COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia took public comment on the proposed railbanking of the COLT railroad in a series of meetings on Thursday. Members of the public gave feedback and asked questions about the proposal, which would preserve 2.5 miles of out-of-service railroad from Rogers Street to Brown Station Road. Railbanking is a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council discussed two potential options to build a new electrical transmission line at their council work session on Monday night. Both options would connect the Perche Creek and Grindstone substations. The plans to build transmission line infrastructure between these two stations has been in the works for more than
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Realtors hosted the first candidate forum for the 2026 municipal elections in April. Candidates for the Columbia School Board and City Council introduced themselves and spoke on a variety of topics. Four candidates are running for three open seats on the school board. Those candidates include current school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza. The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia. Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Budget Committee passed the budget for fiscal year 2026 at its meeting on Thursday evening. The budget will now be presented to the Jefferson City Council. They will vote on it at the next meeting on Monday, Oct. 6. The committee made three changes to the budget at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday was the first day of the annual University of Missouri homecoming blood drive, the largest student-run blood drive in the nation. The drive will run daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day through Thursday at the MU Rec Center. Organizers hope for 5,000 units of blood to be donated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the American Beer Act earlier this month, which will reduce excise tax on beer sold in Missouri. All beer made in America will be taxed at 2 cents per gallon when sold in Missouri. Kehoe signed the bill at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis. The new
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