COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water main repairs on West Broadway in Columbia will require lane restrictions on Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. Crews will replace water main valves at the intersections with Aldeah and Glenwood avenues, the release says. The westbound lane of Broadway will be restricted and flaggers
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Editor’s note: A name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a traffic stop two weeks ago has been released from University Hospital, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday. Deputy Gardner Pottorff was released from MU Health Care after 15 days, the sheriff’s office wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they rescued a youth who threatened suicide from an Ashland water tower Tuesday. Police were called to the water tower on North Henry Clay Boulevard at about 10:20 a.m. for a report of a youth who wanted to die by suicide by jumping from the tower, according to an Ashland
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has rescinded an executive order that set modest goals for state agencies to make purchases from businesses owned by minorities and women, claiming the goals carried “legal concerns.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the Republican governor rescinded 177 executive orders on Oct. 23, including
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The way people watch TV has changed a lot. Now millions of us watch via the internet, using streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime to get our entertainment. And in some cases, we’re paying too much for too many of them. How many streaming services are you subscribed to? Let
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is asking for community input to fill out an assessment on the county’s “food system,” a Monday press release says. The survey — which can be found online – consists of 25 questions and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete, the release says. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dave Griffith is looking to return to Missouri’s 60th House District for a fourth and final term, while his opponent, Jamie Howard is hoping to change that narrative in his first run. Griffith was elected to his first two-year term in 2018. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Director
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard arguments Monday over why a man accused of first-degree murder in the death of two people at a Jefferson City bar should not receive the death penalty. The hearing began at 9 a.m. in the Cole County Circuit Court. Multiple pieces of research were presented to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fear Fest Haunted House has made no official announcement about whether or not it will be operating this Halloween season after racking up 15 safety violations during the Boone County Fire Protection District’s annual inspection. According to the inspection documents from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the violations spanned multiple
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The judge’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County Commission has been granted a temporary restraining order to keep the county sheriff from accessing a bank account. But the sheriff says an upcoming hearing will show he did nothing wrong. The commission alleges Sheriff Aaron Wilson used the account for
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who crashed his car in Camden County over the weekend is accused of driving while drunk, according to a pair of reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to a crash report, Jermaine Jackson, 25, of Springfield, Missouri, was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday on Highway
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged with child enticement in Phelps County on Saturday. David Hadley, 24, was arrested on Friday and is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to the probable cause statement, a representative from
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole Camp man was charged in Montgomery County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation. Michael Wayne Pitts was charged after court documents say he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child from 2014 through 2021. A warrant was issued on Monday and no bond was set. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An incumbent Columbia City Councilman will seek reelection. Ward 4 Councilman Nick Foster announced in a Monday press release that he intends to run to keep his seat. The first day to officially file in the April 8 municipal election is Tuesday, with the deadline being 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Candidate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Streaming services seem to be appearing everywhere, including most people’s bank statements. The average American spends $46 a month on streaming services, according to an August study published by Forbes. The study found each household subscribes to an average of 2.9 streaming services per month, with the top choices being Netflix, Amazon
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TODAY: Monday will be a warmer day, with more south wind wrapping around high pressure that is leaving us after keeping us cooler over the weekend. We’ll have some high clouds this morning that will let light through, so grab the sunglasses, but you may not need them all day as clouds thicken this afternoon.
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Former president Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden had drawn plenty of media coverage. The choice to have a rally in a reliably blue state was unconventional. But the event has gone viral and been all over the cable news channels. Some are criticizing the rhetoric used by many of the speakers. Others note the triumph
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department welcomed eight new officers to the department on Saturday, according to a social media post. The post states the individuals graduated from the Law Enforcement Training Institute’s Summer 2024 Academy Oct. 24. The additional officers mark a step toward filling a staffing gap that has impacted the department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Douglass High School will serve as a no-excuse absentee voting location for Boone County voters on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Boone County Government Center, which opened no-excuse absentee voting on Oct. 22, is open for voting every day, except Sundays, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. until Nov.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A non-profit organization is continuing to raise funds to support two Callaway County deputies injured in a recent line-of-duty shooting. Deputy Gardner Pottorff and Cpl. Justin Bax were both wounded during a traffic stop on I-70 in October. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the suspect, Jonathan Beason of Texas, was
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