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
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police are investigating who fired off shots Tuesday night on the west side of the city. The department posted on Facebook that someone shot into the air in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane around 9:30 p.m. CPD said it was dispatched to the area at 9:28 p.m. when residents
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By John Towfighi, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — US stocks soared Wednesday as Wall Street digested the resounding Democrat sweep in the midterm elections and mulled what a divided government will mean for the war with Iran, President Donald Trump’s policy agenda and the AI trade. The Dow surged 1,569 points, or 3%, and had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Camdenton man was seriously hurt during a crash in Camden County just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado north on Highway 7, north of Irontown Dr., when he failed to navigate a curve in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Proposition L — a sales tax increase to pay for a new Boone County Jail — failed Tuesday, with nearly 60% of voters voting against it. A total of 65,511 votes were counted, with 39,178 “No” votes and 26,333 “yes” votes Proposition L was among the questions local voters saw on their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democrats across the country have won several key races in the high-stakes midterm elections, taking control of the House and Senate. With a majority party needing only 51 seats, the current Senate race outlook shows 54 Democratic seats, 44 Republican seats, and 2 Independent seats. Michigan democrat Abdul El-Sayed is projected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou hoops started off its season of expectations by meeting the expectations against Cleveland State, demolishing the Vikings 111-50, on Tuesday night. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, as well as guards Jason Crowe Jr. and Kennard Davis Jr. in the video player below. The
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) Amendment 3 failed in Missouri and voters who wanted “no on 3” are excited about the results. The coalition Stop The Ban has been campaigning for no votes on Amendment 3 and at the watch party hosted by them, the entire room was filled with cheers when the announcement was made that
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters rejected Proposition A on Tuesday, and shut down the opportunity for the 2025-drawn congressional map to be used in the next election. State lawmakers passed the map last September in an effort to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the midterms. “I’m a very proud Missourian tonight. Together, we delivered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus was involved in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Callaway County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on westbound Highway 54 near County Road 240, just north of Kingdom City. The report says a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee – driven by
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