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Marshall Public Schools closed Monday for bed bug treatment at high school

March 1, 2020 6:38 PM Barry Mangold

MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes will not be in session for Marshall Public Schools on Monday, March 2 after multiple sightings of bed bugs at the district high school. According to district superintendent Dr. Carol Maher, there have been multiple sightings of individual bed bugs at Marshall High School recently. She added that there is no

First day of Spring

March 1, 2020 6:17 PM Maddie Est

TONIGHT: To close out the first day of meteorological spring, we’re tracking chances for parts of mid-Missouri to see rain and some thunderstorms this evening and overnight tonight. These showers and storms will be short-lived, and they won’t drop a lot of water on the area. Overall, rain accumulations will be near a quarter of an

Mizzou women’s basketball loses road game to Alabama

March 1, 2020 2:46 PM Tyler Murry

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Despite another career day from Aijha Blackwell, the Mizzou women’s basketball team lost to Alabama on the road, 73-61. The Tigers are now 8-21 (5-11 SEC). Freshman Aijha Blackwell had her fourth double-double in a row and her fifth in the last six games. Blackwell scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds

A fire destroys a home in California, Missouri.

Fire destroys home in California, Missouri

March 1, 2020 10:36 AM Molly Stawinoga

CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house in California, Missouri, is destroyed after a fire. Sheriff Tony Wheatley with the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded alongside California Police Department Friday shortly after 1 p.m. A house on E. South Street, near the fairgrounds, was ruled a complete loss after the fire, Wheatley said. The sheriff

Union Pacific derailment delays Amtrak traffic

March 1, 2020 9:54 AM Ben Fein

Union Pacific personnel and Pettis County deputies have determined there is no threat to the public after several cars from a train derailed.

Tracking the first thunderstorms of the season

March 1, 2020 4:28 AM Jehnna Azzara

SUNDAY: We will start the day partly sunny but see increasing cloud cover as we head into the afternoon hours. Possible spotty showers after 2 pm but we will see those increase towards dinner. Highs are in the middle 60’s. SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms likely sticking along and south of I-70 through the overnight

A vehicle crash resulted in a downed pole Sunday morning.

Columbia police arrest one man involved in two crashes early Sunday

March 1, 2020 4:12 AM Kaitlyn Bailey

Columbia police responded to a crash on W. Worley Street that resulted in a downed pole Sunday morning.

MU officials preparing for Coronavirus

February 29, 2020 7:50 AM Ben Fein

A spokesperson with the University of Missouri said school officials are preparing both at home and abroad for the Coronavirus.

Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday

No injuries after accidental fire on Chatham Dr. in Columbia

February 29, 2020 11:33 PM Barry Mangold

COLUMBIA, Mo. Fire crews said no one was hurt after an outside section of a Columbia home caught fire Saturday afternoon. Columbia Fire Division Chief John Metz said that firefighters responded to the fire in the 300 block of Chatham Drive around 12:50 p.m. A section of a Columbia home caught fire Saturday afternoon. Crews

Mizzou basketball loses close game at home to Mississippi State

February 29, 2020 4:57 PM Tyler Murry

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou basketball team fell back below .500 after a 67-63 loss to Mississippi State. The Tigers are now 14-15 (6-10 SEC). Once again, Xavier Pinson and Dru Smith were Mizzou’s two best players. Pinson had a game-high 20 points and five rebounds. Smith had 19 points and nine rebounds. However, the

Spring-like Leap Day

February 29, 2020 5:15 PM Maddie Est

TONIGHT: A mild night is in store for us here in Mid-Missouri with temperatures dropping into the mid-40s. Clouds will build in ahead of our next disturbance. TOMORROW: Temperatures remain warm, stretching all the way into the lower 60s for a high. Cloud cover will dominate as showers move into the area during the late

Court documents detail 1991 Cole County murder investigation

February 28, 2020 1:20 PM Joe McLean

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jones’ age at the time of his death has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a first-degree murder charge Thursday against William “Chris” Niemet in the 1991 shooting death of 14-year-old Greg Jones. First-Degree Murder Charge Cole County charges Chris Niemet with 1991 murder on Feb. 27,

Warmer temperatures are staying in the forecast

February 29, 2020 4:38 AM Jehnna Azzara

SATURDAY: Sunny skies will dominate and temperatures will be warm with highs in the middle 50’s. SATURDAY NIGHT: We will be staying warm overnight but clouds will roll in with the help of a gusting wind up to 25 mph. Lows will be in the mid to low 40’s. EXTENDED: Sunday will be warm again

Grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge on first-degree murder

February 28, 2020 2:34 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday that a grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge on a count of first-degree murder.

Columbia police officers looking for suspect after officer-involved shooting

February 28, 2020 2:55 PM Zach Boetto

Columbia Police have set a 4 p.m. Friday press conference to talk about an officer-involved shooting that took place near Nebo Cemetery Road, near Highway UU on Feb. 20.