COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An employee at a Jefferson City Walgreen’s has been charged after she allegedly stole $7,822.61 from the business over multiple months. DeBreana Daniels, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with stealing more than $750. She posted a $5,000 bond on Aug. 11. A criminal summons was issued for Daniels on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail after investigators claim he molested a child at a Bonnie View Park in Columbia on Sept. 14. Matthew McCoy, 30, of Columbia, is charged in Boone County with second-degree child molestation of a youth younger than 12 years old. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager already being prosecuted for evidence tampering in a separate shooting has been charged with four felonies in an August shooting on the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector. Chase D. Ricketts, 19, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of killing his girlfriend was ordered to take a mental exam by a judge for the defense to present battered spouse syndrome evidence. Isaiah Goins, 27, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after shooting his girlfriend, identified as M.G. in court documents, in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place in Pettis County Sunday night. According to a MSHP press release, deputies with the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in the 3300 block of Route TT at 11:45 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will meet Monday to discuss a grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration that will help to fund a reconstruction project along 1.32 miles of Clark Lane. Approval will authorize the city manager to execute a $8.4 million federal grant awarded through the 2024 Safe Streets and Roads
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The Columbia City Council is set to vote Monday on the proposed $606.7 million city budget for fiscal year 2027 following millions of dollars in cuts to the proposed budget.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flu season is approaching, and MU Health is offering Columbia residents pharmacy appointments, drive-thru and evening events, and extended-hour clinics to get their flu shots. MU Health is offering several vaccine events in Columbia from September through October: Sept. 21 at the Battle Avenue Medical Building from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old man from Bowie, Texas, died in a motorcycle crash Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 10:24 p.m. on Missouri Route 242 and the U.S. 54 Connector. The man was heading westbound on a 2023 Harley-Davidson Sportster when he drove off the road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Kansas City man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Friday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 5:13 p.m. at the intersection of Route MM and Shawnee Four Drive. The man was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Springer eastbound on Route MM when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old Ashland man was seriously injured Friday in a car accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 4 p.m. The man was outside of Gravois Mills driving a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 south on Missouri Highway 5. At around the Santa Fe Trail, the man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is celebrating 100 years of Memorial Stadium on Saturday, and the home game kicks off against the Troy University Trojans at 6 p.m. Memorial Stadium has changed a lot over the years. MU unveiled its 18-month-long, multi-million-dollar North End Zone ahead of its first home game in early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire occurred Friday night in a Hallsville home in the 9200 block of Route OO. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Chuck Doss said the fire started in the kitchen of the home, and it was extinguished after arriving. Crews arrived at the scene shortly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued cease-and-desist orders to six online prediction market operators, demanding they stop offering sports “event contracts” to state residents without a sports wagering license, according to a Friday press release from her office. The letters were sent to Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog and Robinhood. The AG’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge dismissed the state of Missouri as a defendant in a case over data centers in Montgomery County. Defendants in a case filed in February – by a group Montgomery County residents and property owners called Preserve Montgomery County, LLC – filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 4 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night. You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two golfers from the Mizzou women’s golf team were granted a temporary restraining order on Friday, allowing them to participate in a fifth year. Addie Dobson and Melanie Walker filed the motion against the NCAA on Sept. 14, and a hearing is scheduled for 12 p.m. at the Boone County Courthouse before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new owners of properties on Eighth Street that used to belong to Columbia College are looking to redevelop them. Columbia College auctioned off nine properties in June for roughly $2 million. The owners of three properties near the corner of Eight Street and Lyon Street are looking to develop the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting suspect was among the people arrested as police served a search warrant at an east Columbia apartment complex Friday. Two people were arrested in east Columbia when police served the search warrant Friday morning, a police officer said at the scene. Eight Columbia Police officers and a Bearcat armored vehicle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly attacked someone and threatened to shoot “every white person” at a downtown Columbia event. Manareldeen Fajors, 22, of St. Louis, is charged in Boone County with second-degree making a terroristic threat, first-degree burglary, third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault.
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