COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old Linn Creek, Missouri, woman went missing and the local sheriff’s office is asking for public help to find her. Carolin M. Barton was last seen Tuesday afternoon at 126 Myers Road in Linn Creek, according to an Endangered Silver Advisory distributed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She has Alzheimer’s,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who was accused in the death of a man who was found dead in the median of Interstate 70 in March has been sentenced to probation. Tyia Alisa Bush pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and misdemeanor reckless driving. She was sentenced to five years of probation,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with four felonies on Wednesday following a Nov. 16 attack, court documents say. Nelson Dee-Leon Victoria was charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle man was charged with fourth-degree child molestation on Wednesday. Joshua Gray was arrested during a traffic stop on Tuesday in Cole County, court documents say. A mugshot was not immediately available. A court date has not been scheduled. A $25,000 bond was set. The probable cause statement says that the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No civilians were hurt but a firefighter was treated after a house fire in south Columbia Wednesday morning. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the home on 4403 Glen Eagle Drive at 6:22 a.m. CFD spokesperson Katherine Rodriguez said when crews arrived on scene they found flames coming from the roof
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Administration Committee will meet Wednesday morning to discuss the results from the city’s solid waste survey. The survey was conducted from Oct. 3-Nov. 8 and received 400 responses from residents and 31 from area businesses. The survey asked residents and businesses about their satisfaction with the current trash and
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Christopher Collings became the fourth person this year to die by lethal injection in Missouri on Tuesday. Missouri is among 27 states to have the death penalty on the books and one of the most prolific in using it — only Alabama and Texas have used it more in 2024, according to the Death Penalty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of protestors braved the elements in Columbia on Tuesday night to protest the execution of a Missouri man. Christopher Collings, 49, was executed on Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl and then dumping her body in a sinkhole. Collings was a family friend of the victim, Rowan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On GivingTuesday, the Voluntary Action Center announced it has been awarded a $745,400 challenge grant award from the Mabee Foundation to support The Opportunity Campus project. The project is being built along Business Loop 70 and Bowling Street in central Columbia to support transitional services for the homeless population in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) prefiled a proposed anti-abortion amendment following the passage of Amendment 3. Members of the Missouri Legislature began prefiling bills on Dec. 1. According to a Tuesday press release, Coleman’s Amendment SJR 25 titled “Protecting Life with Compassion and Clarity,” if approved by voters would ban all
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The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is a national day of giving. It’s a day for people to give back to their communities and each other.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A video of a man beating up a hurt deer posted on social media has garnered attention and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating. The video posted on Facebook at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday is a screen recording of a Snapchat video showing a hurt deer lying on the side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to producing child pornography. Plea information was filed on Tuesday, but William Ballard agreed to plea guilty on Nov. 15, according to court documents. Court documents say Ballard and the prosecution agreed to a 15-year sentence, though a sentencing date has
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to having hundreds of fentanyl pills along with several guns. Keaveon Z. T. Harris pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Jefferson City to possessing fentanyl — a deadly synthetic opioid — with intent to distribute the drug and one count of being a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has died after she was in a crash on Saturday in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 18-year-old driver died on Sunday at 12:09 p.m. at University Hospital. The family identified her in a post on the website GoFundMe as Cally Coatney.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather and extreme cold has arrived in Mid-Missouri and there are some tips that will help you get through the winter. You can prepare for extreme winter weather by making a winter car survival kit according to the National Weather Service. You will need jumper cables, flash lights, a first aid
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President Joe Biden surprised the nation Monday when he pardoned his son, Hunter, going back on a previous pledge. Biden said in a prepared statement that the pardon was meant to protect his son from being unfairly targeted. But the move drew criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike. Do you think Joe Biden should have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the purchase of gun identification technology during Monday night’s meeting. The Columbia Police Department requested $208,934 from the asset forfeiture fund to purchase the technology that they say will help police be more effective in solving violent crimes in the city. The National Integrated Ballistic Information
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured after a vehicle caught fire Monday evening in the parking lot of the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia. A Columbia Fire Department battalion chief at the scene said that one person was brought to an area hospital with minor burn injuries. A cause for the fire has
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Editor’s note: A sentence describing who was asked to disclose client information was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has sued the University of Missouri Board of Curators, alleging that the school retaliated after she reported ethical concerns and alleged mismanagement. The petition states April Ravert had worked at the university from Aug. 15, 2006
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