COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of filming woman while they were undressed at a Columbia Planet Fitness in 2024 has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Kenneth Steele, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Monday to invasion of privacy. He was previously charged with invasion of privacy and third-degree domestic assault. He was sentenced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Audrain County alleges Missouri Military Academy did not do enough to protect a student from being sexually abused by another student. The lawsuit accuses the Mexico school of negligence and negligent supervision. Court documents allege a student complained to the school on Aug. 31, 2025, that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested after police found nearly a quarter-pound of fentanyl in a vehicle during a traffic stop near the Highway 63/Interstate 70 connector on Wednesday. Darryl Ross, 42, and Corion Poe, 25, both of St. Louis, were arrested on Wednesday and are being held at the Boone County Jail without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Blair Oaks bus driver accused of assaulting a student last week will not face charges, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Wednesday. “Just clear after reading reports and viewing the video that criminal charges are not appropriate in this case,” Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a written statement. Thompson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A small business owner in Columbia claims a sweeping cannabis bill will put him out of business. Ethan Jones dealt with chronic pain issues for six years after going undiagnosed with Lyme disease. Rather than using traditional pain medication, Jones instead turned to CBD products. He now sells those same products to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said it was his decision to dissolve the university’s multicultural fee at Wednesday’s Faculty Council meeting. “It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was decided that I needed to protect the institution. So that’s the decision that I made,” Choi said. The multicultural fee provided
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Terminology has been corrected in the headline and story. MU Health Care’s operating margin for the current fiscal year remains well below budget. The health care group posted a $56 million budget shortfall between the start of the University of Missouri’s fiscal year from July through February. The report will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Missouri voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would freeze or cap property taxes — a measure lawmakers included in legislation to keep the Kansas City Chiefs in Missouri. Missouri Association of Counties Executive Director Steve Hobbs said that 73 counties had the property tax reform measure on the ballot, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple who was charged in the accidental shooting death of an 11-year-old Moberly child earlier this year were given a bond. Jo and Michael Timmons were each charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant with a $5,000 bond was issued to Michael Timmons on Tuesday
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Haley Swaino, weekend morning anchor and reporter at KMIZ, is finding ways to help you cut back on monthly bills and giving other money-saving suggestions. This time, she looks at ways to save on gas. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drive slower. Don’t brake hard. Turn off the A/C and roll your windows down. As drivers are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local brewery Logboat Brewing Company announced on its social media on Wednesday that it plans to build a taproom on the south side of Columbia. Logboat wrote in a post that the Logboat Midtown Taproom is expected to open in the spring of 2027 near Nifong Boulevard and State Farm Parkway. Logboat’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused and charged in an alleged road-rage incident in September is once again employed with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 to misdemeanor reckless driving. He was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but the charge was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man accused of being in a standoff with law enforcement last year in Miller County was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. Lawrance J. Giddens, 44, is now charged in federal court with being a felon with a gun and having an unregistered gun. Charges still appear in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of using a gun to threaten several people at the Madison Street Dollar General in Jefferson City has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Willie Banks, 28, of Jefferson City, is now charged in federal court with being a felon with a gun on Dec. 21.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was shot by Jefferson City police officers in February was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday. Joey Hampton, 40, of Jefferson City, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault and single counts of shooting at a vehicle, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He is being
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer, Gretchen Duckworth and Kris Scheperle won the three open spots of the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday over Cierra Griffin, Trent Vallandingham, Ryan Towner and James Kindred Sr. “I’m excited to get to work,” Rodemeyer said. I’m honored by the trust our community has placed in me
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The three incumbents in the Columbia Board of Education race retained their seats on Tuesday. April Ferrao (6,537 votes), John Lyman (6,218) and Paul Harper (6,183) kept their seats against challenger Dr. Keary Husain (2,759). “Paul, April and I have talked every single day, I think, for the last three plus years,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fifth Ward will have a new representative. Challenger Christina Hartman defeated incumbent Don Waterman in Tuesday’s election 58% to 42%. Hartman brought in 1,332 votes while Waterman got 981 votes, with a total of 2,313 ballots cast. Waterman expressed his disappointment at the loss, but congratulated Hartman on the win. He
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CLICK HERE FOR FULL ELECTION RESULTS COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in the Moberly School District approved an $11.5 million bond issue to improve facilities. The issue was approved by a vote of 723-270 on Tuesday. Randolph County voters also approved the extension of a countywide sales tax. Boone County’s Southern Boone School District also approved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was charged with manslaughter in a fatal crash from November is facing a wrongful death lawsuit in Boone County. Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested last week in Tennessee on a warrant for the Boone County charges. She is charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, misdemeanor reckless driving and misdemeanor failure
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