Columbia transportation providers and residents looking for ways to save on gas
Gas and diesel prices continue to rise across the country, with every state averaging a minimum of $4 a gallon as of mid-May.
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MoDOT to have overnight lane closures next week during I-70 Rocheport Bridge replacement project
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says contractors will be closing one lane of westbound Interstate 70 overnights next week near the Rocheport Bridge in order to install concrete barriers in the median. Officials say the closures will take place from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning Monday through Friday. MoDOT says
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Heart of Missouri United Way to provide volunteer opportunities through new program
The Heart of Missouri United Way held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning for its new Give 5 program. The organization says “Give 5” was founded in Springfield, Missouri by Greg Burris and is based at the United Way of the Ozarks.
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Residents give opinion to MoDOT on improvements to Route 63/Grindstone Parkway interchange
The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a public hearing to gauge public opinion on a proposed project for the Route 63 and Grindstone Parkway interchange.
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Soapbox Derby to close East Broadway in Columbia on Sunday
The Derby will start at 8:30 a.m. and will end at about 4 p.m.
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Santulli family speak with Good Morning America on hazing incident
Thursday morning, Good Morning America spoke with the family of a former University of Missouri student that was left injured after an alcohol-related hazing incident.
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Columbia College Trio Educational Opportunity Center to help nontraditional students
The Trio Educational Opportunity Center at Columbia College is assisting future students with the financial aid process, student loan counseling academic planning, and even career planning.
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City of Columbia’s Fire in the Sky celebration to be held at Stephens Lake Park
The City of Columbia will be hosting its Fire in the Sky celebration for the first time at Stephens Lake Park.
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Student representative to UM Board of Curators dies in crash
The student representative to the University of Missouri Board of Curators was killed in a crash Wednesday that police reportedly say was caused by a suspected intoxicated driver.
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MoDOT to hold public hearing for Highway 63/Grindstone Parkway improvement project
The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold an open house style public hearing at New Haven Elementary School, regarding an improvement project on Highway 63.
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Columbia Board of Education hopes to increase wages for every employee
The Columbia Board of Education authorized nearly $7.08 million to increase current employee salaries.
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Columbia residents applying as a Historic District Overlay to preserve neighborhood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Columbia residents in an old southwest neighborhood is trying to get their neighborhood designated as a Historic District Overlay. The group says they jump-started the process after they found out one house has plans for demolition. Nick Foster, the Ward 4 council member for the City of Columbia, says
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As inflation drives up grocery prices, Columbia Farmers Market offers alternative for those on state benefits
For those on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the Columbia Farmers Market also offers up to $60 in additional help.
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Attorney general wants to force JC Schools, other districts to turn over documents
Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday this his office is seeking to force the Jefferson City School District and six other districts to turn over information related to student surveys.
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Power outages reported across Mid-Missouri after early morning storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. 8:45 a.m. update: Ameren Missouri crews continue to work to restore the power to customers around the Lake of the Ozarks area. The utility provider’s outage map shows the number of outages is down to 48. Ameren Missouri reports the power outages are impacting more than 1,150 customers. Boone Electric is working to
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Columbia Board of Education to hold budget hearing Wednesday
Columbia Public School’s Board of Education is set to hold a budget hearing for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year Wednesday evening.
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Bus routes are seeing an uptick in ridership following rising gas prices in Columbia
GoCOMO transit’s bus services have seen an increase in ridership over the past year as people begin to return to normalcy following the pandemic and as the price of gasoline increases.
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Millions of COVID vaccines wasted as statewide transmission increases
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 82 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been discarded nationwide since the start of the pandemic.
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Police investigating shooting near I-70 and Range Line St. on Monday night
Columbia police continue to investigate a Monday night shooting that occurred off the 1500 block of Fir Place.
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Columbia police chief says work to be done after reviewing latest vehicle stops report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said while progress has been made there is still work to be done to address bias in policing and traffic stops during a meeting with the city council Monday. Chief Jones spoke briefly with the city council during a review of the latest vehicle stops report during
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