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One person escaped a boat fire in the Lake of the Ozarks.

Boat totaled after fire on the Lake of the Ozarks

May 16, 2020 4:54 AM Molly Stawinoga

One person escaped without injury when a boat caught fire on the Lake of the Ozarks.

Jefferson City fire crews put out a house fire Sunday morning.

One man dies in Jefferson City house fire

April 26, 2020 10:04 AM Molly Stawinoga

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was transported to a local hospital after a house fire in Jefferson City. Steven A. Davis, 35, later died from his injuries sustained in the fire. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters responded shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday to the 800 block of

Mexico home suffers heavy damage in Tuesday fire

April 22, 2020 9:45 AM Matthew Sanders

A fire caused by smoking caused heavy damage to a Mexico home Tuesday.

Jefferson City residential fire causes $100,000 in damage

April 21, 2020 8:12 AM Matt Ragsdale

Firefighters said there were flames coming through the roof and back of the home when crews arrived.

Mail vehicle fire shut down Boone County road Monday afternoon

April 20, 2020 3:13 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Boone County Fire Protection District said a mail vehicle fire shutdown a road between Rocheport and Columbia Monday afternoon.

Jefferson City fire displaces five people

April 17, 2020 10:14 PM Katie Greathouse

The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire Friday night that displaced several people.

Camdenton fire damages two businesses early Tuesday morning

March 24, 2020 3:41 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Mid-County Fire Protection District said a fire early Tuesday morning destroyed two storage buildings and damaged two other businesses.

Firefighters respond to call about a fire on Telluride Ln.

Fire crews respond to east Columbia home

March 15, 2020 10:31 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Fire Department was called to Telluride Lane in east Columbia Sunday morning.

Investigation notes problems with fire suppression system at Stuckey’s Dairy Queen

March 6, 2020 7:26 PM Lucas Geisler

State fire investigators noted past problems with a fire suppression system at a gas station that burned down in November.

Mother pleads guilty in connection with daughter’s death

March 6, 2020 9:55 PM Katie Greathouse

A woman originally charged with murder in connection with her daughter’s death has pleaded guilty to a different charge.

Southern Boone firefighters put out chimney fire on Monday

March 2, 2020 6:24 PM Matt Ragsdale

No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out in the 7700 block of East Cedar Hills Road.

A fire destroys a home in California, Missouri.

Fire destroys home in California, Missouri

March 1, 2020 10:36 AM Molly Stawinoga

CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house in California, Missouri, is destroyed after a fire. Sheriff Tony Wheatley with the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded alongside California Police Department Friday shortly after 1 p.m. A house on E. South Street, near the fairgrounds, was ruled a complete loss after the fire, Wheatley said. The sheriff

Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday

No injuries after accidental fire on Chatham Dr. in Columbia

February 29, 2020 11:33 PM Barry Mangold

COLUMBIA, Mo. Fire crews said no one was hurt after an outside section of a Columbia home caught fire Saturday afternoon. Columbia Fire Division Chief John Metz said that firefighters responded to the fire in the 300 block of Chatham Drive around 12:50 p.m. A section of a Columbia home caught fire Saturday afternoon. Crews

No one hurt after trailer fire called out at south Columbia mobile home park

February 28, 2020 8:34 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters responded Friday night to a fire reported at Blue Acres Mobile Home Park on Ponderosa Street.

Jefferson City fire causes thousands in damage to Washington Street apartment building

February 25, 2020 6:28 PM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City firefighters say a fire called out Tuesday afternoon caused about $35,000 in damage to an apartment building.

Car slams into Columbia police cruiser, shutting down Highway 63

February 24, 2020 7:23 AM Madison Fleck

A car fire that shut down Highway 63 on Monday morning ignited after a vehicle slammed into a Columbia Police Department cruiser.

Firefighters respond to house fire on Frink Rd. Courtesy: BCFPD

No injuries after attic fire near Hallsville

February 16, 2020 6:55 PM Barry Mangold

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency responders put out a fire inside of an empty home near Hallsville Sunday afternoon. Crews with the Boone County Fire Protection District to the home on Frink Rd. to find flames in the attic. Firefighters entered the home through the second floor and put out the fire within minutes, according to