COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 70 from Providence Road in Columbia will close July 27 for several months, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction on the Providence Road bridge started in May and led to the closure of the off-ramp, which will stay closed for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Moberly police officer who was found guilty of murder last month in a 23-year-old woman’s death is back in jail after his bond was revoked. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. The Moberly Police
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A decision on a bond motion for an Osage Beach alderman will decided next week, a Camden County judge decided on Tuesday. Osage Beach Ward 1 Alderman John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged in Boone County after he allegedly pulled a gun out on an Uber driver on Saturday night. Kevin Bennett, 52, was charged with carjacking, first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. The probable cause statement says the victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fair announced on Tuesday on its social media that the carnival company it had contracted has closed. The Cooper County Fair is scheduled to be July 21-25. The fair stated on its Facebook page that it received a letter on Monday afternoon from Amusement Associates indicating the company had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – First responders say a tanker with ammonium nitrate did not spill after tipping over in Morgan County on Sunday night. Gravois Fire Protection District chief Dustin Hancock said in a news release that several agencies helped respond to a crash on Lake Trail Road around 7 p.m. on July 12. Hancock
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday discussed possible changes to its policy on addressing bullying. Do you think a new policy will be effective at addressing bullying in the school district? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is getting $1 million in the newly signed state budget to use specifically on downtown public safety. When exactly the money hits the city’s account depends on Gov. Mike Kehoe releasing the funds, according to State Sen. Stephen Webber. Webber said a conversation with Columbia Police Chief Jill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday signed a slew of bills into law, including one that can increase the speed limit on rural roads. Kehoe’s office announced in a Monday press release that the governor signed Senate Bill 1408. The bill allows the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and the Missouri Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city council members discussed next year’s budget at a work session Monday evening. In a presentation to the council, members heard the city is expecting a 1% increase in its general fund. But the city is looking at more than $7 million in cuts to department requests in order to balance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education member Jeanne Snodgrass resigned from her position during Monday’s meeting. She wasn’t at the meeting in person, but the board read her letter of resignation. Snodgrass submitted the letter dated July 9 saying that she is moving next month “and will no longer live within the eligible boundaries.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library, a branch of the Daniel Boone Regional Library located in Fulton, opened back up to the public Monday, following an extended closure for HVAC replacement. “We can now control the building’s temperature and make it comfortable for everyone,” Callaway County Public Library manager Sara Henry said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians have been mostly spared from the diarrhea-causing illness contracted by eating contaminated produce or water. Currently, the Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 43 cases since this time last year, and data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show Missouri with zero reported cases of cyclosporiasis since July
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County deputies arrested a man on Monday who is wanted for murder in Franklin County, a press release from the Cole County Sheriff’s Office says. Jacob T. Davis, 30, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Cliff Street on suspicion of second-degree murder and first-degree drug trafficking.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city attorney Nancy Thompson will retire on Oct. 14, the city announced in a Monday afternoon press release. Thompson has been the head of the city’s law department for the past 13 years and has been representing Missouri cities for more than 40 years, the release says. The city wrote that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) June 28 of each year will be recognized in the state of Missouri as Eliot and Muriel Battle Day. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 1544 on Monday, which modifies state designations. Among those designations is a day to honor Eliot Battle, the first Black faculty member at Hickman High School,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged with 11 felonies after a child was reported to have several serious injuries when they were brought to a Phelps County hospital on Jan. 14, 2025. Devin McCollum was charged with one count of first-degree sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and 10 counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dall Hedges will be the new chief of police in Fulton on Aug. 3, the city announced in a Monday afternoon press release. The announcement comes after the city announced the retirement of Chief Bill Ladwig on Friday. His last day will also be Aug. 3. The release says Hedges was picked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of hitting his own father with a hatchet on Sunday night. Dustin Coffelt, 40, was charged in Cooper County with second-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Cooper
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CNN By Eric Bradner, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve in the longtime Republican lawmaker’s seat after he suddenly died over the weekend. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him,”
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