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,
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A van caught fire at a pump at a west Columbia gas station Wednesday.
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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. Â 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.
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A president of a public hospital system in Wisconsin was named Wednesday as the new CEO of MU Health Care.
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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
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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.
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A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.
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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.
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The death of a defense lawyer has prolonged the prosecution of a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder.
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Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.
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Recreational marijuana sales began in early February in Missouri but after April they could become more expensive for some Mid-Missouri consumers.
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Although marijuana is now legal in Missouri, illegal black market sales continue to happen, along with the dangers of street-level drug dealing.
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Some Chiefs fans couldn’t wait to get their favorite team’s championship gear Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl LVII, stores in Columbia are preparing to stock Chief’s Championship gear if they win. Rally House Columbia, located on Broadway in downtown, said they are prepared for the fans the win could bring. Rally House Store Manager Krissy Neal, who’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With less than a day away from Super Bowl LVII, Columbia residents and businesses prepare for the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Before any celebrations on any end, some fans have a list to check off to prepare for Sunday’s game. While some restaurants and bars spent Saturday
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Sheriff’s deputies and police found a woman who had been stabbed on the side of Highway 63 on Friday morning.
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Super Bowl revelers are likely to pay more for their favorite party foods this year as inflation continues to squeeze budgets.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Friday press release that emergency bridge repairs will begin Sunday on Highway 63 over Interstate 70. MoDOT will close one southbound lane. Work begins 8 a.m. Sunday and is expected to be completed by Thursday.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking drivers to plan ahead for Super Bowl weekend as the Chiefs prepare to take on the Eagles on Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning commission — at its meeting on Thursday — approved a permit that could allow a local distillery to add a bar. Six-Mile Ordinary Distillery on Fay Street is looking to add the bar. The commission approved the permit in an 8-1 vote. An expansion would require a new crosswalk
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