COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with four counts of possessing child pornography in Callaway County. Ryan Joele Gamble, 43, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Callaway County Courthouse. According to the probable cause statement, a child
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Many people go out each year and pick live trees to take place for their homes Christmas tree. After Christmas Day, many people then look to get rid of their trees, but the Missouri Department of Conservation is allowing for a green way to repurpose those trees with Christmas tree drop-off locations in Columbia, Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire on Monday in the 200 block of West 2nd Street in Fulton, according to a press release from the Fulton Fire Department. Two residents of the home were doing yard work outside when they noticed the fire and quickly told another family member in
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A 70-year-old Fulton man who was charged with first-degree child molestation is in custody. Charles Woodrow Easley was charged on Friday with molesting a child in 2018, according to court filings. He was booked into the Callaway County Jail at 3:10 p.m. Friday and is being held without bond. An initial court
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council at its Jan. 6 meeting will consider an agreement with the owners of the site of a former hotel to expedite its demolition, according to a Monday press release for the city. The city’s potential agreement with Oracle Enterprises, Inc. outlines a plan to demolish the former
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Monday with multiple felonies in a Boone County shooting. Anthony Durell Sharp, 52, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court
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Editor’s note: The hours for the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State and city offices will be closed on Christmas Day, and some changes will occur this week for services such as trash pickup. Trash pickup will not occur on Wednesday for the holiday in several area
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A Boone County grand jury indicted a Springfield, Missouri, man Friday with murder in a local crash.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The GO COMO Green Route will no longer stop at South William Street at Boone Hospital for its westbound route, according to a Monday press release from the city. The change occurred Monday. The eastbound route will still stop at the hospital, the release says. The change is being done to “improve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor-trailer fire in Mexico, Missouri, affected traffic on a main thoroughfare Monday. The Mexico Department of Public Safety says personnel were called to a fire on the Highway 54 bypass at about 7 a.m. A 2000 Peterbilt hauling corn was on fire and the cab was fully involved, according to a
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Associated Press COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission could vote Tuesday on a senior citizen property tax credit. According to the Missouri Department of Revenue, the credit “gives credit to certain senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they have paid for the year.” “Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man remained in jail Monday on two felony charges after his arrest last week in connection with a daylight shooting in a park. Marlon McCraney, 51, was picked up by police Friday, according to the Columbia Police Department. Charges were filed later that day of first-degree assault and armed criminal
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CNN By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Last-minute errands tend to pop up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient. Check out what’s open and closed today and tomorrow. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
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TODAY: Monday is mostly cloudy and dry, with temperatures settling near 50 for a high thanks to winds from the south this morning, ahead of an afternoon cold front. A few light and spotty showers will be possible south of HWY 50, but folks near Columbia and northward will likely stay dry. TONIGHT: Skies remain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will begin tracking holiday travel numbers at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve through 11:59 p.m. Christmas Day. Over the 2023 Christmas Holiday, there were over 1,000 crashes in the state. Of those crashes, over 300 people were injured and three deaths. According to AAA 2.3 million Missourians will
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President-elect Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk are yet to officially assume power. Yet last week they exercised a great deal of it in the negotiations over funding the government. Some Republicans killed a bipartisan deal struck in the House on Musk’s encouragement, then killed a second deal that Trump helped authorize. Both Houses
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Associated Press Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing abortion pills to a patient there via
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, the Mizzou men’s basketball team has lost two-straight Braggin’ Rights match ups against Illinois. On Sunday, an off shooting night for the Tigers led to MU’s second loss of the season, 80-77 to the Fighting Illini. However, Mizzou almost managed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the holidays quickly approaching, millions of consumers prepared for Super Saturday—one of the busiest shopping days of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, an estimated 157.2 million shoppers tackled last-minute holiday purchases this weekend. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau highlights a continued shift toward online shopping. E-commerce sales
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