COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The statewide cold weather rule, which prevents heat-related utility disconnections on particularly cold days, begins November 1. The rule applies on days when the temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for a 72-hour period. According to the Missouri Public Service Commission, while the
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Columbia, MO (KMIZ) David Phil Ballenger, a lifelong Columbia citizen and pastor of Log Providence Missionary Baptist Church since 1983, died at his home on Oct. 22, according to an obituary by Millard Family Chapels. In his lifetime, Ballenger served on numerous education and community boards, including the Columbia Board of Education, Board of Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man arrested for shooting a gun at a Columbia apartment complex in 2025 pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon on Monday, according to online court records. At the time of his arrest in May 2025, Gabino Hernandez told police he had been drugged at a bar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Sedalia and the Missouri Ethics Commission agreed on a letter of concern related to Facebook posts made earlier in 2026, according to a filing on the MEC’s website. According to the filing, the commission investigating a complaint about posts on the city’s official Facebook account which “contained language relative
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the name of one of the drivers in Wednesday’s serious crash on St. Charles Road and said they’ve sent a recommendation for charges to the prosecutor’s office. The sheriff’s office identified 49-year-old Melvin A. Warrick as the driver they referred to the prosecutor. Warrick and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital has received funding as part of a nationwide $4.8 billion effort to modernize or fix up Veterans Health Administration health care facilities. According to a news release from Truman VA, the funding will go toward projects that aim to correct structural deficiencies, modernize the elevators, repair
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County Prosecutor’s Office charged two Central Methodist University football players with assault on Wednesday, according to online court records. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and Michael Hourel, 22, were booked into the Howard County jail on Monday and remain there as of Tuesday evening. According to the probable cause statement filed with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a semi truck has blocked westbound lanes of I-70 east of Columbia, according to a post on X from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The post said the crash is a non-injury incident that happened at the 136 mile marker between the Route Z and Millersburg exits. The Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pursuit with law enforcement and a claim of a bomb in the suspect vehicle closed a Miller County road for more than two hours Tuesday, according to a post from the Miller County Coroner’s Office. The post said the Miller County coroner was returning from Lake Regional Hospital for an unrelated
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay on injections granted by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Friday, ensuring the 2022 congressional map will be used for the November 2026 election. The order from the Justice Brett Kavanaugh will remain in effect “pending any further order of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge sentenced a woman to four years in prison for tampering with evidence in a deadly drug overdose, according to a news release from the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office. Adrian Sumler pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of tampering with physical evidence. Her four-year sentence is the maximum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a toddler who was found dead in the Lake of the Ozarks in March 2025 filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday. The lawsuit names as defendants various directors or employees of the Missouri Department of Social Services, Missouri Children’s Division, Camden County Juvenile Office and Camden County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 on Thursday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Highway 50 east of California at Shooters Club Road at around 3 p.m., according to the Highway Patrol’s crash report. Troopers said the crash happened when a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Utilities will hold two public meetings in early October to garner feedback on an upcoming transmission line project, the city said in a news release Thursday. The meetings will be at Forum Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd., on October 6. The first meeting will go from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a Jefferson City man to eight years in prison Thursday for being a felon in possession of a gun. Derrick Crumble, 34, pleaded guilty in February, and was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison without parole and three years of supervised release. According to a news release
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vernon County man died Sunday morning after he was hit by a vehicle in Camden County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around midnight on westbound Highway 54 at Cedar Heights Drive just west of Camdenton and the Niangua Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks.
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The 67th Heart of America Marathon took place Monday morning, with runners enjoying cooler weather than had been around over the weekend. The race, which goes around parts of southwest Columbia and southwestern Boone County, started at 6 a.m. Temperatures stayed lower than they had been Saturday and Sunday; the high temperatures on those days
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A boat crash caused injuries to those inside the watercraft Saturday, though non of the injuries were serious, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. on the Gasconade River, according to the Maries County Sheriff’s Office, between the 177 and 178 mile markers. First responders found the red
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to reports of smoke in a downtown building Thursday night, and found it was related to a cooking “incident.” The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 800 block of East Broadway. Crews arrived and found no flames, but reported enough smoke to set off several fire alarms.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will host briefings for local governments and non-profit agencies who want assistance from a recent federal disaster declaration. The federal disaster declaration relates to destructive storms that happened across the state from June 4 to June 18. The severe weather included flash flooding, tornadoes and straight-line
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