Anti-death penalty advocates delivered a petition Wednesday asking the state to spare the life of Ernest Johnson, saying his intellectual disability makes it unconstitutional to execute the man convicted of a Columbia triple murder.
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A Cole County judge granted a change of venue and a request for a new judge for a woman charged in the 2018 death of a Jefferson City child.
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Thursday is the last day of the fiscal year, and if a federal budget does not pass the government will go into a full shutdown at 12:01 a.m. The budget was held back because it was attached to a Democratic attempt to raise the debt ceiling, which Senate Republicans strongly opposed. A new proposed budget without the raised debt ceiling could make its way through Congress as soon as Wednesday.
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Charles Waddill pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death and tampering with evidence.
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The refugee, identified by Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri as Fazal, was greeted at the Columbia Regional Airport by a group that included newly-hired staff who speak Pashto, the charity said. The charity said refugees need food, clothing, shelter, jobs, English language training and introduction to their new communities when they arrive here.
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The Boone County Commission heard support for and opposition Tuesday to removing 25-year-old paintings by former Columbia College art professor Sid Larson from the Boone County Courthouse.
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A youth climate summit is taking place in Italy this week, and speakers have criticized nations for not doing enough to avert what they say is a coming disaster.
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured Tuesday evening after hitting a deer while riding on a motorcycle in Saline County. Robert and Jennifer Edde traveled on Route H west of Norway Ave when the motorcycle hit a deer. The bike went off the right side of the road, and Robert and Jennifer were
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The health department will be giving out flu shots at school-based and community outreach flu-shot clinics beginning next week.
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Jon Mark Wilson, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate facilities in the commission of murder for hire.
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Lee’s Tire started the petition because of its location near the ramp. The petition says the closure will hurt business on the Loop by reducing traffic.
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An MU softball player is out of the hospital after a crash on I-70 Monday in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Miller County will review a deadly shooting involving a Columbia police officer. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it gave the case to Miller County prosecutors for review on possible charges. The Boone County prosecutor’s office says a judge appointed Miller County to serve as a special prosecutor. A Columbia
Continue ReadingAttorney General Eric Schmitt sought a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit he filed last month to end CPS’s mandate that all students and staff wear masks while indoors. Judge Brouck Jacobs denied that request in a two-plus-hour hearing Tuesday, along with a request to make the lawsuit class action, which would bring in other schools with mandates as defendants.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Defensive back Shawn Robinson, kicker Harrison Mevis and wide receiver Barrett Banister will follow Wilks in taking questions from reporters. The Tigers will host SEC foe Tennessee on Saturday after losing in overtime last week at Boston College.
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The regional supermarket chain said in a news release this week that its stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. effective next Monday. The deli, meat and seafood counters will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The stores are currently open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Drinkwitz is set to appear at a noon news conference. The Tigers host Tennessee at home on Saturday and are coming off an overtime loss at Boston College.
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The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating after a bullet damaged the the building’s siding Sunday morning.
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Joyce D. Leathers was last seen late Monday when she went to bed, police said in a news release. She was missing by the time someone checked on her at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
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