Lincoln University forgives student debt with CARES Act funds
The money covers the debts of about 930 students who owe money for semesters from spring 2020 through this summer. The university said in a news…
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Sterk to collect remaining pay and incentives in Mizzou exit
He will be paid his base salary of $507,500 for each of the two years remaining on his contract with incentives and deferred compensation worth…
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No charges in Jefferson City fatal police shooting
Officers shot and killed Clay Willingham of Moberly on June 7 during a stop for expired registration on Truman Boulevard near the Capital Mall. The…
Continue Reading Mizzou athletic director Sterk out
The news release did not say why the two were parting ways, but praised Sterk for his accomplishments since becoming the athletic director in 2016,…
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More charges filed in Columbia shots-fired incident
D’Nozea Spain, 20, of Charlotte, N.C., was charged Saturday with shooting at a person, vehicle or home, armed criminal action and felony drug…
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Documents: Witness helped identify Osage County double-murder suspect
Prosecutors charged Warren M. Taylor, 62, with two counts each of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the deaths of Leonard Gerloff, 59,…
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Columbia police investigating reported road rage shooting
Police were sent at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday to a report of shots fired near South Providence Road and East Nifong Boulevard, according to a Columbia…
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Vehicle, home damaged when shots fired near Columbia
Deputies were called to a shots-fired incident in the 4400 block of West Bellview Drive late Friday morning, sheriff’s office Capt. Brian Leer said.…
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Fulton woman pleads guilty in boyfriend’s shooting death
Kalesha M. Peterson was indicted by a grand jury in March 2019 on charges of first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. She pleaded guilty…
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Missouri Supreme Court sides with Medicaid expansion supporters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion does not violate the state…
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Grease fire closes Jefferson City Arby’s
Firefighters were sent to the restaurant at 2815 S. Ten Mile Drive on Thursday morning for a fryer on fire, according to a news release. The…
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Jefferson City police arrest man accused of exposing self to child in city park
Officers were called at about 11 a.m. Tuesday to Ellis Porter Riverside Park on a report of a man who had exposed himself to a child in the women’s…
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Bike Night canceled in Lake Ozark after deadly shooting
Police Chief Gary Launderville announced the cancelation in a meeting with business owners, according to a city news release. Bike Night is a…
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Documents: Lake of the Ozarks shooting part of confrontation involving three motorcycle clubs
Miller County prosecutor Ben Winfrey on Friday charged Daniel S. Kurtzeborn of Iberia with a single count of illegal gun possession in connection…
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Murder charge filed in Moberly shooting
Randolph County prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford on Friday added a first-degree murder charge against Jerry L. Fitzwater in the July 8 shooting death…
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One in custody after reported carjacking and chase
Officers caught up to the reported stolen car Friday afternoon near Wilkes Boulevard and Seventh Street. A Columbia Police Department spokeswoman…
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Columbia man charged with three felonies in shots-fired incident
Channing T. Williams, 27, was charged Thursday with shooting at a person, vehicle or building, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He…
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How to check on your child tax credit payment
The IRS began Thursday to deposit advance payments on this year’s expanded child tax credit into Americans’ bank…
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Job cuts part of plan to restructure MU agriculture station
A report by a special task force on the restructuring of the station that runs several farms and agricultural centers around the state said staff…
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Miller County man sentenced to prison for child sex crimes
Luke A. Lessmeier pleaded guilty to one count of statutory sodomy in a Miller County courtroom. He will have to serve at least 85% of his sentence…
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