COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite rainy weather Friday, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it is continuing with plan to demolish the North Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70 in Columbia. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down the overpass at 9 p.m. Friday as part of a major reconstruction project expected to impact traffic in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of killing a Jefferson City child in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday in a Cole County courtroom. Quatavia Givens pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, child abuse, and abandoning a corpse in the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray. She had been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, first-degree endangering the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced in a Friday press release that Virginia Tate has been picked to become Hickman High School’s next principal. Tate is the assistant principal at Rock Bridge High School. She replaces Mary Grupe, who is taking a job at the district’s central office. The release says Tate has more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge was assigned on Friday to a Cole County murder from 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree murder in a 1991 death of his classmate in Russellville. Niemet, of Fulton, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were accused of firing shots at a vehicle on April 26 at a Waffle House on the north side of Columbia. Damonte Jones was charged on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is not currently listed on an online jail roster. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People who want to let state regulators know their opinions about an Ameren Missouri solar project planned for Audrain County have until June 12 to do so. The Missouri Public Service Commission set the intervention deadline for Ameren’s application for multiple solar facilities on Friday. Among the projects are a 175-megawatt solar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s “how weather law” will be in effect from June 1-Sept. 30. The Missouri Public Service Commission sent a reminder in a press release on Friday. The law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas service disconnected because of nonpayment “when electricity or natural
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police from Columbia and Moberly made an arrest in an alleged road-rage incident that occurred Tuesday in the 3200 block of Clark Lane. A Friday social media post from the Columbia Police Department says law enforcement arrested Robert Neese Jr., 49, of Moberly, on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The date that Daniels started service with MSHP has been corrected. The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Friday confirmed the name of a trooper who died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. MSHP said Cpl. Gary T. Daniels was found Thursday with a gunshot wound on Callaway County Road 395,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors are set to begin treatments meant to preserve pavement on Columbia roads Monday. CAM LLC will apply Reclamite to city streets on weekdays throughout June and July when the weather allows it, according to a news release from the City of Columbia. Reclamite is an oil-based treatment that is designed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A former Moniteau County commissioner will serve five years of probation for stealing. Douglas Naros, 57, pleaded guilty on Thursday to felony stealing for taking gravel from the county and using a county dump truck to work on his driveway. Prosecutors dropped a forgery charge and second stealing count as part
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge is set to hear arguments Friday morning in a lawsuit against Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and multiple lawmakers over language used for the ballot question of eliminating state income tax. Jill Owens from Kansas City, who is spearheading the lawsuit, claims that the ballot question
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JEFFERSON CITY Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City leaders are moving forward with proposed ordinances aimed at curbing illegal street takeovers and minibike use on public roads after being flooded with complaints from residents across the city. The Jefferson City Public Safety Committee discussed and approved the wording of the proposed ordinances on Thursday, though both measures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers traveling through Columbia should prepare for major traffic changes this weekend as crews begin demolishing the Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70. The Missouri Department of Transportation said starting at 9 p.m. Friday, crews will demolish the existing bridge. That work is expected to finish by 9 a.m. Sunday. Traffic in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested on Thursday in connection with an April 26 shots-fired scene on Vandiver Drive in Columbia, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. D’Monte Lee, 19, was arrested by Jefferson City police on suspicion of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State High School Activities Association is under scrutiny from the state and federal governments, as a discrimination lawsuit against the association progresses and a bill looking to change who has the final say on appeals sits on the governor’s desk. The legal battle began when Cassville R-IV School District Superintendent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 170 employees at Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City will see a delayed payment for their overtime. A spokesperson for the Department of Corrections said the affected employees can wait until June 15 to receive their payout or get a paper check this week that could have some additional income tax
Continue Reading CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play is suspected in the death of a trooper, according to a Thursday media release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and MSHP are investigating the death of a trooper on Callaway County Road 395, which is just off of Highway 63 in an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty earlier year to a federal gun crime was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Wednesday. Gerrell Lawrence, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 3 to illegal gun possession. He was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. A press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to a federal gun offense was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday. Lajuan Martin, 32, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17 to being a felony with a gun. A press release from the Department of Justice says Martin was arrested by Columbia police
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