CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly $900,000 worth of drugs were recovered during a Feb. 14 drug bust in Camden County, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies served a search warrant at a residence off of Bittersweet Road, according to the release. In addition to $25,000 in cash, deputies seized about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first of several projects to improve safety and extend the life expectancy of roads and bridges along Highway 54 in Jefferson City is set to take place at the beginning of March. Three projects in total will occur in March, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents have until Friday, March 1 to burn their yard waste after the City Council this week decided to discontinue its yard waste drop-off services. The City Council stated in a Thursday press release that it decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard
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Several of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old woman was pulled from a burning vehicle by police after a Thursday morning crash in Sedalia, according to a press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The woman was not named in the release, but police say she is from Grain Valley, Missouri, and was brought to an area hospital
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of road closures were announced for Columbia and Boone County on Friday. In a press release from the City of Columbia, Garth Avenue between Oak and Ash streets will be closed Monday through Friday for a sewer line improvement project. The sewer utility plans to straighten the sanitary sewer pipes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple child sex crimes on Thursday. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with first-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy and incest. He was arrested on Thursday and a warrant was listed as “served” on Friday. Police received a report about a sexual assault on Feb. 13
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Many people had trouble using their cellphones when they woke up on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety on Thursday discussed a bill that would crack down on fentanyl traffickers. The debate comes after Gov Mike Parson blamed an increase in fentanyl deaths in Missouri to illegal immigrants during his Tuesday press conference on border security. The House bill
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council in a closed session on Tuesday decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard waste services to residents, according to a Thursday release from the city. A temporary yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City closed for the season last month. There
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole Camp man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after a crash occurred Wednesday in Morgan County on Route C, east of Kelsay Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the crash report, a 1996 GMC 1500 – driven by Jonathan Noegel, 56,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A campaign committee has been filed for Columbia attorney Jeffrey Basinger the District 50 state House race, according to paperwork filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Basinger’s committee shows he is running as a Democrat. Rep. Douglas Mann (D-Columbia) announced in October that he would not seek reelection, citing mental
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A look at recently recalled products.
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Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
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No injuries were reported in an Audrain County fire, but a restaurant and an attached apartment burnt down on Wednesday.
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Gov. Mike Parson said this week that he will send up to 200 members of the Missouri National Guard to Texas to help with Operation Lone Star — that state’s effort to reduce illegal immigration.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia spokesman Matt Nestor said Wednesday that the city is one step closer for curbside recycling to resume. In January, Utilities Director Dave Sorrell said the city was hoping to resume curbside collection by the end of February, if staffing levels allowed. According to Sorrell, staffing for the department needs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works employees installed new street signs in some parts of downtown Columbia. An area between Fifth and Sixth streets and East Ash and East Walnut streets – near the post office — was once a cultural center of Columbia’s Black community. The new signs include the words “historic
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