COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked a person the morning of Nov. 1 in downtown Columbia. Quashawn Rush, 27, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was scheduled for Friday. The probable cause statement says Rush attacked the victim at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In October and November 2015, the University of Missouri’s campus saw protests, hunger strikes, and ultimately, a change in leadership. Students on campus were protesting racial inequalities and what many felt like was a lack of accountability from those in charge — specifically, former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe. Many
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s top prosecutor said Friday that the investigation is ongoing into a shooting that took a man’s life last weekend in Jefferson City. Prosecutor Locke Thompson issued a statement Friday morning about the investigation into the shooting of Erik Spencer II, who died after being shot in a business parking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Federal Aviation Administration will be officially cutting thousands of flights a day, starting Friday at 40 major airports across the country, due to the ongoing government shutdown. The affected airports include those with flights to and from Columbia Regional Airport. The maximum reduction of flights will be 10%, but will start
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that the USDA should fully fund November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. And as expected, the Trump administration has appealed that ruling after earlier agreeing to the idea of partially paying the month’s benefits with contingency funds. November benefits, meanwhile, have been unavailable to the millions of people who buy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia on Thursday evening after a crash was reported on Highway 7 in Camden County near Granger Lane, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado – drive by a 63-year-old Lake St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools made significant strides in key academic measures for the 2024-25 school year, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report. DESE released the report Thursday afternoon, highlighting year-over-year improvements among school districts across the state. CPS continued its upward trend. The district scored in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge has ordered food stamp benefits to be fully restored this month. This follows after the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri announced Thursday they have seen a surge of families in need following the longest government shutdown in history, and they’re working overtime to keep up. The organization
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released data Thursday crucial to determining how public schools across the state are performing for the 2024-25 school year. The annual performance report shows that more than 91% of schools meet or exceed state expectations, and 92% of students attend a school that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been convicted after he stabbed the mother of his child to death. Sergio Sayles was found guilty on all three counts Thursday in a Boone County courtroom. Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs gave his verdict in the case against a Jefferson City man shortly after hearing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A multi-vehicle led to the passing lanes of Highway 63 in northern Boone County to close on Thursday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote on its X page that there are no injuries in the crash. It was first reported near the Hallsville turn at East Highway 124 at 6:29 p.m.,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the 2024 death of an Osage Beach police officer. Phylicia Carson was killed after crashing during a chase involving Christopher Wehmeyer. The lawsuit was filed in September and came to a resolution on Thursday, Oct. 30. A $100,000 settlement will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff’s deputies did compliance checks on 149 registered sex offenders on Halloween throughout Jefferson City and Cole County and found 11 to be noncompliant, according to a Thursday press release from the sheriff’s office. Noncompliant offenders will have a warrant application submitted to the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man was charged with two counts of first-degree harassment after he allegedly threatened to kill two workers who were ordered to trim trees for Callaway Electric Cooperative. Christopher Cockrum, 45, of Fulton, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A mugshot was not immediately available and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former officer of the Doolittle Police Department has been charged with several child sex crimes. Carl Swanson, of St. James, was charged in Phelps County with first-degree child molestation, second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. A warrant was served on Thursday and he posted a $250,000 bond, according to court
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By Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Rhode Island said Thursday that the Trump administration must fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. “People have gone without for too long,” US District Judge John McConnell said during a hastily called hearing Thursday. “Not making
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man detained by ICE in September after returning from a trip to Europe had his first court hearing on Thursday. Owen Ramsingh — who has had a green card since the 1980s, according to his family — had a court date set for Thursday, Nov. 6 after being detained at Chicago’s O’Hare
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed that a man who was hit in a crash on Range Line Street this past weekend has died. Police wrote that Ethan Cash, 25, of Columbia, has died from his injuries on Thursday. The post says the crash involved multiple vehicles and a vehicle heading south
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle was involved in a crash with a moped at the intersection of East Elm Street and Clark Avenue in Jefferson City, according to a crash report from MSHP. The report says the crash occurred as the trooper – a 37-year-old Jefferson City man — tried making
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A federal judge will allow a lawsuit against the University of Missouri to continue over the exclusion of a Palestinian rights student group from the 2024 Homecoming parade. Judge Stephen Bough ruled against MU on Wednesday in its request to dismiss the case against system president Mun Choi. The school argued
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