Initiative petition reform still in limbo with one day left in legislative session
Lawmakers have less two working days left to get their final priorities across the finish line before the end of the legislative session.
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A full circle moment brings one Mizzou softball alum home for NCAA Regional action
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When the Mizzou softball team learned its postseason fate during Sunday night’s NCAA Softball Selection Show, it was hard for Tiger players, coaches and staff to contain their excitement. The team had worked towards one big goal all year: hosting an NCAA Regional. They achieved that goal along with an opportunity to
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Jefferson City man charged with sexually exploiting child after domestic violence call
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with sexually exploiting a child after a victim from a prior domestic violence call found an illicit video on her phone that showed the man and a child. Michael Maute was charged on Wednesday with sexually exploiting a child. He is being held at the
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Fulton man charged with child porn possession, failure to register as a sex offender
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged on Thursday with possessing child pornography and failure to register as a sex offender. Aaron Michael Dannenmueller, 33, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber
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Weather cancels first Thursday Night Live of the summer in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first Thursday Night Live of the season in Jefferson City has been canceled because of storms in the forecast. The band Zero to Ninety was scheduled to play the Downtown Jefferson City event. The event is presented by Downtown Jefferson City and features live music, food and drinks for people
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Mexico police investigating apparent accidental shooting
A 18-year-old man was shot Wednesday afternoon in Mexico, Missouri, and police say it appears to be an accident.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you watch the presidential debates?
President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have agreed to face each other on live TV.
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Left-turn lane for Dix Road onto Southwest Boulevard in Jefferson City to close next week
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The left-turn lane of Dix Road that turns onto Southwest Boulevard in Jefferson City will close on Monday. The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Wednesday press release that the closure would last about four days. Construction crews will close the left-turn lane for the Southwest Boulevard Crosswalk
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Holts Summit police seek help after string of reported vandalism
HOLTS SUMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Holts Summit Police Department is asking for help tracking down the people responsible for a string of vandalism that occurred to multiple mailboxes and property damage to a storage unit facility. On Tuesday night, multiple mailboxes were damaged in the areas of North Greenway Drive, Brookstone Drive and Sommer Court,
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Jefferson City man indicted on federal child porn charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was previously charged with child sex crimes in Cole County was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with two counts of using a victim younger than 12 years old
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Jury hears from multiple witnesses in first day of Boone County murder trial
Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday in the first-degree murder case against Jessie Williams.
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Sponsor hopes to hammer out differences in House, Senate initiative petition reform after record filibuster
The Missouri Senate passed 50 hours of filibuster Wednesday afternoon, after already breaking the record for the longest filibuster earlier in the day.
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Man suffers serious injuries in Camden County crash
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Halfway, Missouri, man suffered serious injuries early Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Camden County in the southbound lane of Highway 73, about 422 feet south of Pennington Drive, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states that a 2008 Infiniti G35 – driven by
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Columbia man charged after allegedly strangling, injuring woman at Clark Lane motel
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with three felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman at Best Western Motel in the 2900 block of Clark Lane. Justin Allen Thomas, 33, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping and stealing more than $750. He is being held at the Boone County
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Boone County man charged with five counts of statutory sodomy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged on Wednesday with five counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. Jimmy Joe Culbertson is accused of sexually assaulting a child several times. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail roster, as of Wednesday afternoon. A warrant was issued
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Missouri lawmakers renew crucial $4B Medicaid tax program
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved a more than $4 billion hospital tax program essential to the state’s Medicaid budget. The GOP-led House on Wednesday renewed the program, which for months has been used by a Republican faction as a bargaining tool. The heart of the program
Continue ReadingOpinion: Why Biden’s eager to debate Trump
CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, nearly four years since they last clashed onstage. Biden, who was first to accept the invitation Wednesday morning, posted on X: “I’ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a
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Missouri Democrats’ filibuster breaks the state record in attempt to block initiative petition reform
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A filibuster from Missouri Democrats past the 41-hour mark on Wednesday morning, as they continued to block Republicans in the Missouri Senate from passing legislation that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. Currently, initiative petitions only need a simple majority of more than 50% to pass. However,
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have cicadas emerged where you live?
Experts have been warning us for months that this late spring would be a noisy one.
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Columbia residents frustrated over lack of accountability following storage unit break-ins
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Columbia residents are frustrated over the lack of accountability after their storage units were broken into in May. David Paulsteinwand and his wife Penny said their storage unit at Target Masters was broken into earlier in the year in January. About two weeks ago, David Paulsteinwand said he and his sons
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