A 60-year-old man died on Tuesday after he was hit by a semi-truck in the 17000 block of Route O in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Inflation across the economy is cooling, but many Americans are grappling with sticker shock over rising egg prices in the US. On the sunny side up, eggs aren’t nearly as expensive as they were in late 2022 and early 2023 when a spike in bird flu cases severely
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia juvenile is being charged with murder as an adult in the death of a Macon man whose body was found in February in Boone County. Kavon Williams, 15, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said on March 1 that a 15-year-old
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The Southern Boone School District is hosting its first board meeting after a series of threats were made involving schools and students.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury for a Columbia man accused in a double homicide in November 2022 heard the first set of opening arguments on Tuesday. Cadilac Derrick, 37, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a Dec.
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Many employers offer a traditional 401(k) and a Roth 401(k) option, but how does someone know which one to choose?
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Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha
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It seems like an easy question but it might not be.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been scheduled for a woman who was charged with manslaughter earlier this year for a fatal 2023 crash. Elizabeth Lopez, of Columbia, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death, two counts of leaving the scene of a crash that caused injuries and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sixth Street in Downtown Columbia will be closed Thursday between East Broadway and Cherry Street, a Tuesday press release from the city says. The sidewalk will be closed from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. as crews work on an awning at 13 South Sixth Street, the release says. The closure
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a year after receiving its first of two odor complaints from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the City of Moberly claims it is “moving in the right direction.” Moberly received its first violation last from the DNR in November and a second warning in January, due to an order stemming
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By Cindy Von Quednow and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay. The 55-year-old was put to death around 6 p.m. CT at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Williams’ attorneys
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated to
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School districts in Mid-Missouri have been plagued by threats just weeks into the new school year. talks
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Corey Blueitt, 44, is set to appear for A jury trial at 9 a.m. Sep. 24 for the alleged shooting and killing of Aaron Badolato, 34, December 2022 in the 2000 block of Newtown Drive in north Columbia. Blueitt was indicted by a grand jury in Dec. 2022. According to court
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The 2024 general election is another where millions are expected to vote absentee or by mail.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused in the death of an Osage Beach police officer has been charged with murder. Christopher Wehmeyer, 23, of Camdenton, is now charged with aggravated fleeing and second-degree murder in the death of Officer Phylicia Carson. His bond was amended to $100,000 and jail records indicate that he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane in each direction of Highway 63 in Columbia will be closed overnight next week, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The passing lanes in both directions between Conley Road and Broadway will be closed 7 p.m.-6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30-Saturday, Oct. 5, the release
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of holding a woman hostage in an apartment for a $3,000 ransom. Ricky Morgan Jr., 37, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Morgan is being held at the Randolph County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Absentee voting in Missouri starts on Tuesday, at a time when local congressmen are claiming there are delays in mail through the United States Postal Service. A press release from Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) shows a group of five Missouri and Kansas congressmen demanding action to amend the issue. A letter sent
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