Cole County Commission approves EMS pay raise
The Cole County Commission unanimously approved a new salary and staffing schedule to raise pay for emergency medical services workers Tuesday.
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Former teacher sues Columbia Public Schools, alleging retaliation over isolation rooms
Angela Jolley says in the lawsuit filed last week in Boone County that CPS administrators began to “punish” her after she took photos of isolation rooms used at the district’s CORE building and shared them with the media.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases remain low in Boone, Cole counties
Reports of new coronavirus cases remained low Tuesday in Cole and Boone counties, with each adding a few new cases to their totals.
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Columbia man accused of taking phone to send himself sexual images of woman
A Columbia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly taking a woman’s cellphone and using it to send himself lewd photos of her.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against truck owner in deadly 2021 crash near Centralia
Nathanial Simmerman is suing Johnny Peery, of Mexico, Missouri, for negligence in the death of his wife, Cassandra Simmerman, 30, of Clarence, Missouri, and unborn child, according to court documents.
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Audrain County Health Department wants to answer patients’ questions after hospital closure
The Audrain County Health Department said Tuesday that it is establishing a new service to help answer questions from patients of the now-closed Audrain Community Hospital.
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Crews remove semi-truck from along eastbound Interstate 70 near Boonville after crash
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) 8:50 a.m. Update: Crews have removed a semi-truck from the side of eastbound Interstate 70 in Cooper County. The Missouri Department of Transportation posted on Twitter Tuesday morning that crews were still cleaning up along the eastbound lanes past exit 101. I-70/COOPER COUNTY UPDATE:The tractor trailer has been removed from the
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Judge sentences Franklin man to 32 years in prison for deadly stabbing
HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Franklin, Missouri man for stabbing a woman to death in September 2020. Howard County Judge Scott Hayes sentenced Emmett S. Wood Jr. to a total of 32 years in prison on Monday. The judge gave Wood consecutive sentences of 25 years in prison for second-degree murder
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Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charges man accused of breaking into Jefferson City businesses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man accused of breaking into Jefferson City businesses. Myron L. Blount is charged with five counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of stealing $750 or more, and other crimes. Blount is accused of breaking into the businesses on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Early
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Jefferson City police take boy into custody following deadly stabbing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have taken a boy into custody following a deadly stabbing in Jefferson City last week. Police said officers responded to the 800 block of Montana Street just before 11:55 a.m. on Friday for reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers found a 23-year-old man suffering from stab wounds lying in the
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New Columbia mayor, councilman sworn in
The new Columbia mayor and fourth ward councilman officially took their places in Columbia’s government Monday night.
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Deputies arrest man in connection with Pulaski County burglaries
Prosecutors charged a St. Robert man in connection with multiple burglaries in Pulaski County.
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Columbia Public Works asks city council to hire more paratransit bus drivers
Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.
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Project to close Cole County road for nearly a month
Crews will shut down a Cole County road for nearly a month for construction work.
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Prosecutor files charges after weekend shooting in downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday in connection with a weekend shooting in downtown Columbia that hurt one person. Prosecutors charged Victor Leonardo Arriaga, 20, of Jefferson City with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police arrested Arriaga after the shooting that took place around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near
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Trial date not decided for Columbia man accused of murder
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial date is undecided for a Columbia man accused of taking part in a 2017 killing. Neither Jeffrey McWilliams nor his attorney appeared at a court hearing scheduled for him on Monday morning. ABC 17 News is told the trial could happen between the second or third week of August. The
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Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Audrain County shooting
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in Audrain County. The shooting happened on Aug. 5, 2020 and killed 17-year-old Tornez Burton. The shooting injured at least one other teenager. According to court documents, Ja’Vone Hornbeak, who was 18 at the time, told
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Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried Russia will expand its war in Ukraine?
Russia this week warned the United States against shipping more weapons to Ukraine — a warning the U.S. has ignored.
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Barbara Buffaloe and Nick Foster to be sworn in at Monday night’s City Council meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The swearing in ceremonies for the new Columbia Mayor and new Fourth Ward City Councilman will take place Monday night at 5 p.m. at City Hall. City council will also formally announce the results of the election to impose a local use tax. Tomorrow night is the first time Mayor-elect Barbara Buffaloe
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