By Dakin Andone and Josh Campbell, CNN The man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students appeared in court Thursday for a status conference, where a judge scheduled a preliminary probable cause hearing to begin June 26. Bryan Kohberger, who faces four counts of first-degree murder — in the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves,
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Columbia Solid Waste held a meeting earlier this week asking for residents’ input about a new trash system.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The City of Columbia sent out a press release announcing its offices will be closed, also noting trash will not be collected on Monday. The public transit system will not run and parking meter regulations will not
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman faces several charges after allegedly leading police on a vehicle chase throughout the city on Tuesday. Larhonda Bruce, 35, was charged with resisting arrest/traffic stop by fleeing and creating a substantial risk of injury, leaving the scene of an accident, exceeding the posted speed limit by 26
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During Wednesday’s motion hearing, a woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy in 2018 was granted a motion of continuance. Givens was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child, and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bed Bath & Beyond announced on its corporate website that it will be closing several dozen stores nationwide. Among the announced closings announced on Tuesday included two Missouri locations: 4267 Osage Beach Parkway in Osage Beach.4 Meadows Circle Drive in Lake St. Louis. This comes as the company announced it lost a
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Police arrested a Columbia woman Tuesday after an investigation that started at a University of Missouri residence hall led to finding a body in a residential area far from campus.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged and arrested this week in relation to a September crash on North Providence Road. Jesus Olgiun, 23, was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious injury, second-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He was held on a $50,000 bond at the Boone County Jail on Monday and
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, Evan Perez, Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s legal team found another batch of classified government records following the initial discovery of classified documents at his former think tank office in Washington this past fall, people briefed on the matter told CNN on Wednesday. Searches for additional
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A Missouri Department of Conservation team confirmed Tuesday a report of a mountain lion sighting in northern Boone County.
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The Columbia Police Department has arrested 27-year-old Jawan Avant in connection with the robbery at Passions Adult Boutique on Thursday.Â
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that he wants an 8.7% cost-of-living raise for all state workers.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation was in northern Boone County on Tuesday investigating a reported mountain lion sighting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) We now know who will be on the April 4 ballot for the Columbia City Council election. The election will be for the Ward 1 and Ward 5 council seats. First Ward Councilwoman Pat Fowler filed to run again. Nick Knoth also announced a bid for the Ward 1 seat. Ward 5 Councilman Matt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman convicted of killing her husband is dropping her request for an appeal. Lynlee Renick told the court that she would drop the appeal of her case. A Clay County jury convicted of her of second-degree murder in 2021 for killing her husband, Ben Renick. She’s serving a 16-year sentence. Her codefendant,
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The city is ramping up to make changes to Columbia’s trash collection process. But before any any solutions make way to the City Council, the first step in the timeline is to get input from the community. Columbia Solid Waste held an open meeting Tuesday at the Activity and Recreation Center, where community members filled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The title of the article previously stated ‘Columbia Police investigate shots-fired call’ which has been corrected to ‘Columbia Police investigate shots-heard call’. A Columbia Police Department spokesman said it was investigating multiple reports of shots heard in the 1000 of Claudell Lane on Tuesday afternoon. CPD said around three officers
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A Missouri Department of Conservation team was expected to be in Boone County sometime Tuesday to investigate a mountain lion sighting.
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A 22-year-old woman has died after a single-vehicle crash Monday morning, police said Tuesday.
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Three incidents in just a couple of months’ time on the University of Missouri’s campus have raised questions about what can be considered free speech and what expression is not protected.
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