Police: Evidence of shots fired found in southwest Columbia
Officers found a home damaged by gunfire early Saturday after a call to the Cherry Hill area of southeast Columbia.
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Hearing Monday in hazing case as lawyer works with lawmakers to pass new hazing law
By Isabella Roberts COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday, Thomas Schultz is scheduled to appear in court for his involvement in the Danny Santulli hazing incident that occurred in October of 2021. This comes as Danny’s Law was filed in the Missouri House of Representatives. Sponsored by Representative Travis Smith, Danny’s Law modifies the current offense of
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Mizzou lands No. 7 seed in NCAA Tournament; headed to Sacramento
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee granted the Mizzou men’s basketball team a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will head to Sacramento, Calif. to meet No. 10-seeded Utah State. MU will tip off at 12:40 CT against thee Aggies. It will be the third time in MU history that
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Columbia Public Schools looks to renew agreement for bus services
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is looking to renew its contract agreement with Student Transportation of America, a bus company, for the 2023-2024 school year. In a school board meeting on Monday night, the Columbia School Board will present amendment three, which details a plan to recruit and maintain bus drivers in the area.
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CANCELED: Endangered Person Advisory issued for missing Douglas County baby
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Aneesa Williams was found safe by the Sheriff’s Department Saturday afternoon. ORIGINAL: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Endangered Person Advisory for Aneesa Williams, a 2-month-old girl. Williams was last seen in Mountain Grove at 11 a.m. on Friday. She is described as
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No one hurt in fire at Margaritaville Sunday morning
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a fire at the Margaritaville Resort early Sunday morning. Osage Beach Fire Protection District was dispatched to Margaritaville Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks shortly after midnight Sunday. Crews found smoke in the stairwell and coming from an air conditioning unit. Resort security was using
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Tracking a taste of spring this week
TODAY: Patchy fog early with temperatures in the mid-30s. With clouds filtering out, temperatures rise a few degrees compared to yesterday as we reach the upper 40s. Winds will be fairly breezy from the north with gusts up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: Clouds return early in the day, setting back the warmup to the lower
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Miller County Sheriff’s Office searching for arson suspect
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies in Miller County are on the hunt for an arson suspect. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for Jason Ekstam Jr. According to the sheriff’s office, Ekstam is wanted in connection to an arson investigation that happened Friday in Tuscumbia. Deputies say they have issued an arrest
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Jefferson City man set to be sentenced for 2019 double murder
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Torry Upchurch, a man who pleaded guilty to killing two people on Thanksgiving in 2019 is scheduled to appear in Cole County court on Monday to learn how much time he will face for the crimes. According to online court records, Upchurch will be sentenced Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Cole County
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Mizzou falls to Alabama in first ever SEC semifinal game
NASHVILLE, Tn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team couldn’t hang on against the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide, falling 72-61 in the program’s first-ever SEC semifinal game. “Overall we held our own. We did a great job, just slipped at the end with those defensive assignments,” guard DeAndre Gholston said. “We’re gonna watch film and get
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Tracking a soggy start to the weekend along with cold temperatures
TODAY: Light showers begin just after sunrise, spreading areawide and lasting through the evening. Temperatures still manage to steadily climb to the mid-40s. Flurries could mix in across far northern Missouri but no accumulations are expected for our area and rainfall should amount to less than a half inch. TOMORROW: A few sprinkles could linger
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How to transition to Daylight Saving Time
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daylight Saving Time will be starting at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. Although, not everyone follows daylight saving in the U.S. people in Hawaii, most of Arizona, and U.S. territories in the Pacific and Caribbean don’t follow the time change. For the ones that do like Missouri, remembering to set your clock a
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Local pediatric center offers free services to Rock Bridge students after classmates’ death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Little Tree Pediatrics is offering free individual and group therapy sessions for Rock Bridge High School students following the death of Cash Martin. The 15-year-old tragically lost his life Monday in a motorcycle accident on a busy south Columbia road. Students were invited to attend a memorial service on Friday. Rock Bridge
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Mizzou announces a contract extension for Dennis Gates
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced a contract extension for first-year men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates on Friday night, just hours after MU advanced to the semifinal round of the SEC Tournament with a win over Tennessee. The extension will run through the 2028-29 season. He will see an annual salary increase to $4 million
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Second man identified for alleged connection to shooting in southwest Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been accused for his alleged involvement in an October shooting at the roundabout at Nifong Boulevard and Sinclair Road. Semaj Clark, 22, is accused of first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, fourth-degree assault, operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license and operating a motor vehicle in a
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Daylight Saving Time should be permanent?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daylight Saving Time began on Sunday. There’s been debate around this topic for years about whether the country should continue making the time change every spring and fall. Do you think Daylight Saving Time should be permanent nationwide? Let us know in the poll.
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Gravois Mills man has more child-sex charges
MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who ran an unlicensed daycare has yet another charge related to sexually assaulting a child. In total, Leland Bryan, 62, is now charged in Morgan County with: 10 counts of statutory sodomyUnlawful use of a weaponArmed-criminal actionChild molestation A detective spoke with another one of Bryan’s alleged victims in
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Columbia man arrested, charged with several felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after allegedly pulling a gun out on someone. Ryan Michael, 21, is charged with third-degree kidnapping, two counts of armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and fourth-degree domestic assault. He was arrested by Columbia police early Friday. He is being held in the Boone
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Understanding how to become a school bus driver in Missouri after area driver has 31 charges following alleged incident in Cole County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus driver was arrested this week in Cole County and and faces 31 charges. Robert Hern, 59, is charged with first-degree property damage, operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner, leaving the scene of an accident and 28 counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Hern was
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Mizzou punches ticket to first-ever SEC Tournament semifinal with win over Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The No. 4-seeded Mizzou men’s basketball team is headed to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament with a 79-71 win over No. 5-seeded Tennessee on Friday. D’Moi Hodge, Kobe Brown and DeAndre Gholston all hit double-digit scoring in the win. Hodge led the team with 26 points along with one steal. Brown was
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