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Boone County road crews using sun’s help to clear roads

November 12, 2019 1:47 PM Brittany Wiley

Boone County Road & Bridge used the sun’s help on Tuesday to try and clear snow-covered roads.

Columbia man expected to plead guilty in Planned Parenthood arson case

November 12, 2019 3:24 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man will plead guilty after he was charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic.

Treatments will prove ineffective as temps drop below 15 degrees overnight

November 11, 2019 4:58 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Road treatment methods will be ineffective overnight as temperatures continue to fall, a Columbia Public Works official said Monday. “Right now we have a 24-person crew that’s out … until 7 p.m.,” said Richard Stone, engineering and operations manager for Columbia Public Works. “We may scale back after that to an eight-person

UM System room and board rates could change in 2020

November 11, 2019 4:42 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators Finance Committee will take up increased room and board rates when it meets Tuesday. Predominant room and board plans are expected to increase for each school. University of Missouri Room: $6,722, $69 increase Board: $2,950, $50 decrease University of Missouri Kansas City Room: $7,378, $145

Robbers who claim to be FBI leave one man hospitalized

November 10, 2019 10:39 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia police are searching for four suspects after a home invasion and robbery Saturday in Columbia left one victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The Columbia Police Department said four suspects claiming to be with the FBI entered the home in the 1100 block of Eastland Circle around 10 p.m. and ordered the people inside

One person shot after home invasion on Eastland Circle

November 10, 2019 12:24 AM Barry Mangold

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police said one man was shot in connection with a home invasion Saturday night. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Eastland Circle, off of Business Loop 70. The victim was taken to University Hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound after officers arrived. Police did not say if the victim

Vigil for Columbia woman held one month after she was reported missing

November 9, 2019 3:43 PM Connor Hirsch

Friends and family of a missing Columbia woman gathered for a vigil Saturday, one month after she was reported missing by her husband, who is now the prime suspect in her disappearance. Mengqi Ji Elledge, 28, went missing Oct. 8. Her husband, Joseph Elledge reported her missing a day and a half after she allegedly

Investigation underway after morning condo fire in Columbia

November 9, 2019 2:13 PM Barry Mangold

Authorities are investigating what caused a Columbia apartment building to catch fire on Saturday morning. The Columbia Fire Department responded to Smithton Condo Apartments around 8 a.m. for reports of a fire. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy smoke coming from the building, according to a news release. The department requested more assistance after receiving reports

Man accused of September armed robbery arrested

November 8, 2019 11:15 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man suspected of a Sept. 18 armed robbery at a Columbia gas station. David Slaughter faces a charge of first-degree robbery in the case. He was booked into the Boone County jail Friday. Court documents say Slaughter handed a note to a worker at the Midwest Petroleum

Trial delayed for Columbia contractor after Minnesota imprisonment

November 8, 2019 8:44 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial scheduled for a Columbia contractor over allegations of stealing is pushed back following his imprisonment in Minnesota. Court records in Washington County, Minnesota show that a judge ordered Scott G. Treffert be sent to prison following a probation violation. The August order does not specify how Treffert violated his probation

Man charged in Boone County accused of sexual contact with a child

November 8, 2019 7:14 PM Alec Pettus

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged Zechariah Williams on Thursday with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 12 years old. According to court documents, investigators interviewed the victim, who detailed the alleged assault. The probable cause statements says Williams blew marijuana smoke into the child’s mouth. Documents show the incident happened in central

Boone County Joint Communications explains safeguards during outages and maintenance

November 8, 2019 3:30 PM Connor Hirsch

Boone County’s 911 agency says it had safeguards in place to make sure the system stayed online during recent scheduled call center maintenance. Boone County Joint Communications director Chad Martin said during the scheduled maintenance the department staffs its backup location in case something were to happen. “When either CenturyLink or our IT department will

Boone County judge rules against University of Missouri in open records lawsuit

November 8, 2019 4:15 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County judge has sided with an animal rights organization in its lawsuit claiming the University of Missouri charged an excessive price for records about animals used in research. The Beagle Freedom Project sued MU in May 2016 after the university gave an estimate of $82,222 to fulfill a request for records about animals

MU students voice concern over recent events in townhall

November 7, 2019 6:51 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s undergraduate student body met Thursday during a town hall. The town hall was a regularly scheduled meeting, but students and members of the Missouri Students Association discussed concerns about recent events that impacted university students. MSA sent out a vague release before the meeting. The group said the

Centralia union workers picket during contract negotiations

November 7, 2019 10:00 PM Matt Ragsdale

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Union workers at a Centralia factory picketed Thursday as negotiators with Hubbell Power Systems and the union worked on a new contract. A union representative said workers have had little time off. Jessie Montgomery, vice president with the Local 86821 International Union for Electric Workers – Communication Workers of America, said Hubbell

Hotel plan at Columbia Mall approved by city commission

November 7, 2019 8:52 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A city commission has approved a request to split the Columbia Mall into two lots to accommodate a new hotel. The commission voted unanimously to create a new lot on the north end of the mall property on Bernadette Drive. Developers plan to build a four-story Hilton hotel there. The commission denied

Missouri Students Association to hold meeting regarding diversity issues on MU campus

November 7, 2019 12:07 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association held a town hall meeting Thursday after what the organization calls “a series of events” in recent weeks. MSA is the student government for the University of Missouri. The organization in a news release Monday did not provide any information about the events but said they “have caused

Columbia man pleads guilty to illegally having guns after chase

November 7, 2019 6:52 PM Alec Pettus

James Sander Jr. James Sanders Jr., 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of felony possession of a firearm, according to the United States Attorney Office of the Western District. According to the court, in July 2018, authorities arrested Sanders two different times. One of those arrests occurred while he was allegedly riding a stolen

University of Missouri fraternity suspended

November 7, 2019 3:45 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has suspended its University of Missouri chapter, the organization said Thursday. The suspension is indefinite and takes effect immediately. “One of the most difficult things the Executive Committee can do is vote to close a chapter,” international president Steve Schuyler said in a news release. “In this

Short-term arrangement reached in custody battle over missing woman’s child

November 7, 2019 11:53 AM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the parents of a missing Columbia woman said Thursday they have reached a “very limited, short term agreement” in the custody battle over their grandchild. Mengqi Elledge’s and the family of her husband, Joseph Elledge, are each trying to get custody of the couple’s daughter. A set of hearings