ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The LGBTQ+ community across the country is reacting to a mass shooting and alleged hate crime in Colorado. The Center Project in Columbia is hosting a vigil for the victims of the Club Q mass shooting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at their headquarters at 805 Fairview Ave. Camaron Nielsen with the Center
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement agencies in Mid-Missouri will join the Drug Enforcement Administration as it hosts its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday. People will be able to drop off their unwanted medications at several locations starting at 10 a.m.According to experts, a person should never flush their medications down a drain as that method can
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Southern Boone High School officials gave the public a heads-up Monday morning about a crash simulation planned outside the school.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a homicide that happened just south of Ashland in the 18000 block S. Old Route A. The department released information on their Facebook page early Saturday morning. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested 23-year-old Collin Q. Knight of Hartsburg for first-degree-murder and armed criminal action. Knight is
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Several law enforcement agencies had blocked off a large area along a road south of Ashland on Friday night.
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Ashland police are looking for the people responsible for cutting a hole in the wall of a pharmacy to get inside early Thursday.
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Two active shooter training exercises took place Thursday in Mid-Missouri.
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In a letter sent out to families and students, the school district announced that Superintendent Chris Felmlee was placed on leave Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect that allegedly called in a bomb threat to a daycare in Columbia faces new charges including revenge porn in a new probable cause statement. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Alexzander Green with making a false report and non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. On May 11, 2021, Green reported
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Amazon has brought a new facility to Mid-Missouri, the first Amazon facility outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ashland Police Department is issuing a statement after the Texas elementary school shooting in an effort to speak to the community it serves and protects. The department is continuing to work with the Southern Boone District and staffing for the city. In a release, the department says their long-term planning efforts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library (DBRL) workers approved a proposal to unionize. Unofficial results from the Missouri State Board of Mediation show of the 165 eligible voters, 101 workers voted for and 55 others voted against the proposal to unionize under the name ‘DBRLWorkersUnited.’ The vote to unionize was held from Wednesday through
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State Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.
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Traffic control at the intersection of South Henry Clay Boulevard and East Liberty Lane in Ashland has been put to a stop after an officer was struck by a car while directing traffic on Tuesday.
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A free store has opened in Ashland, offering basic goods to people in need.
Continue Reading An Ashland officer was injured Tuesday morning while he was directing traffic at South Henry Clay Blvd. and East Liberty Lane.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies will join a nationwide effort to collect expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office will partner with police departments from Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, the University of Missouri, and Truman VA Hospital for events at several locations. Collection Site Locator On Friday, law
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A reported armed carjacking in Jefferson City went though Ashland on Wednesday morning.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, voters in Boone County and Columbia passed a Proposition 1 Use Tax on the ballot which will add a sales tax on out-of-state vendors for online purchases. Boone County’s use tax will be 1.75% and Columbia’s be will 2%. This is the exact same as what residents already pay
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Sewer districts across Missouri are opting out of the state’s Sewershed Surveillance COVID-19 tracking program.
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