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Sex offender charged with harassing high school student at Cooper County gas station
A registered sex offender in Boonville has been charged after he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a high school student at a gas station.
Continue ReadingA registered sex offender in Boonville has been charged after he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a high school student at a gas station.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnuck Markets Inc. announced in a Friday press release that it will convert the Eatwell Market on South Providence Road in Columbia to a “traditional” Schnucks location. The company stated in the release that it will discontinue the Eatwell Market brand, which operated in Columbia and Chesterfield. The Chesterfield location will close
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is expecting to graduate more than 5,200 students this weekend, an increase from the number of spring graduates in 2023.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will close Wehmeyer Drive at Highway 94 in Jefferson City on Wednesday to realign the entrance into Hitachi Energy, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The road will be closed for five days, according to the release. A left-turn lane is being added
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) The No. 5 seeded Mizzou softball punched its ticket to the SEC Tournament Championship in walk-off fashion on Friday night. The Tigers beat LSU 2-1 in eight innings to capture the semifinal win. Maddie Gallagher played hero at the dish for MU. The senior hit a solo home run in the fifth
Continue ReadingMissouri House lawmakers began discussing and debating the state budget Friday with just hours to get it on the governor’s desk.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to
Continue ReadingMARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A former school teacher has been charged in Saline County with multiple child sex crimes after court documents claim he abused two children. Justin Hendricks, 41, of Marshall, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and second-degree child molestation of a child younger
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who had just shot another man, about a block from City Hall in the city’s downtown. Police say the officer saw a man shooting another man around 7:30 a.m. Friday near the busy corner of Market and 14th streets, and shot
Continue ReadingMissouri Gov. Mike Parson made known his feelings Thursday about the misinformation spread on social media about a Kansas man after a deadly shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Senate started debating the Missouri state budget Thursday morning with just over 24 hours left before the budget is due on the governor’s desk.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been changed to remove references to an insurance claim by Trinity Lutheran School in 2019. The school did not make an insurance claim after the 2019 tornado. Severe storms caused damage across Missouri this week, and now, insurance companies say they’re dealing with a large number of
Continue ReadingMoney from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MoHealthNet, can no longer go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Camden County deputy and school resource officer who was already charged in Missouri with 14 child pornography crimes now has a federal charge filed against him. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 49, of Camdenton, was charged on Wednesday in the Western District Court of Missouri with distribution of child pornography. He
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Wednesday after she was accused of assaulting a shelter employee on Tuesday. Yolanda Blakey, 38, was charged with first-degree assault. Casenet describes her as a Columbia resident, but her address is listed as “unknown.” She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Parking Utility will begin installing 15-minute curbside pickup parking signs and meters in downtown Columbia on Monday, according to a press release from the city. Nineteen curbside-parking meter locations were picked in collaboration with members of the Downtown Community Improvement District, the release states. A map provided by
Continue ReadingWARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man died in a Thursday morning crash on Route W in Cole County, south of Deer Haven Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Antonio J. Perez Burgos was pronounced dead at the scene, the report states. He was 27. According to the report,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Cliff Drive in Columbia will remained closed to traffic through Thursday, May 16, because of weather delays, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. The street closed at the intersection with University Avenue earlier this week as crews began work to replace an inlet, pipe and
Continue ReadingCAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek Man was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of downloading and sharing child pornography. Kenneth Daniel Jamison, 37, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree promoting child pornography and eight counts of second-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson said Monday that a man falsely accused by politicians on social media of being a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade was an innocent man who was unfairly targeted.
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