COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several sex crimes after he was accused of repeatedly raping and sodomizing a child over the course of several years. Zackary Ray, 27, was charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a child younger than 12 years old, one count of first-degree sodomy of a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Association of Counties is looking for buyers of 10 old cars, including four hearses and two limousines, as it continues to convert the former Buescher Funeral Home into offices. The vehicles were discovered as crews were clearing out junk from the building. The lineup comprises four hearses, a station
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters encountered “heavy fire conditions” in the front of a house during a call Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the 100 block of North Polk Street a little before 8 a.m. and found the flames when they arrived, according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release. Everyone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered serious injuries Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck in Audrain County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 30-year-old Jefferson City man’s motorcycle was hit by a semi-truck that ran a stop sign at Route K and Audrain County Road 565 around
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost in their monthly benefits in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. However, many seniors say the annual adjustments haven’t been enough to cover their ever-rising expenses. The increase for 2026 is larger than the 2.5% cost-of-living-adjustment that beneficiaries received for
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The cost of living got even more expensive for Americans last month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since the start of the year. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in September, which drove the annual rate of inflation from 2.9% to 3%, the highest it’s been since January, according
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The country was surprised earlier this week to see images of heavy equipment tearing down the East Wing of the White House. President Donald Trump is clearing the 123-year-old section of the presidential mansion to make way for his 90,000-square-foot ballroom, which will dwarf the chief executive’s residence when completed. The cost of the project
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was already in law enforcement custody has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill a detective from the Columbia Police Department. Nikolaus Harvey, 26, was charged on Thursday with conspiracy to commit a Class A felony. He was moved from the Boone County Jail to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traditional day off for students at the end of the fall semester is at risk of being eliminated next school year. The University of Missouri is at the beginning stages of reviewing its academic calendar for next year to be in compliance with its mandated number of academic hours for classes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from California, Missouri, who is facing felony charges in two counties has now been charged in Moniteau County with 29 counts of possessing child pornography. Ernest Blair Jr., 21, was served a warrant on Thursday, according to court records. He was previously charged in Miller County with first-degree making a
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of law enforcement officers were seen in Hallsville on Thursday as they arrested a sex offender who had a warrant for his arrest, according to a social media post from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Dwayne Gathings, 51, of Hallsville, is currently being held in the Boone County Jail
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Public Safety Department says it saved a woman and a child from a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, MPSD responded to the 1000 block of Robinhood for a house fire after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flame coming from a home nearby. The neighbors
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri state Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Cole County) announced Thursday on his social media that he plans to run for presiding commissioner in Cole County. Bernskoetter has served the sixth district in the Missouri senate since 2019, which is made up of Cole, Camden, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan counties. He will reach the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is rolling out 39 more naloxone distribution boxes throughout Boone County. The Public Health and Human Services office, located at 1005 Worley St., is currently the only place with a naloxone box. PHHS announced the first box’s appearance on Tuesday. Boxes of the medicine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 82-year-old Rolla woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Route HH in Phelps County, north of County Road 82270, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove a 2007 Buick Lucerne northbound and it went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit to block an attempted nationwide layoff that would affect employees at the Columbia Environmental Research Center. The lawsuit — filed in California — showed the Department of Interior was looking to lay off 80 employees at the Columbia location and more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly used a knife to stab his brother in his leg. Steven Swanson, 32, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone Health plans to build a new health clinic in Howard County. The provider announced on Thursday that it is building a new clinic in Glasgow, about 20 minutes northwest of Fayette and 50 minutes away from Columbia. The new clinic will allow them to add more staff and install an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Travelers Insurance officially appealed a Cole County judge’s decision to award Ryan Ferguson more than $45 million for his wrongful conviction. The insurance company filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Western District Court of Appeals on October 21. Travelers Insurance will challenge applications of the law and different ways
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education gave an update Thursday morning regarding a working conditions survey, which was administered to teachers and staff. The administration reviewed the results of the survey and found different strengths and areas to grow. According to the meeting agenda, the survey identified four areas: District Leadership Assessment and
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