Osage Beach gun store owner indicted for allowing straw purchases; over 300 firearms seized
A federal prosecutor has charged Skelton Tactical Owner for illegal gun sales.
Continue ReadingA federal prosecutor has charged Skelton Tactical Owner for illegal gun sales.
Continue ReadingBoth westbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed Tuesday afternoon near Boonville in Cooper County, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Continue ReadingContractors worked to install the four sirens over the past two weeks, the Boone County Office of Emergency Management said Tuesday. The sites — Bluebird Lane near Route N in the Pierpont area, Olivet Road near Route WW east of Columbia, Bentwood Lane between Hallsville and Centralia, and Starla Road near Route VV in the Hinton area — are in places that had poor siren coverage, the agency said in a news release.
Continue ReadingChristmas is four days away and some are still working to ship their last-minute gifts. For some delivery companies, it’s peak season, creating challenges for getting those packages delivered before the holiday.
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas. (KMIZ) MU running back Tyler Badie will not play in Mizzou’s Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Army, as the senior has declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. Instead, the Tigers will start graduate running back Dawson Downing. The team announced that Badie will still attend the game as a captain. Via Instagram,
Continue ReadingDeputies were called Friday to a piece of property near Route M and Pond Road for a report of a body being discovered, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Investigators identified the man as Jimmy “JD” Collins, who was reported missing from Sedalia around Thanksgiving, according to the release.
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man charged with involuntary manslaughter could spend up to five years in prison.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At the Columbia City Council on Monday night, several people expressed their frustrations to the council members over the benefits and pay of temporary workers for Columbia’s Solid Waste. Charles Holden, a temporary worker for Columbia Solid Waste, said he’s worked for the city for around eight months. He asked the city
Continue ReadingThe benefit of up to $300 per child paid directly to families has expired but an extension is part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The bill is hung up in the Senate, making the future uncertain for the tax credit that supporters say has helped lift families out of poverty.
Continue ReadingAndrea Lisenby is seeking one of the two seats up for election.Â
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department announced the new police chief. When choosing the next chief, City Administrator Bill Johnson said, “They have to have the right temperament, the right attitude, the right disposition, the right training.” In a Facebook post, the city announced Bill Ladwig as the new chief. The post also says
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia City Council will hear the request from John Glascock and city staff on where to spend $2 million of the $25 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that would address development inequalities that were exposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic. City staff recommends funding three workforce development programs –Â Moberly Area Community
Continue ReadingCheck back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 case levels and hospitalizations are rising in Missouri as the holidays approach — part of a nationwide trend of increasing COVID infections.
Continue ReadingAfter the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened staffing issues in the hospitality industry, some long-time downtown restaurants are closing.
Continue ReadingFederal health officials said Monday that omicron accounted for an estimated 73% of new infections last week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show nearly a six-fold increase in the proportion of infections in only one week. Since the end of June, the delta variant has been the main version causing U.S. infections.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council unanimously chose De’Carlon Seewood as the next city manager, Mayor Brian Treece said in a news conference Monday.
Continue ReadingA spokesperson for Union Pacific said the derailment happened at the Route E crossing in Napton, Missouri around 4 a.m. Sunday.
Continue ReadingProsecutors charged Tonka Way-Con Ponder with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shootout that killed one man and injured four others during a July event for motorcycle enthusiasts at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After about a year of construction, the Jefferson City Bicentennial Bridge is set to officially open with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon. Previously, the bridge construction was delayed in October due to manufacturing issues with bridge materials. According to the official website, the bridge is about 830 feet long and
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