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No one injured after police called to unstable Columbia fire scene
An apartment was damaged but no one was hurt when police were called in to help firefighters at a north Columbia scene Friday morning.
Continue ReadingAn apartment was damaged but no one was hurt when police were called in to help firefighters at a north Columbia scene Friday morning.
Continue ReadingColumbia officials said Friday that Matt Stephens will serve as the interim police chief for the Columbia Police Department beginning July 31.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture on Friday will host a Veterans Resource Fair at Columbia’s Agriculture Park under the MU Health Care Pavilion located at 1769 W. Ash Street. The event is scheduled to take place from 5-7 p.m. and will be free to all attending. The event is focused on helping veterans. Organizers
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, two men were seriously hurt in a Macon County crash on Thursday night. Troopers say 82-year-old Randall Watson failed to yield along Highway O at Highway AX and hit a car with a man and woman inside of it. The driver of the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday morning, Jessie Williams is set to have a hearing. He is charged with first degree murder for allegedly pushing 24-year-old Kaylen Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near Clark Ln. According to court documents, a witness saw Schmit and Williams at a nearby homeless camp arguing over Williams’ belongings. Witnesses then said the two were walking
Continue ReadingThursday marked the second day of 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr.’s trial for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive in north Columbia.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the past month, the Columbia Police Department has shown several thefts on its social media pages, asking for the public’s help in identifying the people responsible. CPD detective Brandon Baden said a number of the social media posts refer to people stealing from cars. “If you leave like your wallet in
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men accused in a June 26 homicide on Dove Drive appeared in court Thursday. Bryton Allen, 19, and Jajuan Crockett, 21 had a confined docket hearing scheduled Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. A preliminary hearing for Allen is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, July 20, and Crockett’s is scheduled
Continue ReadingQuestions over federal conflict-of-interest rules caused a Columbia nonprofit to pull its funding requests for a homelessness resource center.
Continue ReadingLAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Granite City, Illinois, man was charged Wednesday with multiple felonies after allegedly trying to pull a woman into his vehicle in September. Ryan Gaddy, 47, is charged with second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree assault. A warrant was issued Thursday and a $100,000 bond was set. He is not in the Miller
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was recently sentenced to 18 years in the Department of Corrections is facing more charges. Noah Solbrekken, 23, is charged with third-degree assault after alleging attacking another inmate Wednesday at the Boone County Jail, where he is currently being held. Video footage allegedly showed Solbrekken punch another inmate
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The former vice president of a Missouri bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than a half-million dollars. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Angela Flippin of Jamestown entered the guilty plea Thursday in Jefferson City. She could face as many as 33 years in prison. A sentencing date has not been
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia woman is recovering from serious injuries after an Audrain County crash on Wednesday. According the Highway Patrol crash report, 65-year-old Valera Pabst-Bostic was driving a sedan along Route KK just west of Laddonia around 12 p.m. That’s when troopers say her car went across the left side of the road,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested and charged Monday after allegedly trying to steal from an ATM machine. Lemarvin Edmonson, 39, and Daryl Lewis, 27, are charged with attempting to stealing $25,000 or more, second-degree burglary, resisting arrest and possession of burglary tools. Both men are being held at the Boone County Jail without
Continue ReadingROCHEPORT, Mo (KMIZ) Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, MoDOT will begin to redirect traffic heading eastbound on the Rocheport Bridge to the new bridge. Workers will narrow eastbound traffic to one lane and redirect it to the new bridge, with two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes. MoDOT says by midnight, all eastbound
Continue ReadingAnother Fourth of July has come and gone and the signs of it were everywhere Wednesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday press release that it is searching for four people accused in a June 26 homicide. CPD is searching for: Alqueze Jones, 19 Deljuan Turner, 19Ja’shaun Barney, 18Deazes Turner, 21 All four Columbia men are charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a car from the Missouri Department of Transportation parking lot in Jefferson City. William Brooke, 50, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. He is being held in the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
Continue ReadingEditor’s note: The City issued an updated press release stating roadwork would take place Thursday. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works will be installing speed humps on South Garth Avenue on Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release. Work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. The speed humps are part of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Wednesday, trial started for 52-year-old Leo Robinson Jr. for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder outside of Waffle House on Vandiver Drive. Robinson is charged with second-degree murder and armed-criminal action. The trial will continue at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. According to court documents, in March 2021, Robinson was in an
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