COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Northeast Columbia has seen a high volume of shootings in recent years, with police being dispatched to Rice Road 35 times already this year, which includes a pair of shots fired calls. After covering multiple incidents in the area, one thing has stood out. The lack of lighting at night. The City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mayor Barbara Buffaloe won more than three-fourths of Columbia’s voting precincts in April’s election on her way to secure a second term. Numbers released by the Boone County Clerk show that Buffaloe won 25 of 32 precincts on April 8. The performance is eight precinct groups better than her 2022 performance, flipping
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) Mizzou star Helen Hu is the first individual national champion in Tiger gymnastics history. On Thursday, the redshirt senior won the NCAA Gymnastics Balance Beam National Championship during NCAA Championship Semifinal action at Dickies Arena, with a score of 9.9875. Her performance not only earned her that title, but was critical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at Fulton State Hospital has been arrested after he was accused of raping and killing a teenager in 1989. Paul Edward Bowles, 62, was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Thursday on suspicion of second-degree murder, forcible rape and forcible sodomy. Jail records show that he will be brought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was in basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood was arrested by Army personnel on Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder and concealment of death. A press release from the Fayetteville, North Carolina, Police Department says that Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26, is accused of killing Annie Lock. Williams is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon woman was seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt – driven by a 29-year-old Eldon woman – was heading westbound on Business 54 near Katelyn Drive when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators met Thursday morning in Rolla, tackling issues including the future of federal funding for research and its impact on the university. No decision on federal funding cuts has been made, but it could result in a $22 million loss in National Institutes of Health grants,
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FORT WORTH, Texas (KMIZ) For the first time in program history, the Mizzou gymnastics team punched its ticket to the NCAA Championship Final to continue a historic season. Head coach Shannon Welker and company brought all the drama to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, as the group sat in third place through the first two
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The University of Missouri says it’s continuing to make safety a top priority for people on and around campus. UM System President Mun Choi said during a news conference Thursday after a meeting of the board of curators that leaders at the University of Missouri and the Columbia Police Department are working to increase patrols
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound driving lane of Interstate 70 at the Millersburg exit will close on Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closured will last from 5 a.m.-noon on Monday near mile marker 138, the release says. Crews will be making pavement repairs. All work is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an outdoor gas leak was reported at 11:46 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of East Business Loop, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. Crews arrived within five minutes and found an 8-inch main gas line hit during construction, the release says. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The death penalty is no longer an option in the case of a Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death. Sergio Sayles was charged in 2023 with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence, misdemeanor second-degree stalking and misdemeanor second-degree harassment. The venue for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged earlier this week after he allegedly fired a gun in a parking lot has been charged in another case. Jadon Gooldy, 20, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of misdemeanor fourth-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a shooting at Florida State University on Thursday killed two people. The suspect, the son of a sheriff’s deputy, was arrested and hospitalized. Watch a replay of a news conference in the media player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parking tickets can now by paid using the City of Columbia’s digital payment system PayCoMo, according to a Thursday press release from the city. The system has been typically used for residents to pay utility bills. “We launched PayCoMo to bring the best possible user experience to our residents, prioritizing convenience and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia man has been charged in Audrain County after he allegedly rammed his Ford pickup truck into a Dodge Challenger on Tuesday after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman. Joseph Dean Fischer was charged on Wednesday with three counts of first-degree assault, one count of armed criminal action, one count
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Editor’s note: The location of the hospital has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two youths from Jefferson City were seriously injured in a crash on Thursday in Laclede County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states that a 2021 Infiniti Q50 – driven by a 35-year-old Jefferson City
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s request to enforce a plan to end birthright citizenship against all but a handful of individuals, though it deferred a request from the administration that would have allowed it to implement its plan immediately. The
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By Holly Yan, Ryan Young, Isabel Rosales, Nick Valencia and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — At least six people were injured in a mass shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, according to hospital officials, who had earlier confirmed to CNN it was receiving and treating patients from the campus. All six patients had suffered
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Springtime home shoppers may be feeling the impact of an intensifying trade war. The average rate on a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.83% in the week ending April 17, up from 6.62% a week ago, mortgage financing provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s the largest one-week jump in
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