Snow may have been a shock for some but Columbia Public Works came prepared
Some drivers may have been caught off guard by the snowfall this morning but Columbia Public Works certainly wasn’t.
Continue ReadingSome drivers may have been caught off guard by the snowfall this morning but Columbia Public Works certainly wasn’t.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Wabash Bus Station is set to open as a temporary overnight warming center Friday, according to a release from the City of Columbia. In the release, the city said the warming center, located at 126 N. 10th St., will be open from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The city
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department chief plans to leave for a new position in Arkansas. According to Southern Arkansas University Tech, Andy Woody will take over as the next director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy (AFTA). A date wasn’t immediately available for when Woody will start in his new role. The school
Continue ReadingROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency crews took three men to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 44 in Rolla on Thursday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 10:40 p.m. near the 184-mile marker. Troopers said a westbound semi-truck driven by Atseko Tsatenawa, 69, of San Antonio, crossed the median
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters said a home north of Columbia was destroyed after a fire early on Friday morning. According to the Boone County Fire Protection District, crews responded to the home in the 400 block of Hackberry Boulevard just before 1:30 a.m. BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the home was engulfed in flames
Continue ReadingDistricts have seen heated arguments over whether students should be wearing masks, among other issues related to the pandemic.
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic, along with a struggling economic climate has created challenges for some minority and women-owned businesses.
Continue ReadingA Boone County prosecutor has charged a Liberty man with DWI causing serious injury after a Dec. 22 crash on Interstate 70 near the 133 mile marker.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communication is reporting a crash at mile marker 130 on eastbound Interstate 70 at 10:05 p.m. The alert says the passing lane is shut down. Officials report to use caution and avoid the area if possible. Video of the crash shows that traffic was no longer backed up just
Continue ReadingPolice arrested a Columbia man on several child sex charges.
Continue ReadingColumbia Board of Education candidates are scheduled to participate in the Columbia Board of Realtors’ election forum Thursday night at 4:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman after an alleged assault with a machete on Wednesday. Cortney Tanner, 32, is charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Court documents reveal that Tanner and the victim had an argument over some property when Tanner allegedly showed
Continue Readingng with other organizations, participated in a research trial to assess the impact of mind-powered virtual reality and neurofeedback.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge has sentenced a Columbia man for illegally possessing a firearm. Jeremiah Ezekiel Brown, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. This is the maximum statutory penalty for this offense. Brown was found guilty at trial on Sept. 20, 2021, of being a felon in
Continue ReadingAccording to reports, the Columbia Police Department reported there were more than 2,300 thefts last year. Almost 30 percent of those were thefts from motor vehicles with 697 offenses.
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Continue ReadingTwo oral medications and two infusion therapies to treat COVID-19 in an outpatient setting are now being offered by MU Health Care.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a driver was seriously injured after a wreck on Route W in Morgan County.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a boat fire at the 7.5 mile marker of the Gravois Arm at Lake of the Ozarks.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) 8:45 a.m. Update: Emergency crews responded to nearly two dozen crashes around Columbia on Thursday morning. According to the Columbia Fire Department, firefighters worked 20 crashes with other local departments between 5:30 to 7:55 a.m. That included a crash involving several vehicles on Highway 63 at Rolling Hills Road. Firefighters said
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