Cole County Public Works to replace pipes after fuel leak
Cole County Public Works continues to work in the area of a fuel leak that happened last week at Lincoln University’s Alan T. Busby Farm.
Continue ReadingCole County Public Works continues to work in the area of a fuel leak that happened last week at Lincoln University’s Alan T. Busby Farm.
Continue ReadingA Mexico, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in relation to a 2020 shooting in Mexico.
Continue ReadingA crash blocked part of Highway 63 northbound near the Interstate 70 connector in Columbia a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in a wooded area lost his appeal Tuesday.
Continue ReadingPlenty of hype and anticipation always accompany the preseason and this year the biggest question might be at quarterback.
Continue ReadingLake of Ozarks, Mo (KMIZ) The man accused of crashing a boat into a house and injuring several people at the Lake of the Ozarks has been charged. Adam Ramirez, 47, is charged with seven counts of boating while intoxicated — causing physical injury. A warrant was issued Monday, but he is not currently in
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man who pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in May was sentenced on Monday. Ethan Bondurant, 20, pleaded guilty on May 1 to second-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault. Boundurant was sentenced to life in prison
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) All 31 rides at the Jefferson City Jaycees Fair passed inspection in March. The rides – owned PBJ Hapee Days Shows – were inspected Feb. 24, according to the Amusement Ride Safety Inspection Report. The inspection report was approved March 20. View the full report below. 2023-07-28-PBJ-Shows-2023-Annual-Inspections-for-KMIZDownload The Cole County Fair
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus driver who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and crashed a bus filled with children in Cole County last year pleaded guilty last week. Thomas Babbit, 64, of Boonville, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 25, to operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and driving a
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism was granted a motion for continuance Monday at the Randolph County Circuit Court Chism was charged in last fall with a pair of misdemeanors: Driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. A trial setting is set for Friday, Sept. 22, according to an email from the Randolph
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of students in the East Campus area of Columbia saw their leases end before a new school year starts. Curbsides were filled Monday with couches and other furniture. The City of Columbia considers the accumulation of trash or garbage a public nuisance. However, the city no longer picks up bulky
Continue ReadingBOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged Monday after being accused of an armed robbery that allegedly occurred last week. Brandon Terrell Rhymes, 37, is charged with first-degree robbery, armed-criminal action and second-degree assault. He is not listed on the Cooper County Jail roster, according to online records. A warrant was issued and a
Continue ReadingNEW BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree sodomy and first-degree harassment. Patrick Joseph Lutz, 35, is being held in the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, the victim and Lutz were at a campsite
Continue ReadingAn interview with a witness led to investigators finding the remains of a Monroe County woman who disappeared more than a year ago, according to court documents.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in state prison Monday at the Boone County Courthouse for illegal gun possession after being acquitted of murder.
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged Sunday with four counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. Kristofer Hahn, 32, has a confined docket hearing set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse. A warrant was issued and no bond was set, according to court records. The victim told Audrain County Sheriff’s deputies in June
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a shots-fired incident Friday night in Downtown Columbia, according to the Columbia Police Department. Police told ABC 17 News in an email that a vehicle and a building were struck by gunfire in the 900 block of East Broadway Street. Police responded to the shots-fired call at
Continue ReadingPublicly-run Boone Health said Monday that it is cutting more than 60 of its 2,320 positions but most of them are unfilled.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Marlin Johnson pleaded guilty on Friday to the 2020 killing of Joseph Hecht. Johnson, 27, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 22 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was credited with 1,094 days served. He is currently in the Boone County Jail. According to previous
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Monday fire at Unitarian Universalist Church in Jefferson City, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. JCFD was dispatched to the church in the 1000 block of Northeast Drive. Fire crews quickly had the fire under control and determined that no
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