A Cole County judge sentenced James Addie to life in prison without parole plus 10 years for the 2018 death of Molly Watson. Addie was convicted in April of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced at that hearing to 20 years on the armed criminal action count, but sentencing for the murder conviction was delayed until Monday.
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CPS on Monday updated its mask, contact tracing and quarantine guidelines for the rest of summer school, which ends July 23. Among the changes is that students 11 and younger are now required to wear masks indoors. The district made masks optional before regular classes ended in May.
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia Board of Education met to approve a template to a new virtual learning option, as well as renew hotspots. During the 2021-22 school year, Columbia Public Schools will offer CPS Virtual Elementary powered by Edgenuity for students in grades K-5. The district will consider offering the template to
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An argument led to shots fired outside a Mexico, Missouri, home late Saturday, police said.
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Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Rice Road shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday night for several reports of shots fired.
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Dispatchers told ABC 17 News the highway was not blocked off yet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools updated its mask, contact tracing, and quarantine guidelines for the remainder of summer school. Starting Monday, Students 11 years-old and younger will be required to wear a mask when indoors and on school buses. However, students will not be required to wear a mask when outdoors. Masks are still strongly encouraged
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State Representatives across Missouri are responding to a now deleted tweet sent out by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F.
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 12.5% on Sunday. The increase in positivity comes along with additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 534,646 since the start of pandemic. In total, 98,046 probable cases of COVID-19 were discovered through antigen testing. DHSS has recorded a total of 9,387 deaths in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another round of storms are expected to roll through Mid-Missouri Saturday night and emergency officials want to make sure residents are prepared. Before the storms hit, it is best to put together an emergency kit. Sharon Watson with the American Red Cross, said this should include things like a flashlight, battery-operated radio,
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The Boone County Fire Protection District posted to their Facebook page Saturday, advising residents to have multiple ways to check weather conditions.
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The Columbia Police Department along with the Crime Scene Investigation team were seen investigating after a shots fired call.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple utility companies are reporting power outages affecting customers in Mid-Missouri. In Audrain County, multiple providers are reporting over 1,368 customers without power. Most reports without power are coming from Ameren in the Mexico area where over 1,300 customers are without power. Boone Electric Cooperative is reporting eight outages affecting 103 customers.
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The Randolph County prosecutor filed charges Friday morning against a Moberly man in connection with a Thursday night shooting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools notified families Friday that the district will require students 11-years-old and younger to wear masks inside and on buses during the summer session. This decision comes as the district has continued to monitor Covid-19 cases. The 14-Day Tracker for CPS shows that the district entered back into the red
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Show Me State.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s health department plans to update the public on the state of COVID-19 in the state Friday morning. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will hold a 9 a.m. news conference on COVID-19. The department’s acting director, Robert Knodell, and other department officials are scheduled to be in attendance.
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy driving an ATV was seriously hurt in a crash in Moniteau County Thursday night. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, the teen was going northbound on Lone Oak Road around 8:45 p.m. The ATV went off of the left side of the road into a ditch
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