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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Missouri Deputy Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang was found on Wednesday in Wyoming after being reported lost for six days.

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office announced that Mackelprang was found alive in the Wind River Range near Scott Lake. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office confirmed Mackelprang was located. He was brought back by helicopter, the sheriff’s office wrote in a social media post.

The sheriff’s office wrote that Mackelprang went missing on Aug. 20 after he started is hie from the Green River Lakes Trailhead and planned to reach Gannett Peak. His vehicle was found at the trailhead.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Changes are coming to MU Health Care employees’ paid-time off.

An MU Health Care spokesman confirmed the changes were approved by the Board of Curators during an Aug. 4 meeting. MU Health Care had announced pending changes earlier this summer when it announced a slew of layoffs and the closure of Hy-Vee Quick Cares.

PTO and six holidays will be combined into a single PTO bank, with total annual days reduced by three. Holiday poay will be eliminated by consolidating holidays.

Veterans Day will be retained as a separate holiday, as required by state law and holiday and premium pay will remain for that day.

The maximum accrual will be capped at 1.5X, which is reduced from 2X.  

Changes will be in effect on Jan. 1.

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Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched an investigation into Flock’s AI-powered web cameras. 

On Wednesday, Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding answers to what safeguards the company has in place to protect Americans’ data. 

According to Flock, Missouri is one of 49 states using the license plate reader cameras, with more than 3,000 Flock cameras deployed across the Show-Me State. Nationwide, Flock says its network includes roughly 120,000 cameras that scan more than 20 billion vehicles each month.

A release from Hawley says his concerns centered on the vast majority of Americans captured by the cameras being uninvolved in any wrongdoing and the use of artificial intelligence to compile that data into a searchable national database rather than limiting it to specific local investigations.

More than 140 cities across the country have since canceled their Flock contracts or deactivated the cameras amid growing concerns over privacy and potential misuse. 

In the letter, Hawley cited several examples, including the St. Charles County Police Department terminating its contract in August after an audit revealed an employee had run Flock searches for personal reasons unrelated to a law enforcement investigation.

“Sadly, my home state is not an outlier. In Milwaukee, prosecutors charged a police officer who allegedly searched his girlfriend’s license plate 124 times and her former boyfriend’s plate 55 times, entering “investigation” as his justification each time. Worse still, the officer was not caught by the company’s audit systems—he was caught because a private citizen looked up his own plate on a public website,” Halwey wrote in his letter to Langley.  

Several local Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies, including the Columbia and Jefferson City police departments, have touted Flock’s effectiveness, with Jefferson City Police Chief Eric Wilde previously telling the City Council that Flock cameras helped the department solve three homicides.

However, Hawley also raised concerns about potential false positives from the technology. He cited examples of a Florida woman spending 13 days in jail and faced eight felony charges after a Flock camera alert led investigators to the wrong vehicle. Prosecutors ultimately dismissed the charges seven months later after it was determined that investigators had arrested the wrong person based on a search of Flock’s network using a vehicle description.

He also pointed to a report from the Roseville Police Department in California that found that 71% of its Flock alerts were wrong. The Los Angeles Police Department also canceled its Flock contract after an audit found officers had stopped 161 vehicles incorrectly flagged as stolen 

“I want law enforcement to have tools to catch offenders and keep the public safe. But Americans do not surrender their privacy rights when they drive to work, drop their kids off at school, or go to church,” Hawley said in his letter. “The Supreme Court has recognized that a comprehensive, retrospective record of a person’s movements is different in kind from ordinary observation in public. Congress never authorized the network your industry has built. Your company’s internal policies are, in practice, the only safeguards for hundreds of millions of Americans. People across the country are now discovering that fact and demanding answers from their elected officials.”

Hawley’s letter comes as a growing number of residents have begun to express concerns about Columbia’s Flock cameras. On Monday, Dominic O’Connor was arrested by police after protesting Flock on a median. 

Dan Viets, an attorney with the Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association, has been one of the more outspoken community members regarding Flock cameras since they were first introduced in Columbia in 2024. He told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that many of the concerns he raised have since come to fruition, and argued that public safety should not come at the expense of constitutional protections.

“If there were no Fourth Amendment, the police could solve a lot more crimes. If they never needed to get a search warrant, if they could invade all of our homes whenever they felt like it. Indeed, they would solve more crimes. It is not worth the tradeoff. It is not worth the sacrifice,” Viets said. “People have a reasonable expectation that when they travel on the streets lawfully for lawful purposes, they’re not going to be placed under surveillance.”

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

U.S. Capitol police announced on its social media on Tuesday that officers had arrested a man who had a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck.

Capitol police wrote that officers spotted the truck illegally parked in the 100 block of East Capitol Street in Washington D.C. around 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, of Julian, California, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a dangerours weapon.

Police wrote the man drove to Washington, D.C. from California.

The 100 block of East Capitol Street is near the U.S. Capitol, Supreme Court and the Library of Congress.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City woman has been charged with three felonies after a 3-week-old baby fell and allegedly tested positive for multiple drugs.

Tayvian Brown was charged on Wednesday with three counts of child endangerment. A no-bond warrant was issued on Wednesday and she was not listed on the Cole County Jail’s online roster.

The probable cause statement says Brown left a 3-week-old girl and 3-year-old girl in the care of her 9-year-old daughter on June 17.

The 9-year-old placed the 3-week-old in a seat while she went to use the restroom, and she saw the baby on the floor when she returned, the statement says. The baby had to be brought to MU Children’s Hospital by ambulance. The 9-year-old allegedly told authorities that it was not the first time she looked after those two children, the statement says.

The statement says Missouri Children’s Division conducted a separate investigation of the incident and did a hair drug test on each child. The 9-year-old and 3-year-old allegedly tested positive for THC and cocaine, while the 3-week-old tested positive for amphetamines and cocaine, court documents allege.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Several road projects in Columbia and Boone County were announced on Wednesday.

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that the ramp from Highway 63 to westbound Interstate 70 will close at 8 p.m. Thursday for temporary barriers to be placed. The release says the ramp will reopen “no later than” 6 a.m. Friday.

Boone County announced on Wednesday that 60-80 North Broadview Court will be closed for street repair. The closure will start on Thursday and end Monday, according to the county’s release.

Pavement maintenance scheduled for 39 Columbia streets

Beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, contractors for the City of Columbia will start pavement maintenance on 39 city streets, according to a Wednesday press release from the city.

Crews are expected to finish by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, and will not work Labor Day weekend, the release says.

The contractor will apply Onyx surface treatment to streets that went through chip seal maintenance this year, the release says. The treatment, according to the release is “a quick-drying asphalt and pavement sealing solution.”

City crews will start placing “no parking” signs on Wednesday. The signs will be placed 24 hours before work begins, per the release.

The release says work is expected to proceed in the following order:

West Rollins Road from South Fairview Road to Stadium Boulevard

West Rollins Road from South Fairview Road to Scott Boulevard

Manor Drive from West Rollins Road to West Broadway

Westridge Drive from West Rollins Road to West Broadway

North Circle Drive from Maplewood Drive to Westridge Drive

Jake Lane from Bray Avenue to Cunningham Road

Longwell Drive from Bray Avenue to the cul-de-sac

English Drive from Cunningham Road to Jake Lane

Alsup Drive from Talent Drive to Bradshaw Avenue

Wallace Street from Chapel Hill Road to Alsup Drive

Barkley from Alsup Drive to Kohler Circle

Talent Drive from Chapel Hill Road to Kohler Circle

Kohler Circle from Talent Drive to the bulb

Larail Drive from Burrwood Drive to Crestwood Lane

Lake Point Lane from Larail Drive to the cul-de-sac

Burrwood Drive from Oakhaven Drive to the cul-de-sac

Crestwood Lane from Larail Drive to Forum Boulevard

Juniper Drive from South Rock Quarry Road to the cul-de-sac

Juniper Place from Juniper Drive to the concrete

Telluride Lane from Rock Quarry Road to the cul-de-sac

East Point Drive from Stadium Boulevard to the cul-de-sac

Ray Young Drive from East Point Drive to the cul-de-sac

Old Mill Creek from County Line to Vawter School Road

The access road from Old 63 to the cul-de-sac

Burbank Loop from Bullhead Lane to Bullhead Lane

Bullhead Lane from Burbank Loop to Black Hills Drive

Black Hills Drive from Wood Shire Drive to Mexico Gravel Road

Wood Shire Drive from Wood Lake Court to the cul-de-sac

Opal Drive from Amethyst Drive to North Wyatt Lane

Coral Drive from the cul-de-sac to Opal Drive

Granite Drive from the end of the street to Coral Drive

Derby Ridge Drive from East Brown School Road to the dead end

Hatteras Drive from Tide Water Drive to Derby Ridge Drive

Sanderling Drive from Tide Water Drive to Hatteras Drive

Carolina Drive from Tide Water Drive to Hatteras Drive

Tide Water Drive from Carolina Drive to Derby Ridge Drive

Buxton Lane from Carolina Drive to Tide Water Drive

Chesapeake Lane from Carolina Drive to Tide Water Drive

Piedmont Place from the cul-de-sac to Carolina Drive

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Home sales were down 6% in Columbia this July compared to last, while sales in Boone County remained flat against the backdrop of a struggling national market.

Boone County’s sales were down three from last year, finishing the month with 214 transactions, according to the Mid-Missouri Board of Realtors’ monthly home sales report. Average days a house sat on the market, meanwhile, were up 34.5% compared to last year to 49 days.

Inventories of lower-priced houses are relatively low, while the tier of homes above $1 million has 35 months of inventory.

New listings were also down 13.5% compared to last year, and pending listings were down 11.7% compared to July 2025.

The median sales price was up by 9.1% to $377,450, reflecting a national trend of increased home costs. Sales across the country fell 10.% in July.

Building permits increased month-over-month, but remained down 5% year-to-date, the board reported.

July 2026 market statisticsDownload

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The NFL announced Wednesday that the Pro Bowl is no more.

The all-star event had been held annually since 1951, with the “Pro Bowl Games” replacing the traditional game in 2023.

The change will occur this year, with the league instead recognizing 88 players “with no replacement selections,” according to a press release from the league. The roster will “be determined through an equal-weighted voting process among players, coaches and fans,” the release says.

The release says the league will hold an in-person celebration in Los Angeles “during the traditional Pro Bowl weekend.” The Pro Bowl Games have recently been held the weekend before the Super Bowl.

“The Pro Bowl has always been about recognizing the players who distinguish themselves as the very best in the NFL,” a quote in the release attributed to Peter O’Reilly, NFL executive vice president, Club Business, International and League Events, said. “A Pro Bowl selection will return to its original purpose, honoring the best of the best. We want that distinction to carry even greater meaning for the players, their families, their clubs and our fans.”

The Pro Bowl and Pro Bowl Games have come under criticism in recent years, with fans and pundits debating over the number of players who drop out of the event and the type of events associated with it.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

West Stadium Boulevard will be repaved overnight beginning Wednesday between West Edgewood Drive to Missouri Boulevard, according to a Wednesday press release from Jefferson City.

Crews will work Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6 p.m.-6 a.m.

The road will not be closed, traffic could be delayed, the release says. Jefferson City Public Works asks motorists to avoid the area while crews work, if possible.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A partial collapse occurred Tuesday night at a dilapidated building in Sedalia.

The east wall of the building at 104 Main St. collapsed and sent debris into an adjacent parking lot and Ohio Street, the city announced in a Wednesday press release.

The release says multiple addresses in the 100 block of Main Street were scheduled for demolition. Court battles have ensued over locations in the 200 block.

“The property owners have active demolition permits for each building, and the City previously received an engineered demolition plan addressing the work, including the separation of 114 W. Main Street from the adjoining building at 116 W. Main Street,” the release says.

Barricades have been installed along Main Street at Ohio and Osage streets, the release says. That area will remain closed until “the affected buildings have been rendered safe and the street can be safely reopened,” the release says.

The release also says the property owners Sedalia Plaza on Main have agreed to accelerate demolition. The original timeline was expected to take four-to-six months, but 104-114 West Main St. will now be complete demolished by Tuesday, Sept. 8.

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