COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou is set to finalize its new athletic director, Laird Veatch soon after a two month search. Veatch is set to sigh a five-year contract with Mizzou after former athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois left for Arizona. Veatch is no stranger to Columbia. In 1997, he was hired as the Director of Annual Giving
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a case out of Oregon that deals with the legality of homeless camps.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking into traffic calming measures at East Walnut Street, East of Old Highway 63, after some residents voiced concern over speeding along the street. An engineer with the City of Columbia Public Works Andrew Briedwell said the city is looking to add speed humps or speed tables
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered minor injuries after a 2009 Dodge Charger crashed into a school bus in Jefferson City on Monday, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. No injuries were reported for the driver or four students on the bus, according to the report. The students were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The name of the school Desireé Reed-Francois now is at has been corrected. The University of Missouri may have found its next athletic director. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that MU Athletics could be hiring University of Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Veatch was at the forefront
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The clock is ticking for Missouri lawmakers to renew a Medicaid program that brings the state billions of dollars for health care and nursing homes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste is “in the process of exchanging” more than 1,400 roll carts for trash customers, according to a Monday social media post from Columbia Recycling and Trash. “Customers may request to exchange their refuse cart one time at no charge within the first 120 days of initially receiving the cart.
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A Columbia Parks and Recreation homeless camp cleanup near Old 63 and Broadway is being done in anticipation of a forestry project, a spokesperson said Monday.
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A man was shot and another arrested Sunday afternoon in Sedalia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After two months of waiting, the Mizzou Athletic Director search may be coming to an end. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that Mizzou is closing in on hiring Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch, after he spent about four years at the helm of Blue Tiger athletics. If the report
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the Biden administration overstepped a 1968 federal law by imposing new regulations on the makers of “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable guns at home.
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was flown to University Hospital after being hit by a car while riding a bike. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened on Route C at Vintage Point at 9:40 p.m. Sunday. According to the online crash report, Christopher Phillips, 50, was on a bike
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Columbia Parks and Recreation is set to clear out a homeless camp located off Broadway and Old 63, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near the intersection. According to the sign, the city is asking for personal belongings to be
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The U.S. House over the weekend approved billions in funding for Ukraine as that country continues its fight against Russia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia saw significant crowds and street closures in honor of Earth Day. Streets were shut down from 6:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday. Thousands gathered in downtown Columbia Sunday to celebrate Earth Day. Both the Columbia Fire Department and MU Health Care were present, ready to respond to any emergencies that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: the system that crashed is called Dutchie, a third party cannabis retail tracking system. Saturday, on 4/20, a significant day for marijuana enthusiasts nationwide, stores across Missouri faced a hiccup as a popular online system for tracking cannabis sales crashed. In Columbia, dispensaries were swamped with customers after the system
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed and two others were hurt after a crash on US Highway 50 near Route BB Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 6:20 p.m. According to an online crash report, a 2006 Chevrolet 2500 driven by Ryker Edwards, 19, of Tipton with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered moderate and minor injuries in a Friday crash on westbound Highway 50/63 at Clark Avenue, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the report, the crash occurred after Jacob Holtkamp, 18, of Vandalia, lost control of a 2006 Mazda 3 while he
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war. But the
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An employee at an assisted living facility in California, Missouri, has sued their employer, claiming the facility did not pay full wages. Nikki Green has filed a petition against Vantage Supported Living, LLC and is seeking a class-action certification for the lawsuit. The petition – filed in the Western District court of
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