COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say a California man was the suspect shot by officers on Christmas Day inside a gas station. Marc Lucas, 31, was identified as the suspect in two separate incidents that preceded the shooting Thursday morning inside a Break Time gas station near Highway 63 and East Stadium Boulevard, the Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil-water order issued by the City of Eldon after E. coli was detected in the city’s system has reached 10 days and is still going. The city issued the order on instructions from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources after a test revealed high levels of E. coli in the system
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers will play Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday. Watch the coaches talk in the media player. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was in the Miller County Jail on Friday morning after his arrest following a chase and crash on Christmas night. Robert E. Smith, 52, was arrested on suspicion of felony DWI, felony leaving the scene of a crash, felony resisting arrest and driving while revoked, according to a Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old driver and his 16-year-old passenger suffered serious injuries in a crash late Wednesday in Randolph County. The driver from Cairo, Missouri, went off the left side of the road and crashed into a creek on West Shore Drive, about 4 miles west of Jacksonville, according to a Missouri State Highway
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police shot a man armed with a knife after he reportedly tried to assault an officer on Christmas morning at a southeast Columbia gas station. Officers were called to the Break Time at East Stadium and Maguire boulevards a little after 10:30 a.m. Thursday. They shot a man who had the knife,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man died, and a woman was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing a highway on Christmas Eve. The 85-year-old man and 86-year-old woman were crossing Route M west of Stoney Gap Road in Taos at about 8:20 p.m. when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who court documents say is an emergency room doctor was charged Tuesday with four felonies after an alleged sexual and domestic assault in Ashland. Jeffrey L. Teeter, 46, was arrested early Tuesday at an Ashland address after a woman told deputies that he had slapped her, punched her, raped her
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with arson, burglary and attempted assault for allegedly setting a fire in an apartment where his brother and mother live. Kyan P. Pious, 20, was in the Cole County Jail on Tuesday without bond on charges of first-degree arson, first-degree burglary, first-degree attempted assault
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COLUMBI, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who allegedly skipped out on his rape trial in Georgia was arrested Monday, authorities in a Georgia County say. Mark J. Switzer was arrested in Mexico on a failure to appear warrant out of Walton County, Georgia, located east of Atlanta. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office wrote in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Charles man was charged with felony stalking and harassment last week after allegedly threatening Gov. Mike Kehoe and his family on the social media platform Facebook. Daniel N. Mertz was charged Friday in Cole County with first-degree stalking and first-degree harassment. He was arrested the same day in Daytona
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive end has countersued the University of Georgia in Boone County after the school sued him for $390,000. UGA sued Wilson earlier this month in Georgia, alleging he broke his contract for name, image and likeness payments with the Classic City Collective when he transferred to Mizzou before the 2025
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Americans don’t seem to feel very good about the economy these days. A Gallup poll on the country’s economic confidence at the start of December showed its worst numbers since the inflation-heavy Biden presidency. Affordability has come to dominate politics, with concerns about lagging poll numbers sending President Donald Trump on the road to talk
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Jefferson City man in a commercial parking lot will result in no charges against his shooter, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Thursday. Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in a news release that no charges will be filed against Spencer Scrivner for the Nov. 1 shooting death of
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President Donald Trump addressed the nation in prime time on Wednesday from the Oval Office. The speech touched on a variety of topics, with Trump touting accomplishments at home and abroad. You can watch the entire thing here. Did you watch the address on Wednesday night? Let us know by voting in the poll.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump touched on a wide range of topics in an address to the nation on Wednesday night. Watch the full address in the video player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s general revenue collection is expected to drop in fiscal 2026 compared to the previous year, according to a revenue estimate released by Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office on Wednesday. The estimate projects a 2.1% decrease in general revenue collection compared to the previous fiscal year. Missouri’s current fiscal year ends June 30.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are getting ready for postseason play in less than two weeks. The Tigers will travel to Jacksonville, Florida, for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Virginia on Dec. 27. They took questions about the preparation at noon Tuesday. Watch it in the media player.
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