COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another inmate has died at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The release says that Donald James, 58, was pronounced dead at 11:26 a.m. Sunday. He was received by the DOC on April 2 and was serving a three-year sentence for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people from Bunceton are accused of abandoning a disabled, elderly woman in a home with unsafe conditions. Jordan Hulbert and Celia Marriott are charged in Cooper County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and a pair of misdemeanors: Elderly abuse and animal neglect. They both appeared for a hearing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With the May 16 legislative deadline fast approaching, the clock is ticking on a bill that would make Missouri an open-enrollment state. House Bill 711, sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollit (R-Sedalia), would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. It passed the state House in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ragtag Film Society in Columbia announced in a Monday press release that its grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts was terminated on Friday. The group is a 501(c)(3) organization that runs and operates Ragtag Cinema on Hitt Street in Downtown Columbia and the True/False Film Fest, which has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding for NPR and PBS, public broadcasting stations in Mid-Missouri stations are bracing for impact. Trump alleged in Thursday’s executive order that public stations were biased and “government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Eric Schmitt says he will introduce legislation to enhance penalties for crimes against first responders after the stabbing death of a Kansas City paramedic. Early Sunday, Kansas City firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, died in the line of duty after he was attacked while treating a patient. He was laid to rest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia has announced that it is taking applications for its open Ward 1 City Council seat. Tom Oldham stepped down from his position last week after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote in a social media post. The city did not elaborate on the allegations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who ran Gene Matlock Construction in Rolla has been charged with two felonies in Maries County. Gene Matlock, of St. James, was charged on Friday with committing deceptive business practices and stealing more than $25,000. A warrant was issued on Friday. A court date has not been set. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to give federal assistance to 26 Missouri counties impacted by storm damage and flooding, a press release says. Kehoe is requesting federal assistance during the period from March 30-April 8, the release says. Eighteen of those counties
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Missouri voters could soon get another chance to decide whether abortion rights should be part of the state’s constitution. A bill moving through the Senate would put a ballot measure up for a vote in 2026 that would effectively repeal Amendment 3, which voters approved in November. Amendment 3 enshrines abortion rights in the Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate is discussing a bill that would make the Show Me State an open-enrollment state. On Wednesday, the Senate took up House Bill 711 for a third reading and final passage. The legislation would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. House Bill
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Senate committee has approved putting a ballot measure before voters that would overturn Amendment 3. House Joint Resolution 73 has already been approved by the full House. Voters approved Amendment 3, which established reproductive health care — including abortion — as a constitutional right in last November’s election. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man who secretly recorded women at the hospital where he worked was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison, a press release from the Department of Justice says. Ian Wood, 45, pleaded guilty in January to producing child pornography and receiving child pornography. He admitted to recording young children
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Scott County Prosecutor’s Office has been named the special prosecutor in a pair of cases involving a Columbia restaurant owner. Crystal Umfress is charged with felonies in two cases in southeast Missouri. In one case, she’s charged with second-degree arson. In another, she was charged with two counts of filing false
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House began voting Wednesday morning on budget bills approved by the Senate — a step in hammering out a compromise version between the two chambers. The Senate approved the state’s 13 budget bills in a late-night session Tuesday. The House rejected those bills on Tuesday. With differences between the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of a voter-passed proposition rejoiced after a court’s decision on Tuesday. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, which raised the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to offer paid sick leave, rejecting arguments from business groups that the ballot measure was misleading and unconstitutional. The court’s majority ruled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved law that increases the minimum wage and requires employers to provide paid leave. Chief Justice Mary Russell wrote the majority opinion, joined by five of the court’s seven judges. The remaining judge wrote in a separate opinion that the court does not have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lines are forming outside at least one Columbia license office as people rush to get a new Real ID ahead of a pending deadline. Columbia’s license office on Vandiver had a line out the door Tuesday morning. An employee told ABC 17 News that it takes 5 to 10 minutes to process
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested in Colorado in relation to a missing Missouri teenager. A press release from the Fort Collins Police Department says the Fort Collins Police Cyber Crimes Unit received a tip from a Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force about a possible kidnapping. A youth went missing in December. The release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man who was accused of kidnapping his children from Nebraska before getting into a crash that killed one of them entered an Alford plea on Monday. Larry Lunnin Sr. entered an Alford plea to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child abduction. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains
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