$2.1M grant for Business Loop 70 improvement paused
A $2.1 million dollar grant to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been frozen by the Federal Highway Administration.
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Columbia man charged with seven felonies after shots fired
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with two felonies related to a shots-fired call Sunday and five more felonies in connection with a February incident. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was arrested Sunday after a shots-fired call in the 4200 block of Rice Road. Prosecutors charged him with illegal gun possession and armed
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Columbia Police Department to hear community feedback on Axon technology Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold two meetings on Monday to gather community feedback on renewing and upgrading its Axon technology package. Community members will have two opportunities to listen and provide feedback: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Dr. 6 p.m. to
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the American economy grow or stagnate?
It feels hard to plan for the short term these days.
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Columbia Public Schools to vote on contract for new superintendent Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is set to vote on a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein during Monday’s meeting. If approved, Klein will make $255,000 in his first year, with the potential for up to a 6% increase in his second and third years. This decision comes as the
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Lake Ozark man injured after UTV flips in Miller County
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was injured in a UTV crash Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 29-year-old was riding a 2024 Polaris RZR on private property near Saddle Tramp Trail in Miller County at 4:45 p.m. The vehicle then made a hard turn and flipped
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Johnson County fire captain dies while fighting fire Saturday
JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Johnson County firefighter died Saturday in the line of duty, a Saturday evening news release from the Johnson County Fire Protection District said. According to a Sunday release from the department, Captain Vernon Collett responded to a fire in the 600 block of northeast State Highway Mm in rural Johnson
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Mizzou ends regular season with loss to Kentucky, continuing skid
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An eight-point loss to No. 19 Kentucky on senior day isn’t how No. 15 Tiger hoops would’ve liked things to end at Mizzou Arena this season. However, a big first half effort from the Wildcats was enough grab the 91-83 win in the regular-season finale, on Saturday. With the loss, Mizzou finished
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Southern Boone County Fire crews work large fuel spill Saturday, road temporarily closed
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District along with other agencies are currently working a large fuel spill on Tom Bass Rd. and State Route H after a semi-truck flipped over Saturday morning. Southern Boone Fire shared on Facebook photos of a semi-truck flipped over on a curved road
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No evidence found after MU Alert of shots heard near Downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say officers did not locate anything at the scene after getting reports of shots heard near Downtown Columbia early Saturday morning. An MU Alert was sent out just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The alert states, “CPD reports shots heard at/near Walnut and College. Urgent/Stay away from area. No additional alerts
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Plea hearing pushed one week for man charged in Dove Drive shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men accused in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia will come back to court next week for a scheduled plea hearing. A judge reset a hearing for Jajuan Crockett, 21, to consider what he might do in his pending murder case. Crockett’s attorney said he wanted more
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Columbia bus rider calls for change after being slapped by passenger
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Jamill Barnum said she was riding a city of Columbia bus with her 12-year-old daughter on Monday when a couple sitting a few rows away began arguing. Barnum, who uses the Orange Route of the Go COMO Public Transit system several times a week, said she has witnessed several incidents during
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Mother of man shot and killed on Dove Drive speaks out
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of Deshon Houston who was shot and killed on Dove Drive in Columbia in June of 2023 is speaking out. It’s been nearly two years since Deshon was killed and his mother Lacondance Houston says the pain of his loss is something she deals with every day. “It’s been horrible,
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Sunrise Beach man sentenced to 120-day program for deadly 2023 boat crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man was sentenced to serve a 120-day program in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2023 boat crash that left one person dead and multiple people injured. Bobby Gene Childers will spend 120 days in the state prison system. He could be paroled if he
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Missouri report shows slight decrease in federal jobs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s latest jobs report shows a decrease in federal jobs while state and local government positions went up. The Missouri Economic Research Center’s January jobs report, released Friday, says federal government jobs in Missouri decreased by 100 from December to January. Meanwhile, state government jobs increased by over 1,000 in that
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Three-year contract proposed for new Columbia Public Schools superintendent
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is expected to vote Monday on a three-year contract for a new superintendent. The board will also decide whether to make shortening the length of superintendent contracts a legislative priority. The contract, if approved, will pay Jeff Klein $255,000 in its first year. He could get an
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Missouri takes part in Stand Up for Science rallies with State Capitol demonstration
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Scientists, students, advocates and community members carried signs outside the Missouri Capitol on Friday during the Stand Up for Science rally. According to the rally’s website, the nationwide events were planned to advocate for continued government support for science, defend against censorship and push back on attacks against diversity, equity, inclusion
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Four people seriously hurt in Chariton County crash Thursday night
CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were seriously hurt after a crash in Chariton County just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 20-year-old man from Brookfield was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang on Hwy 11 with three passengers: an 18-year-old woman from Brunswick,
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you ready for daylight saving time?
Everyone has feelings about daylight saving time — the annual clock shift that runs from March into November in the United States and begins this weekend. For nearly the past two decades, the country has been on an expanded daylight saving period after Congress extended what was then an April to October change. Congress has
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Lincoln University updating policies to ‘reflect government guidance’
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University is updating its rules and regulations to reflect government guidance, according to university officials. In a statement Thursday, Lincoln University President John Moseley said that the school will not need to make “significant adjustments” to comply with public policy changes. The statement did not say what exact changes were
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