Columbia Public Schools among those affected by winter weather
Columbia Public Schools will start two hours late Monday because of the weather, while other Mid-Missouri schools will close entirely.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools will start two hours late Monday because of the weather, while other Mid-Missouri schools will close entirely.
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Matthew Hallquist, 32, of Camdenton died Sunday morning following a car crash just north of Bollinger Creek Road. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F responded to the crash around 9:41 a.m. According to a crash report, 19-year-old Shaylin Torimino crossed the center line of the road and hit Hallquist head-on. Torimino
Continue ReadingOSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Troopers say a Bonnots Mill man is seriously hurt after a crash in Osage County Saturday evening. According to online crash reports, Clark Porting, 56, was driving along Route A just north of Starlite Lane when his Jeep Wrangler went off the left side of the road and hit
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Those looking for help with rent or city utilities now have a deadline to apply. The State Assistance for Housing Relief or “SAFHR” announced the decision to close applications by Jan. 31. The remaining funds will be given out to those in need until it runs out. The program was created to
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a deadly fire is put out, the work for fire investigators begins. A Mexico man was charged with arson and murder following an apartment fire in Mexico, Missouri, that allegedly led to the death of his mother. Fires like this are investigated using a collaborative effort from local fire departments, law
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation in a Friday press release revealed roadwork projects taking place in Mid-Missouri counties in the coming weeks. Route K in Audrain County will be closed Feb. 6-9 from County Road 649 to County Road 553 between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily for core drilling operations. Route V in
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County prosecutor issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man who is allegedly connected with a fire in Mexico that killed a woman last month. Brandon Spears, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree arson and armed criminal action. An apartment complex in the 1200 block of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ The Jefferson City School District announced in a Thursday press release that Beth Houf will be the next principal of Capital City High School. Houf previously was the principal at Fulton Middle School principal and was named the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Principal of the Year in 2022.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boone County judge gave a Columbia rape suspect a $1 million cash-only bond at a hearing on Friday. Judge Kevin Crane gave Travis Birkhead, 37, the chance to post a bond to get out of the Boone County Jail. Birkhead, of Columbia, previously had no bond while he faces charges
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday afternoon a bond review hearing is set for the Columbia doctor accused of raping and assaulting a woman. Travis Birkhead faces charges of first-degree rape and fourth-degree assault. Back in December Birkhead’s public defender argued for Birkhead to be released with a GPS monitor. However, Boone County Judge Josh Devine rejected Birkhead’s request as
Continue ReadingMissouri Republicans spent much of the past week on issues involving gender identity.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person had to be pulled from a vehicle after they were pinned, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. The crash involved two vehicles on Highway WW east of Purdy Lane. Highway WW was closed for 45 minutes. The crash occurred as Melody Kosmatka, 47, of Fulton, crossed the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill that would ban TikTok from all American devices. TikTok is already banned on federal government devices following a bill introduced by Hawley, but now he wants to take it a step further. Hawley (R-Missouri) said he doesn’t like any social media platform to harvest data, but his
Continue ReadingMissouri senators speculate that LGBTQ+ issues may take up a lot of the legislative session.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board has scheduled two training sessions for the first two weeks of February. The board was disbanded in August following a series of contentious meetings. The training sessions will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 and at the same time on Feb. 8. The meetings will
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch a replay of Thursday’s game between the Kewpies and Bruins in the web player above.
Continue ReadingA man suffered minor injuries after he had a medical emergency and his SUV ended up on its roof Thursday.
Continue ReadingOrganizations on Thursday hosted an event in downtown Columbia to provide a one-stop-shop for services for the homeless.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mark Alford filed his first bill in the House of Representatives on Thursday, according to a press release. Alford is a Republican who was elected to represent Missouri’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Boone County. He won former Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s old seat this past fall over Democratic
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was recently accused of pulling a gun on an employee at a Downtown bar had more charges filed for an alleged incident that occurred last year. Jonathan Dowell, 23, has been charged with first-degree burglary, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon stemming from an incident on
Continue Reading