Fentanyl takes over as a leading factor in Missouri overdose deaths
Drug overdose deaths continue to climb every year across the U.S. and in Mid-Missouri. And one Mid-Missouri county is among the top in the state.
Continue ReadingDrug overdose deaths continue to climb every year across the U.S. and in Mid-Missouri. And one Mid-Missouri county is among the top in the state.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who is accused of stabbing an MU student to death last year and burning the body in the backyard of a residence has not been evaluated yet by the Department of Mental Health. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kingdom City business owner who pleaded guilty last year to a federal fraud charge was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison without parole. Scott Allen Maples, 40, was also ordered to pay $684,034 in restitution to the Small Business Administration. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, 2023, to
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly fired six shots at another man on Sunday during a road rage incident. Nathan Allen Griffin, 33, was charged on Monday with first-degree attempted assault, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed a police patrol vehicle and threatened others on Sunday. Lawrence Boose Jr. was charged with first-degree attempted assaulted, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing a gun during a fight in Jefferson City saw his assault charge upgraded and received an additional charge. Derrek Maurer, 28 was charged on Thursday with illegal gun possession, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with illegal gun possession and second-degree
Continue ReadingColumbia is a college town as much as any, and it shows in the summer.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses and residents are torn over whether or not the city’s new downtown parking meters will be effective. The city announced on Thursday it plans to begin installing 15-minute curbside pickup parking signs and meters in downtown on Monday. According to a press release from the city, 19 curbside parking
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A busy intersection in Jefferson City has reopened a crash that left three people injured. Around 11:30 Sunday morning, Jefferson City police responded to a three car crash at the intersection of West Truman and the Highway 50 East off ramps. Kristin Sills, 46, took a left turn in front of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For some University of Missouri 2024 graduates, the ceremonies held by the university marks their first traditional graduations. The class of 2024 was a part of the high school graduating class of 2020, whose ending to the school year was altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from Education Week,
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office retracted its earlier statement that it took 30 minutes for the Division of Youth Services to report missing detainees, now saying it was only a few minutes. Three juvenile detainees fled from the Division of Youth Services custody in Fulton and are now believed to be at
Continue ReadingA man who was charged with assault in the suspected hazing of former University of Missouri student and fraternity pledge Danny Santulli has accepted a plea deal that will require him to spend time in jail.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights can be seen this weekend around Mid-Missouri on Friday night, and several viewers were kindly willing to show us their views of the rare occasion. Want to show your photos on air and online? Share them with us on our share page or Facebook page. Learn more about the
Continue ReadingA registered sex offender in Boonville has been charged after he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a high school student at a gas station.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnuck Markets Inc. announced in a Friday press release that it will convert the Eatwell Market on South Providence Road in Columbia to a “traditional” Schnucks location. The company stated in the release that it will discontinue the Eatwell Market brand, which operated in Columbia and Chesterfield. The Chesterfield location will close
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is expecting to graduate more than 5,200 students this weekend, an increase from the number of spring graduates in 2023.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will close Wehmeyer Drive at Highway 94 in Jefferson City on Wednesday to realign the entrance into Hitachi Energy, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The road will be closed for five days, according to the release. A left-turn lane is being added
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to
Continue ReadingMARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A former school teacher has been charged in Saline County with multiple child sex crimes after court documents claim he abused two children. Justin Hendricks, 41, of Marshall, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and second-degree child molestation of a child younger
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson made known his feelings Thursday about the misinformation spread on social media about a Kansas man after a deadly shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
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