COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating two incidents in which shots were fired Thursday — one in central Columbia and another on the city’s south side. The first incident was called in at about 6 p.m. and happened on Worley Street near Ridgeway and Sanford avenues, police said Friday in a news release. Officers recovered
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The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet Friday morning and decide whether to rename the Rock Bridge High School Football field.
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A Jefferson City man accused of threatening to shoot up a Walmart store was sentenced to probation on Tuesday, nearly a year after charges were filed.
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FRIDAY: More of the same today with more beautiful weather unfolding today. Temperature will be slow to exit the 60’s today, topping out in the low 70’s. Sunshine will be easy to come by again, minus some hazy skies courtesy of that wildfire smoke. Winds will be pretty light out of the northeast around 5-10
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Get updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trespassing call on Sept. 12 at a hotel in east Columbia leads to drug trafficking charges. In the probable cause statement, Columbia Police report a front desk employee at a hotel on the 2900 block of Clark Lane alert police to a man trespassing in a room on the upper floors.
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Columbia Public Schools Athletic Department officials discuss moving forward after reporting a positive case on one of it’s football teams on Thursday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri woman pleaded not guilty to a killing an abandoning an elk last year. The misdemeanor charge against 50-year-old Deborah Flanigan, of Scott County, comes in one of six cases involving the illegal killing of protected elk in Missouri in recent years. The other five cases are still
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks is bringing tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to Missouri, generating worry that the state’s already fast-growing number of coronavirus cases could spike even higher. Bikefest Lake of the Ozarks drew about 125,000 people last year. The event, which began Wednesday,  bills itself
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News crews are on scene and report that Columbia Police are investigating a possible shooting on Worley. Crews report Worley is blocked at Sanford through a streets down. Several officers are on scene using evidence markers in the street. This is a developing story check back for more information or
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2020 is on pace to be the most active hurricane season ever recorded. As of this afternoon, Wilfred is the last name on the list of official 2020 tropical systems. We’re only 7 days past the typical peak, too. The NHC has had to bust out the Greek alphabet before, back in 2005. That hurricane
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There have been individual students, staff and faculty that have either come down with the virus or quarantining because of exposure. As of the latest release on Thursday, 45 members of the district have gotten sick, while 56 have been identified as close contacts and asked to stay home.
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Beauchamp will begin his duties as Police Chief on October 15, 2020.
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Individual lanes of I-70 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Wednesday, September 23 through Friday, September 25.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ATF agents continue to execute a federal search warrant on the 300 block of E Winter street in north Columbia. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives senior investigator John Ham says the search began this morning. Ham says the search warrant is part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving multiple
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cooler with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with smoke clearing by late afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Fall like weather settles in for the weekend with very chilly mornings ahead for Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures will top out in
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The trial of a Missouri man accused of killing two brothers from Wisconsin is being moved because of extensive pre-trial publicity.
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The man arrested after a standoff in central Columbia Wednesday night faces multiple felony charges linked to a separate case from June.
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Recycling center drop-off locations across Columbia continue to have overflowing issues.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Battle Spartans will not play their scheduled matchup versus Hickman on Friday night due to possible exposure to COVID-19. The program said after a recent positive case, which may have exposed the football team they are exercising caution. The district said it is working through protocols to conduct contact tracing and
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