Police: Larch Court injury was not from gun
Police on Friday said a wound a man suffered the night before was not from a bullet but from something else.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will border policy be the biggest issue in the 2024 presidential election?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both leading candidates for the 2024 presidential election — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — made trips to the southern border this week. Discussions about migrants crossing the border has been a hot political issue within the past several weeks, with Gov. Mike Parson announcing he is sending more
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City of Columbia to hold open house on new storage center for snowplows, salt
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will hold an open house next week regarding the construction of a new Municipal Services Center. According to a Thursday press release from the city, the Municipal Services Center master concept plan includes a salt storage building, storage for snowplows and salt distribution equipment, vehicle parking, an office, electric vehicle charging stations
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Former Cooper County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, deputy charged with manslaughter in jail inmate death
A lieutenant working in the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office was charged Wednesday with manslaughter in the October death of an inmate from untreated diabetes.
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True/False Film Fest kicks off in Columbia; March March parade to go down Ninth Street on Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest kicked off Thursday in Columbia. The annual festival takes place in downtown Columbia Thursday through Sunday. Thirty-one feature films and 25 short films were picked out of about 1,400 submissions, according to a previous press release from the festival. A spokesperson for the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Jefferson City Council to discuss reopening yard waste drop-off site
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council will discuss the possibility of reopening its temporary yard waste drop-off location at its meeting on Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the city. This comes as burning season ends on Friday at sunset and the city last week opted to end its yard waste
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Woman sentenced 15 years for child sex crimes in Audrain County
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnhart woman was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes from 2018. Jennifer Huddleston, 35, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and first-degree promoting child pornography. She was initially charged with child sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree promoting
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Burks bows out of Third Congressional District race
A former Boone County clerk said Thursday that he’s not running after putting his name in for the Third Congressional District seat earlier this month.
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Versailles Middle School evacuated Thursday morning after bomb threat, no explosives found
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Middle school students in the Morgan County R-2 School District were temporarily evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat was made at 7 a.m., according to a press release from the school district. “Our established bomb threat policy provides guidance regarding the evacuation of students and personnel in the event of a
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Columbia man accused of domestic assault, illegally sending nude photos
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of sending nude photos of a woman without her permission. Jacob Anthony Nichols, 32, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, invasion of privacy and sending nude photos without permission. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 8:09 p.m.
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Eye ointments, hydrogen peroxide and Jeep Grand Cherokees recalled
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eye ointments sold at Walmart and CVS The Food and Drug Administration has recalled four eye ointments sold at Walmart and CVS. The recalls comes as the FDA says eye ointments were produced at a facility that may have been unsanitary. The affected eye ointments include Equate’s General and Stye Lubricant Eye
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Jefferson City Public Safety Committee to not extend burning season
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Public Safety Committee voted Thursday morning to not extend the burning date for yard waste. Jefferson City Fire Department Chief Matt Schofield said the department has received many calls from residents with questions and concerns about open burning. Schofield stated that the biggest challenge the department runs into
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Montgomery County firefighters pull person from truck involved in crash on I-70
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Montgomery County firefighters pulled an injured person from a truck that crashed on Interstate 70 on Wednesday. According to the online crash report, the crash occurred at 5:45 p.m. the trailer Benjamin Albin, 43, of Ashland was pulling with his 2015 Chevrolet Silverado jackknifed and hit his truck. Troopers said this
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you impressed by the Arrowhead Stadium renderings?
The Kansas City Chiefs plan to spend about $800 million to renovate Arrowhead Stadium.
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Call response times grow as Columbia Police Department deals with staffing issues
When calling the police, people typically expect a speedy response, but that’s not always the case — or even possible — as staffing shortages across the country continue to affect police departments, including Columbia’s.
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City of Columbia looking into crime prevention program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia officials are planning a trip to Omaha, Nebraska, to look into a violence prevention program that could be implemented in Columbia. Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News on Tuesday night that he plans to focus on public safety in his role. As part of this, Unrein said
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Man arrested after allegedly ramming truck into police vehicles during chase
LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was arrested and charged following a chase with the Linn Creek Police Department on Tuesday. Zackary Yates, 28, was charged with first-degree assault, resisting arrest, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and first-degree property damage. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A court date
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Food assistance not in immediate danger from looming budget deadline
If a shutdown happened, food assistance wouldn’t be affected — at least for a little while.
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Winter lead testing results show five Jefferson City schools with sinks above allowable limit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Results from the Jefferson City School District’s winter lead testing show that five schools had water fixtures with lead levels above the state’s allowable limit. The tests were conducted in January, according to data on the Jefferson City School District’s website from the EPA Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water. Of the
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Carbon monoxide threat increases amid colder temperatures
Temperatures plummeted Tuesday night after an otherwise pleasant week, likely causing the heat to kick on in many Mid-Missouri homes.
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