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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council approved two resolutions related to a planned conference center Monday night, and also nominated two people for the vacant Ward 3 seat. One resolution approved the project development plan, including the budget, finance plan and schedule. The resolution included an amendment to reflect the final budget and schedule.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe announced Friday that he is asking for local, state and federal damage assessments from flash flooding and storms over July 9-11. The request comes in advance of an expected request for a federal disaster declaration. Kehoe said in a news release that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Paul T. Wilson announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional district. “At the current time we have suspended our active campaign for the 2026 MO-3 congressional district,” Wilson told ABC 17 News in an e-mail. “We were unable to have our name removed from the ballots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Douglass Family Aquatic Center opened back up to the public Tuesday after recent storms forced some repairs. Columbia Parks and Recreation said storms on July 10 caused a mechanical failure, prompting staff to close the pool through July 13. Crews finished the repairs in time for the pool to reopen Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city council members discussed next year’s budget at a work session Monday evening. In a presentation to the council, members heard the city is expecting a 1% increase in its general fund. But the city is looking at more than $7 million in cuts to department requests in order to balance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library, a branch of the Daniel Boone Regional Library located in Fulton, opened back up to the public Monday, following an extended closure for HVAC replacement. “We can now control the building’s temperature and make it comfortable for everyone,” Callaway County Public Library manager Sara Henry said in
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