A Jefferson City man is facing a felony charge for unlawful use of a weapon after an Oct. 3 incident in the 1200 block of Rackers Road. Gregory Leak, 59, was arrested later that day after investigators said he admitted to threatening his neighbor with a 9mm Ruger pistol. The neighbor told police she had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman came down from a tree Tuesday morning after protesting the construction of a new trail in south Columbia for a week. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below Columbia police and Boone County Sheriff’s deputies took Sutu Forte into custody Tuesday morning and gave
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A Boone County judge sentenced a Jefferson City man to jail after he pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action on Monday. Deangelo Bulter pleaded guilty to shooting a bail bonds agent in 2017 in Columbia. Authorities said he allegedly shot the woman as she was giving out wanted posters with Butler’s name
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a Springfield, Missouri, woman Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash where a bicyclist died. Haily Crabtree, 26, is charged with a single count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a Class D felony. Police found Crabtree after the crash, which happened
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Several mid-Missouri counties are holding elections Tuesday. Some of the main items on the ballots include sewage systems, law enforcement funding and raising lodging taxes to fund tourism promotion. Three cities in Boone, Randolph and Monroe counties have sewage or wastewater systems up for a vote. Hallsville is looking to sell its sewage operations. The
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TUESDAY: Any leftover sprinkles will move out early being replaced by sunshine. Highs will top out in the low 50s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, but winds will have flipped out of the south and will help keep temperatures in the upper 30s and some low 40s. EXTENDED: Those winds will continue out of the south for
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It’s not clear what action, if any, the state could take following a sudden phone service outage last week. After a construction crews cut a Centurylink fiber line in Kansas City, 911 centers, schools, and other local agencies were impacted in Mid-Missouri. The company is not regulated by the Department of Commerce and Insurance. A
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NELSON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Fire Safety is looking into reports the fire at a gas station Friday started in a kitchen. Mike O’Connell a spokesman with the Missouri Department of Public Safety said multiple Stuckey’s employees reported the fire started in the grill area at the gas station. According to O’Connell, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department received a report Monday of alleged sexual misconduct last month. New crime notification issued today regarding sexual misconduct – exposure. More information, including safety tips at https://t.co/D8uqQhTwIW— MU Police (@MUPDpolice) November 4, 2019 According to the report from MUPD, the misconduct happened Oct. 28. Officers said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm a man stole an undisclosed amount of money from a liquor store Monday night. Officers said it happened at 8:45 p.m. Monday at the Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road. Police say the armed man had a handgun. CPD said no one was taken into custody. No injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia and a group of nonprofits want $2 million in state tax credits to help pay for the expansion of a new agriculture park. The Columbia City Council is set to vote on approving the agreement between the groups and the Missouri Development Finance Board at a meeting later
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged two men Friday in Cole County after they allegedly resisted arrest and trespassed the night of Lincoln University’s homecoming concert. According to court documents, Donja Ross, 19, and Glenn Smith, 20, were part of a crowd outside Jason’s Gym that became unruly. The school held its homecoming concert at
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Jefferson City Council members will hear a proposal to change requirements for short term rentals at Monday’s city council meeting. The city’s current policy requires a person to obtain a special exception permit to rent their home on platforms such as Airbnb or HomeAway. A person must apply for the permit through the Planning and
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration closed its case against Circle A Ranch. This comes after the company was fined more than $9,200 when a worker was injured on the job in March. OSHA gave the cattle farm a serious citation in September after an employee was injured March 29. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council reviewed a report Monday from the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health asking the council to temporarily ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products within city limits. The temporary ban is meant to buy time for city staff to create a more permanent ordinance. The report says flavored e-cigarette
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After tying the record for hottest September in mid-Missouri, we made a complete 180 throughout the month of October. We’ve already managed to see our first snowfall, along with temperatures that were some 25-30 degrees below normal for Halloween. Winter-like weather has had its way with mid-Missouri in the past week and it may get
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man with several felonies after court documents say he fired a gun at two people on Sunday. Terrance Johnson was accused of a shooting at a north Columbia apartment building in the 2000 block of Newton around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Court documents say two witnesses accused Johnson
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. Cold, lows in the low to mid-30s. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and cool. Highs in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Our active weather pattern continues with several disturbances moving through the region over the next week. The jet stream is bringing cooler air from the northwest in the upper levels
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The Mizzou basketball team will host Incarnate Word on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Hear from head coach Cuonzo Martin and the team ahead of the Tigers season opener.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A home in Mexico, Missouri, had “significant damage” in each room after a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms early Saturday morning. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the call in the 100 block of South Mississippi Street at 2:57 a.m. Saturday. A resident in the home woke up
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