COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Update: The Columbia Water and Light Department reports crews were able to finish the work Thursday night. Original story: The City of Columbia Water and Light Department announced in a press release that it is immediately closing a portion of southbound Forum Boulevard to perform a water main replacement. The turn lane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of the new Boone County Nature School classroom building is set to begin in a few weeks. The new building was designed by PW Architects. Columbia Public Schools has awarded the bid for construction to Verslues Construction Company, of Jefferson City. Construction should be completed by March 2024. The construction is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to delay the demolition of Crowder Hall, a building that has been on campus for more than 80 years. Crowder Hall is MU’s Military Science Department and ROTC building. The winter season being just around the corner is the reason for the pause. “We’re coming up
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Highway 179 in Cole County has reopened after a crash closed it Thursday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several charges after police say he strangled and threatened to kill a woman he was in a relationship with for four years. Dominic Hunter, 37, allegedly strangled the woman for 30 seconds on Monday. The woman was heard screaming “let me go” by two witnesses, according to a
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Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with armed robbery and two other felonies after he allegedly threatened employees inside a business Tuesday.
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Gov. Michael Parson visited a growing Columbia business Thursday morning.
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CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) 11:30 A.M. Update: Crews have finished repairs to a damaged fiber line that was impacting 911 services in the Centertown area. ORIGINAL STORY: A 911 outage is impacting service for some Centertown area residents Thursday morning. Telecommunications provider BrightSpeed, formerly Lumen, is working to repair a cut fiber cable, according to the
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Police arrested an elderly northwest Columbia man Wednesday on suspicion of having child pornography.
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Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people in a shooting in Parkland, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge on Oct. 28 ordered for $94,000 –for fees and litigation costs — to be taxed against the Cooper County Public Board of Health. A jury earlier this year said Cooper County’s health board violated the Missouri Sunshine Act when debating possible farming rules. The jury heard arguments from a group
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree robbery after he and three other men allegedly held a woman at gunpoint and took $400 from her. Kaeden Cunningham, 19, allegedly pointed a gun at the victim after he and the other men jumped out of a red Camaro. The alleged victim showed a
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors after allegedly stealing and crashing a car. Rosalee Gross, 29, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident, causing more than $1,000 in damages, both felonies. She was also charged with carelessly operating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri NAACP sent a cease-and-desist letter to Legal Missouri 2022 on Wednesday for several of its chapters as endorsers on its website. Legal Missouri 2022 is a group that supports a “yes” vote on Amendment 3 in the Nov. 8 election. If it passes, it would make recreational sales of marijuana
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Columbia police have arrested a man accused of making a threat toward a screening of a local movie.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The man accused of rape and attempted murder in 1984 in Northeast Columbia has decided not to waive extradition. James Wilson, 59, of Mooresville North Carolina, was arrested after DNA connected him to the crime. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation grabbed some of his trash and found a disposable razor with
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kingdom City man who was charged with several felonies following a multi-county chase with several counties’ sheriff’s deputies is facing yet another charge. Michael Brooks, 48, is now also charged with resisting arrest. Brooks was found by an Audrain County deputy at a Casey’s Convenient Store in Mexico on Oct. 29.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hy-Vee announced on Tuesday that all of its locations will be closed on Thanksgiving for the first time in the company’s 92-year history. All Hy-Vee grocery stores, Dollar Fresh Markets, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh locations, Wall to Wall Wine and Spirits locations, and Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits locations will be closed, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Next week, state voters will have a chance to vote on Amendment 5, which would move Missouri’s Department of National Guard from it’s current partnership with the Missouri Department of Public Safety. State Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) introduced the amendment to the Missouri House of Representatives. If passed, the Amendment would
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office posted a precaution on Facebook about candy that was possibly tampered with after a man needed medical attention at 1 a.m. Wednesday. The post warned residents to examine candy received from three trunk-or-treat events in Laurie, Stover and Gravois Mills, which occurred Oct. 29, 30 and
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