Veterans United gifts American Legion Post 202 $100,000 for new roof
American Legion Post 202 Columbia was awarded $100,000 from Veterans United.
Continue ReadingAmerican Legion Post 202 Columbia was awarded $100,000 from Veterans United.
Continue ReadingFree meals and deals for veterans on Thursday for Veterans Day.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent study by the Better Business Bureau shows employment scams have been on the rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 BBB estimated 14 million scam victims with $2 billion in direct losses related to job scams. Losses reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center linked to employment scams increased
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are requiring workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022. While some mid-Missouri hospitals are inching toward 100% of their employees vaccinated against COVID-19, other hospitals still have nearly 40% unvaccinated. Check out Deborah
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Closing arguments in the Joseph Elledge murder trial will start Thursday morning. The defense finished up its last piece of evidence just after 3 p.m. Both sides will now go over what charges jurors might consider convicting Elledge of. Elledge is charged with first-degree murder. That comes with just one penalty in
Continue ReadingBy January 4, nearly 17 million healthcare workers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Â
Continue ReadingMan hospitalized after crash on Highway 63 Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingProsecutors charged a woman Tuesday after firefighters found malnourished dogs in a motel room while responding to a fire in September.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Mark Achterberg was taken into custody Wednesday night in Creston, Iowa. Boone County prosecutors charged Achterberg on Tuesday with first degree murder in the shooting death of Justin W. Stidman. “This is such a sad and preventable situation,” said Kerra Prohaska, Achterberg’s wife. “My heart goes
Continue ReadingMissouri is offering credit and identity theft monitoring services to 620,000 current and former educators who may have been affected by a data incident last month.
Continue ReadingConcerned residents, internet providers and task force members shared ideas and concerns about the future of broadband access in Columbia.
Continue ReadingCALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 80-year-old man from Hartsburg experienced serious injuries in a crash Wednesday morning in Callaway County. Kenneth Niles was traveling on Route WW westbound at County Rd. 259 just after 10:30 a.m. when he failed to navigate a curve in the road causing the vehicle to overturn. Niles was transported to
Continue ReadingMultiple organizations are hosting hiring events and touting veteran workforce accomplishments ahead of Veterans Day.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kip Kendrick announced he is running for Boone County Commissioner. Kendrick is currently the chief of staff for a state senator but has also held administrative positions with Boone County family resources, Columbia College, and the MU School of Journalism. Kendrick represented House District 45 from 2015-2020, including a large portion of
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Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County prosecutor has charged a Hannibal man after he allegedly damaged a water sprinkler causing the flooding at the Randolph County jail. Colton Miller is charged with damage to jail property. According to jail records, Miller was in custody for first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Investigators reviewed video footage
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education has approved a new bonus pay incentive for substitute teachers. Beginning on Tuesday, substitute teachers will receive a $500 bonus for every 20 cumulative days they sub for the district. “Like schools all across the country, our district has been impacted by the ongoing substitute
Continue ReadingA Sedalia homeowner shot a burglary suspect Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage County SheriffMike Bonhamr reprots the suspect is under arrest. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, officers searched for the man near Algoa Road and Stertzer Road. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office stated a deputy conducted a business check at Casper’s 66 in Linn, Missouri around 6:30 a.m. The sheriff’s
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Jefferson City were asked to avoid part of Jefferson Street on Wednesday morning due to a crash. The Jefferson City Police Department posted on Twitter around 7 a.m. that traffic is back to normal in the 700 block of Jefferson Street. ABC 17 News has reached out to police
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