FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the two Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies who were shot on Interstate 70 last month is back to work. Cpl. Justin Bax and Deputy Gardner Pottorff were shot on Oct. 14 during an exchange of gunfire with a Texas man, previous reporting indicates. The sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook on
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman was seriously injured in a UTV crash on Monday at a residence in the 200 block of Crow Road in Tuscumbia, a Missouri State Highway Patrol report says. The report says a 36-year-old Tuscumbia man drove a 2016 Polaris Ranger into a field, hit a rut and the vehicle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A firefighter was brought to an area hospital after a large fire on Monday destroyed a building on Hermann’s First Street. Multiple fire agencies working the fire and the Hermann Chamber of Commerce confirmed that the fire was at a business. Photos showed a building in the 200 block of East First
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The revised district calendar for Columbia Public Schools is expected to cost the district $95,000, according to a Columbia Board of Education agenda for Monday’s meeting. CPS sent a letter to parents last week detailing the new schedule that was approved during an Oct. 24 work session. The changes to this year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage centered in the New Bloomfield area cut electricity to more than 1,400 Ameren Missouri customers Monday. Ameren Missouri’s online outage map showed 1,434 customers without power at 12:30 p.m. Monday. The outage started at about 11:30 a.m. and could take until 2:30 p.m. to fix, the utility’s outage map
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Watch a Veterans Day wreath laying from the University of Missouri’s Memorial Union. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In honor of Veterans Day, multiple events are being held across Mid-Missouri to honor fallen soldiers. At noon, The University of Missouri will hold its 98th annual wreath-laying ceremony that began in 1926 to honor fallen Alumni. This year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County jury last week acquitted a man of seven counts related to child sex crimes. Gilbert Sing was charged in June 2022 with charges including child molestation, sodomy, sexual misconduct and witness tampering. Authorities alleged that the crimes were committed in 2019 and 2020. His trial began last Tuesday and
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The season is winding to a close after Mizzou’s big, last-minute win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. The Tigers have three games remaining in the regular season. Their opponents are South Carolina, Mississippi State and Arkansas, in that order. Eli Drinkwitz said after the game that his team is still in the hunt for
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Phelps County Saturday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 1:20 p.m. Saturday at Mile marker 173 in the westbound lanes of Interstate 44. The report states a 2011 Nissan Ultima driven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were shot in Downtown Columbia early Sunday morning, according to Columbia Police spokeswoman Jenny Hopper. According to Hopper, officers responded to the 900 block of Easy Broadway around 2:45 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two victims who had been shot. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One week after going unranked, the Mizzou football team made its way back into the AP Poll, following a thrilling win over Oklahoma on Saturday night. The Tigers are now the No. 24 team in the nation. The ranking comes after a standout defensive performance and gritty play from MU’s backup quarterback
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s late fourth-quarter surge propelled the team to a comeback victory in the renewal of a century-old rivalry. The Tigers scored 14 unanswered points in the final two minutes of Saturday’s contest to win the program’s 97th all-time meeting with Oklahoma 30-23 under the lights of Faurot Field. You can watch extended
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City provided its residents with an opportunity to declutter Saturday morning during an electronic recycling event. The event allowed residents to drop off old cell phones, TVs, computers, and other gadgets that have been collecting dust. According to Dawn Kirchner, the neighborhood specialist for Jefferson City, the city hosts an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Missouri Tigers are set to face off against one of their oldest rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners, fans are reminded to possibly change their gameday plans as Memorial Stadium undergoes construction. The preliminary work for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project started Oct. 14. Parking Lot B in the Northeast corner of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the Mizzou football team will host Oklahoma at Faurot Field for the first time since 2010, as the Tigers and the Sooners will be starting a new chapter in this storied grudge fest. Former Mizzou head coach Gary Pinkel described these matchups as, “remarkably competitive.” He said, “I think each
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tigers are finally back in the win column. A strong first half on Friday night led to Missouri to its first win of the season. The 77-62 victory over the Howard Bison at Mizzou Arena snapped the Tigers’ abysmal 20-game losing streak. The Tigers (1-1) opened the game with an 8-0
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The Missouri high school football season continued Friday with some Mid-Missouri teams playing host and others on the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is rolling out a new safety campaign to try and curb the number of fights on public buses. On Thursday, city staff began putting up posters for a new “Ride With Respect” campaign. Each poster outlines guidelines for passengers with expectations for language, personal items and pet carriers.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been accused of uploading child pornography to the internet in Moberly. Tyler Marsh, 23, of Centralia, was charged with possessing child pornography and first-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A court date has not been set. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is one of many schools nationwide to receive reports of racist texts being sent to Black students. MU Spokesperson Christopher Ave confirmed at least one person on campus has received a racist message. He said in a statement Thursday that anyone found to be violating university rules will
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