COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Monday started the demolition of the Park Avenue public housing apartments, to replace 79 units aged units. Demolition began this week on the first two blocks, with the third block scheduled to come down sometime next year. In total, 70 units will be torn down and replaced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Boone County are considering reducing charges for a man charged with murder in a 2023 overdose death Derek Miltimore, 33, of Columbia, is charged with second-degree felony murder, delivery of a controlled substance, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dashboard camera inside the car of a Columbia shooting suspect shows him firing a gun at another driver, newly filed court documents claim. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 77-year-old Arnold Phillips on Wednesday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Phillips is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire risks are on the rise as Missouri is set to enter another dry month, with drought conditions expected. Dryness started back in July and continued through August, the former being recorded as the second-driest month in history for the City of Columbia. Both the Columbia Fire Department and the Missouri Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) will be pausing all public events, including town halls, after Wednesday’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a controversial figure and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during an event Wednesday at a Utah college. Alford – who represents Missouri’s fourth district
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a porch caught fire Tuesday night in the 7400 block of Oakley Drive in Columbia. A firefighter on the scene said the fire did not reach the main portion of the house. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman wrote in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift has been scheduled on Interstate 70 at Little Cedar Creek, east of Columbia, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says MoDOT crews will begin shifting both lanes onto different pavement on Thursday evening and will be fully shifted Friday night. This
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The man’s hometown has been corrected. HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the name of the man that was killed after a shooting involving Boone County Sheriff’s deputies Sunday night. Ty B. Lewis was 31-years-old and from Columbia, according to a release from MSHP. A press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man has been charged with two felonies after he was allegedly found with child pornography. Lance Larkin, 35, was charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy had non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot Saturday afternoon in the 10000 block of I-70 Drive Northeast, according to a Monday afternoon email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer. Leer wrote deputies were called to a report of shots being fired around 3 p.m. that day. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge ordered the county clerk to remove a bond question for the Boone County Fire Protection District from the Nov. 4 ballot. BCFD had filed a petition on Monday asking the clerk to remove the question after it “decided it was no longer necessary to hold a special election,”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of fire victims has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed the death of a man in a house fire in north Columbia early Monday morning. A second adult was hospitalized in serious condition. Capt. Wayne Cummins, of the Columbia Fire Department, said firefighters were called to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tens of thousands of fans filled the stands Saturday afternoon for one of the University of Missouri’s most anticipated football games of the season. The large crowd brought significant traffic congestion around campus and near the football stadium. While game day at Mizzou is always notable, fans described today’s turnout as extraordinary.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – SEC Network made its return to Columbia this week ahead of the University of Missouri Tigers’ rekindling of the Border War with the Kansas Jayhawks. The network’s flagship SEC Nation show will air from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. live from the Carnahan Quad on campus on Saturday. The Paul Finebaum
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COLUMIBA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fans heading east of Columbia after Saturday’s football game should be prepared for traffic. The Missouri Department of Transportation wrote in a Friday morning press release that eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in a portion of Callaway County. The release says the lane reduction will occur between the Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – University of Missouri leaders are considering public-private partnerships to turn some properties around campus into money-making developments. UM System President Mun Choi told the Board of Curators on Friday that the school is considering taking “nonessential” properties to work with commercial developers on to make money. That could include projects like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The UM System Board of Curators agreed to keep system president Mun Choi on until 2031. The board agreed to the extension at its Friday meeting in Columbia. The extension keeps Choi in his role as leader of both the system and as chancellor of the University of Missouri for three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders gathered Thursday to announce the groundbreaking for two new additions to the University of Missouri Research Reactor facility. The UM Board of Curators approved the additions in its April 2024 meeting. The first addition will include 11,200 square feet and house three production lines for making FDA-approved lutetium-177.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman killed in a crash on Highway 63 claims the manufacturer of Jeep failed to install safety features that could have prevented the deadly collision. The family of Ashley Apel filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Boone County court on Wednesday against FCA USA and Stellantis. The lawsuit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Four schools in central Columbia were briefly placed on a secure hold, Columbia Public Schools said Thursday morning. The Columbia Police Department posted a comment on Facebook saying a school employee heard what they thought was a gunshot Thursday morning. Officers believe it was actually a firework. “Officers checked the area
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