Experienced prosecutor helps with backlog of murder cases
Morley Swingle has been working as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Boone County for two weeks.
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Columbia intersection back open after crash
Police and firefighters responded to a crash in Columbia on Friday night.
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VIDEO: Battle at Hickman boys basketball
Watch as the Hickman Kewpies host the Battle Spartans in boys basketball.
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Columbia group working to prevent violence amid spate of shootings
The Neighborhood Cipher is a local group focusing on helping youth while doing good in Columbia neighborhoods.
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Cellphone alerts for flash floods made a big leap this week
The way old phone alerts were sent out was that if you were in the county warned, you’d get the alert to your phone. That has changed.
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Ambulance theft suspect: ‘I should’ve jacked a car’
A man suspected of stealing an ambulance in Columbia to escape from law enforcement allegedly told state troopers that he “should’ve just jacked a car.”
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Feds provide $800,000 to start flight to Charlotte from Columbia
City officials hope a federal grant will help entice a carrier to provide flights from the Columbia Regional Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Web Extra: Mizzou women’s basketball prepares for senior night
Hear from Robin Pingeton, Amber Smith, Jordan Chavis and Hayley Frank as the Mizzou women’s basketball team gets ready for senior night Sunday against Ole Miss at 5 p.m.
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Russellville man charged in November shooting in Cole County
Cole County prosecutors charged a Russellville man Friday with three felonies in connection with a November shooting on Route T.
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Lincoln University to charge flat-rate tuition starting in fall semester
Undergraduate students at Lincoln University will no longer be charged tuition by credit hour but instead, by semester.
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Web Extra: Cuonzo Martin previews game against Arkansas
Watch Cuonzo Martin’s full interview as the Mizzou basketball team prepares for its game against Arkansas Saturday at 12 p.m.
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School bus crash shuts down Providence Road
A crash involving a school bus shut down all lanes of Providence Road at Interstate 70 on Friday afternoon.
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Tracking sunshine and mild temperatures Saturday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly. Lows falling into the mid-upper 20s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the low to mid-50s. Clouds increase by sunset. EXTENDED: Our next low pressure system tracking across the Rockies will increase moisture across the region in the form of cloud cover late on Saturday, and eventually bring
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Kam Scott to transfer away from Mizzou football
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A spokesperson for the Mizzou football team confirms that wide receiver Kam Scott will transfer away from the team. Scott has entered his name into the transfer portal. Based on court records, officers arrested Scott on Feb. 1 for marijuana possession, operating a vehicle without a license and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Woman charged with murder in connection with Columbia teen’s shooting death
Prosecutors on Friday charged a woman in connection with the Feb. 5 deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in north Columbia.
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Suspect arrested in 1991 Cole County killing
Cole County authorities have arrested a suspect in the 1991 killing of a teen boy.
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Second man charged in January armed bank robbery
Boone County prosecutors charged a second man with allegedly robbing a south Columbia bank back in January.
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Sunshine continues Saturday, Rain by Sunday
THIS AFTERNOON:Â Mostly sunny skies will continue across mid-Missouri. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s and low 40s. You’ll need the coat for any Friday evening plans. TONIGHT:Â It will be seasonably cold overnight with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 20s. Skies will remain clear. Winds will remain light out of the south. EXTENDED:Â Saturday is another sunny
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MU announces gift to NextGen Health Institute
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced a $2 million gift to the NextGen Precision Health Institute on Friday. LIVE PLAYBACK of the announcement can be viewed in the player below. The health complex is expected to bring in billions of dollars to the university, according to a recent report. The UM System is
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Trump tackles the west
A look at the president’s four-day swing through the West Coast ahead of his rally in Nevada on Friday night.
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