By Melanie Zanona, Pamela Brown and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is denying reports that he is expected to step down from Congress before the end of his term – telling reporters on Friday that he still has “work to do,” after sending signals in private conversations that he could
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A juvenile suspect in the May killing of a woman at her south Columbia home could be ordered to stand trial as an adult this winter.
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Lincoln University police officers were sent to McClung Park a little after 11 p.m. on reports of gunfire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday, the University of Missouri Tigers will face off against Louisiana State University for their second sold-out game of the season, and traffic impacts and delays are expected in the area throughout the game. Heavy traffic flow can be seen around the stadium, specifically at the Providence Rd. and Stadium Blvd. intersection.
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Memorial Stadium will be hopping Saturday when the No. 21 Mizzou Tigers host No. 23 LSU on Faurot Field.
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October started out about 15 degrees warmer than normal on Sunday, coming off a September that ended up about 2 degrees warmer than normal, and more than 3 inches behind on rainfall.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A co-owner of a Columbia restaurant who was wanted for second-degree arson has been booked into — and since released from — the Cape Girardeau County Jail. Crystal Umfress, 42, co-owner of Casa Maria’s Mexican Cantina, is facing arson charges for her alleged role in starting a fire at a restaurant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With hospitals closing across Missouri, access to physicians and health care is becoming difficult in rural communities. Missouri has a lower ratio of primary care providers per capita than the United States. On Wednesday the MU School of Medicine received a $16 million award from from the Health Resources and Services Administration
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged after authorities claim she unlawfully took more than $19,000 in SNAP benefits and made false statements on the program’s applications. Andrea Rhoden, 33, was charged in Boone County on Wednesday with stealing $750 or more and unlawfully receiving public assistance. She was not in the Boone
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal review of the University of Missouri’s plan to demolish a building with radioactive contamination could take until 2025 to complete. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission began its technical review this summer for the plan to demolish Pickard Hall. The NRC said its review of the different aspects of MU’s plan could
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the University of Missouri football team will face off against LSU; and while the Tigers are gearing up for the game, so is Tiger Towing. Tiger Towing has been contracted by the University of Missouri to tow cars that are parked illegally. “We’ll be busy throughout the entire day between
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Pink flags and ribbons can be seen all over town during October but breast cancer is something that women need to be vigilant about year-round.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The judge in a Jefferson City murder case has recused himself from presiding over the case on Thursday. Judge Cotton Walker recused himself from the murder case involving Sergio Sayles. A new judge has yet to be assigned, according to Casenet. Sayles, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree murder,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Red Lobster in Jefferson City will be closed for several weeks, according to a company spokeswoman, after a fire caused about $300,000 worth of damage on Sept. 26. A reopening date has not been determined, according to an email from Red Lobster spokeswoman Lori Cherry. A fire started in the
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Student loan repayments have begun this month for the first time in three years, and officials are warning borrowers to beware of scams.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A car crash in Jefferson City injured two people and shut down the southbound lane of Highway 54 for 30 minutes Thursday morning. The Jefferson City Police Department responded to the crash a little after 7 a.m. on Highway 54 near the Highway 63 off-ramp. Wyatt McEuen, 22, of Centralia, and
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who was charged last week with having child pornography has now been charged with sexual misconduct involving a child. Robert Wayne Stuart, 35, was charged on Sept. 27 in Callaway County with six counts of having child pornography. Stuart has since been charged in Moniteau County with sexual misconduct
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Ron Vossen has been named the president of Helias Catholic High School, according to a Wednesday post on the school’s website. Vossen was named the interim president on May 24. Vossen was the director of alumni relations and was a teacher for 43 years, the release states. He was appointed by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Thursday, the Columbia Regional Airport will be offering an additional, but temporary, flight to Chicago through October 27th. The flight will depart daily from COU at 11:45 a.m. and land in Chicago around 1:17 p.m. American Airlines says the new mid-morning flight is part of a temporary increase in flights. Currently,
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