COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seventeen members of Missouri Task Force 1 returned to Boone County on Wednesday after spending two weeks in parts of North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane Helene made landfall. According to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the task force had to extend its typical 14-day deployment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly stole $86,219.24 from his employer. Michael Masters was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $25,000, tampering with computer data in order to defraud and two counts of forgery. A warrant was requested on Wednesday and a $25,000 bond was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport couple have been indicted in federal court on charges of making child pornography. Jeremy J. Cudney, 34, and Cassandra E. Cudney, 34, were charged Tuesday with making child pornography from August 2019 to April 2022. Three of the eight counts against them are for making child pornography with three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is the last day for Missouri citizens to register to vote for the November election. If you have moved and need to make changes or you’re new to voting, there are a few ways you can get the process started. Starting with the option to register online. You can also print
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia-based search and rescue team that has spent nearly two weeks in the Southeast helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene will soon move on to Hurricane Milton. Task Force 1 planned to conclude its final North Carolina mission Tuesday before preparing for Milton. Milton was a Category 4 storm in
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A Boone County church is helping to gather donations to load up a trailer to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
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Columbia police say they’ve arrested a second juvenile in connection with a shots-fired incident last Thursday.
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A suspect in an assault at a Columbia park has been arrested in Iowa, court records show.
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Work to redesign the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector as part of the I-70 widening project will begin next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Monday.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Ozark Mountain Biscuit Bar is gearing up for day two of their weekend-long Biscuits, Beats and Brews festival on Saturday. The festival will run Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Biscuits, Beats and Brews is a free, three-day music celebration from Oct. 4-6
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that investigators had found “substantive corroborating evidence” that a 72-year-old man had sexually abused a girl for years.
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Missouri Task Force 1 is continuing its deployment to search along the Catawba River in McDowell County, North Carolina one week after then-Tropical Storm Helene hit the area.
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The Columbia woman accused of paying someone to set a Mexican restaurant on fire and impersonating public officials allegedly pretended to be a southeast Missouri county commissioner to state alcohol regulators.
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A man originally from the Kansas City area has been charged in Boone County after allegedly eating donuts, candy and a hot dog at a convenience store without paying, and then threatening a manager’s life.
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A semi fire closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County on Wednesday night.
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Missouri Task Force 1 was assigned Wednesday to search a 7-mile stretch of remote western North Carolina as part of its continued relief efforts after Hurricane Helene.
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An out-of-control rubbish fire destroyed a shed and two cars at a northern Boone County home Wednesday morning.
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Editors note: The vote totals from the primary election have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than a month, voters from Missouri’s 44th House District will decide between a Columbia business owner and former Army veteran to represent them in the state legislature. Republican John Martin will face off against Democrat David Raithel to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 7,600 applications have been submitted to the Boone County Collector’s Office for a senior property tax exemption, according to Boone County Collector Brian McCollum. A state law allowing a property tax exemption for seniors went into effect Aug. 28, 2023. The freeze has to be put into effect by county commissioners. Boone
Continue Reading An urban search-and-rescue team based in Columbia received new orders from FEMA to deploy cadaver dogs Tuesday.
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