COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia man who pleaded guilty to killing April Joann Brooks in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison. Montez Williams, 32, pleaded guilty in November to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest. He is still listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Williams was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City football will be searching for a new head coach for the 2024 season. Effective Friday, Damon Wells resigned from his position as head coach, but said he does want to stay on board as the JC Activities Director, the district confirmed. In a statement to Jay community, Wells said
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A death last week in a Jefferson City prison is being investigated by local authorities.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois and company landed on an architecture firm for the upcoming improvements to the north end zone at Faurot Field, on Friday morning. The project is expected to be completed in mid-August of 2026. DLR, a Kansas City-based firm, will be the consultant for the project. MU said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged stealing after officials claim she stole $4,665 in lottery tickets and its winnings in September. Andrewyon Jordan, 30, was charged with two counts of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued Thursday and an initial court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was killed in a crash in Morgan County Thursday night. According to the Highway Patrol, Robert Loftus, 47, was driving eastbound on U.S. 50 when his 2009 Ford Focus went off the right side of the road, struck an embankment, went airborne and overturned. Loftus was pronounced dead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The UM Board of Curators are scheduled to meet on Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 a.m. to continue discussions of the planned Memorial Stadium renovations. At Friday’s meeting, Mizzou Athletics will seek approval to hire an architect/engineering firm to consult on the project. DLR Group, a Missouri-based firm, is being recommended for
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The City of Columbia is ready to debut roll carts for trash pickup after years of debate.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Works department hosted an informal open house Thursday at Fairview Elementary on the Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road roundabout project.. The Public Works Department displayed its plans for the proposed project and had city engineers available to answer questions from the public. The project would replace the existing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste held a meeting Thursday at City Hall to discuss potential requirements on roll cart storage. Columbia Utilities spokesman Matt Nestors says the city is looking for the public’s input on where exactly roll carts should be stored on noncollection days. During a meeting regarding roll carts back in November,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Board of Education will no longer be using First Student Transportation and will now use Student Transportation of America. The Board voted to approve the contract in Thursday night’s board meeting with their new transportation vendor. The Jefferson City School District had bids from four vendors: First Student, North
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of a Columbia fire that took the lives of two children. Just before 1:30 a.m. Dec. 14, 2022, the Columbia Fire Department responded to the Columbia Square Apartments in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane. Responding crews reported heavy fire coming from one of the town homes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Regional Library Board of Trustees requested an amendment to its proposed contract with union workers on Thursday, according to an email from a DBRL spokesperson. The Board had requested an amendment to the section of the contract regarding wages. The amendment requested by the Board would allow annual renegotiation
Continue Reading Editor’s note: A photograph previously attached to this article has been removed. This article also previously identified charges and detainment status that were attributed to Poelker’s brother. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies in Boone County after deputies claim that he smashed a video gaming machine, took
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Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said the goal is to make the community safer.
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Firefighters in Phelps County saved more than 20 dogs early Thursday when a garage with a dog kennel inside it caught fire along a county road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri prisoner will be released on bond from the Moberly Correctional Center, pending a new trial. Charles Waddill, 54, is expected to be released on Friday, according to an email from Department of Corrections spokesperson Karen Pojman. Waddill is being held at the Moberly Correctional Center. He pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was seen in a video earlier this year while getting punched in the face by a now-former Columbia police officer has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, Columbia Police Department and the two former officers in the video. In the lawsuit filed on Thursday in the
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Tesla has recalled over 2 million of its vehicles over its autopilot feature.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) No animals or people were hurt in a fire at the Mexico Animal Shelter on Thursday, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a fire call at 10:23 a.m. Personnel allegedly found an outside wall burning and fire in the
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