AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: this article has been changed to accurately reflect the amount of property damage. Audrain County deputies arrested a man Saturday following an overnight chase across Mid-Missouri. The chase happened early Friday morning. Michael J. Brooks, formerly of Mexico, Missouri, is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The empty shell of cars and the rubble from homes still lay along the roads in the Village of Wooldridge one week after the major brush fire damaged the town. “The financial toll that we just took was at least $80,000,” said Jessica McComb. McComb was just one of many people
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department is investigating an incident where a University of Missouri Police officer discharged his weapon. Just before 9:30 Friday night, MUPD responded to a potential medical incident in a parking lot south of Hearnes Center on the University of Missouri campus. According to a news release, an officer went up
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COLUMBIA, SC. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s cup stays in Columbia as the Mizzou Tigers pull off the upset Saturday afternoon 23-10 against No. 25 South Carolina. The Tigers came out of the gate hot with a 14-0 lead credit to some work on the ground from Brady Cook and Cody Schrader, and the Gamecocks never seemed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement agencies in Mid-Missouri will join the Drug Enforcement Administration as it hosts its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday. People will be able to drop off their unwanted medications at several locations starting at 10 a.m.According to experts, a person should never flush their medications down a drain as that method can
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Keep up with local high school football scores for the first week of the MSHSAA playoffs COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Scores from Week 10 of Mid-Missouri high school football.
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has returned to the campaign trail in Georgia, framing the 2022 midterm elections as a referendum on democracy and urging voters not to see Republicans as an answer to their economic woes. He shared the stage Friday with Sen. Raphael Warnock,
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Osage Beach announced plans for a new resort in the area yesterday, The submission plans were received on Thursday by the developers, SkyView Partners and Tegethoff Development, of St. Louis The new resort is estimated to bring in 500 new jobs, and 50,000 new tourists to the area.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three children younger than 10 years old and one woman were hurt in a one-vehicle wreck on Highway TT near Lamm Ford Road on Friday. Jennifer Jones, 39, lost control of the vehicle while it was going fast.. The Dodge traveled off the roadway, and then went airborne when it went over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two women who sued the University of Missouri in 2019 over its handling of their Title IX complaints have settled with the school before trial. The two people — identified in court only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 — made the agreement to drop the lawsuit on Oct. 7. The
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Missouri politicians are debating whether the law or more mental health resources would have made a difference.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will host a couple of meetings next week for residents to learn more about Fusus, a software platform that allows police to access public or business video footage. With Fusus, police would have immediate access to video feeds, with the owner’s permission, on a single platform while responding
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Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down Friday.
Continue Reading AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies are searching for a man following an overnight chase across Mid-Missouri. Michael J. Brooks, formerly of Mexico, Missouri, is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase across parts of Montgomery, Callaway and Audrain counties. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Brooks drove off after Montgomery City police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A call for interested parties to buy buildings — declared by an inspector to be unsafe and uninhabitable — is now open in Jefferson City. The Jefferson City Council voted at its last meeting to open this period — which will last until Nov. 30 — after a number of people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after an alleged incident occurred during a custody exchange on Thursday, according to Jefferson City police. The man’s girlfriend got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at her residence about money for child care. Once the children were brought to the vehicle by
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A Linn County judge will decide the sentence a Moberly man will serve for shooting a Randolph County deputy.
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS, JIM SALTER and JEFF ROBERSON Associated Press ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off in the morning. This year, dry weather accelerated the work, allowing him to start early. His problem was getting the soybeans to market. About 60%
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Doctors say they’re seeing an unusually large number of respiratory illnesses for this point in the fall.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Schools have canceled Friday classes for all schools after a threat was made towards the district. Superintendent Melissa Chastain called parents on Thursday night to announce that classes had been canceled. The message stated: “This evening, we were made aware of a threat against the middle school and high school.
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