First MU Alert of school year sent out Monday evening as students return to campus
The University of Missouri sent out its first MU Alert to students since move-in began for the 2025-2026 school year Monday night.
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Nearly 19,000 Columbia students enrolled on first day of school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 19,000 Columbia Public School students made their way back into the classrooms for the first day of the 2025-26 school year Tuesday morning. Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Klein told he’s excited and that this is a great opportunity as he begin this new position. “Our focus this year is on
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Pope Leo appoints new bishop for Diocese of Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Pope Leo XIV has chosen the Rev. Ralph O’Donnell as the Bishop-select for the Diocese of Jefferson City, according to a press release. The Diocese held a press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on W. Main Street in Jefferson City. O’Donnell spoke to a fraction
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Serial trespasser charged after allegedly following home, making threats to Shakespeare’s employee
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who has been trespassed from more than 25 businesses in downtown Columbia has been charged with a felony. Michael Paddock, 49, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with first-degree burglary and a pair of misdemeanors: Stealing and disturbing the peace. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on
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Truman Hotel owners say community criticism prompted building’s demolition
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to correct information about the Puri Group’s purchase of the property. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a decade after its closure, the Truman Hotel is coming down. Puri Group Enterprises, the building’s owner, said Tuesday that criticism from the community over the deteriorating building was the motivation behind
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Fulton man accused of raping, molesting child
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Tuesday after authorities say he raped a child. RolandNazarowski, 30, was charged with first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
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Man who collapsed, died while in law enforcement custody had plastic bag in stomach, sheriff’s office says
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was who allegedly involved in a chase with law enforcement on Friday in Miller County died the same evening, according to a Monday social media post from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote Albert Clark, 54, collapsed after he was detained. He was brought to Lake Regional
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WATCH: Mizzou coach, players take questions after wrapping up fall camp
The Mizzou Tigers football team wrapped up fall camp this week with the season kickoff looming next week. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and the team’s captains took questions from reporters after camp. Watch them talk in the player.
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Line down closes lane of I-44, leaves scores without power near Doolittle
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 250 electric cooperative members in the Doolittle area were without power Tuesday afternoon after a truck snagged power lines in Phelps County. The truck snagged the lines along Interstate 44, according to a Facebook post from the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. The driving lane was closed. The Intercounty Electric
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House panel to make Epstein files public after redactions to protect victim identities
By Ted Barrett, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform intends to make public some files it subpoenaed related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, though it will first redact them to shield victims’ IDs and other sensitive matters, a committee spokesperson said Tuesday. The panel is expected to start
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Hurricane Erin threatens dangerous surf for much of the East Coast as a new tropical system brews in its wake
CNN, WITN, WRAL, KYW, SEE PREFONTS By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Hurricane Erin is churning up life-threatening rip currents and dangerous surf along much of the US East Coast and will soon send destructive waves and storm surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is hitting its stride,
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Missouri AG Bailey to take FBI job
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump is tapping Missouri’s attorney general to be a key player in Trump’s FBI. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will be the state’s third attorney general in a row to leave for Washington, D.C., when he takes a job as FBI co-deputy director working alongside Dan Bongino, Fox reported
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CPS expands weapons detection systems to more school buildings ahead of first day of school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two additional school buildings in Columbia will have weapons detection systems on the first day of class on Tuesday for the first time. According to Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark, Douglass High School and the Columbia Area Career Center will now have weapons detection systems. The district implemented the systems during
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Mizzou AD provides update on changes coming to Faurot Field amidst ongoing renovations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans will notice some changes to their game day experience out at Faurot Field in the upcoming season, as renovations to the north end zone will continue through the 2025 campaign. On Monday, Tiger Athletic Director Laird Veatch took time to talk to media members and break down all of
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Jefferson City Council approves contract with private company to manage parking
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night approved a measure 8-2 that would allow a private company to oversee its parking operations. The city approved a five-year contract with PCI Municipal Services LLC. The total contract costs $4,844,312, with $645,000 being spent in its first year. Meeting documents indicate the city
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Now-closed schools for disabled children never returned to staffing levels to reopen, commissioner says
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Delmar Cobble School in Columbia is now permanently closed after struggling to reach staffing levels, part of a broader statewide consolidation of schools for students with severe disabilities. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Board las week decided close six buildings that were already “temporarily consolidated due to staff vacancies,” immediately,
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Columbia City Council approves change to water rate at Monday night meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday evening voted 5-0 to change its water rates. According to council documents, the water ordinance would increase revenue by $3.6 million, or 12%, and would take effect with the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1. The council will decide on changing electric rates at
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Vehicle backfiring leads to police response on MU campus
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle backfiring led to police to respond to an area of the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus on Monday evening. An MU Alert was sent out to students at 8:35 p.m. indicating that officers were responding to a shots-fired call in the 900 block of South Providence Road. The Columbia Police
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Demolition underway for Truman Hotel
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition is underway for the dilapidated Truman Hotel in Jefferson City. Mayor Ron Fitzwater confirmed crews started tearing down the building on Monday afternoon. The former hotel in the 1500 block of Jefferson Street has long been called an “eyesore” by city officials. Discussions around the building’s demolition have occurred for
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Jefferson City Transit offering free rides for students this fall
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) This fall, Jefferson City students have a free option for getting to and from school. Jefferson City Transit is waiving bus fares for students on Tripper routes throughout the fall semester. The free service applies to anyone riding the Tripper Routes, which operate Monday through Friday on school days. No student ID
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