COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former United State’s President Jimmy Carter has decided to receive hospice care at his home in Georgia instead of additional medical intervention. The Carter Center, a non-profit organization founded by the former president and his wife, Rosalynn Carter put a statement out Saturday about the former president’s decision. “After a series of short hospital stays,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College hosted its fourth Black Business Expo Saturday, Feb 18. in Columbia. The Expo was hosted by the office of diversity, equity, and Inclusion. The Black Business Expo ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. inside the Southwell Complex on Rangline Street. The expo included live music and entertainment and was
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former employees of a Columbia healthcare clinic await answers after a sudden closure– and final paychecks. Spectrum Health Care Clinic closed its doors Wednesday without notice. The clinic, formerly at 1123 Wilkes Boulevard in Columbia, has a piece of paper plastered on the front door. “Closed until further notice,” citing financial hardships
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested 38-year-old David Walter Rose Saturday after he barricaded himself in a house. Columbia Police were called to the 4300 block of Derby Ridge for a domestic disturbance around 10 p.m. Friday night. Rose was barricaded inside the house and would not come out, according to police. Police said officers
Continue Reading
Police say no one was hurt when shots were fired Friday morning in a house in northeast Columbia.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ward 1 Columbia City Councilwoman Pat Fowler and challenger Nick Knoth had a lot to say about their plans Friday, if they were to be elected to the Ward 1 seat on April 4. At a forum held by the Muleskinners, Fowler said her main focus for the community is on creating equitable
Continue Reading
The Roots N Blues Festival, which features major touring acts each September, is rebranding.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The person who won $1 million off of a Mega Millions ticket bought in Columbia earlier this month has claimed their prize, according to a press release. The winner’s name was not revealed. They claimed their $1 million prize at the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City. The ticket was bought at the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works announced on its social media Friday that Fifth Street entrance of a parking garage will be temporarily closed for repairs to its gate arm. The parking garage at Fifth and Walnut streets is still open to the public and can be entered on Sixth Street. The entrance on Fifth
Continue Reading
Just because someone represents part of a city in a local government, it doesn’t mean they actually live there.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri released the results of its faculty job satisfaction survey and found the university is succeeding in three areas of strength, and is looking to improve two other areas. The survey was conducted by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education in during the spring 2022 semester. Nine
Continue Reading
A Columbia man faces multiple charges after allegedly ransacking the University of Missouri Rock Quarry Center on Monday.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The IRS has previously said that thousands of people lose millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams every year. Scams can include everything from emails, texts, and phone calls, to filing false tax returns. According to the IRS, scammers use a variety of methods to, “set up individuals, businesses,
Continue Reading
A van caught fire at a pump at a west Columbia gas station Wednesday.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative announced in a Wednesday press release that it is temporarily closing a stretch of Interstate 70 on Tuesday night. It will be removing a three-phase line that stretches across Interstate 70 near the Perche Creek Bridge and west of the Sorrels Overpass at mile marker 122 on Tuesday, Feb.
Continue Reading
A president of a public hospital system in Wisconsin was named Wednesday as the new CEO of MU Health Care.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Adjustment spent three hours reviewing an application for a variance submitted by 7Brew Coffee. The board was asked to consider waiving various zoning and construction rules for 7Brew during its Tuesday night meeting at City Hall. “It’s very small. So we’re trying to utilize every single inch of
Continue Reading
The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.
Continue Reading
A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of Columbia residents pleaded guilty in federal court to more than $1.2 million worth in insurance fraud that included false injury claims allegedly suffered in a car accident. Latoya Marie Brown, 37, and Cedrick Shawndale Goldman, 46, each pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J.
Continue Reading