If you’re looking to deprive yourself of sleep before you head to work next week, you’re in luck. After last week’s meteor streaked across the sky, more interstellar activity will occur this weekend. The leonid meteor shower will be visible all across the United States, barring cloud cover. The event will ramp up around midnight
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The Camdenton Police Department investigated threatening comments made by a student Friday morning, according to a news release. Officials said administrators at Camdenton High School and police officers looked into the comments. They said a student was later taken to the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center. According to the release, officers and administrators learned of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The teenager charged in an Oct. 31 deadly shooting on Rolling Hills Drive in Jefferson City was charged with a new felony Thursday. Cole County prosecutors charged Devin Schrimpf, 17, with delivery of marijuana. Court documents say officers searched Schrimpf’s belongings after he was taken to the hospital Oct. 31. Officers allege
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Planning and Protective Services staff inspected the building at 1716 Four Seasons Dr. Thursday and declared it both “dangerous” and a nuisance property. “The structure has severe damage to roof, walls, framing and interior,” said the city’s notice to the property owner. “The property is unsecured and has been
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows falling into the upper 20s. SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. EXTENDED: Clouds increase Saturday night in advance of our next cold front that will swing through on Sunday, bringing our next chance of rain early in the day. Rain clears
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department asked for hunters and land owners to help them find a woman who has been missing since the beginning of October. Mengqi Ji Elledge went missing on Oct. 8, according to police. Her husband, Joseph Elledge, was later arrested and charged with child abuse, and prosecutors have named
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THIS AFTERNOON: We’re under mostly sunny skies with temperatures pleasant, near 50 degrees. We’ll cool off quickly through the 40s this evening. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy overnight with lows falling back into the mid to upper 20s. EXTENDED: Things are fairly quiet, with temperatures slowly but surely warming up. Fall will have a chance to redeem itself over the
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Eldon, Mo continues to recover after an EF 3 tornado caused destruction on May, 22. The city received 134 building permit requests between May 24 and Oct. 18 related to tornado damage repairs. Building permit requests included new construction, roof, porch, electrical, siding replacement and remodeling. The tornado brought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of first-degree child molestation. Police arrested Cale J. Kliethermes on Thursday, and he was charged with first-degree child molestation, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree sexual misconduct. The arrest was made after an investigation,
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Sheriff’s Office searched for a man accused of stealing a vehicle on Friday. Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F spokesman Scott White said troopers recognized Shay Vinson’s car and tried to pull him over Friday morning. Troopers started the chase around 10:30 a.m. Deputies posted on Facebook that a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department located a missing child on Friday. The child originally went missing Friday morning and was later found safe with family in Jefferson City. The 4 or 5-year-old girl was seen running from Green Valley Drive by Broadway and Highway 63 Friday morning, said CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and Boone County officials announced a partnership on Friday in order to get the most accurate information for the 2020 census. Mayor Brian Treece and Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill announced Friday that Dr. Tracy-Greever Rice, a rural sociology professor at MU, and county clerk Brianna Lennon will co-chair the Boone
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – A 75-year-old man was found dead in the Lake of the Ozarks Sunday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s incident report, Calvin Hunnis of Sunrise Beach, was found floating face down in the 39 mile marker of the Osage Arm. Troopers responded to the drowning shortly after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died Friday, and another was in the hospital after a man tried to kill a woman and then shot himself. Deshawn Z. Graves, 22, died on Friday as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. Police said Graves shot at
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The House will hear from a singular witness Friday in the Trump impeachment hearings: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the probe. The career diplomat, who served both Republican and Democratic presidents, is expected to relay her striking story
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A construction project on Route H is currently shut down due to cold weather, according to Columbia Spokesperson Brian Adkisson. The work comes ahead of a runway expansion project at Columbia Regional Airport. Crews completed Phase 3 of the project Thursday morning which closed North Rangeline Road Connection and limited traffic to one lane at
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FRIDAY: We’re seeing a foggy start for some with calm conditions and what’s left of the snow from this week melting. While this could reduce visibility at times, and if dense enough, it could cause some patchy slick spots to develop with temperatures in the low 20s. We’ll see plenty of sunshine to close out
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Here are your highlights and scores for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 including the Columbia College women’s soccer team defeating Missouri Baptist for its fifth straight American Midwest Conference Tournament title. The Columbia College men’s basketball team also defeated Bible Baptist to improve to 3-3.
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The University of Missouri receives — and fulfills — hundreds of requests each year for student directory information.
Continue ReadingWARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) A student at the University of Central Missouri is facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of another student. Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Russell announced second-degree involuntary manslaughter charges Thursday against 24-year-old Jeremy Manley. Stephon Abron, a 20-year-old student from St. Charles, died Nov. 4 after what the university called an
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