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Columbia man pleads guilty in deadly DWI crash
A Columbia man pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges in connection with a deadly November 2021 DWI crash.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges in connection with a deadly November 2021 DWI crash.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has identified a possible suspect in relation to a Monday afternoon shooting at the Break Time near the intersection of Vandiver Drive and Paris Road. Columbia police tweeted that one man was shot. Police said in a tweet Terrance Johnson Jr, 27, of Columbia, is a suspect in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – City inspectors say owners of the Guitar Building in Downtown Columbia must fix issues with a cellphone tower on top of it. City inspector Harlan Hazlett wrote in a Dec. 16 inspection that the antennas on the top of the building’s southwest corner at Walnut Street and Eighth Street is “swaying
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices – including the City of Columbia, Jefferson City and Cole and Boone counties — will be closed for the upcoming holidays. Emergency services will operate as normal. COLUMBIA The Columbia City Council voted to cancel its Tuesday, Jan. 3, meeting. Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17, which will be its only meeting
Continue ReadingThe Southern Boone School District sent an email to parents on Monday stating that it would be canceling classes on Thursday.
Continue ReadingThe season’s first significant wave of winter weather is expected to hit Mid-Missouri on Thursday, bringing widespread snowfall and extreme cold temperatures.
Continue ReadingA Boone County judge rejected Monday a request to let a Columbia doctor go free on bond as he awaits trial for rape.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A North Carolina man accused of raping and assaulting a woman in Columbia in 1984 was brought back to Missouri on Friday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office online records. The Iredell County Detention Center said early Friday that James F. Wilson was picked up by Missouri officials Friday morning. Wilson
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Businesses at the Guitar Building in Downtown Columbia have been allowed to reopen after bricks fell onto the roof on Wednesday. The City of Columbia allowed businesses to return to work Friday as repairs to the building continue. The building was evacuated on Thursday after failing inspections. “It’s been frustrating because there
Continue ReadingIncreased salaries for sheriff’s deputies and other emergency employees are a priority in the 2023 Boone County budget approved Thursday, with officials citing the need to reverse “unprecedented employee turnover and lengthy vacancies.”
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indicted a Columbia man Friday who is accused of murdering two people in northeast Columbia. Cadilac Derrick, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child. An arraignment hearing is set for 1:30
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 2,500 students are set to graduate this weekend from colleges and universities in Mid-Missouri. Schools holding ceremonies: Columbia College Lincoln University Stephens College University of Missouri Central Methodist University University of Missouri The University of Missouri expects more than 1,900 students to graduate with more than 2,000 degrees. That includes
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A North Carolina man charged with rape will soon be back in Mid-Missouri. According to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office, James F. Wilson has been ordered to be extradited to Missouri. Wilson, of Mooresville, North Carolina, was arrested on Oct. 27 in connection with the March 1984 rape and assault of a woman
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Better Business Bureau of St. Louis on Nov. 29 revoked the BBB Accreditation of BTG Construction, of Ashland, for violating the BBB’s Accreditation Agreement, the organization announced in a Thursday press release The BBB said in the release that it notified BTG Construction on several occasions between June 28-Nov. 8 regarding a customer complaint that
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) will offer free COVID-19 and flu vaccinations on Thursday. Staff plan to host the clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Friends Room at Daniel Boone Regional Library at 100 W. Broadway in Columbia. Anyone can get vaccinated against COVID-19 or the flu
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two children died early Wednesday morning in a fire at a west Columbia apartment complex. According to the Columbia Fire Department, firefighters responded to the Columbia Square Apartments in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane for the fire and reports of people trapped at around 1:25 a.m. Crews reported heavy fire coming
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will host the 16th annual One-for-One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday. Anyone who wants to donate can stop at the parking lot at the Columbia Mall or at Buchheit of Jefferson City (formerly Orscheln Farm & Home) from 6 a.m. to 6
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s December, which means volunteers at the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri are busy preparing for the annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. It’s a collection event the organization says is crucial to supporting those in need, across nearly one third of the state. “We’re really lucky
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter last week was sentenced on Tuesday. Iseah Jackson, 19, was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, his attorney told ABC17. Jackson will get credit for the 889 days he’s spent in custody already. Jackson was originally charged
Continue ReadingAshland Police Chief Gabe Edwards said Monday that his department is still trying to find a 15-year-old girl who went missing Dec. 4.
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