Sheriff’s office to oversee police patrol operations in Ashland
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office will take over command of police operations in Ashland starting Thursday morning.
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University of Missouri to phase out Printing Services; stores to stay open
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to shutter its printing services operation within a year. A couple of dozen workers will lose jobs, a university spokesperson said, most of them full-time. “We do want to make it as easy as we can to ensure that they find either another job, that they
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Crashes slow Interstate 70 traffic on opposite sides of Boone County
A crash that apparently involved a tractor-trailer caused traffic issues for eastbound Interstate 70 travelers late Tuesday morning.
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Ashland police chief placed on administrative leave
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland’s chief of police has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a Monday press release from City Administrator Kyle Michel. Chief of Police Gabe Edwards’ leave relates to a personnel matter, the press release states. Information will be released “when the matter is concluded,” according to the release. An interim
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Highway Patrol boat finds nothing; search for missing Columbia man continues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Correction: The drone belonged to a member of the search party. After Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers searched the water at Rocky Fork Lakes, they returned to the shore empty-handed. The search for a missing man from Columbia continues as friends and family urge the public to help. Search efforts got underway
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Federal investigators arrive at scene of Lake of the Ozarks plane crash
The first federal officials have arrived at the scene of a plane crash in Osage Beach that killed two people Thursday.
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Power outages reported in Mid-Missouri during round of storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Mid-Missouri utility customers were experiencing power outages for the second time this week as storms rolled in once again Friday. Boone Electric had 24 outages with 2,485 customers without power at its peak. Those totals drooped to 14 outages for 1474 customers by 11:10 p.m. A number of the outages
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Grand jury won’t indict two former CPD officers for actions in May arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County grand jury decided not to indict two former Columbia police officers for their actions during a May arrest. Cooper County Prosecutor Eric Phelps told ABC 17 News that he presented the cases of former officers Gardner Pottorff and Keenen Shouse to a grand jury on Friday, July 7.
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Police name victims in Lake of the Ozarks plane crash; 2 dead, 1 in ‘serious condition’
An aircraft crashed Thursday afternoon near the Lee Fine airport at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Crash closes Highway 63 in Columbia during evening rush, scene cleared more than an hour later
Boone County emergency dispatchers said in a public alert that Highway 63 southbound had closed at Vandiver Drive after a crash. The alert was sent just after 5 p.m. and urged drivers to avoid the area.
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Police: Criminal charges not likely in deadly Mexico ‘disturbance’
Mexico police say there likely won’t be criminal charges filed after two people were hurt and one died in a “disturbance” Friday afternoon.
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One dead, one injured after call of disturbance with gun in Mexico
Police found a man dead and a woman injured after a call of a disturbance involving a gun in Mexico, Missouri on Friday.
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Man found guilty of illegal gun possession, not guilty of other charges in Columbia murder trial
Thursday marked the second day of 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr.’s trial for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive in north Columbia.
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Central Fulton home catches fire
Firefighters were battling a residential fire in central Fulton on Monday afternoon.
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Supreme Court rejects Biden plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt
A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans.
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Third man charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting
Boone County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a third man allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in a north Columbia neighborhood.
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Man arrested after more than 16-hour-long manhunt
The Columbia Police Department is asking residents in the neighborhood of Old Hawthorne and surrounding areas to shelter in place as they search for a suspect in an active investigation.
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UM schools to discontinue scholarships acknowledging race after Supreme Court decision, statement says
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System issued a statement in regards to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to omit the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the statement, the school said it will stop allowing a number of scholarships, following the decision and a letter issued by the state’s attorney
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Ameren Missouri restores power in Moberly area
Close to 900 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Moberly area just before noon Thursday.
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Two men charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting
Prosecutors charged two Columbia men Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of a local man in a residential neighborhood.
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