JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 78-year-old man was arrested Wednesday by the Jefferson City Police Department after witnesses say he was making threats for two months to shoot employees 60 years old and older. Gilberto Gomez, of Jefferson City, is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat. He is being held without bond at the
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An 83-year-old woman died in a crash in east Columbia that shut down a road Thursday, police say.
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JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were hurt following a crash in Johnson County on Thursday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on state Highway 58 south of Route VV. Troopers said an SUV driven by Debra J. Bradfield, 63, of Centerview, traveled off the right side
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Gas prices have fallen to their lowest level since last February.
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There will be parking restrictions in Downtown Jefferson City for events on Friday and Saturday, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The Living Windows event will be 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday. Parking will not be allowed on High Street between Monroe and Jefferson streets. The roadway will be blocked at 5
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing two people at a Jefferson City bar early Saturday was denied a public defender. Damien Davis, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession in the shooting death
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Thursday evening, the City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission met to discuss a topic that’s been on the table for four years now: Short-term rental regulations. City leaders began discussing the issue in 2018. A revised version of those regulations has been in the works since a proposition was shot down in 2020. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of bills were prefiled in the Missouri House and Senate on Thursday that were related to guns. Legislators started prefiling legislation for the upcoming session on Dec. 1. The 102nd General Assembly will convene Wednesday, Jan. 4. Rep. David Smith (D-Columbia) prefiled legislation Thursday that, if passed, would prohibit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested Thursday in Columbia after allegedly leading Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase, the department said in a Facebook post. Dustin Higgins, 33, is the suspect of a Saturday shooting that occurred in the 16000 block of South James Sapp Road near Ashland. He is charged
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Convictions for marijuana possession and paraphernalia will begin to be expunged next Thursday.
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The Sedalia Police Department issued an alert Thursday for a missing 69-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department’s investigation into the mishandling of government records from Trump’s time in the White House. The three-judge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a tweet that Route WW is closed at Hominy Creek, between Keene Street and Legion Lane due to a crash. The Columbia Police Department tweeted that one person died in the crash. Another person was sent to an area hospital for reported minor injuries. (1)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As inflation continues to hammer residents, some people may need a little help paying for their bills. Cities across Missouri are increasing energy prices as high inflation rates continue to impact the area. Natural gas rates changed for Ameren Missouri Customers on Nov. 1 to primarily reflect estimated changes in the wholesale
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A Sturgeon woman faces a possible jail sentence after a Boone County jury found her guilty of pointing a loaded crossbow at kids.
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Plenty of attention has gone toward the World Cup this year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A COVID-19 bivalent booster and flu vaccine clinic will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Roseta Avenue Center at 1100 S. Roseta Avenue in Columbia. No appointments are needed, the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services said Wednesday in a press release. Updated/bivalent Pfizer booster doses will be available
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story was updated to reflect the correct location. WASHINGTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Mid-Missouri rescue divers are looking for a missing paraglider. On Oct. 26, Kenny Loudermilk went paragliding with a friend near Highway 47 and the Missouri River in Washington. It would be the last time he was seen. “It was a shock
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A visitation is set for this week for one of the two victims of a deadly downtown Jefferson City bar shooting.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Amazon delivery station in Ashland has already started to see a seasonal increase in Mid-Missouri packages. With the holidays getting closer, the station said it expects more than 1 million boxes to be delivered from October-January. Aaron Ponder — owner of Frontline Logistics — partnered with the facility when it opened
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