COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia high school teams play each other as Battle heads to Rock Bridge for a crosstown showdown ahead of district play. This game is a makeup game from Jan. 12 that was postponed due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. The game will be broadcasted on KZOU and will be
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed a ban on celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. The bipartisan-supported bill passed Monday after a tearful and confrontational debate between Republicans and Democrats over the best
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The Columbia Fire Department began its first EMT training course Monday in an effort to combat recruitment and retention challenges and better serve the public.
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Democratic lawmakers are holding a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss gun laws, “in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and the gun violence that erupts daily throughout Missouri due to the state’s lax laws.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that Marcy Girton, the senior associate athletic director for football administration, will serve as the school’s interim athletic director with the departure of former AD Desiree Reed-Francois. Girton will bring more than 30 years of experience into the position. She once served as the chief operating officer of athletics
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with involuntary manslaughter and other felonies in a Feb. 2 crash on Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been moved to the Boone County Jail. Matthew Shilling, 43, was charged on Friday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree assault and driving without
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old Camdenton man died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Bruce Magelky was pronounced dead on Thursday, according to the report. The crash occurred on Old Highway 5 at Long Way Drive. The report states that Magelky
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IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Iberia man suffered serious injuries in an ATV crash Sunday afternoon in the 400 block of Route EE in Iberia, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, Trytten Whittle grabbed the throttle of a 2003 Polaris Predator, which caused the ATV to hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The search for a new Mizzou Athletic Director begins now. Former AD Desiree Reed-Francois will be leaving Columbia for the same job at the University of Arizona, the school announced on Monday. The move comes about two and a half years after she was first hired, in Aug. of 2021. In her
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The Republican announced on Monday he is running for the seat that current U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer plans to retire from in December.
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The Ukrainian military says it desperately needs weapons and ammunition.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council is now at the crossroads to approve or deny the ordinance set by the University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) to make Columbia a safe haven for the LGBTQ community. Members and supporters of YDSA are optimistic, hoping to hear a resounding ‘yes’ on Monday. Reese
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lot of evidence will have to be processed to determine what it could take for the two juveniles charged in the Kansas City parade shooting to be charged as adults. On Friday, police revealed two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In wake of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl, Victory parade Wednesday that left 22 people hurt and one dead, dozens gathered at Washington Square Park Saturday for a gun violence prevention rally. The rally held by the Kansas City chapter of Moms Demand Action was to spread
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Passionate Kansas City Chiefs fans in Missouri are worried with safety concerns following the disturbing incident that unfolded Wednesday. With the shooting just a couple hours away from Columbia, ABC 17 spoke with a staff member from Mizzou Football about any safety concerns, considering the team’s growing success and Tiger walk before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mass shooting in Kansas City at the Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Wednesday is drawing attention to Missouri’s gun laws, which are some of the most relaxed in the country. Police say 22 people were hurt and one woman died when gunfire erupted during a dispute outside Union Station following the
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was changed to reflect safety measures used by the driver, according to the crash report. A 16-year-old boy from Brumley died and three others are injured after a single-car crash in Miller County on River Road Friday night, according the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Four teenagers, one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth man has been accused and charged with murder in connection to a shooting on McKee St. that killed a 15-year-old girl back in February 2022. On Friday, a grand jury indicted Daniel Ayers, 21, on charges of second-degree murder, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bridget Barton, her husband Jason and their 13-year-old daughter Gabriella were at Union Station celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl on Wednesday when things took a turn for the worst. Twenty-two people were shot at the end of the rally — including nine children — and one woman died. Barton described being overly
Continue Reading By NICK INGRAM, SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence. A news release from the Jackson
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