City of California accepts police chief’s resignation during special meeting
California’s Board of Aldermen planned to have a special meeting Friday to talk about issues in the small town’s police department.
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Prosecutors upgrade manslaughter charge in Jefferson City crash
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors in Cole County have upgraded the manslaughter charge against a man accused of hitting someone with his car in Jefferson City. Assistant Prosecutor Edward Guinn filed an amended complaint on Friday against Diego Popp of Jefferson City. Popp is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, upgraded from the second-degree
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Columbia police investigate report of shots fired in restaurant parking lot
The Columbia Police Department investigated reports of shots fired in West Columbia on Friday night.
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Educators hope new Boone County Nature School will enhance CPS curriculum
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Missouri Department of Conservation cut the ribbon to officially open the Boone County Nature School on Friday. The new school will serve fifth-grade students from all six Boone County school districts through unique “place-based” education as well as the public through special conservation-related programming. According to CPS
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Moberly police and state departments investigate Moberly day care
The State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood is actively investigating a daycare in Moberly.
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Fire causes evacuation of Callaway County extended-stay hotel
A fire that started in a room of the Amerihost Inn in Kingdom City led to the building’s evacuation Friday afternoon.
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Two arrested in Callaway County after chase starts in Montgomery County
Callaway County deputies arrested two people Friday morning who escaped from Montgomery County authorities during a high-speed chase the previous night.
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Charges dropped against MU Homecoming weekend shooting suspect; could be refiled
The man accused in a shooting that left three people injured on the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend two years ago saw his charges dropped Friday.
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Imprisoned sex offender charged in Morgan County child sex trafficking case
Prosecutors charged a Versailles, Missouri, man Friday in connection with a woman accused of trafficking a child for sex.
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign and endorses Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump.
Continue ReadingFree Covid tests, treatments will return to help the country cope over fall and winter, US officials announce
As much of the US continues to experience very high levels of Covid-19 activity, government officials announced on Friday the return of programs to offer free tests, vaccines and treatments to see the nation through the winter respiratory virus season.
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New Franklin man pleads guilty to trying to rob locked bank
A New Franklin man pleaded guilty to a bank robbery Thursday in federal court.
Continue ReadingSeveral Secret Service employees put on administrative duties following Trump assassination attempt
Multiple Secret Service personnel from the Pittsburgh Field Office and one member of Donald Trump’s security detail involved in the advance planning for Trump’s July 13 rally have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the Kansas City Royals win the AL Central?
The Royals are on a roll.
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Public safety, airport renovations prioritized in Jefferson City’s 2025 budget
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council held a work session Thursday evening to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his $86.4 million budget plan to the council members, marking the first time the city has used the OpenGov software for financial planning. “So it’s the first year that we’ve
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Lane closures announced for West Broadway, Scott Boulevard beginning Sept. 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures will be required on Scott Boulevard and West Broadway in west Columbia as crews begin building a new sidewalk, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia Public Works. Work begins at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 and is expected to be completed by “early winter,” the
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Columbia man charged with statutory rape, sodomy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree sodomy on Thursday. Jesus Hernandez, 37, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 1:54 a.m. Thursday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Hernandez identified himself to a
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Death penalty still on the table for man accused in Jefferson City murder case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death had a motion hearing on Thursday that determined he could still face the possibility of being sentenced to death. Sergio L. Sayles, 36, was charged in April 2023 with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, evidence tampering and
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Jolly Rancher Popsicles and BMW vehicles recalled
A look at some of this week’s major recalls.
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Jefferson City parent hopes to see late school bus issues resolved
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The foster parent of a young Jefferson City student said his foster child was on a school bus for around three hours on Tuesday. Chad Derstein is the foster dad to a 3-year-old boy with special needs who attends Jefferson City’s Southwest Early Childhood Center. After his child’s bus arrived late
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