Callaway County man charged after chase on county roads
A Callaway County man was charged this week with vehicle theft and resisting arrest after allegedly leading a deputy on a chase near New Bloomfield.
Continue ReadingA Callaway County man was charged this week with vehicle theft and resisting arrest after allegedly leading a deputy on a chase near New Bloomfield.
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer. This is the first time updated Covid-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization in the United States. Both are bivalent vaccines that combine the companies’ original vaccine with one that
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District has taken disciplinary action against a student after looking into a report about a weapon. In a letter sent home to families, the school district reported staff received a tip about a high school student with a weapon on a school bus. Lewis & Clark Middle
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police officers recovered stolen property Tuesday while investigating thefts from vehicles. Police said officers identified 33-year-old Dustin Wheeler, of Moberly, as a suspect during the investigation. Wheeler was arrested at a home in the 400 block of E. Rollins Street around 5:45 p.m. on a no bond parole absconder warrant, according
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Staff at a Columbia middle school plan to hold a back-to-school event Wednesday. The “Back to School Bash” is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. at John Warner Middle School. Organizers want the event to welcome the community back to school. The Back to School Bash will allow parents to meet their
Continue ReadingThe Boone County health department said Tuesday that a county resident has tested positive for monkeypox.
Continue ReadingA man charged with first-degree murder claimed self defense in a Howard County courtroom Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingTwo Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.
Continue ReadingMore than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.
Continue ReadingKundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.
Continue ReadingMikhail Gorbachev — the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 — has died at the age of 91.
Continue ReadingA fire destroyed a barn near the Osage River in Cole County on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBoone County has reported its first case of monkeypox.
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for mistakes made in the 2018 prosecution of then-Gov. Eric Greitens, but agrees with an advisory counsel’s decision that suspension of her law license or disbarment are not merited. The brief ruling Tuesday from the state’s high court
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City woman was sentenced Tuesday to a dozen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to throwing Molotov cocktails into homes.
Continue ReadingA Versailles man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison without parole for possession of child pornography.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say at least two homes were hit with gunfire in a central Columbia shooting late Monday night. ABC 17 News crews were on scene around 11:40 p.m. and saw multiple officers searching the area with flashlights. CPD says an officer was close by at the time of the shooting and
Continue ReadingThe NAACP held a virtual forum Monday night to talk about conditions in Missouri prisons.
Continue ReadingLegal Advocates held a town hall on Monday for the public to voice concerns about prison conditions in Missouri.
Continue ReadingStudents may see fewer book options when returning to class this week, but only if those books contained sexually explicit images.
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