Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash
A Columbia woman has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of a woman who was killed on Paris Road in February 2020.
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Extreme heat expected this week; utility assistance available
The temperature will reach the upper 90s Thursday with a heat index around 100 degrees. On Friday the high could reach 100 degrees and the heat index could be around 105 degrees.
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Woman charged in Columbia crash with moped arrested
Hannah Jawad, 22, was charged last week with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and careless and imprudent driving in the Sept. 2, 2020 crash on Green Meadows Road.
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Fulton man dies in Audrain County crash
Lary D. Turner, 71, was pronounced dead at University Hospital after the crash Sunday afternoon on Route B near Highway 54, just north of Auxvasse.
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Multiple people thrown off motorcycle in Osage County crash on Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were thrown off a Yamaha Boulevard motorcycle on Tuesday in Osage County, after it overturned in a crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the motorcycle was trying to pass another vehicle while traveling westbound on Mo 100 West of Two Socks Trail, when it had a
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Missouri moves back into substantial transmission level of COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the state profile report, Missouri has moved back into the substantial transmission level of COVID-19. For the past month, the state has been bouncing back and forth between the moderate and substantial transmission level. May 21st was the first time this year the state had dropped to the moderate level.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did some health officials go too far with orders?
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Tuesday that places limits on local health officials’ ability to issue extended orders such as those seen in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Five Nebraskans seriously hurt after boat explosion at Lake of the Ozarks
Five people from Nebraska were seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon after a boat explosion near Sunrise Beach; two were taken by helicopter to a Columbia hospital for treatment.
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Jefferson City woman gets two-year unsupervised probation in Columbia arson case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation in connection with a Columbia arson case from April. According to online court records, Alruekia Brown-Wells pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault. Brown-Wells was arrested on felony charges of first-degree arson and endangering the welfare of a
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TUESDAY UPDATES: MU researchers find COVID-19 reinfection rate less than 1% for those with severe illness
Updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Mid-Missouri.
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Parson says new law limiting health order power was ‘consequence’ of coronavirus pandemic overreach
Gov. Mike Parson said a new law limiting local health authorities’ powers to enact orders is needed after some overstepped their bounds during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over 700 CPS elementary students will change schools due to new boundaries over the next three years
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a new redistricting plan, along with the 2021-2022 fiscal budget Monday night. District officials will now move forward with the three year redistricting plans and the fiscal budget beginning July 1. Over the next three years, 724 kindergarten through fourth grade students will
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Stolen vehicle chase leads to crash and arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is arrested after a stolen vehicle chase ends after a wreck at the Benedict and Mexico Gravel Road roundabout. Officials report that a silver Toyota 4 Runner was stolen from the 5600 block of Clark Lane Monday morning and just before 5 pm.. the vehicle was reported on Wellington Dr.
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Man sentenced to probation after shooting at murder victim’s funeral in Cole County
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was placed on two years of unsupervised probation Thursday for unlawful use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, after shooting the gun into the air to break up a fight in Jefferson City at a funeral of a friend. Pierre Starks was arrested in Dec. 2019 after a
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City of Columbia announces Independence Day weekend events
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, CoMo 200, is planning multiple events beginning July 1st and culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. Thursday, July 1st “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents the Sam Griffith Tentet and the Ben Colagiovanni Quartet at Rose Music Hall (ticketed). Show
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Callaway County woman makes insanity plea in murder case
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman is now in a state mental hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2020 murder case. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson said Lola Crews made the plea on April 26 and effectively ends the case. Wilson said that two mental evaluations found that Crews
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Judge OKs dozens of prosecution witnesses in Elledge murder case
Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
Continue Reading Motion hearing in Joseph Elledge case set for July
A hearing in the Joseph Elledge case, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday will discuss whether or not to allow secret recordings into evidence.
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Police report burglary with weapon in south Columbia
Officers were sent at about 4:10 a.m. to the 300 block of Brookside Lane.
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Coronavirus vaccinations in Missouri continue to increase, but the younger population is falling behind in the process
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As coronavirus vaccinations in Missouri continue to increase, ages 20 to 35 are making up a large percentage of positive cases across the state. Sara Humm with the Columbia/Boone County Health Department said we have seen 244 cases of COVID-19 in Boone County in the last month. Humm said 32% of the
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