(KMIZ) — A civil suit has been filed in connection with the officer – involved shooting of a Sedalia woman. John Fizer, the father of Hannah Fizer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against deputy Jordan Schutte Wednesday. The deputy killed the 25-year-old during a traffic stop in June. The deputy …

It’s now a murder investigation in west Columbia. Police said yesterday (thur) the gunshot victim they found in a home on Orchard Court on Monday died from her injuries. Maya Wootton was 33 years old. Lucas Harper and Elizabeth Dye were arrested hours after the assault. They’re still in jail.

State health director Randall Williams said yesterday (thur) Missouri will not move teachers up the priority list for the coronavirus vaccine. The state is focused on older people and those with certain health conditions right now. Some neighboring states are vaccinating teachers already. Boone County confirmed its 75th death from …

Many people in the broadcasting industry are mourning the loss of Rush Limbaugh. The talk radio icon’s family said today (wed) he died at the age of 70. Zimmer Communications John Zimmer said the Cape Girardeau native never lost his ability to connect with a local audience, even when he …

One of mid-Missouri’s most successful homegrown brands is sold. Tractor Supply Company announced yesterday (wed) it had acquired Orscheln Farm and Home for nearly three hundred million dollars. Orscheln started in Moberly. It has expanded to 167 stores in 11 states.

Coronavirus numbers from Cole and Callaway counties were updated for the first time this week yesterday (wed). Cole reported seven more COVID-19 deaths, for a total of 108. Callaway confirmed its 40th death from the illness. Both counties had small coronavirus case increases, though. The increase was low again in …

KMIZ – 17 — A Barnett woman could face drug charges after deputies respond to an unsupervised child roaming the halls of an Eldon hotel. According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Brandy Batchelder was arrested Tuesday for 2nd-degree drug trafficking and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. …

(Fox News) — News Radio KWOS syndicated talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced. Limbaugh’s …

Missouri’s Senate leader says nothing on the Senate’s agenda this week was time-sensitive or worth lawmakers trying to drive to Jefferson City in snow. The Senate is out for the entire week, due to multiple winter storms. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz says he looked closely at weather forecasts: …

Another tricky travel day in mid-Missouri. Expect one-to-two inches of snow this (wed) morning that will stick to the cold roads. Glass says to expect dry conditions Thursday and Friday.and average-to-above-average temperatures starting this weekend. Saturday may mark our first day above freezing in more than two weeks.