MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five men who were described as illegal aliens in court documents have been charged with felonies in a missing child investigation from Indiana. Carlos Funez, Marlon Aguilar and Daniel Ruiz Lopez, all of Honduras, and Arturo Eustaquio and Noe Guzman Hernandez, both of the country of Mexico, were all charged with
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Fireworks season officially kicked off in Missouri on Thursday but police want Columbia residents to know they’re still illegal inside city limits.
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The court case against a former city official in Belle has been moved to Phelps County. Former Belle Mayor Daryl White Jr. was charged last year with stealing and official misconduct, both misdemeanors. He was accused of misusing the city’s credit card, stealing paint cans and taking a gun. On Friday, a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed another man with a pen in a public bathroom on Wednesday. Timothy Dale was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. Dale appeared
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GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender in Morgan County was charged with 30 counts of failing to register as a sex offender on Friday. Travis Duane Whistler, 37, of Gravois Mills, allegedly had 30 accounts on social media, dating and sex websites that he did not register with authorities, according to the probable cause
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A 14-year-old driver was flown to a Columbia hospital after a crash early Friday in Pettis County.
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Many fast food chains are offering special values to entice customers as the cost of their standard fare has grown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Sussex Drive near its intersection with Scott Boulevard in Columbia will be closed next week, according to a press release from the city. That portion of Sussex Drive be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as crews replace deteriorated concrete slabs, the release says. The road will reopen at 3
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Jail was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault after he allegedly assaulted another inmate on June 13 at the Morgan County Jail. Michael Hayden III, 35, of Versailles, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for
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This week U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended Congress place warning labels for children on social media apps. The proposal would protect children’s mental health, Murthy says, amid climbing evidence that such apps can harm developing brains.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Columbia murder suspects accused of a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in June of 2023 have been extradited back to Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff Office online inmate roster, Alqueze Jones, Deazes Turner and Deljuan Turner were booked in the Boone County Jail Wednesday night. They were arrested
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A crash that closed down a lane of Highway 63 in southern Boone County on Thursday killed a Jefferson City man.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were charged after allegedly going to a Jefferson City home on Tuesday and pulled guns on a woman. Larry Buchanan, of Russellville, was charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. Jamond Whitfield, Charrelle Miller and Terence Roberson, all of Jefferson City,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly got into a fight with a woman and took her gun on Tuesday. Cornell Manley II was charged with illegal gun possession and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was arrested on Wednesday after she allegedly threatened to kill a woman who was walking with a baby in Douglass Park. Latoya Cowans, 34, was charged on Thursday with second-degree assault, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is
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Police said nothing was hit officers found evidence of gunfire Wednesday night on Business Loop 70.
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The start of fireworks sales Thursday in Missouri, one of America’s most fireworks-happy states.
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As Carl Edwards Jr. came barreling off of turn four in the final lap of the 2011 Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway he was greeted with a windshield full of smoke. The only thing standing between the Columbia native and a victory was his Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr., whose engine was blowing up.Â
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A look at some of the past week’s major product recalls.
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Thursday is the first day of fireworks sales in Missouri, lasting until July 10.
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