Mid-Missouri food banks prepare for increased demand amid government shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its second week, food banks across the country are preparing for increased demand.
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Columbia police chief calls number of legal guns being carried downtown ‘shocking’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude called the number of legal guns being carried downtown “shocking” in her statement to Columbia city leaders at Monday night’s council meeting. “Two of my assistant chiefs worked downtown over the weekend, and the remark that they made to me after the first night was they were
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Cole County judge approves ballot language for anti-abortion question
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has approved the ballot language for a summary of a constitutional amendment that would limit abortion access across the state. Judge Daniel Green had twice refused Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ attempt to write the language for Amendment 3. The most recent rejection occurred on Oct. 1 and
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Callaway County woman accused of using AR-15 to shoot at elderly man in skid steer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman was charged on Monday after she allegedly shot an AR-15 at an elderly man who was driving a skid steer on Sunday in a residence east of Fulton. Rebecca Elm, 58, was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage. She is being held at
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Columbia man, child flown to University Hospital after crash in Carroll County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Columbia man and 7-year-old boy from Marshall were flown to University Hospital with injuries after a minivan crashed on Highway 41 in Carroll County on Thursday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as the man drove a 2008 Chrysler Town and
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No beds, no trial, no treatment: Mentally ill in Missouri jails caught up in yearslong cycle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that people accused of crimes have the right to a fair and speedy trial. But for those waiting for state-mandated mental health treatment before trial, speedy isn’t always the case. Jeanette Simmons, deputy director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said around 500
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Government shutdown could delay paychecks, benefits from SNAP
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has enough funding to last until November, according to Kim Buckman, Feeding Missouri advocacy and communication director. The 2018 Farm Bill funds SNAP and the emergency food assistance program along with many agricultural programs. For these programs to keep going, Congress needs to renew the legislation, Buckman
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Lawyer says immigration cases are hard to win after migrants have been detained
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri immigration lawyer says due to new immigration policies, he has had to stop taking on removal cases for immigrants in detention. “Changes to the immigration court system, how evidence is being evaluated, how charges are being brought, people are being placed in removal proceedings with far greater ease,” said David
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Cole County judge again rejects secretary of state ballot summary for anti-abortion amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has, for the second time, rejected the secretary of state’s ballot summary for a constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion across Missouri. Judge Daniel Green refused to accept Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ second attempt to write the language for Amendment 3 on Tuesday. Green ordered Hoskins
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Area lawmakers agree Columbia should form taskforce, disagree on road to solutions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State lawmakers are reacting to the outpouring response by local leaders and community organizations following a deadly downtown Columbia shooting over the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Columbia police responded to a shooting in the 800 block of East Broadway just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Police found three people shot; one woman,
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Kehoe authorizes National Guard to help ICE in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said Tuesday that he has authorized the Missouri National Guard to help at ICE facilities in Missouri. The mission will begin on Wednesday, Kehoe’s office wrote in a news release. “This decision comes in response to a request for assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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Nearly 500 Missourians in jail waiting for beds with Department of Mental Health
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five hundred people in Missouri jails have been deemed incompetent to stand trial and are waiting for a bed with the Department of Mental Health. But there are no beds available. The state has 922 beds available for criminal commitment, or committing someone to mental health treatment while they await trial. Jeanette
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Kehoe applies for waiver to cut ‘unhealthy’ foods from Missouri SNAP recipients
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri has submitted a waiver to cut “unhealthy” foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office announced Monday in a press release. Kehoe signed an executive order on Monday to tell the state’s Department of Social Services to submit the waiver, joining a growing number
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Kehoe to sign new congressional map into law Sunday
Two bills from September’s special session are up for Governor Kehoe’s signature in a closed-door signing Sunday.
A new congressional map, dubbed the “Missouri First” map, is ready to be signed. The map splits Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Fifth District in Kansas City into three. This will merge it with more rural and republican areas, likely removing Cleaver’s seat and giving the Republican Party a boost in the next election.
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Group to proceed in campaign to put ‘Missouri First’ map before voters, despite petitions’ rejection
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office has rejected three petitions submitted to get a newly redrawn congressional map before voters. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ office released three rejection letters late Friday. The letters were addressed to Richard von Glahn, with Missouri Jobs with Justice, and said the three petitions submitted
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Brunswick man charged with six counts of first-degree rape, several more felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brunswick man was charged in Chariton County with a slew of sex crimes on Thursday. Kenneth Paul Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, two counts of fourth-degree child molestation and a lone count of third-degree assault. He was arrested on Thursday and his
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Dueling Amendment 3 PACs report big fundraising totals
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Political action committees on the opposite ends of Missouri’s abortion debate each reported large fundraising totals to end the week. Stop the Ban Missouri, a coalition aimed at defeating Amendment 3 in November 2026, announced in a news release on Friday that it has raised more than $800,000 since its formation
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Kehoe expected to sign new Missouri congressional map into law on Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign the new congressional map within the state into law this Sunday, according to a Thursday press release from the governor’s office. The new congressional map – named the “Missouri First” map – was approved during a special session earlier this month. The new map has
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First lady serving as treasurer of anti-abortion amendment PAC
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri first lady Claudia Kehoe is serving as treasurer of a political action committee that is leading the support of a ballot issue to curtail abortion. Kehoe, wife of Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, was listed on paperwork filed Sept. 8 as treasurer of the Her Health, Her Future PAC. The group
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‘Missouri First’ redistricting map faces four legal challenges, citizen referendum
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two weeks have passed since the Missouri General Assembly adjourned its special session, and Gov. Mike Kehoe has yet to sign either of the bills the Republican majority sent to his desk. The Missouri House of Representatives spent $159,706.60 on the special session, according to an email from the House spokesman
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