Fire leaves one dead in Callaway County
The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire that left one person dead Saturday night.
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire that left one person dead Saturday night.
Continue ReadingA Columbia woman has lived in a tree since Monday in protest of trail construction on Rollins Street. Boone County Judge Jeff Harris approved an order Friday to allow the sheriff’s department to remove any people with a local organization from the area. It’s Our Wild Nature chairwoman Sutu Forte has slept in the tree
Continue ReadingSATURDAY NIGHT: Clear skies with a breeze lingering at around 5 mph. The winds will shift from the West to the South, bringing warmer air into the region for Sunday. Sunday: Mostly sunny skies with temperatures warming to around 55 degrees by the afternoon. The wind will once again pick up throughout the day, rising
Continue ReadingSATURDAY: We will be staying sunny today but will have some breezy winds out of the west with gusts up to 20 mph. Today’s high is 46. SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear conditions persist during the overnight hours, winds will turn to be out of the south bring us some warmer air for Sunday but still
Continue ReadingThe Amtrak station is currently closed after a structural assessment of the Union Hotel, built in 1855, revealed structural issues. The station’s waiting area was housed on the first floor of the hotel. Passengers are waiting under tents outside of the hotel as officials look for a temporary location for the station, said Jefferson City
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou basketball team defeated Central Missouri 80-56 in exhibition action.
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from Week 10 of area high school football. Oak Grove (26) at Boonville (47) FINAL MMA (6) at Centralia (52) FINAL Tolton (18) at Hallsville (41) FINAL Westran (7) at South Callaway (55) FINAL Harrisburg (30) at Paris (24) FINAL Fulton (0) at Moberly (35) FINAL St. James (7) at Blair
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will hosted a meeting at City Hall on Friday with mayors and staff representing four of Missouri’s largest cities: Columbia, Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis. The summit focused on progressing the conversation about how to make Missouri’s communities safer. Mayor Treece said their 3 main priorities are
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler on Friday called the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump a “sham” and “waste of time.” Hartzler, a Harrisonville Republican who represents Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, was in Columbia speaking at a women in agriculture conference. The House voted this week to pass new rules governing the impeachment
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge granted a request by Columbia city leaders to remove any people protesting on land marked for construction of a new trail on Rollins Street. The order from Judge Jeff Harris on Friday directs the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to remove any people with a local organization from the area within
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a standoff Friday afternoon in Moberly. The Moberly Police Department said officers saw a man with an arrest warrant, Steven Skinner, enter a residence in the 900 block of North Ault Street and refuse to leave at about 3 p.m. A short standoff ensued and Skinner later
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly shooting in Jefferson City continued Friday with police releasing few details about the case. ABC 17 News spoke with Jefferson City Police Department Lt. David Williams on Friday afternoon about the homicide. “This is still an open investigation and there are a lot of things happening,”
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Boone County Public Health and Human Services identified multiple reported cases of mumps on Friday. The department confirmed fewer than 10 cases of the illness, said PHHS spokesman Lucio Bitoy. Health care providers are working to identify anyone who might have come in contact with those who have confirmed
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries when a car hit her as she crossed the street Friday morning. The Jefferson City Police Department said Kristi Phelps, 27, was crossing Highway 179 against a red light at West Edgewood Drive when a Ford Focus driven by a Jefferson City man struck
Continue ReadingCOOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clarksburg man was charged on Wednesday after he was allegedly involved in the August death of Dylan Kramel, 20. Kramel was in the bucket of a Bobcat skid steer that Rowles was driving on Aug. 6 when Rowles hit a pot hole, and Kramel was ejected from the bucket. The skid steer then
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday. Jamey E. Sheppard, 42, of Columbia was taken to University Hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with a vehicle Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia was driving. Columbia police arrested Mechlin on suspicion of
Continue ReadingAs winter-like weather rolls in, vehicles may need a few more turns of the key to start up. The Missouri Department of Transportation has several tips on its website about how drivers can prepare their vehicle: Use fresh antifreeze to winterize the vehicle,Make sure the vehicle’s battery is working as it should,Check to see if
Continue ReadingFirst responders will hold a planned emergency response training exercise at the Missouri Capitol building on Friday, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety . “The training exercise will be conducted in a realistic manner, will be confined to specific areas of the Capitol, and could last several hours,” said a DPS press release.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) – An administrative hearing to decide whether the state of Missouri can revoke the abortion license for the state’s only abortion clinic has concluded. The hearing in St. Louis before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission was expected to last five days but wrapped up Thursday, a day early. A
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire early Friday morning. According to fire officials, the fire was in the 900 block of Monroe St. Authorities arrived at the home shortly after 2 a.m. The fire caused damages amounting to an estimated $20,000. The Red Cross is helping the seven residents
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