COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a new location for the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, which is expected to help with an increased demand in testing. The new location is slated to open in the spring of 2026 at South Providence Medical Park at 551 Veterans United Drive in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board discussed Columbia Police Department’s policy regarding body-worn cameras Wednesday night. During the work session at Columbia City Hall, the board and community members discussed Policy 447 and potential changes to it. Board member Stephanie Yoakum said the board targeted three specific areas to the policy: retention, access
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking into traffic calming measures at East Walnut Street, East of Old Highway 63, after some residents voiced concern over speeding along the street. An engineer with the City of Columbia Public Works Andrew Briedwell said the city is looking to add speed humps or speed tables
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia Public School leaders and state representatives are concerned about the Missouri House’s passing of Senate Bill 727 Thursday. SB727 mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the list of districts where a charter school could be operated. The bill would also expand K-12 private school scholarships
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is expected to begin clearing out a homeless encampment on Monday, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near Old 63 and Broadway. According to the sign, Parks and Recreation will conduct the clean-up, and asked for personal belongings
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new elementary school attendance area change during a special session. The board approved an option that would move 59 students to Russell Boulevard from Fairview Elementary, feeding Fairview Elementary into two schools, instead of three. The measure passed 5-1, with Boardmember April Ferrao
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is experiencing an increase in its homeless population, according to Jefferson City Police Department Lt. David Williams. Williams said he believed the up-tick stems from the individuals moving to Jefferson City from Columbia, after homeless encampments were cleared throughout the city. Homeless encampments have been cleared out in wooded
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County has been seeing an increase in overdose deaths related to fentanyl over the past few years, according to the county’s prosecutor. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the county had been seeing a trend in heroin use that often times was found to be laced with fentanyl. Luntsford said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five Columbia Police Department officers were described to have been involved during an incident at a Columbia apartment complex in August that resulted in a man getting killed by police, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol The Aug. 4 shooting at The Landing in Columbia left 22-year-old Marquis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County residents on Tuesday were able to attend a of housing meeting studies meeting, the first in a series of meetings that will take place this week throughout the county. Tuesday’s meeting took place at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri in Columbia. Owner of Amarach Planning Services, the
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The city of Poplar Bluff will welcome 40,000 extra people — more than doubling its population — to watch Monday’s solar eclipse in the “Total Eclipse of the Bluff,” the city’s Chamber of Commerce president said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Poplar Bluff is expecting 40,000 extra people to gather in the city to view Monday’s solar eclipse, according to the president of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Poplar Bluff — with a population of around 16,000 people — is one of the southeastern Missouri cities that will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former football coach for the Jefferson City Jays is pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the upcoming execution of Brian Dorsey. Dorsey, 52, has an execution date set for Tuesday. Dorsey was found guilty by a Boone County jury in 2008 for shooting and killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and
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Jefferson City will have at least two new city council members after Tuesday’s election, with no incumbent in races in two of five wards.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fertilizer spill into the Nishnabotna River containing 1,500 tons of a liquid nitrogen solution is annihilating the aquatic wildlife in the river, including the portion in Missouri. According to Ecological Health Unit Science Supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation Matt Combes, the spill has affected 60 miles of the Nishnabotna
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are in custody after shots were fired in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70 on Thursday afternoon, according to a Columbia Police Department spokeswoman. No injuries or property damage was reported. CPD spokeswoman Jenny Hopper said officers responded to the area near Spencer Avenue and Patsy Lane around 2:20
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning, sending people and vehicles into the river nearby, a local firefighter detailed how to escape a vehicle. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the biggest problem that emergency officials face when attempting to rescue people is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged in relation to a June 2023 homicide investigation in Boone County. Kenny Tyrone Jackson Jr., 18, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution. Jail records indicate that he was booked into the jail at 4:03 p.m. Friday. Court records
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten days after MU student Riley Strain went missing, University of Missouri students continue to reflect. MU senior Jack Copeland said the situation has been eye-opening for him, especially knowing Strain’s disappearance comes after he was in a large group. “I guess it’s been eye-opening in the way that this can happen
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