COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former owner of a Moberly daycare was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday in Randolph County. Naomi Hess pleaded guilty in August to four counts of first-degree child endangerment. Hess, who ran Play N’ Learn Daycare, was arrested in 2024 after a witness reported that she had slapped
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Another phase of Missouri’s massive Interstate 70 expansion is moving forward, bringing the state a step closer to adding a third lane in each direction across nearly 200 miles of the interstate. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission selected the Millstone Weber Team as the contractor for a $583 million phase
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Treasury Department has approved 131 census tracts for designation as “Opportunity Zones,” where developers can earn special federal tax breaks. The zones include four in Boone County, one in Cole County and others in several Mid-Missouri counties, according to a list posted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s website. Gov.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is not satisfied with a Columbia bar’s response to alleged nuisance claims. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has attributed a hot spot for crime in downtown Columbia to Reign Bar, located at 33 N. Ninth St., since the summer, when there was a large street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The body of a person who was thrown from a boat Wednesday on the Gravois Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks was recovered Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F spokesman Sgt. Kyle Green told ABC 17 News on Thursday that the body had been recovered just before 11:30 a.m. Green
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is looking for a company to manage its amphitheater at Ellis-Porter Riverside Park, as the venue’s current operator reports more than $216,000 in income and more than $206,000 in expenses so far this program year. The Jefferson City Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department issued a request for proposals earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was involved in a five-vehicle crash that closed part of Interstate 70 on Wednesday has died. The 57-year-old man, who police did not identify by name, died at a hospital Wednesday night, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Another driver, a minor, was taken to a
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The midterm election on Tuesday was a clear, resounding victory for Democrats and liberal policies across the country, and that was true in Missouri as well. Voters rejected Amendment 3, which would have banned abortion; approved Amendment 6, which limited legislators’ power to undo laws made through a popular vote; and took the veto-proof General
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brian Smith’s influence on Missouri wrestling can be measured in individual National Championships, All-Americans and conference titles. But for those who spent time around his program, his legacy extends well beyond the results on the mat. Smith announced Wednesday that his 29th season as Missouri’s head wrestling coach will be his last.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said he needs to reflect on election night results and have “honest conversations” about politics. “Taking real action on the policies that help families afford to pay their bills, improve the education of our children, and ensure our communities are safe matters much more than well-delivered lines in campaign
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old man in Jefferson City was arrested after a SWAT team was called in during a standoff on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The name of the man arrested was not released by police. The release says an officer saw the man at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Parks Department is opening requests for proposals for an operator for Capital Region Amphitheater. The department’s five-year agreement with VenuWorks has ended and requests for proposals opened Wednesday, according to a press release from Jefferson City Parks. The period for proposals closes at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men from Columbia were given federal prison sentences in separate cases on Wednesday, according to press releases from the Department of Justice. Deshawn Anthony Harris, 21, was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a “machine gun conversion device,” after pleading guilty to the charge, the release says. After his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person drowned Wednesday after falling from a bass boat at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP’s Troop F – which covers much of Mid-Missouri – wrote that three people fell out of the boat near the Gravois Arm at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey said Wednesday when early results came back for Tuesday’s election, he was surprised voters rebuked Proposition L. Prop L was a proposed 3/8 cent sales tax to pay for a new Boone County Jail that would have expired in 2042. Nearly 60% of voters said “no” to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a trailer hauling Budweiser Clydesdales on Tuesday closed eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia after a three-vehicle crash. Columbia Police reported the crash a little before 11 a.m., saying both lanes were closed at the Business Loop 70 West exit. It wasn’t immediately clear how the crash happened. The Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials determined there was no credible threat at a Boonville school on Wednesday, according to a social media post from the Boonville Police Department. Police wrote that a student on Wednesday morning allegedly mad a threat about shooting another student on Thursday. “Following the investigation, officials determined that there was no credible
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters ended Republican supermajorities in the Missouri House and Senate on Tuesday night after Democrats picked up several seats across the state. In Jefferson City, Democrat Suzanne Luther defeated her Republican opponent, Shane Kampeter, by fewer than 200 votes. The Cole County Clerk’s Office reports Luther received around 51% of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person running across Interstate 70 on Tuesday night suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a car. The Columbia Police Department did not give the name or sex of the crash victim. CPD wrote in a news release that the person was running across the eastbound lanes near the Highway
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BRUMLEY, Mo. (KMIZ) National Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to arrive at the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon to survey a plane crash that killed two people on Tuesday. NTSB spokesperson Jennifer Gabris told ABC 17 News in an email that investigators are expected to arrive at about 1 or 2 p.m.
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