COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A full report outlining recommended safety improvements for Business Loop 70 in Columbia is expected to be completed by next spring. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission met Wednesday night at City Hall, where leaders provided an update on the audit. The City of Columbia and CBB Transportation Solutions conducted walk-throughs along the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents had the chance to learn more about the city’s newly approved fiscal year 2026 budget during a “Let’s Talk Local” event on Wednesday night. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe hosted the discussion at Missouri United Methodist Church, where city officials outlined spending priorities and answered questions from the community. Around 35 people
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales, Alisha Ebrahimji, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Investigators using technology that lets them analyze DNA quickly without a lab have positively identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant Friday, according to the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say there were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it’s almost done cleaning up a portion of the Lake of the Ozarks where a marina caught fire over the summer. Investigators say the Aug. 4 fire was accidental and may have been caused by an electrical issue with a house boat. Several docks and a
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture. DNA from a smoothie straw, prosecutors say, could now be the key piece of evidence they need to convict her killer. Theresa
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop a vote on a new congressional map passed by the Republican supermajority during a summer special session. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court for the Eastern District of Missouri that lists Secretary of State Denny Hoskins
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is chipping away at Missouri’s primary care shortage, hiring 25 providers in the past 12 months, eight of whom are primary care providers. Four additional primary care providers are expected to join Boone Health by the end of the year, according to a Wednesday press release from Boone Health. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were charged in separate child porn cases in Missouri were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. David Narcato, 41, of Columbia, was indicted in the western district of Missouri on two counts of producing child pornography and one count of child porn possession. He was previously charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A family member of a woman who died in 2022 more than a month after she fell at a nursing home in Miller County has sued the facility for wrongful death and negligence. A petition filed Tuesday in Miller County by Brenda James — the daughter of Ursula Hill — alleges the
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI contributed to background research for this article. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County launched a new Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition on Wednesday afternoon at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department. This meeting marks the start of a collaborative effort to tackle youth substance use and promote community-driven change, organizers say. The coalition aims
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women made their first appearance in court on Wednesday in connection with a deadly officer-involved shooting in Paris, Missouri, last weekend. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were charged with hindering a felony prosecution and are currently booked in the Randolph County Jail. They are being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Justice will begin handling claims of a Columbia businessman misusing a pandemic-era relief plan — an allegation he denies. Federal attorneys unsealed the case on Oct. 7 against Greg DeLine and three of his companies — GKD Management, Midwest Mortgage Association and Amega Sales. The DOJ is considering whether
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for a gun charge. Damion Hunt, 32, was charged with being a felon with a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Previous reporting indicates he was found with a gun during a traffic stop
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize last week, has called for greater US support to stop what she described as a “war” on her country by President Nicolás Maduro. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Wednesday, Machado echoed the Trump
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was accused of assaulting her mother on Oct. 8 and biting a Columbia police officer. Nicole Denvit, 31, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault, resisting arrest and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Wednesday.
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Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democrats in the Senate are calling for an investigation and immediate removal of a video being shown at some Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown. The 37 second video, intended to be shown to a captive audience
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school safety package that Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law this year requires students to participate in active school shooter drills starting in the 2026-2027 school year. Before Senate Bill 68 took effect in August, school district staff were only required to participate in active shooter drills. While the new law
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former sports information director at a Fulton college has sued the school in federal court. A lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in the Western District Court of Missouri accuses William Woods University of disability discrimination and retaliation. The petition alleges John Roushkolb was hired as a sports information director for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leadership of Missouri’s Young Republicans organization has issued a statement condemning comments reportedly made by their YR peers in other states. Politico published an article on Tuesday highlighting offensive language used by some members of the Young Republicans in a private group chat on Discord. The story reports on messages sent by
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