COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission met Thursday to discuss possible renovations for the former Boone County Fairgrounds. Michael MacMann member of the commission said the meeting was to apply a permanent zoning classification for the property. The classification is entitled O for open space so that future improvement of
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A nine-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Jefferson City teenager accused of a 2018 murder.
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The budget panel voted 7-7 Wednesday on a Republican-sponsored proposal that would have set money aside to pay for the program. The tie vote meant the proposal failed.
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Eldon police say a shooting at a funeral Wednesday afternoon ended with one person being arrested.
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A crash closed both lanes of Highway 63 south of Westphalia Thursday morning.
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University of Missouri System Curators are set to meet at 8:00 a.m. Thursday to discuss the university’s budget, tuition increases and student success among other topics.
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged employers to provide paid leave for workers to get their coronavirus shots and recover from the side effects.
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Department says it’s seeing fewer people at its clinic than expected, as many doses are being saved due to the lack of demand. Cole County Health Department in partnership with other local health systems and hospitals has recently opened a permanent vaccine clinic at the Capital Mall in
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ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Eldon police responded after a report of shots fired at a at a local business Wednesday afternoon. According to a social media post, the suspect fired one shot in a crowded room containing family. No one was hit or injured by the shot that was fired. Officials took the suspect into custody
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Benton County upgraded charges against the four people accused of helping kill a child. Kourtney Aumen and Ethan Mast now face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 4-year-old Jessica Mast. Prosecutors on Wednesday changed the charge from second-degree murder. Both also faces two counts of armed criminal
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Indian Hills Park will host a coronavirus vaccine outreach clinic Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with help from Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS),Boone Health and MU Health Care. The clinic is being held at the park for neighbors in the area but all are welcome to schedule an appointment. Moderna
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice is opening an investigation into police practices in Minneapolis. This comes after former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the killing of George Floyd Tuesday. The DOJ will investigate the policies and operations of the Minneapolis police department. The new investigation
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The University of Missouri, Stephens College and Columbia College each plan to hold graduation events in-person this spring after the pandemic pushed those events into the summer or online entirely last year.
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Union delivery drivers in Jefferson City and Columbia entered their third day of strike on Wednesday after months of contract negotiations with local distributor N.H. Scheppers failed.
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Columbia restaurants will have to pay to seat customers in blocked-off parking spots but supporters hope the new law will still help businesses with more revenue as social distancing requirements continue.
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A St. Louis husband and wife facing criminal charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters last summer are asking a judge to send their case back to the grand jury, citing concerns about Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s handling of it.
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The St. James Police Department said two people have been arrested in connection to a homicide investigation.
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Pettis County Coroner Robert Smith identified the remains as 39-year-old Timothy Gibson, who was last seen on March 26, 2015, when he was taken to a hospital and then released. The coroner said he was not able to determine a cause of death because of the condition of Gibson’s remains but there was no evidence of foul play.
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The head of Columbia’s city government on Wednesday sought to distance the city from the actions of the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
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The measure won approval in the state Senate last month and the House held a committee hearing on the bill last week.
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