MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was arrested on Friday after allegedly exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl over Labor Day weekend. Zackery Allen Oliver, 30, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. An initial court
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The City of Columbia and the University of Missouri are holding a ceremony Monday to remember the lives lost 22 years ago in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Clearing the 6 million pounds of steel left in the Missouri River after blasting the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport is taking longer than expected.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after allegedly stealing a car from a QuikTrip gas pump on Saturday. Tyler Loyd, 24, was charged on Monday with stealing a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was set for Monday. According to jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in relation to a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Kameron Mearidy, 19, was charged with first-degree assault — knowingly causing serious physical injury. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. His bond was set at $20,000 for
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No one was hurt when a train and a special vehicle designed to operate on railroad tracks collided Monday near the site of a deadly crash last year.
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Monday marks 22 years since the terror attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that claimed the lives of thousands of people.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash in Boone County Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 3:40 p.m. on I-70 eastbound at the 116 mile mark. Troopers said, 51-year-old Steve Coats was on a motorcycle when he turned in front of the
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Mid-Missouri residents were treated to a rare event Sunday when the Missouri Department of Transportation sent the old Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport into the Missouri River.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation demolished the old bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport on Sunday.
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The scene of a plane crash reported in Randolph County is now clear. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at about 8 tonight a plane crashed just west of County Road 2310 in Randolph County. The plane crashed because it ran out of fuel, according to the Randolph County Sheriff. Two
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FORTUNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man crashed into power lines in Fortuna Sunday evening in a powered paraglider. According to a tweet from Missouri State Highway Patrol, the pilot hit the power lines and was ejected from the powered paraglider. The pilot is not hurt. Highway Patrol said an FAA inspector will report to the scene
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday, the Rocheport Bridge was blasted to begin construction of the new bridge heading eastbound following about an hour delay because of thick fog. The truss of the bridge is the upper steel part that extends above the roadway. For the safety of drivers and bridge crew members, Interstate 70 was closed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. According to Empower Missouri, 72% of very low income households in the state are housing cost burdened. There was an open house walking tour in Columbia on Sunday for residents to tour accessory dwelling units (ADU). An ADU is a “smaller residence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads were shut down behind the Grindstone Walmart in Columbia when a large fire started Saturday afternoon just before 5 p.m. Around 6:30 p.m., employees were let back into the store and fire crews started to leave the scene. Gray Oak Drive was shut down for the fire response. Large clouds of
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morrison man and woman were killed in a car crash involving two vehicles Saturday evening in Gasconade County. An online crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol states that Gary Rost, 59 was driving West on Route ZZ in his car with Julia Rost, 61 just before six o’clock.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 23-19 win against Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday night, but the victory didn’t come without its ups and downs. The Tigers had some offensive struggles against the Blue Raiders in the first half. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz named Brady
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning’s Jefferson City 45th annual Labor Day Parade caused traffic delays throughout the city. According to a flyer promoting the parade, the parade route will begin at the corner of Missouri Blvd. and High Street. The parade will then head east down High St. to Adams St. before returning to
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle in Miller County Friday evening. According to an online crash report, Jeffrey Gilliam, 66 was riding his motorcycle East of Martin Road on Missouri Route 42 just after six o’clock. The crash occurred when Gilliam drove off the side
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KM(Z) A woman and three juveniles were seriously injured in a crash involving two vehicles in Miller County Friday evening. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Stephanie Young, 33, was driving South on Blue Springs Drive at six o’clock with five other juveniles in the car. The
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