COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are asking the city to consider an urban camping ordinance. According to Nickie Davis, executive director of Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District, roughly 70 businesses have signed a letter asking the city to research and consider the ordinance. Davis stated last week that the Downtown CID planned to send
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A day after Columbia’s new Opportunity Campus opened its overnight shelter, some residents are voicing renewed worries about what the facility could bring to their part of town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several felonies in connection with two overdose deaths in 2023. Marcus Larkins, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree drug trafficking, tampering with evidence and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He previously faced additional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man who took an Alford plea in May in a 2017 Cole County homicide case was sentenced to probation on Monday. Zacchaeus Silva, of Williamsburg, pleaded guilty in May to accessory to second-degree assault in the beating death of Jerry Robertson on April 20, 2017. He had been indicted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Monday to a felony in connection with a 2024 shooting in downtown Columbia. Kalvin Johnson, 22, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial has been scheduled for next year for a Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Jefferson City in February. Denita Jackson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A jury trial is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some rural highways and interstates will go from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph as soon as Aug. 28, after Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law Monday. However, some driver safety organizations say this could lead to more traffic crashes. “Unfortunately, increasing the speed limit even just five miles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sinclair Road in Columbia will close for a month beginning Monday, July 20, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The closure – which is expected to last until 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 — will occur between Nifong Boulebard and Muirfield Drive to complete a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System crucial materials crossroads was picked by the U.S. National Science Foundation to receive $160 million in funding, according to a Tuesday release from the university. The grant is the largest award in the state’s higher-education history, the release says. “NSF Engines investments in critical technologies and future
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 70 from Providence Road in Columbia will close July 27 for several months, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction on the Providence Road bridge started in May and led to the closure of the off-ramp, which will stay closed for
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A decision on a bond motion for an Osage Beach alderman will decided next week, a Camden County judge decided on Tuesday. Osage Beach Ward 1 Alderman John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged in Boone County after he allegedly pulled a gun out on an Uber driver on Saturday night. Kevin Bennett, 52, was charged with carjacking, first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. The probable cause statement says the victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fair announced on Tuesday on its social media that the carnival company it had contracted has closed. The Cooper County Fair is scheduled to be July 21-25. The fair stated on its Facebook page that it received a letter on Monday afternoon from Amusement Associates indicating the company had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday discussed possible changes to its policy on addressing bullying. Do you think a new policy will be effective at addressing bullying in the school district? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is getting $1 million in the newly signed state budget to use specifically on downtown public safety. When exactly the money hits the city’s account depends on Gov. Mike Kehoe releasing the funds, according to State Sen. Stephen Webber. Webber said a conversation with Columbia Police Chief Jill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday signed a slew of bills into law, including one that can increase the speed limit on rural roads. Kehoe’s office announced in a Monday press release that the governor signed Senate Bill 1408. The bill allows the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city council members discussed next year’s budget at a work session Monday evening. In a presentation to the council, members heard the city is expecting a 1% increase in its general fund. But the city is looking at more than $7 million in cuts to department requests in order to balance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education member Jeanne Snodgrass resigned from her position during Monday’s meeting. She wasn’t at the meeting in person, but the board read her letter of resignation. Snodgrass submitted the letter dated July 9 saying that she is moving next month “and will no longer live within the eligible boundaries.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library, a branch of the Daniel Boone Regional Library located in Fulton, opened back up to the public Monday, following an extended closure for HVAC replacement. “We can now control the building’s temperature and make it comfortable for everyone,” Callaway County Public Library manager Sara Henry said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians have been mostly spared from the diarrhea-causing illness contracted by eating contaminated produce or water. Currently, the Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 43 cases since this time last year, and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show Missouri with zero reported cases of cyclosporiasis since July
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