COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire that occurred Friday night in southern Columbia. The fire was reported at a home in the 100 block of East Old Plank Road. The fire is believed to have been started in the garage, though the cause and origin are still under investigation, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with statutory sodomy and other charges earlier this year was arrested again on Friday. Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail. New charges were not shown on Casenet on Friday evening. Jail records indicate he is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just west of Columbia were closed on Friday during rush hour after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent a message at 5:47 p.m. stating that a crash occurred in the eastbound lane near mile-marker 122, which is near the Sorrels Overpass. The road was declared
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump on Friday announced an executive order that can change the landscape of college sports. College athletes can currently transfer schools after the end of a season, which reversed course a previous rule that made athletes sit out a year if they chose to play at the same level. Both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former jailer who was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. Robyn Pfeiffer was found guilty on Feb. 3 by a Callaway County jury for first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of Brooke Bailey. Bailey, of Jefferson City, died on Oct. 27,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man was charged with child enticement on Friday. Matthew DeYoung, 35, of Barnett, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $75,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says it was notified on Thursday night about a man trying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are working to restore the “Rock M” at Faurot Field, Mizzou football shared in a Thursday afternoon social media post. The photographs shared online showed workers placing rocks in an “M” outline. The “Rock M” was temporarily moved out of the stadium as the university made upgrades to the north end
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother was charged in Boone County after she allegedly refused to take her child with third-degree burns to a hospital. Elizabeth Moore, 33, was charged with child abuse on Thursday in Boone County. A warrant was served and she was held on a $10,000 bond. She was listed on the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of murder in the 2022 death of a woman near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia had his appeal sent back to a circuit court. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16, 2024, of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man pleaded guilty to three felonies for a drunken October 2024 crash that killed a man. Nathan Timpe pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving while intoxicated that caused the death of another and two counts of DWI causing serious injury. He was sentenced to 120 days of shock incarceration and
Continue Reading Steven Wolfe COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man was arrested and charged after he allegedly yanked off the skin from a woman’s neck on Monday. Steven Wolfe, 25, of Rolla, was charged on Wednesday in Phelps County with first-degree assault. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A
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Editor’s note: Faup’s age was corrected. A source’s error initially listed a different age. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia city employee has been accused of stealing, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Police Department. City Parking Manager James Faup, 38, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Thursday press release that a bus driver was accused of assaulting a student on a bus on Wednesday morning. The release says a Blair Oaks school resource officer was called by the district’s superintendent “in reference to an alleged assault that occurred on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An associate judge has named Jeff Smith as the interim Miller County prosecutor. The order appointing Smith was made by 26th Judicial Circuit Presiding Judge Aaron G. Koeppen. Smith will take on the roles until Gov. Mike Kehoe makes an appointment. The appointment was necessary after Prosecutor Matthew Howard died on Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County town was awarded $4.8 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resource for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system, according to a Wednesday press release from the DNR. It will cost a total of $6.28 million to upgrade Pilot Grove’s system and the city expects the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s only contested race in the Aug. 4 primary will be the election for the county’s presiding commissioner. The Republican candidates include Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and Clay Chism. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann is not seeking reelection. Barnes is the only candidate with an active campaign committee listed with the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Monday in a care facility in the 300 block of East Stone Street in Sturgeon was caused by an “electrical malfunction” near a porch, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Previous reporting shows that a staff member at Sturgeon Residential Care Facility found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street and the sidewalk by the Boone County Courthouse will be closed from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Both lanes of the street and the southern sidewalk between North Seventh and Eighth streets will be closed,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County Prosecutor Matthew Howard died on Monday. He was 64. Howard served as Miller County’s prosecutor from 2002-14 and again from 2022 until his death. Howard’s obituary says a visitation and funeral service will be held Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Eldon, followed by a burial at Eldon City Cemetary.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged after a several-hour standoff last August at Stephens Lake Park was sentenced on Monday. Tre’shon Smith, 22, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to two felonies and “a series of misdemeanors” in the case, according to a Tuesday press release from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson’s Office. Court records
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