Bridge on Columbia’s Business Loop reopens after repairs
A bridge along Columbia’s Business Loop 70 that closed about two weeks ago reopened Friday.
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Columbia man arrested after shots fired at apartment complex
Columbia police arrested a 25-year-old man early Friday after shots were fired along Clark Lane.
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One juvenile suspect in custody after northeast Columbia shooting, other suspects at large
Police put up crime scene tape after a car crash in northeast Columbia on Thursday night.
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Macon teenager charged after deadly Columbia crash Friday morning
One person was killed after a crash on West Old Plank Road in Columbia early Friday morning.
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Missouri Task Force 1 continues search efforts one week after Helene impacted the Southeast
Missouri Task Force 1 is continuing its deployment to search along the Catawba River in McDowell County, North Carolina one week after then-Tropical Storm Helene hit the area.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will losing Rashee Rice for several weeks hurt the Chiefs?
The Kansas City Chiefs’ receiver room got a little less crowded Thursday.
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Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating southeast Missouri county commissioner to alcohol regulators
The Columbia woman accused of paying someone to set a Mexican restaurant on fire and impersonating public officials allegedly pretended to be a southeast Missouri county commissioner to state alcohol regulators.
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Jeep hybrid SUVs and utility tractors recalled
A look at some major recalls in the last week.
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Audrain County ex-jailer accused of being part of drug conspiracy
An Audrain County jailer has been accused of helping smuggle drugs into the jail including heroin.
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Lincoln University breaks ground on new institute
Lincoln University broke ground on a new building Thursday that it hopes will improve health education.
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Man charged after allegedly eating food, threatening worker in Columbia convenience store
A man originally from the Kansas City area has been charged in Boone County after allegedly eating donuts, candy and a hot dog at a convenience store without paying, and then threatening a manager’s life.
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Documents: Suspect has downloaded child pornography for decades
A Jefferson City man has downloaded files showing child pornography for “decades,” he allegedly told investigators during a search at his home Wednesday.
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Ex-deputy charged with leaving the scene on night of alleged drunken crash
Prosecutors have charged a former Morgan County deputy with two felonies for an incident that happened before the crash that led to his arrest last month.
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University of Missouri agrees to pay in transgender health care lawsuit settlement; admits no wrongdoing
The University of Missouri will pay $27,500 into two trust funds after settling a lawsuit with the family of a transgender boy.
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Two projects building affordable housing in Columbia break ground
Work began Thursday on two dozen new affordable housing units in central Columbia to help shorten the list of families waiting for a place to live.
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UPS truck catches on fire and shuts down I-70 Wednesday night
A semi fire closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County on Wednesday night.
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Firefighters respond to duplex fire in north Columbia Thursday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to a duplex fire in north Columbia early Thursday morning. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. on the 2000 block of Mulberry Road. Crews on scene told ABC 17 News the duplex was occupied at the time of the fire and everyone inside made it out safely. Columbia
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you prepared for a Hurricane Helene-level disaster?
The southern Appalachians are still trying to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.
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Sex crimes dropped against Jefferson City man in Boone County case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has dropped two sex crimes against a Jefferson City man just a week before trial was set to start. Assistant Prosecutor Olufunmike Owoso dropped a rape and sodomy charge against Aleksey Salaz on Wednesday afternoon. Owoso explained that she “partly reconsidered the strength of certain aspects of
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49th district rematch: Missouri House candidates discuss schools, guns and healthcare during public forum
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates from Missouri’s 49th House District gave their vision for the state during a public forum on Wednesday night. Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will go up against Democratic candidate Jessica Slisz in a rematch of the 2022 election. Schulte dominated the election, winning nearly 72 percent of the
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