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Fire burns Fulton carport, damages house
Firefighters were sent a little after 1 p.m. to 400 S. Ravine St. and found heavy fire in the carport on the north side of the house.
Continue ReadingFirefighters were sent a little after 1 p.m. to 400 S. Ravine St. and found heavy fire in the carport on the north side of the house.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department has launched a new online portal for residents to follow calls, according to a Tuesday press release. The portal — Citizen Connect — is contained inside the JCPD website, according to the release. According to the release, residents can view the date, time and incident number
Continue ReadingSpeaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clark, Missouri, man was arrested on Monday after he was accused of statutory rape in 2017 in Boone County. Trenton Kalinowski, 27, was charged on Sept. 25 with second-degree statutory rape. He was in the Boone County Jail on Monday and bonded out. His bond was set at $25,000. A court
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Those in abusive relationships who have a “secret phone” should turn their phones off before a nationwide EAS test Wednesday, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. A national emergency alert test will be sent to cellphones around the country at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingThe Tigers are rolling, coming off a victory in their first SEC matchup of the season to reach 5-0 and hit No. 21 in the AP Top 25.
Continue ReadingMU Health Care has reached an agreement with hospitals in Moberly and Kirksville that will expand its presence to northeast Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors charged a man on Monday for allegedly shooting another person at a Columbia park over the weekend. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged Terron D. Shelton Jr. with assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police believe he shot a man at Cosmo Park on Saturday night during a large gathering.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council did not decide on a new contract regarding yard waste removal services in the city during Monday night’s council meeting. The city’s current contract with All Seasons Landscaping will expire on Oct. 31. During a September meeting, council members voted to seek a one-year contract extension for
Continue ReadingIt’s the city’s latest idea to take on violent crime.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe proposed a new office for violence prevention. The decision comes after a 3-year-old was shot in Columbia on Sept. 24. Buffaloe was on a bike ride with her daughter when she received the news. “I got that phone call, right when I
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Missouri, man who escaped from the Phelps County Jail – and was eventually caught – this weekend is seeing more charges. Jonathan S. O’Dell, 33, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. A court date for the new charges has not been set.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, city officials approved a resolution to give funding to make a once seasonal homeless shelter open year-round. The council approved a resolution aimed at keeping Room at the Inn at 1509 Ashley Street open year round, beginning Oct. 29. According to the council memo, the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday for a new addition to the MU Research Reactor. The $20 million, three-story addition to the existing MURR North Building is being referred to as MURR West, according to a press release from the university. The building will expand the facility’s research and medical isotope production
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two locations in Columbia were among the 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses awarded on Monday by the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, according to a press release. The DCR stated in the release that it received more than 1,600 applications during the July 27-Aug. 10 application period. A majority of the approvals – 19
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District were among the few schools to get the maximum amount of funding from the latest round of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grants. CPS and JCSD each received $300,000 for school safety improvements. Fulton Public schools was another area
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has died from the result of a crash last week at Stadium Boulevard and West Boulevard, the Columbia Police Department said in a Monday evening press release. Police say Jesus Celestino Mendoza-Chavez, of Columbia, died in the crash. He was 48. Last week, CPD stated John D. Searle, 64, of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews with Columbia Public Works have been installing new ultra-bright LED lights inside the Eighth and Cherry parking garage. The new lights are around 30% brighter than the previous lights in the garage. The city says the lights are part of a continued effort to improve the oldest parking garage in the city.
Continue ReadingAs the United Auto Workers strike continues for a third week, one Columbia mechanic says it could soon affect drivers.
Continue ReadingColumbia Second Ward Councilwoman Andrea Waner will resign next month when she moves out of the district she represents.
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