COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A marine who was reported missing last month has been found and was in custody in the Crawford County Jail on Wednesday evening. Private First Class Kavian Elder was reported missing on May 22, according to previous reporting from information from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. A Marine Corps spokesman wrote in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outdoor workers are preparing to beat the heat in Mid-Missouri that will last into the weekend. Temperatures in Mid Missouri are expected to near 90 degrees Wednesday and hit ‘feels like’ temperatures of mid 90s up to 100 degrees Thursday and Friday, which prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team to issue
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cuba, Missouri, man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child in Phelps County. Shane Mullins, 29, was charged with two counts of child enticement of an actor who is 21 years old and a child younger than 15 years old. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices around Mid-Missouri will be closed Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a state and federal holiday and offices around Mid-Missouri, including Columbia, Boone County, Jefferson City, Cole County, Fulton, Callaway County and more observe the holiday. A Wednesday press release states that residential curbside pickup will not
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil water advisory was issued by the Camden County Public Water Supply District No. 4 for customers at Shawnee Bend, including Porto Cima and The Villages, a Wednesday press release says. According to the release and the district’s website, the advisory was issued because of low water pressure in the
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A man convicted in the killing of a Jefferson City couple has died for those crimes.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Russell Sing will be Fulton’s next fire chief. The City of Fulton wrote in a Saturday social media post that Sing was promoted to chief after serving in the assistant chief role since 2022. He has been with the department since 2018. Sing was promoted after former Fire Chief Kevin Coffelt retired
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is replacing its Adopt-A-Highway Program with a new volunteer litter pickup program called Keeping Missouri Beautiful.
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify that their sentences were revoked. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people from Indiana who were arrested following a chase with law enforcement on Monday that ended with a crash on Bluff Street in Fulton were charged with felonies on Tuesday. Christopher Voiles, 46, of Kokomo, Indiana, was charged
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon police officer who was placed on paid leave after he shot and killed a blind-and-deaf dog responded to a standoff last week in the small town as a member of another law enforcement agency. Officer Myron Woodson was a part of the large response at a Sturgeon mobile home park
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The execution of a man convicted of murder in the death of a Jefferson City couple will be carried out on Tuesday, a Monday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office confirmed. David Hosier, 69, was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 12, 2013, for first-degree murder, armed criminal action,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) June marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and nearly 7 million Americans live with the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association reports more than 11% of Missouri residents older than 65 years old suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia. A neurologist at MU Health Care said several key factors help decide what is natural memory loss due to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man who was accused in a 2023 Columbia burglary where a babysitter was assaulted and more than $12,000 in vape devices were stolen pleaded guilty on Friday. Justin Hudson, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree burglary, stealing a gun and stealing more than $750. He was sentenced to 10
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A chase involving Callaway County deputies ended with a crash in Fulton on Monday and the arrest of two people.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services introduced the “My Life, My Quit” program on Monday to stop teen vaping.
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding people who own a UTV to take safety precautions before riding. On Friday, Troop F posted to its ‘X’ account detailing the importance of safety equipment. The post came after Troop F responded to two UTV crashes at the Lake of the Ozark on Friday
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old St. Elizabeth boy who was driving a UTV in Miller County suffered serious injuries Friday in a crash on Kemna Bridge Road, east of Washington Street. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report states the crash occurred as the boy failed to negotiate a curve while heading eastbound in a
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Texas teenager suffered serious injuries Friday in a UTV crash in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that Danielle Mason, 18, of Dumas, Texas, was driving a 2015 Polaris Ranger on trails at a property in the 1600 block of Marshal Road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of murder in the death of a University of Missouri student in January 2023 will remain in the care of the Department of Mental Health until at least her next hearing, court records show. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hunnewell, Missouri, man who was accused of embezzling $3.5 million in Monroe County has been arrested. Ryan Edlin, 41, was charged on April 15 with money laundering, five counts of stealing more than $25,000, forgery and deceptive business practices, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail
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