Boone Archives

Traffic back to normal after factory fire east of Columbia

April 21, 2022 9:13 AM Matthew Sanders

Traffic is back to normal after a Thursday morning fire at a brake part manufacturer east of Columbia.

Rain causes flooding on some roads, more rain expected Wednesday night

April 20, 2022 3:02 PM Katie Greathouse

Crews closed at least two roads in mid-Missouri after rainfall Wednesday.

Columbia shooting suspect faces federal gun charge, linked to three other shooting scenes

April 20, 2022 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Columbia shooting suspect now faces a federal gun charge after his arrest in Jefferson City. Federal prosecutors charged Shaune Price for unlawful possession of a gun. Jefferson City police arrested Price on March 23 after stopping a Greyhound bus Price was on and found a gun in his bag.

Rock Bridge High School employee accused of taking phone to send himself images of woman

April 20, 2022 8:03 PM Erika McGuire

Prosecutors charged a 30-year-old man with a felony after he allegedly took a woman’s phone and sent himself images of her.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: CDC report shows increase in Missouri coronavirus case rate

April 20, 2022 5:24 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases jumped last week, going from 0 cases per 100,000 people to 61 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly coronavirus report. The increase put the state in the medium coronavirus transmission category under the CDC’s definition. However, most counties maintained a low transmission level last week. Howard

Columbia city leaders to hear public feedback about community development funds

April 20, 2022 10:44 AM Zachary Farwell

Columbia city leaders are expected to hear feedback from the public about how to spend more than $1 million meant for housing needs.

Columbia City Council passes motion to reconsider repealing ban on roll carts

April 20, 2022 5:53 AM Ben Fein

In the city’s most recent city council meeting, Columbia’s city council passed a motion 4-3 allowing the council to consider and vote on repealing the ban on roll carts.

First responders train for emergencies at Columbia Regional Airport

April 19, 2022 9:06 PM Katie Greathouse

First responders practiced how to respond to an aircraft emergency in Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.

TUESDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases remain low in Boone, Cole counties

April 19, 2022 4:25 PM Matthew Sanders

Reports of new coronavirus cases remained low Tuesday in Cole and Boone counties, with each adding a few new cases to their totals.

Columbia man accused of taking phone to send himself sexual images of woman

April 19, 2022 3:53 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly taking a woman’s cellphone and using it to send himself lewd photos of her.

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against truck owner in deadly 2021 crash near Centralia

April 19, 2022 12:00 PM Zachary Farwell

Nathanial Simmerman is suing Johnny Peery, of Mexico, Missouri, for negligence in the death of his wife, Cassandra Simmerman, 30, of Clarence, Missouri, and unborn child, according to court documents.

Columbia Public Works asks city council to hire more paratransit bus drivers

April 18, 2022 11:24 AM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.

Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit

April 18, 2022 4:42 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of double-digit new COVID cases

April 15, 2022 3:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.

Judge to hear motions to dismiss lawsuit against Phi Gamma Delta

April 15, 2022 11:12 AM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County judge could rule on several motions to dismiss a lawsuit against a former University of Missouri fraternity over a pledge’s hospitalization from alcohol poisoning.

Boone County library workers one step closer to unionizing

April 14, 2022 4:12 PM Hannah Falcon

Public library employees in Mid-Missouri are attempting to form the state’s first union for workers of their kind.

Crash closes westbound Interstate 70 west of Columbia

April 14, 2022 3:28 PM Matthew Sanders

A crash has closed westbound Interstate 70 near the Highway 40 exit, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported Thursday.

Federal judge sentences Columbia woman for trafficking meth

April 14, 2022 2:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A federal judge sentenced a Columbia woman for trafficking meth after she received a large package of meth shipped from California to distribute locally in April 2019.

Boone County Commission to review use tax Thursday afternoon

April 14, 2022 5:45 AM Ben Fein

The Boone County Commission is set to meet Thursday at 1:30 p.m., as the newly approved use tax for Boone County is set to go through its first reading.

Police investigating armed carjacking in Jefferson City, chase through Ashland reached over 100 mph

April 13, 2022 2:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A reported armed carjacking in Jefferson City went though Ashland on Wednesday morning.