COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile who was arrested in connection with a shooting at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Columbia is set to be in the Boone County Courthouse for an adult certification hearing Thursday afternoon. The certification hearing will take place at 2 p.m. The juvenile had a hearing last week, but the court delayed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court sided with Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday in a case determining the legality of a special session that was held last year that led to the creation of a new state Congressional map. The NAACP presented arguments against Kehoe, challenging his authority to call for last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman suffered serious injuries in a crash in Camden County on Thursday evening. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 26-year-old female passenger from Butler was heading north on Highway 5 just south of Sellers Road at 6:14 p.m. in a 2013 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is being restored in Mid-Missouri Monday morning after storms rolled through. According to the City of Columbia’s outage map, nearly 1,800 customers are without power due to six electrical incidents. This is an improvement from earlier Monday morning, when more than 3,700 customers were without power due to seven power incidents
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians will be holding a rally Friday afternoon, demanding that the Secretary of State immediately certify the referendum petition challenging the “Missouri First” congressional map. The People Not Politicians protest will be in front of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s office starting at noon. Earlier this week, the redrawn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial is set to begin Wednesday for a Rocheport man accused of causing a crash that killed a woman in February 2024. Matthew Shilling’s jury trial is set to begin at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Boone County Courthouse with Judge Jacobs and is expected to last for two days. Shilling is
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The redrawn “Missouri First” congressional maps were upheld by the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday. Legal battles have persisted over the mid-decade map since its inception, with critics claiming it gerrymanders the state in order to give Republicans an additional House seat. The state’s high court heard three cases on Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man suffered serious injuries after a UTV crash in Miller County Sunday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 47-year-old was driving a 2015 Polaris RZR on 359 Route C at 1 p.m. Sunday in a field when the UTV overturned. He was taken to Lake
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment celebrated the grand opening of its new facility Friday morning. The facility is in the MU Health Care South Providence Medical Park, located at 701 Veterans United Drive. The new facility is 74,000 square feet and costs $54.8 million, enabling significant expansion to serve twice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday to celebrate the start of construction from Rocheport to Columbia for the next phase of the Improve I-70 Project. MoDOT contractor Emery Sapp and Sons will begin strengthening the interstate’s shoulder from Route BB to Midway starting Monday with nightly lane closures.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents of Columbia’s Fourth Ward will be able to pick up packets to run for a seat on the Columbia City Council Wednesday, following Nick Foster’s resignation. The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be held to find Foster’s replacement on Aug 4. Those who wish
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick announced Monday afternoon on X that service has been restored to Boone County Joint Communications services. Lumen has restored service. BCJC should be receiving calls without issue again. https://t.co/CMGuZYFQEA— Kip Kendrick (@Kip_Kendrick) May 4, 2026 BCJC services were disrupted early Monday after a fiber line was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge is still considering whether to certify a juvenile charged in connection with the deadly shooting in a Facebook Market meet-up after hearing testimony on Wednesday morning. A 17-year-old faces charges including second-degree murder, robbery, stealing and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Michael Ryan Burke
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe was in Ashland for the Southern Boone Economic Development Council’s Leader Breakfast Thursday morning. Several speakers from Boone County, Ashland and REDI gave updates from across the region. Kehoe was the keynote speaker in Thursday’s event. He discussed multiple points regarding economic development and the measures to eliminate the
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the new charges were added for a previously scheduled bond reduction hearing. Bail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state presented its opening statement and two witnesses during Day 1 of the jury trial for a woman charged in a Holts Summit murder case. Heather Smith, 38, is facing charges of second-degree murder, child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon after she is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of a morning duplex fire in northeast Columbia on Friday. Crews were called to the 2800 block of Isherwood Drive at 7:44 a.m. on Friday and found flames and heavy smoke coming from a duplex. No people were hurt, but Columbia Fire spokesperson Skylar Clark
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials from the City of Columbia, Boone County, University of Missouri, Columbia Public Schools and the Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint meeting Friday morning. The meeting is set to begin at 8 a.m. in City Hall, where officials will discuss several items on the agenda, like public safety and housing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man died after a crash with a semi-truck carrying grain in Callaway County on Wednesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 91-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion on Highway 54 at County Road 2002 heading east at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday. The crash report states the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the midnight deadline to file 2025 taxes approaches, extension options are available. Filers can request an extension to file their taxes until Oct. 15 by going to the IRS website and finding the IRS Free File Guide. Filers can submit this request electronically and at no cost. If people still owe
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