SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Barbara J. Crismas was located at about 7:56 p.m. Saturday. After seeing the Silver Alert, a citizen called the Springfield Police Department and was able to successfully assist officers with locating Crismas in Springfield. The Springfield Police Department issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a Springfield woman after she left her
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to staffing shortages and COVID-19, the Jefferson City Animal Shelter announced a temporary closure. The shelter will be closed to the public Monday through Friday. The shelter says this is to allow the limited staff to focus on their core public safety duties and the care for the animal population
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 9.5% on Saturday. The total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now at 733,443. There have also been 164,800 probable antigen test results being positive. DHSS has recorded a total of 12,520 COVID-19 related deaths. The state dashboard says new cases
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Many businesses across Columbia are set to participate in Small Business Saturday, as shoppers across the country support smaller businesses during the biggest shopping weekend of the year.
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A record number of Afghan refugees have found a place to call home in Columbia over the last two months.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tunas, Mo. woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon from a wreck on Highway 54 east of Wagon Trail road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Lillian Lange, 21, was driving a 2008 Chrysler Sebring with Shelly Blamer, 47, as a passenger in the vehicle. Officials say the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This year, there’s a different presence in downtown Columbia than there was on Black Friday amidst the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Mccormick, who works for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, says a lot more people are out shopping for Black Friday when comparing last year. However, many people are starting to rely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Columbia man who tried to secretly take photos of women over the summer. According to online court records, a Boone County judge sentenced Ronald L. Dameron on Wednesday to 180 days in jail with credit for time served in six cases. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office had
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt on Thursday night after a crash in Cole County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route B at Ashbury Way around 7:35 p.m. Troopers said a car driven by Jakob A. McKandles, 25, of Holts Summit, didn’t yield to a pickup truck
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Many stores across Mid-Missouri are set to open early for the biggest shopping day of the year in America, after the COVID-19 pandemic limited sales and hours in 2020.
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This year some stores have spaced out their deals over several weeks. And for several years holiday shopping has been trending toward more online commerce.
Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing his truck on Route UU in Boone County on Thursday night. According to a crash report, it happened at eastbound I-70 around 8:20 p.m. Troopers said 68-year-old Robert Walker failed to stop at a stop sign, went through
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Cederall says the Columbia Salvation Army has 23 bell ringing sites and as of Thursday, it only had five paid ringers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday with serious injuries after being hit by a car in south Columbia after being involved in a separate crash beforehand. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, the man was driving in the 2000 block of Old Highway 63 when his vehicle was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and The Salvation Army for Hope in Jefferson City hosted community meals for Thanksgiving. Father Don Antwieler, the pastor for Immaculate Conception Church, says more than 800 people signed up or dined in for a hot meal and more than 50 volunteers helped serve the large crowd.
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COLUMBIA,Mo (KMIZ) People lined up inside the Columbia Senior Center on Business Loop 70 to eat a hot Thanksgivng meal. Everybody Eats is a tradition that started with former Columbia council woman Almeta Crayton. Every year for more than 20 years she provided Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Crayton passed away in 2013 and
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Police didn’t give the age of the boy who was shot in the 2600 block of Old 63 S. at about 2 a.m. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.
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Experts caution that the pandemic is not over yet, and COVID-19 cases are rising again in Missouri as cooler weather forces people to do more indoor activities.
Continue Reading Sherry Hug, 49, was driving her Chevrolet Trailblazer on Highway 94 near Route P when she went off the road and hit a road sign, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle hit the bank of a drainage ditch then went airborne and hit the other side of the ditch, causing it to overturn, the patrol reported.
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Several organizations are hosting community meals for the Thanksgiving holiday, and one is deep-frying turkeys to raise money for charity.
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