A representative for Columbia in Missouri’s state house has joined other lawmakers in the push to address Missouri’s Department of Mental Health’s referral backlog.
Democratic State Rep. David Tyson Smith filed House Bill 2952 on Jan. 13.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Room at the Inn is keeping its doors open throughout Saturday night for people in need of a warm place to sleep as the frigid cold sweeps through mid-Missouri. Manager John Trapp said the shelter regularly hits its full capacity of 110 people. The shelter opens at 6:30 p.m. and
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The Missouri Department of Education has until June to create a plan to implement a new system for grading schools in the state, following Gov. Mike Kehoe’s announcement of an executive order signed during his State of the State address.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri law enforcement agencies continue to expand their participation in a federal immigration enforcement partnership more than nine months after the state first moved to align itself with President Donald Trump’s directive to broaden cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 1996 federal law allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing his wife to death this week at their home pleaded not guilty Friday, claiming a mental disease or defect. Malang J. Akbari, 46, was charged Tuesday with murdering his wife, Manhaz Akbari, by stabbing her to death in their home on East McCarty Street. Court documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Thursday entered an agreement with Utah-based EnviroServe that involves cleaning out homeless camps around the city. A city spokeswoman wrote in an email that bids were requested because the city will often not have the specialized equipment needed to deal with hazardous materials and other items left
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday with multiple child sex crimes. Michael Minor, 48, was charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold. There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dispensary caught fire on Thursday night after a vehicle hit the gas meter of the building, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Firefighters were called around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at Greenlight Dispensary in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for murder and other charges in Michigan was arrested in Callaway County. Maurice Harris, 20, was charged Friday in Callaway County with being a fugitive from out of state. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Office on Thursday for warrants out of Wayne County, Michigan. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025-26 deer-hunting season ended on Jan. 15 and the preliminary total of deer harvested is up nearly 10% from last year, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. MDC reports that 301,954 deer were harvested throughout the state this hunting season, compared to 275,656 during the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City man on Thursday was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a gun crime, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. James Tatum, 35, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for being a felon with a gun. The sentence includes three years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Sedalia woman was seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening on westbound Highway 50 in Pettis County, east of Muddy Creek, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. An MSHP arrest report indicates that Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates in a race to represent part of Mid-Missouri in the state Senate have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in the August primary. Four Republicans have formed committees to raise money for their campaigns in the Sixth Senate District, which covers Cole, Callaway, Miller, Morgan and Moniteau counties. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City murder suspect will remain in the Cole County Jail without bond after his first court hearing on Friday. Malcolm M. Mayes, 29, of Jefferson City, appeared via video from the Cole County Jail. The judge noted that Mayes’ application for a public defender was approved, but he had
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Zachary Muro pleaded guilty to charges for his role in a June 2024 overdose death.
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Democrats have an answer to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to phase out Missouri’s income tax. Rep. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) has filed a bill that would remake Missouri’s income tax brackets to put less of the burden on lower income brackets and more on the top bracket. Meanwhile, House Speaker Jonathan Patterson has filed legislation
Continue Reading Editor’s note: The name of the business was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire damaged a cannabis dispensary Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Columbia. Greenlight Dispensary was damaged. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message there was a fire on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling out a new campaign designed to bring both international and domestic soccer fans to Mid-Missouri ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative, called “Kick It in CoMo,” is meant to boost local businesses and showcase Columbia as a destination for visitors traveling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority’s Kinney Point low-income housing project is complete, and families have moved into all 34 homes, as more than 1,257 households remain on the agency’s waitlist, according to CHA. Previous reporting shows the list stood at about 800 households in September. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority,
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