COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a March 3 incident where he allegedly hijacked a vehicle. According to court documents, Ahmad Chairse-McCutcheon broke a windshield of a vehicle and put it into drive as it moved onto Business Loop 70 with children inside the car. Chairse-McCutcheon also took the phone away from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting another person at Douglass Park in Columbia has been sentenced. A judge sentenced Gerrod Taylor to five years of probation Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. Witnesses saw him carrying a rifle through the park. One person was shot in the leg. Taylor
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One new part of this bill, different than the CARES Act, is a grant program aimed at helping out restaurants and bars. The bill sets aside $25 billion dollars for the program that the Small Business Administration will manage.
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The Columbia Missouri National Teachers Association and Columbia Public Schools continued labor negotiations Wednesday night. The two groups are negotiating in good faith.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former University of Missouri baseball player Cade Bormet has filed suit against the curators of the University of Missouri – University Athletics after being injured during a game in May 2018. According to the lawsuit, Bormet went for a foul ball at Taylor Stadium when he slid into a brick wall. Bormet
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Columbia police officers investigated a stabbing in the 400 block of Ripley Street late Tuesday night, a department spokeswoman said.
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Columbia Public Schools saw a more than 10% increase in its staff vaccination rate in just a single day.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Mid-Missouri have closed or plan to close due to a decrease in demand.
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People have started Facebook pages throughout Missouri to hunt down available coronavirus vaccine doses.
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Columbia Public Schools will welcome students back to classrooms full-time on April 5, but the district remains in need of bus drivers, nutrition service employees and substitute teachers.
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Information about the plan was shared during a meeting with vaccine distributors and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday afternoon.
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The Columbia Police Department has been working to review disparities in traffic stops among certain groups of the community.
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Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire District reported fighting 35 fires over the last three days. Officials report the first fire was on Saturday at 11:09 a.m. when firefighters began battling large natural cover fires across Boone County. Officials report crews battled as many as five fires at the same time. Volunteer firefighters reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the MKT Trail will be closed Thursday, for maintenance. The affected trail is west of the trailhead at Scott Boulevard, near the 3.5-mile marker. MKT Temporary ClosureDownload Crews will be working to repair an unstable slope. The trail will be closed to ensure safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. The
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The University of Missouri System launched a new website Tuesday that puts online courses from all four system schools in one place.
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Most students will return to CPS schools five days a week but some will remain online.
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A study from Brookings Institute said working parents are the key to recovering from the pandemic.
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