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UPDATE 9:32 A.M.: Horton withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. The judge asked Horton if he knowingly caused the death of Joshua Griffin and Sherry Horton by shooting them, and he said yes to both. Horton was sentenced to life in prison without parole. ORIGINAL STORY: A plea

Deputies received a call from concerned Pulaski County residents on Thursday about the well-being of four dogs. When deputies got to the scene, they found four severely emaciated dogs, some needing immediate medical attention and surgery. Deputies found two more animals within the home, and one dead outside of the home. Deputies asked Waynesville Animal

The Columbia Police Department has cleared a bomb threat at Walmart Supercenter on 1201 Grindstone Parkway. At 3:36 p.m., officers were called to the Walmart for a reported bomb threat. Before officers got to the scene, employees evacuated the business. Officers searched the area and didn’t find anything suspicious. People were allowed to re-enter the

UPDATE: The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has identified two women arrested in a multi-county chase Wednesday night. Samantha Rachels, 23, from St. Louis and Diane Williams, 44, from O’Fallon are in the Boone County Jail facing several possible charges. Deputies were first alerted of a possible stolen car driving eastbound on I-70 near Stadium Boulevard

The former owner of a fixed base operation at the Lebanon, Mo., airport has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a $707,000 investment fraud scheme. Paul David Ward, 61, of Camdenton, was charged with wire fraud in an indictment on Wednesday. Ward was the owner of Lebanon Aviation Service, Inc., which provided services

THURSDAY: It’s been a cloudy and wet start to the day, but we’re slowly seeing some improvement in sky conditions. The rain that fell this morning across Mid-Missouri has since tracked near I-44. On the backside of that rain, we are seeing clouds beginning to break up and temperatures warm into the upper 70s and

The updated United States Drought Monitor shows improved drought conditions through southern mid-Missouri. Last week we saw abnormally dry conditions in Benton, Morgan, Camden, Miller, Maries, Phelps, and Pulaski counties. This past weekend’s heavy rain event help erase these drought conditions for all southern mid-Missouri counties. Areas from the Lake of the Ozarks to the

KMIZ has rolled out a new app update for viewers as of Thursday morning. The app does not require a re-download for current users, but rather just a simple update in your Apple or Google Play store. If you have not selected “Auto Update” in your app settings, you will need to go in and

Two women have sued a Jefferson City nonprofit for allegedly mistreating an employee and a person who was using the group’s services. The two women are both former case workers at New Horizons Community Support Services Inc, a nonprofit mental health program. They both allege that in 2013, officials at New Horizons assigned an African-American

THURSDAY: Spotty showers or t-storms are possible Thursday with mostly cloudy skies. These will be very hit and miss in nature, some areas receiving little to no rain. High temperatures will reach the low-mid 80s with a light southwesterly breeze. There is a marginal risk for a few isolated thunderstorms through the afternoon. Damaging winds

THURSDAY: Spotty showers or t-storms are possible Thursday with mostly cloudy skies. These will be very hit and miss in nature, some areas receiving little to no rain. High temperatures will reach the low-mid 80s with a light southwesterly breeze. There is a marginal risk for a few isolated thunderstorms through the afternoon. Damaging winds

On Wednesday, candlelight and the community surrounded the front of the Henry County Courthouse in remembrance of Officer Gary Michael. Michael was killed in the line of duty on Sunday during a traffic stop near the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. His suspected killer, Ian McCarthy, is behind bars after a two-day manhunt. McCarthy was taken

A Columbia deputy police chief said the new system of getting written consent from someone before searching their car or home has proven more difficult than expected. Deputy Chief John Gordon spoke to the city’s police review board Wednesday night about the new policy. Officers must get someone’s signature proving they know they can deny

The wait is finally over. Five-star prospect Jontay Porter will forego his senior year of high school and reclassify to play for the Tigers this Fall. He announced his decision Wednesday night on Twitter. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/JontayPorter/status/895448139150147584″,”author_name”:”Jontay Porter”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JontayPorter”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Class of ’17 here I come &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/qKGARgEcBi”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/qKGARgEcBi&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Jontay Porter (@JontayPorter) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JontayPorter/status/895448139150147584″&#gt;August 10, 2017&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”

An inmate has been captured after escaping custody in mid-Missouri. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Michael Schultz was arrested in Jefferson County on Wednesday. Deputies said he walked away from a supervised work crew on Tuesday and got into a truck. The driver of the truck, Cole White, and Mary Dames were also

Despite historic lows in Columbia’s sales tax revenue, local business experts said that hasn’t discouraged small business owners from starting new stores and companies. Collin Bunch, entrepreneurship coordinator with the Regional Economic Development Inc., has been working with potential small business owners for years. He used to work with Columbia’s branch of the Missouri Small

TONIGHT: Overnight lows will be warmer due to mostly cloudy skies, dropping into the mid 60s. There is a slight chance of a shower or t-storm toward morning west of HWY 63. THURSDAY: Spotty showers or t-storms are possible Thursday with mostly cloudy skies. High temperatures will reach the low-mid 80s with a light southwesterly

A task force at the University of Missouri is working to examine every academic program and will ultimately make recommendations to the provost’s office on which programs could possibly be cut. The Task Force on Academic Program Analysis, Enhancement and Opportunities was formed in June 2017. It’s comprised of 15 faculty members, along with co-chairs

Columbia police arrested Vincent E. Ferrell Jr. in connection to a suspicious package left near the Probation and Parole Office last month. On July 18, multiple law enforcement officers, the fire department and medics were sent to the P&P office after a small package wrapped in duct tape was seen outside the building. People were

A Columbia attorney is asking a federal court to reconsider its decision in a lawsuit over filming the police. Stephen Wyse filed the motion Wednesday for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear Matt Akins’ case against the city of Columbia, Boone County, prosecutors and police officers. The court denied Akins’ appeal in July