COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education’s Policy Committee on Monday discussed how to best honor students at graduations who died before getting a chance to receive their diploma. The policy introduced outlines the process schools and administrators need to take leading up to graduation, on the day of and after. Under the guidelines,
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The Consumers Council of Missouri believes state regulators do not have strong enough safeguards in place to ensure data center power costs are not falling back on the average Missouri ratepayer.
“The decision makers in Missouri have tended to err on the side of promoting data centers rather than protecting the public,” CCM Executive Director John Coffman said. “It’s an ongoing regulatory battle.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian in Callaway County was seriously injured Monday night in a crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2014 Ford Flex – driven by a 33-year-old Mokane woman – was heading northbound on Route C, just south of County Road 400 near Mokane, when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia celebrated the completion of a $37 million upgrade to its water treatment plant Monday, restoring the facility’s ability to treat 32 million gallons of water per day. But while city officials touted the improvements, the COMO Safe Water Coalition questioned the project’s timeline and said additional work is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of pointing a gun at a truck driver Saturday on Interstate 70. Cooper Pfeiffer was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor reckless driving. The probable cause statement says his hearing is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Monday that her office sent a cease-and-desist letter to a pharmaceutical company. A press release from Hanaway’s office claims Eli Lilly and Company cut off MU Health Care from 340B program pricing for refusing to comply with a policy change by the company “requiring 340B
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction crane working on the project to expand Interstate 70 snagged a power line Monday afternoon, brining it down across the road and closing the westbound lanes. The road closure was reported at about 12:20 p.m., according to a note posted to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fall election is eight days away and committees were required to file financial reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Monday. Finance reports from multiple groups for and against Amendment 3 show $32.1 million has been spent so far. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Amendment 3 aims to reinstate an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will begin requiring permits to camp on its lands beginning in March, according to a Monday press release from the MDC. The MDC gave final approval on the measure on Friday, the release says. The MDC manages about 1,000 conservation areas, with more than 320 offering camping.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of manslaughter was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Felicia Lynne Hay, 35, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree assault in the November 2024 death of Antonio Davis. An arraignment is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16. A court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man was arrested and charged after he allegedly made threats against employees at the Gerbes on West Broadway in Columbia on Friday. David Komosa was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. His bond was set at $10,000 and he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash with a motorcycle led to a busy downtown Columbia intersection to be shut down on Monday afternoon. Several emergency responders were at the corner of College Avenue and East Walnut Street after the crash. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification indicating Walnut Street was closed at 2:07 p.m. A
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The Missouri Department of Public Safety is warning people about a synthetic opioid that is 10 times more potent than Fentanyl, according to a post on Facebook.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old deputy was injured in a crash on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City on Sunday. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said in response to an email that the male deputy was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening and released from the hospital. The Jefferson City Police Department, which is investigating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Callaway County Sunday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2023 Nissan Rogue eastbound near the 7300 block of Route Z in Callaway County at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. Trooper said the vehicle went off
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers traveling through Kingdom City will need to plan for a temporary closure of U.S. 54 over Interstate 70 as crews prepare to demolish two bridges. The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin the demolition at 7 p.m. Friday, with work expected to continue until 5 a.m. Nov. 2. MoDOT I-70
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Secretary of State’s Office says a former employee, who filed a whistleblower lawsuit in September, was already on track to be let go, according to new court documents filed Thursday. Former Elections Integrity Director Nicholas La Strada accused Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of three things he said resulted in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of East Broadway near South El Chaparral Avenue in Columbia is back open after it was blocked off by first responders due to a car crash Sunday. Boone County Fire officials had blocked off the road for about 45 minutes. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. with at least two
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) Voters in Boone County are taking advantage of no-excuse absentee voting, which opened earlier this week. A total of 1,183 ballots were cast Saturday, including 607 at Columbia Mall and 576 at the Boone County Government Center. The Boone County Clerk’s Office reported that 988 people cast their ballots on the first
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No one was hurt after a vehicle caught fire early Sunday morning while in a shuttle lot at the Columbia Regional Airport.
Vehicle owner Carolyn Smith said she noticed smoke coming from her car after she parked around 6:15 a.m., but no warning lights were on. After turning the vehicle off, Smith got out of the car and opened the hood to find a fire in the engine.
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