COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from Eldon was seriously injured in a crash Monday afternoon on Highway 54 in Cole County at the Moreau River Bridge, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver lost control of her 1999 Ford F-150 on the ice-covered roadway and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash closed part of Highway 54 in eastern Audrain County on Tuesday morning. The highway reopened at about noon. MoDOT reported the closing in a news release a little before 9 a.m. The release says a crash closed Highway 54 between Route F and Highway 154 near Vandalia. Details about the
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A new Missouri rule, aimed at protecting children from online pornography, has prompted Pornhub – the industry’s largest platform – to block access statewide rather than comply.
Pornography websites operating in Missouri must now verify that its users are adults before allowing them access to explicit content.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly city crews spent the weekend battling the season’s first major snowfall after roughly 6 inches fell across the area, with more continuing into Monday. However, preparation for the winter weather began long before the first flakes fell. “We’re working several months in advance, actually, into the summer,” city spokesman Scott McGarvey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours. After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 21-year-old Jamestown man died Monday in a crash on Highway 179 in Cole County, north of Route Z, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver was traveling northbound in a 2003 Ford Ranger when the vehicle went down an embankment and overturned.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Friends and family of Erik Spencer II, who was shot and killed in a Jefferson City parking lot, spoke during the public comment portion of Monday’s City Council meeting, as they continue to demand that officials release the identity of the alleged shooter. Spencer was shot and killed on Nov. 1
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View all school closings and delays here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of Mid-Missouri schools will be closed on Tuesday after varying amounts of snow fell on the area starting Monday morning. Columbia Public Schools announced in a text message to parents that it will not hold class on Tuesday due to inclement weather. “Having
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer announced in a Monday evening press release that she will be running for a spot on the Jefferson City Board of Education. The release says she is a certified public accountant at Estes and Associates and previously worked at the Missouri State Public Health laboratory as a budget and fiscal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly stabbed a man in his stomach on Sunday evening. Tiffany Eden, 34, was charged in Miller County with first-degree domestic assault, third-degree assault of a special victim and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Miller County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from the Chicagoland area was seriously injured in a crash on Monday afternoon at mile-marker 166 on Interstate 44 in Pulaski County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2022 Infiniti QX50 – driven by a 56-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois – was heading
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly brought a combustible bottle of methamphetamine into a Jefferson City IHOP on Thanksgiving Day. Jason Cross, 53, of Jefferson City, was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested last week for alleged “jackpotting” thefts in Pennsylvania has been charged in Boone County with being a fugitive from out of state. Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Antoni Garcia-Cordoba, 42. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. Online jail records say
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of stabbing the mother of his child to death has been sentenced to life in prison. Sergio Sayles, 39, was found guilty last month in a bench trial for first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in the death of Jasmine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died on Missouri roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend counting period, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP’s data counted from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. Preliminary data shows in addition to the three fatalities, there were 304 crashes, 82 people injured and 87
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was accused of sending a nude photograph of another woman without their permission. Emalee Murdock was charged in Cole County with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. A warrant was issued on Monday and a $2,500 bond was set. The probable cause statement says the victim reported to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia, Missouri, man has been accused of repeatedly molesting and sodomizing a young child. Anthony Holtkamp was charged in Audrain County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and a count of sexually exploiting a minor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult Monday in a March shooting in Mexico, Missouri. Evander L. Clark of Mexico was charged Monday with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, third-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. Police say Clark was part of a plan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man arrested early Sunday after a standoff in south Columbia was charged Monday with 10 felonies, including armed criminal action. Rodquel Jones, 21, of Columbia, was charged with six counts of first-degree harassment and one count each of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and stealing a
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The Jefferson City Council is set to vote on whether to approve the construction of a new snow removal equipment building and taxiway at Jefferson City Memorial Airport on Monday.
The current buildings at the airport are not equipped to handle modern snow removal operations and do not fit the fire department’s new aircraft rescue and firefighting truck well, which is expected to arrive in early 2026, according to city documents.
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