JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation has concluded after a complaint was filed by a Jefferson City council member regarding a Sunshine Law violation. An independent review found the city did not violate any Sunshine Laws. The city hired and outside firm with experience in dealing with Sunshine Law complaints, and it concluded that there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will be meeting Thursday morning to give updates regarding snow days being replaced with remote learning. There will be a presentation at Thursday’s meeting on Alternate Methods of Instruction which will add remote learning days. This follows the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s incentive program for Senate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man will make his first court appearance Tuesday for a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a Boone County bar last week. Steven S. Jones, 45, was charged Sunday with being a felon with a gun. He will appear at the Boone County Courthouse Tuesday at 1 p.m. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city council and other city officials will be holding a retreat at the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri Friday morning. According to the agenda, the retreat is created for officials can spend time together to check in and ensure the governing body continues to govern well together on behalf
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force on Homelessness will be meeting Thursday morning to discuss its resources at 11 a.m. in City Hall. The task force — whose creation was approved by the Jefferson City Council in June — brings together various groups such as law enforcement, community recreation, legal professionals and resources like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education approved the purchase of six additional weapons detection systems at a pair of the school district’s high schools during Monday night’s board meeting. The system will cost the district $102,246.00 through the Safety and Security operating budget. The district plans on adding three Open Gate weapons detection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty Friday to killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Sevance T. Brewer, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder after being charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder for the death of the fetus and other felony charges. He was sentenced to life in prison.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Administration Committee will meet Wednesday morning to discuss the results from the city’s solid waste survey. The survey was conducted from Oct. 3-Nov. 8 and received 400 responses from residents and 31 from area businesses. The survey asked residents and businesses about their satisfaction with the current trash and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather and extreme cold has arrived in Mid-Missouri and there are some tips that will help you get through the winter. You can prepare for extreme winter weather by making a winter car survival kit according to the National Weather Service. You will need jumper cables, flash lights, a first aid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rotary Club of Columbia is hosting its annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Fry Thursday at the Knights of Columbus. The Thanksgiving Day Turkey Fry is a tradition that supports local service projects. The Rotary Club will be frying a record breaking 405 turkeys and 255 of those were purchased by community members
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia based organization, Rock the Community will be hosting a community event to celebrate Thanksgiving on Wednesday. This event will be at the Reichmann Indoor Pavilion in Stephens Lake Park from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. with free food, games and raffles. The people who attend the event will also have
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating elected officials will be making an initial appearance in court in the Dunklin County Justice Center Tuesday. Crystal Umfress, owner of Casa Maria’s in Columbia, is facing charges of impersonating an elected official in September after court documents say she sent emails accusing other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to to learn its performance rate in annual district achievement report card and will be released to the public Monday morning. The report, better known as the APR, is the districts achievement report card from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The report is based
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The new Cole County EMS Headquarters is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon. Officials say the location of the headquarters is important as it’s the only ambulance in downtown Jefferson City stationed at the Cole County Jail. This ambulance responds to more than 3,000 calls a year, which is 1,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Faculty Council approved a resolution to revise the application procedure for homecoming parade floats Thursday after a student group was blocked from being in this year’s parade. University President Mun Choi removed the Palestinian Student Organization from the homecoming parade last month. According to a correspondence from Vice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to meet Wednesday with plans to talk about names for its new elementary school. That meeting will start at 4:45 p.m. at the Columbia Public School District Administration building. The board will appoint a committee of community members, students and staff that will help workshop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission will be meeting Thursday afternoon to vote on a contract to bring a new child advocacy center to the county. The vote will be to approve a 2024 Contingency Fund with Missouri Network Against Child Abuse to build the center. The contract was sent to the Boone County
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Public School District will hold a school board meeting Wednesday night to discuss its agreement to add school resource officers. The Fulton Public School District and the City of Fulton, along with the Fulton Police Department has come to an agreement to have officers provide security at school campuses. The district
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a deadly Columbia shooting in summer 2023 waived arraignment Tuesday. Deljuan Turner’s arraignment was held Tuesday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Another suspect, Damarkus Williams, will be arraigned Dec. 2, according to court records. Turner and Williams had their charges changed from second-degree murder to first-degree murder,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man found guilty of the death of two women in 2022 was sentenced to over 60 years in prison on Tuesday. A Boone County judge sentenced Cadilac Derrick to 62 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for five felonies. Derrick was found guilty of killing two Columbia women –
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