COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former state Sen. Kurt Schaefer has been confirmed as the next director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Senate Republicans confirmed Thursday on social media. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Schaefer as his pick for the role last month. Schaefer previously served as the DNR’s general counsel and deputy director. Schaefer represented
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court in Springfield on Thursday for a federal drug trafficking charge. The Department of Justice said in a press release that Michael Hunt, 43, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was found guilty in July of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit involving a data breach of MU Health Care in 2020. MU Health Care in September 2020 stated that private information about patients occurred during May 2-4 of that year. Court documents say roughly 190,000 patients were impacted. An unopposed motion for final approval
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One of President Donald Trump’s first moves in office was to pardon more than 1,500 people who were convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Those crimes ranged from simply trespassing to brutal assaults on police officers. One of them was a Mid-Missouri man, Matt Loganbill. He was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s office has launched an investigation into a Boone County haunted house that did not open its doors this past fall. The Attorney General’s office received 25 complaints from consumers about Fear Fest, according to AG spokesperson Madeline Sieren. Columbia’s Fear Fest Haunted House made an official announcement on Oct. 31
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire Tuesday in Moberly in the 600 block of Burkholder Street. Moberly Fire Department Lt. Cory Putnam told ABC 17 News in an email that firefighters were dispatched for a report of a house fire that had one person and multiple pets in the home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Minnesota was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Interstate 70 at mile marker 191 in Warren County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that the driver – a 60-year-old man from Andover, Minnesota – of a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 13,000 animals entered shelters and rescues each day in 2023 across the nation and the need for more pet foster families is at a high, according national rescue group Best Friends. Melody Whitworth, director of Unchained Melodies Dog Rescue, said besides a new litter and mom they took in over the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri officials stand ready to use state resources to help President Donald Trump enforce immigration law as he takes office. A newly inaugurated Trump begins his next four years with a focus on taxes, foreign policy and immigration. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week signed two executive orders — 25-04 and 25-05 —
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a Fulton man who was killed after an October shooting is increasing the incentive for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect. The Fulton Police Department announced in a Friday press release that Dominique Ford’s grandfather spoke with them to raise the amount of money for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron was charged on Thursday after he was accused of assaulting a corrections officer on May 11, 2023. Jaquan Brown, 27, was charged in Cole County with first-degree assault and violence to a Department of Corrections employee. A warrant was issued and no bond was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Vienna man was killed Friday morning in a crash on Highway 133 in Maries County, a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says. The report says that the man was driving a 2005 Ford Focus southbound on the road when it crossed the center line and hit a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of deer harvested during the 2024-25 hunting season dropped 15% from the year before, the Missouri Department of Conservation wrote in a Thursday press release. The season ended on Wednesday. There were 276,262 deer harvested this season compared to 326,448 during the 2023-24 season, the release says. This year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man pleaded guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday. Albert Keel, 28, will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 12 in Miller County. He was accused last year of leaving a loaded handgun on a table while playing video games, court documents in previous reporting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday ordered all American and Missouri flags at state buildings to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day. Flags have been at half-staff around the country since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29. Flags are typically flown for 30 days
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cases of several viruses have increased in Mid-Missouri since the holidays wrapped up a few weeks ago. MU Health Care At MU Health Care facilities Dr. Laura Morris said they have seen an increase in visits for respiratory symptoms, infections and testing. Morris said the holidays did bring a couple viral infections
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an executive order on Wednesday that ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings and grounds to be flown at full-staff on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Flags around the nation have been flying at half-staff since President Joe Biden issued an order on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said having a mentor played a large role in his success in taking over the governor’s mansion. During his inauguration speech on Monday, Kehoe said his mentor Dave Sinclair helped teach him about the importance of building relationships, having values and relying on his faith. Kehoe said he believes
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Odessa man pleaded guilty to five felonies in a December 2023 crash that knocked out power for hundreds of people in Maries County. Jeramy Sisk pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, three counts of first-degree property damage and one count of stealing a car. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Missouri has a new governor. Republican Mike Kehoe, formerly the lieutenant governor and a state senator before that, was sworn in as the state’s 58th governor on Monday. He was joined by a slate of Republican statewide officials in taking the oath of office. Kehoe took executive actions on his first day focused on fighting
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