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Missouri schools prep for change as new law allows home-school students to participate in extracurriculars

August 19, 2025 6:39 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With classes officially underway across Missouri, schools are bracing for changes to the sports and extracurricular landscape The Missouri State High School Activities Association is finalizing bylaw changes to comply with Senate Bill 63, which expands eligibility for homeschool, Family Paced Education and full-time virtual students to participate in public and charter

Man arrested after Ashland standoff has long history of criminal accusations

August 5, 2025 11:24 PM Ryan Shiner, Gabrielle Teiner, Marie Moyer

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with ties to Boone County and the Lake of the Ozarks area has a history of repeated run-ins with the law. Alexander E. Nolan, 26, was arrested after a more than two-hour standoff occurred Tuesday night at an Ashland duplex on James Court. According to a Facebook post from the

Boone County murder suspect gets life in prison for father’s death

August 4, 2025 4:56 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man who admitted to killing his father was sentenced to life in prison Monday after a previous sentencing hearing was delayed. Collin Knight, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his father. Knight had previously agreed to a plea deal that

Nurse practitioner charged with having child porn, domestic assault

July 29, 2025 3:55 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone described as a nurse practitioner in court documents has been accused of having child pornography and assaulting someone who confronted him about it. Michael Lewis, 31, of Ashland, was charged with child porn possession, second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault, tampering with evidence and tampering with a witness. He is being

Ashland man charged for allegedly hitting person with car

July 21, 2025 12:42 PM Madison Stuerman

Steven Brunstrom, 28, of Ashland, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, third-degree domestic assault, property damage and resisting arrest.

Sentencing delayed after Boone County murder suspect balks at deal

July 18, 2025 11:50 AM Jazsmin Halliburton, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sentencing has been delayed for a Hartsburg man who pleaded guilty to killing his father in 2022. Collin Knight, 25, appeared in Boone County court via Webex on Friday for a sentencing hearing. Knight had previously agreed to a plea deal that would see him serve life in prison for second-degree murder

Ashland residents to see 23% increase on sewer bills after Kehoe veto

July 1, 2025 2:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ashland residents can expect to see a sizable increase to their sewer bill. After Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday used a veto to strike down $11 million from the state budget for sewer system improvements in Ashland, a city spokesperson says a 23% jump in sewer bills will occur. The city broke

Kehoe vetoes $11 million in Ashland sewer system improvements

June 30, 2025 3:53 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe approved the state’s $50.8 billion budget on Monday. The approval of the budget included 208 vetoes, totaling $2,233,729,313; according to a list of vetoes provided by the governor’s office. A press release says that nearly $300 million in general revenue was cut, and 32 expenditure restrictions totaling $211 million

Southern Boone School District exploring four-day school week

June 27, 2025 8:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone School District is considering a schedule change for the 2026-27 school year. The district said in a Friday press release that it is considering changing its school week to four days. The release cites teacher recruitment and retention and enhancing student engagement for possible reasons. No changes will be

Ashland Police Department says multiple tickets already issued using new camera system for recycling drop-off

June 11, 2025 12:15 PM Olivia Hayes

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland has installed a mobile camera system at its recycling lot on Red Tail Drive. According to the city, the issue has escalated since Columbia’s recycling plant was closed after a tornado in April. Frustrations have been running high for the taxpayers of Ashland. “People [are] complaining cause they’re

Jefferson City School District improves again in MSHP bus inspections

June 5, 2025 3:33 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District saw another year of improvement after the Missouri State Highway Patrol released its annual bus inspections on Thursday. A press release from MSHP shows that from around the state, 10,144 buses were approved on its initial inspection, while 799 were rated “defective” and 312 were determined to

Neighboring cities feel the strain as Columbia’s recycling remains halted

May 28, 2025 9:33 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a month after a tornado destroyed Columbia’s recycling facility, nearby cities are grappling with an influx of recyclables. Columbia’s recycling program has been suspended since the April storm that leveled the city’s facility, forcing the closure of curbside collection and all eight drop-off centers. Curbside pickup is still active, but

Ashland to temporarily close recycling lot after ‘misuse’

May 19, 2025 5:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Ashland will close its recycling drop-off lot this week because of “ongoing misuse,” a Monday social media post from the city says. It will be closed this week as the city sorts and gets rid of excess materials, the post says. The lot will reopen Tuesday, May 27 with

Groundbreaking ceremony held for wastewater treatment facility expansion in Ashland

May 5, 2025 7:02 PM Ryan Shiner

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday morning in Ashland for the expansion of its waste water treatment facility. The new additional will increase the facility’s capacity from 600,000 gallons per day to 1.6 million gallons per day. It could treat up to 2.6 million gallons per day once it is fully built

Man faces several charges in Callaway County chase, woman charged with misdemeanor

April 25, 2025 3:51 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman have been charged after they led law enforcement on more than one chase on Thursday. Floyd Vannorman, 29, of Kansas, was charged in Callaway County with aggravated fleeing, drug possession, misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, first-degree tampering with vehicle, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child,

Callaway County deputies arrest 2 after chase

April 24, 2025 6:59 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Thursday in Callaway County following a chase with law enforcement, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on its social media. The sheriff’s office wrote that Boone County deputies were called to a reported theft at a construction site earlier in the day and Ashland police tried to stop

Police: Dump truck driver injured in Ashland crash

April 24, 2025 6:34 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dump truck driver was injured in a crash on Thursday on Highway 63 in Ashland, according to an email from Ashland Police Chief Scott Young. Young called the crash near Peterson Lane “serious,” but wrote that the driver had “moderate” injuries. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash. Traffic will

Eldon woman seriously injured in Miller County crash

April 17, 2025 6:57 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon woman was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt – driven by a 29-year-old Eldon woman – was heading westbound on Business 54 near Katelyn Drive when the

Ashland man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for child sex crime

February 26, 2025 3:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Jefferson City for a charge he pleaded guilty to last year. Scott Alan Barker, 33, pleaded guilty on Aug. 9 to producing child pornography and was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison. According to previous reporting and a Wednesday press

Hartsburg man pleads guilty to killing his father in 2022

February 14, 2025 2:12 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man pleaded guilty on Friday to killing his father. Collin Knight, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the September 2022 stabbing death in Ashland. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 25. He was previously charged with first-degree