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Central Fulton home catches fire

July 3, 2023 4:47 PM Matthew Sanders

Firefighters were battling a residential fire in central Fulton on Monday afternoon.

Supreme Court rejects Biden plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt

June 30, 2023 9:47 AM Associated Press

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.

Third man charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting

June 29, 2023 10:44 AM Matthew Sanders

Boone County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a third man allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in a north Columbia neighborhood.

Man arrested after more than 16-hour-long manhunt

June 29, 2023 9:42 AM Madison Stuerman

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.

UM schools to discontinue scholarships acknowledging race after Supreme Court decision, statement says

June 29, 2023 5:06 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Ameren Missouri restores power in Moberly area

June 29, 2023 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Close to 900 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Moberly area just before noon Thursday.

Two men charged in deadly north Columbia drive-by shooting

June 28, 2023 12:35 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged two Columbia men Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of a local man in a residential neighborhood.

Amber Alert canceled for two St. Louis-area children

June 27, 2023 5:28 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking for the public to be on the lookout for two kids who were taken from the St. Louis area.

Columbia man, 33, killed in Dove Drive homicide

June 27, 2023 10:58 AM Erika McGuire

A 33-year-old Columbia man was killed in a homicide Monday in a residential area of north Columbia.

Police search for four men during homicide investigation in Columbia; two scenes connected

June 26, 2023 4:55 PM Ryan Shiner

View video of the scene in the player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday morning, officers cleared the scene of a deadly North Columbia shooting that closed down a pair of streets Monday afternoon in the 3200 block of Dove Drive. Officials are now searching for four men who they believe could be connected to

Woman accused in University of Missouri student death to undergo mental evaluation

June 26, 2023 11:13 AM Matthew Sanders

The woman accused of killing a University of Missouri student and trying to burn his body has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation to see if she is fit to stand trial.

Pilot, crew of Titan submersible believed dead, US Coast Guard says

June 22, 2023 1:56 PM Associated Press

The search for a missing submersible with five people aboard took a bleak turn Thursday when the U.S. Coast Guard said a debris field was found at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic, and the critical 96-hour mark passed when breathable air could have run out.

Westbound Interstate 70 closed after call of van on fire

June 20, 2023 2:01 PM Matthew Sanders

Both lanes of westbound Interstate 70 in the area of the new Missouri River bridge were shut down Tuesday afternoon after firefighters got a call of a van on fire.

Suspension of Columbia residential recycling extended

June 16, 2023 10:12 AM Matthew Sanders

The City of Columbia said Friday that it is extending the suspension of curbside recycling.

Columbia unlicensed daycare operator accused of manslaughter in baby’s death

June 15, 2023 10:00 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia private daycare owner was charged Wednesday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care.

Shangri-La dispensary workers narrowly vote in favor of unionizing; more votes challenged

June 14, 2023 11:11 AM Avery Roehler

Workers at the Shangri-La South marijuana dispensary in Columbia voted narrowly Wednesday in favor of forming a union with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655.

MSHP names drivers who died in Highway 54 crash south of Lake of the Ozarks

June 14, 2023 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Highway 54 was closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon in Camden County after a crash, the Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted.

Woman knocked boy’s teeth out at the ARC Sunday afternoon, court documents say

June 13, 2023 10:41 AM Erika McGuire

A Columbia woman charged with four felonies after a fight at the Activity and Recreation Center on Sunday knocked a boy’s teeth out by pistol-whipping him, police say.

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Florida estate

June 13, 2023 12:23 PM Associated Press

Donald Trump is expected to become Tuesday the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as the city of Miami prepared for possible protests by crowds that officials said could number in the thousands.

Callaway County sheriff removed from office after license stripped; interim appointed

June 12, 2023 3:44 PM Marina Diaz

Callaway County’s sheriff no longer has a peace officer’s license in Missouri after reports that he was drinking and buying liquor on the job made their way to the state’s top law enforcement office.