JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Missourians from across the state met at the Capitol rotunda Wednesday afternoon in support of placing a moratorium on data centers until state regulations are in place. “Now they are building one within a mile of our house, it’s taking up good cropland, In fact, my two sons lost
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed an executive order putting limits on the use of video obtained from Flock license-plate-reader camera networks. The order signed Wednesday puts restrictions in place until the Missouri General Assembly creates its own. The order requires license plate and vehicle data to be deleted after 30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were more than 2,600 electricity customers without power on Wednesday in Camden County after storms went through the area. Roughly 15 reports of outages were called in by Ameren customers mostly along Highway 54. There were 1,005 Ameren customers affected. Most of those outages were reported after 5 p.m. with restoration
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s No Mow Zones will undergo maintenance starting next week and for the 30 days following that under a new contract. The City of Columbia initially planned maintenance on the zones in July, but spokesperson John Ogan said the contract had lapsed and the City focused on conducting maintenance locally. He wanted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency phone lines were restored Wednesday afternoon in Boone and Cole counties after an outage that began in the morning. Jefferson City Police Lt. Curtis Finke said a little before 4 p.m. Wednesday that service for the city and Cole County had been restored by communication carrier Brightspeed. “There was no disruption
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson pleaded not guilty to a felony charge on Wednesday. Wilson was charged in July with stealing more than $750. He waived his arraignment on Wednesday and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. The probable cause statement in the case says current
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man drowned Wednesday morning at the Lake of the Ozarks after he suffered a head injury, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man jumped from a deck into shallow water and injured his head at the 4.8 mile marker of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump sent a signed letter and photograph of himself to a Boone County woman who was cited by the county’s health department for serving food out of her home. Kathy Kite, of Harrisburg, received a letter from the president, which was dated Sept. 2. Trump’s letter included words of encouragement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department is receiving an additional $60,000 for fuel purchases as diesel prices reach record levels in Missouri and nationwide. The Columbia City Council approved the money as part of the city’s fourth-quarter adjustments to its fiscal 2026 budget. The one-time funding will come from the city’s general fund balance.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Range Line Street has been reopened after closing for a rollover crash Wednesday morning. A Boone County Joint Communication alert at 8:25 a.m. said that one lane was closed going northbound after a car flipped over under the I-70 underpass. ABC 17 News saw Columbia Fire and Police on scene. One vehicle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s county clerks and election directors told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that it is too late to switch congressional maps for the Nov. 3 general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities filed an amicus brief in the 8th U.S. Circuit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jonesburg man was charged on Tuesday with two counts of promoting child sex abuse materials. An initial court appearance for Tevis Forrest was held on Tuesday. He is being held without bond. The probable cause statement says the child victim provided law enforcement on July 30 with illicit images taken of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men have been arrested and charged after authorities claim they involved in an armed robbery on Saturday afternoon in Jefferson City. Brandon Watts, 31, and Bryan Schaffer, 36, both of Jefferson City, are charged with first-degree attempted armed robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree accessory
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Delia’s Mexican Grill on Stadium Boulevard in Columbia is appealing a suspension of its liquor license. A filing with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control shows a 10-day suspension was issued on Aug. 18 in connection with an investigation from 2023 that involves allegations of “unlawful sale or supply to intoxicated person”
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The spelling of the doctor’s name has been corrected. One doctor at MU Health Care said that she is seeing a declining vaccination rate and, because of this, we could see a more intense flu season. Dr. Amruta Padhye, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at the University of Missouri, said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is investigating allegations of staff violating federal and state laws against diversity, equity and inclusion practices after a video reportedly showing a professor expressing support for DEI surfaced Monday. The video, filmed by Accuracy in Media with what appears to be a hidden camera, shows University of Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters will see Amendment 7 on the November ballot, and they’ll have to decide whether to create a permanent public endowment that will grow until it reaches an amount sufficient to eliminate all state-imposed taxes. How much the fund would need to eliminate taxes and how long it could take are
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education approved a new A-F school and district grading framework Tuesday, with one board member voting against it. The vote approves the formula the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will use to calculate letter grades for public schools, charter schools and districts. In January,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Bunceton will receive $2.86 million in financial assistance from the Department of Natural Resources to upgrade its wastewater treatment system, a Tuesday press release from the DNR says. Funding from the DNR includes a $1.1 million loan and a $1.7 million grant through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of Maher Real Estate confirmed to ABC 17 News on Tuesday that the Katy Station building and the location of Broadway Diner are under contract in an active transaction. Company President Jack Maher III confirmed the contract. Katy Station, located at 402 E. Broadway, was added to the Columbia Historic
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