OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach police said Friday that they arrested a teenager in connection with a threat that led School of the Osage to cancel nighttime events. The Osage Beach Police Department posted a news release on social media Friday afternoon saying a 15-year-old had been arrested in connection with the Thursday threat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission unanimously approved the 2025 budget on Thursday afternoon. Early drafts of the budget expected it to be $163 million, with nearly $54 million coming from the county’s general fund. Five key priorities shaped the budget, including: Improved workforce retention and reduced workforce turnover and vacancy; addressing priority staffing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooking remains the biggest seasonal risk for fires around the holidays, a Boone County firefighter said Wednesday. Gale Blomenkamp, the Support Services Bureau director for the Boone County Fire Protection District, said cooking/kitchen fires are the biggest risk this time of year. “So when it comes to holidays, we remind people to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri has is working to become a one-stop shop for community members who are food insecure with The Food Bank Market. Katie Atkins, a spokesperson for The Food Bank, said that these special programs have seen expansion in the past year. “The Food Bank Market
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Kurt Schaefer felt good going into Election Night.
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Underground facilities contact Missouri 811 and Ameren hosted a demonstration Monday of what happens when someone calls 811 before starting a digging project.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is set to discuss adding two hybrid buses to their public transportation system, JEFFTRAN. The addition of these busses is apart of the Transportation Improvement Program. The group is set to meet at 10 a.m. at City Hall. In total, purchasing and operating
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Mid-Missouri Democrats are reacting positively to President Joe Biden’s address to the nation Wednesday night — his first speech since dropping out of the 2024 presidential race earlier this week.
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A former Mid-Missouri turned defense attorney says wrongful arrests like one in a Fulton murder case last week don’t happen often.
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Today marks two weeks after Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tobben died during a water rescue in northern Columbia.
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Primary elections are just around the corner, and so is the deadline to register to vote absentee.
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The St. Louis County Health Department has confirmed that some mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering a Hallsville man in Morgan County in June appeared in court on Tuesday morning for an arraignment. Chad Armstrong, 50, of Stover, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Armstrong was
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The Missouri Department of Public Safety is bringing more awareness to the SafeNation app.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the weather station at the University of Missouri, since July 1, Columbia has seen more than 7 inches of rain and was under multiple flash flood warnings. This flooding damaged several Columbia-area parks and trails from the high amount of rainfall. The Katy Trail State Park wrote about cleanup efforts
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A portion of Business Loop 70 will be closed from Wednesday, July 10 at 6 a.m. to Thursday, July 11 at 5 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri has seen an increase in flooding since the beginning of the month. According to the National Weather Service, Columbia has received almost nine inches of rain since July 1. The National Weather Service’s Turn Around Don’t Drown campaign has been referenced by officials since Columbia has seen flash flooding and water
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An alley in downtown Columbia is closed after a partial building collapse on Wednesday afternoon because of heavy rainfall early that morning, according to a news release.
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The National Transportation Research Group reports that crashes resulting in deaths have increased by 31% in the past decade, despite a decline since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fireworks can be a way to celebrate the Fourth of July but they can also cause a painful holiday if not used properly.
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