water has been shut off for areas around an intersection in Moberly in order to make emergency repairs to a water main, according to a Friday press release from the City of Moberly Public Utilities. A boil advisory was announced by the department after it shut off water to the 900 block

Subsurface borings on Highway 63, I-70 in Columbia will lead to lane closures later this month

April 12, 2024 3:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing subsurface boring operations next week in both directions on sections of Interstate 70 and Highway 63, according to a Friday press release. Work will begin on Wednesday, April 17, and is expected to last through Friday, April 26, the release says. Intermittent closures of

‘No foul play was found’ in death of Moberly man whose body was found in January

April 12, 2024 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play was determined in the death of a Moberly man whose body was found on Jan. 29 in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly, Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson told ABC 17 News in a text message. Wilson said a toxicology report came back that indicated Corey

18-year-old man killed in Columbia shooting

April 11, 2024 9:15 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was killed in a Thursday shooting in the 3300 block of Premier Lane in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said Thursday that two suspects remained at large and there is a danger to the public. They are considered armed and dangerous. Descriptions of the suspects were

Jefferson City resident rescued after early morning fire

April 12, 2024 7:41 AM Gabrielle Teiner

One person is reported to be recovering after an apartment fire in Jefferson City early Friday morning.

Randolph County experiencing increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths

April 11, 2024 8:00 PM Nia Hinson

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County has been seeing an increase in overdose deaths related to fentanyl over the past few years, according to the county’s prosecutor. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the county had been seeing a trend in heroin use that often times was found to be laced with fentanyl. Luntsford said the

Boone County prosecutor describes role of cameras in investigations as witnesses feel reluctant to speak with officials

April 11, 2024 7:56 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) In 2012, the Columbia City Council approved a plan to replace two old surveillance cameras in Douglass Park. City staff held multiple community meetings to find ways to deter rising crime numbers at Cosmo Park. Between 2009-11, 39 arrests were made at Douglass Park, according to a 2012 City Council memo. During

Kansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice surrenders to police on assault charge after high-speed crash

April 11, 2024 9:20 PM Associated Press

GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. A spokeswoman for Rice’s attorney confirmed to The Associated Press