COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Columbia teen was arrested for firing shots and a carjacking in the Shoppes at Stadium area Saturday night, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department. CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff said officers were called to the area just after 7 p.m. for reports of an active assailant and
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Eldon residents are still under a boil order as of Saturday, marking the 18th day. The city posted on its social media, saying it collected eight water samples from four locations that previously tested positive for Total Coliform, and one sample came back with traces of the bacteria. That sample was taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Texas man was killed in a crash in Phelps County early Saturday morning during a police chase, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Around 12:15 a.m., the man was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata westbound on I-44 near mile marker 176 when he drove off the left
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The Columbia Police Department is hitting some installation delays with Flock cameras more than a year after the technology was approval by the city council in 2024.
101 of 118 camera locations have been installed, according to CPD Assistant Chief Lance Bolinger.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a woman charged with felony murder for the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl maintains she is innocent. Columbia police arrested Jennifer Johnson in April 2021, after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia. She is charged with felony murder in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police are trying to determine why a car crashed into Westbrook Terrace Memory Care on Thursday afternoon, leaving a resident of the facility dead and the driver of the car hurt. Firefighters were called to the facility at 1:54 p.m. Thursday after the car hit the building at 3305
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man died, and an 18-year-old man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia after a New Year’s Eve shooting in Miller County. The shooting was reported at a New Year’s Eve party on Wednesday in the 1700 block of Highway 42 near Brumley, the Miller County Sheriff’s Office said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies after he allegedly fired multiple shots at two people from a vehicle on New Year’s Eve. Gayron Serrano Abrego, 22, was charged with four counts of first-degree assault, one count of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and a pair of counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 200 hogs died after a tractor-trailer crashed Friday in Miller County, according to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The post says the rollover crash occurred on Route HH near Tuscumbia. The tractor-trailer was carrying 650 hogs, according to the post. No people were injured in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old man from northeast Missouri was charged this week with driving drunk in a crash that killed an unborn child. Hayden J. Wilson of Edina, Missouri, was charged Monday with DWI causing death and two counts of DWI causing serious physical injuries. All three charges are felonies. Investigators say Wilson was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic was stopped and Interstate 70 westbound closed Friday morning after a tractor-trailer rolled onto its side around the 135 mile marker. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central District posted about the crash on social media at about 6:45 a.m. The crash and cleanup caused first responders to close both westbound lanes
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The American Red Cross is reminding residents of simple steps to prevent fires in their homes. The safety tips include: Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heat sources, such as space heaters. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside sleeping areas. Test them
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On the first day of the 2026, the Southern Boone High School and Middle School Director of Bands spent the day representing Mid-Missouri at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Band director T.J. Higgins said he was selected in a nomination process to march in a group of 350 band directors from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1000 block of Rock Hill Road on Thursday evening, and said the building suffered mild fire damage. The fire happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. Crews arrived and found the fire in the attic. In addition to fire damage, the home suffered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flu cases are rising sharply across Missouri as the state heads into the heart of the winter illness season, with emergency room visits rising nearly 6% according to the latest report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. From Dec. 14–20, Missouri recorded 146 new influenza-related hospital admissions. Emergency room
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died after they were hit by a vehicle that struck a nursing home on Thursday in the 3300 block of North Ten Mile Drive in Jefferson City, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The release says firefighters were called at 1:54 p.m. Thursday after they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows violent crime–including murder, aggravated assault, robbery and rape — in Columbia is down 6.29% in 2025 from the previous year. Crime in Columbia has been under watch after a Stephen’s College student was shot and killed on East Broadway in September. Since that incident,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council at its Monday meeting will vote on whether or not the city will enter in an agreement with US Capitol Police for security services. The agreement is listed in the consent agenda for Monday’s meeting. City documents state the agreement is requested because of the growing number of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has been accused of a pair of child sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually abused a child in 2005. Thomas Harris, 48, was charged on Wednesday in Callaway County with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Jefferson City girl had moderate injuries after she crashed her car Thursday morning at Scruggs Station Road and Jakes Lane in Cole County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred as the girl drove her 2002 Honda Civic westbound and the vehicle
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