JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Administration Committee will meet Wednesday morning to discuss the results from the city’s solid waste survey. The survey was conducted from Oct. 3-Nov. 8 and received 400 responses from residents and 31 from area businesses. The survey asked residents and businesses about their satisfaction with the current trash and
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Christopher Collings became the fourth person this year to die by lethal injection in Missouri on Tuesday. Missouri is among 27 states to have the death penalty on the books and one of the most prolific in using it — only Alabama and Texas have used it more in 2024, according to the Death Penalty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team started off a big month of December with a 98-93 win over head coach Dennis Gates’ alma mater, on Tuesday night. The Cal Golden Bears led by as many as 18, at one point, but MU out-shot Cal 63-42 in the second half to get the victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of protestors braved the elements in Columbia on Tuesday night to protest the execution of a Missouri man. Christopher Collings, 49, was executed on Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl and then dumping her body in a sinkhole. Collings was a family friend of the victim, Rowan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On GivingTuesday, the Voluntary Action Center announced it has been awarded a $745,400 challenge grant award from the Mabee Foundation to support The Opportunity Campus project. The project is being built along Business Loop 70 and Bowling Street in central Columbia to support transitional services for the homeless population in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) prefiled a proposed anti-abortion amendment following the passage of Amendment 3. Members of the Missouri Legislature began prefiling bills on Dec. 1. According to a Tuesday press release, Coleman’s Amendment SJR 25 titled “Protecting Life with Compassion and Clarity,” if approved by voters would ban all
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The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is a national day of giving. It’s a day for people to give back to their communities and each other.
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a 9-3 record in hand, the Mizzou football team finished the regular season at No. 19 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Ever since the first CFP ranking came out on Week 10, the Tigers have made a steady climb up, beginning at No. 24 and ending up five spots higher
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A video of a man beating up a hurt deer posted on social media has garnered attention and now the Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating. The video posted on Facebook at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday is a screen recording of a Snapchat video showing a hurt deer lying on the side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to producing child pornography. Plea information was filed on Tuesday, but William Ballard agreed to plea guilty on Nov. 15, according to court documents. Court documents say Ballard and the prosecution agreed to a 15-year sentence, though a sentencing date has
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old Columbia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to having hundreds of fentanyl pills along with several guns. Keaveon Z. T. Harris pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Jefferson City to possessing fentanyl — a deadly synthetic opioid — with intent to distribute the drug and one count of being a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has died after she was in a crash on Saturday in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 18-year-old driver died on Sunday at 12:09 p.m. at University Hospital. The family identified her in a post on the website GoFundMe as Cally Coatney.
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TODAY: Tuesday starts frigid, with temperatures in the teens at sunrise. This is as high pressure sits nearby. As high pressure moves away, south winds will return, to warm us more quickly today. Expect highs near freezing this afternoon. Winds from the south will be sustained near 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Winds will continue from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather and extreme cold has arrived in Mid-Missouri and there are some tips that will help you get through the winter. You can prepare for extreme winter weather by making a winter car survival kit according to the National Weather Service. You will need jumper cables, flash lights, a first aid
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President Joe Biden surprised the nation Monday when he pardoned his son, Hunter, going back on a previous pledge. Biden said in a prepared statement that the pardon was meant to protect his son from being unfairly targeted. But the move drew criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike. Do you think Joe Biden should have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved the purchase of gun identification technology during Monday night’s meeting. The Columbia Police Department requested $208,934 from the asset forfeiture fund to purchase the technology that they say will help police be more effective in solving violent crimes in the city. The National Integrated Ballistic Information
Continue Reading Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Rowan Ford knew Christopher Collings as “Uncle Chris” after he spent several months living with her family. On Tuesday, Collings was executed for sexually assaulting and killing the child, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside a small Missouri town. Collings, 49, was put to death with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured after a vehicle caught fire Monday evening in the parking lot of the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia. A Columbia Fire Department battalion chief at the scene said that one person was brought to an area hospital with minor burn injuries. A cause for the fire has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans have officially seen star wide receiver Luther Burden III take Faurot Field for the last time. In a social media post, on Monday, the St. Louis native made the announcement that many had been expecting. He will be declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. “While this decision is a
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