COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former corrections officer was convicted Tuesday of manslaughter in the 2023 death of a woman being held in the Cooper County Jail. Robyn Pfeiffer was convicted Tuesday by a Callaway County jury of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, said Jackson County prosecutor’s office spokesperson Jazzlyn Johnson. A special prosecutor was brought in from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s city staff is seeking public feedback on a proposal to convert a 2.5-mile section of the COLT Railroad into a public-use trail. The project focuses on a stretch of track located along Paris Road, extending from Rogers Street to East Brown Station Road. City officials are gathering community input to decide whether to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Capitol Commission is moving forward with renovation plans for the state Capitol totaling nearly $600 million. The commission approved a motion Monday allowing the Office of Administration to begin the process of hiring an “owner’s representative” to oversee the project. A $595 million budget has been set aside
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall, Missouri, man was charged on Monday with a pair of felonies in Cooper County after he was accused of pulling out a gun while trying to take a phone. Dontri Harris was charged with first-degree robbery and illegal gun possession. A $100,000 warrant was issued on Tuesday. He was not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage in southern Boone County halted operations at Columbia Regional Airport for about an hour on Tuesday. The airport shared on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday that a power outage is affecting services. The online flight status information shared on the airport’s website was down due to the outage. Airport
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women will head south of the border this week to take on Arkansas. The Tigers and Razorbacks tip off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Fayetteville. Watch Coach Kellie Harper talk about the team’s season so far and preparation for the game.
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a sprawling spending package into law Tuesday, ending the partial government shutdown after just three days but creating another funding cliff for the Department of Homeland Security in two weeks. Trump and GOP leaders had pushed hard for their members to fall in line
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway reached a deal with her former client, Grain Belt Expres,s in the company’s lawsuit over the state’s demand for documents. Hanaway was the lead counsel for Grain Belt when she worked at law firm Husch Blackwell. She left that job when she was appointed attorney general
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who suffered serious injuries in a north Columbia shooting last week was charged Tuesday with eight felonies. Michael D. Gilmore Jr., 21, of Jefferson City, was arrested Monday. Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Paul Wade charged Gilmore on Tuesday with three counts of first-degree assault, four counts of armed criminal action
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 5–2 on Monday to approve a median ordinance that had been delayed since November. The ordinance, which takes effect in July, regulates the use of medians, road crossings and traffic islands for both motorists and pedestrians at intersections with speed limits of 35 miles per hour or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 49-year-old man from New Orleans was seriously injured Sunday evening in a crash on Interstate 44 in Phelps County near mile marker 172, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred when a 2026 Kenworth Complete – driven by the Louisiana man – was
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Gilmore is from Jefferson City. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced in a Monday evening social media post that it has arrested a man in connection with a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries last week. Michael Gilmore Jr., 21, of Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents may soon notice Ameren workers upgrading “aging infrastructure” in the East Campus area, a Monday press release from Ameren Missouri says. The release says 3.6 miles of natural gas infrastructure will be updated. Phase 1 began Monday between Rockhill Road and Cliff Drive, according to the release. Phase 2 will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Stephens College students returned to their residence halls Monday morning following a carbon monoxide scare this past Wednesday. Searcy and Prunty Halls were evacuated last week after a carbon monoxide sensor was activated on Wednesday night. The school then closed the two residence halls and shut down the boiler of both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite it being over a week since the City of Columbia’s first major snowfall of the season, city sidewalks continue to be packed down with snow and ice. According to Leigh Kottwitz, Neighborhood Services manager with the city’s Community Development Department, the City has received 107 cases and received fewer than 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dark and watery soil that construction crews encountered in Sedalia last month was determined to be nonhazardous, the city wrote in a Monday press release. The release says possible soil issues were discovered by crews on Jan. 16 near the former Sutherlands property, Memory Lanes Bowling Alley and the new fire station.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nordstrom Rack will open a new location in Columbia later this year, the chain announced in a Monday press release. The business has four locations in Missouri, according to its website, including two in St. Louis, one in Manchester and one in Des Peres. Nordstrom Rack is the off-price division of Nordstrom,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of people sued Hawthorn Bank and Cole County on Friday in order to block the land auction of a piece of land that was intended to become a county park by its former owner. Gary Scheperle, Mark Knapp, Tony Porter, Steve Brandt, Gary Bemboom, Tony Brenneke and Charles Steck are
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Homelessness Report (January 2026)Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the city of Columbia shows that homelessness fell in 2025. The report states that 309 homeless individuals were counted during the annual survey in Boone County in 2025. That’s down from the 323 people recorded the year before. The count was conducted on one night
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will consider changes to how the city responds to emergencies at Monday night’s meeting. The proposed changes would make the Columbia Fire Department chief the city’s emergency operations manager. It would also make the Columbia Fire Department the lead agency in responding to disasters. Every city department would
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