COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Audrain County is getting a new health center. The Audrain County Health Department signed a new lease agreement with the county commission and the City of Mexico for the former Vandalia Medical Clinic, which went bankrupt, according to a news release. The building will be used as part of a plan to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A now-former Centralia police officer has been charged with seven felonies after he is accused of assaulting a woman over the course of several months. Curtis Higby, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree domestic assault, a count of armed criminal action, tampering with evidence, third-degree domestic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors for the City of Columbia will conduct some pavement maintenance from Aug. 27-Sept. 12 on more than 30 streets around the city, a Friday press release from the city says. The release says crews will use Onyx surface treatment on treats that previously used chip seal. Onyx is a thin, fast-drying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A nurse practitioner was indicted by a grand jury on Friday and is now facing more felony charges. Michael James Lewis, 31, of Ashland, was charged on Friday with five counts of child porn possession, a count of second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault, tampering with evidence and tampering with a witness.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville woman charged with incest in Benton County was arrested Thursday in Boone County. Troopers arrested Kimberly D. Schnieders, 35, on a warrant for statutory sodomy, child endangerment involving sexual conduct and incest on Thursday afternoon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online arrest report. Charges were filed against Schnieders
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with manslaughter has settled with the family of a woman who was killed in a crash in February 2024. Court documents filed on Thursday show Matthew Shilling settled with the family of Christina Mayfield for $25,000 in her death. Shilling is currently facing criminal charges in Boone County, including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Justice Department has released transcripts of a deputy attorney general’s two-day interview with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The department posted transcripts from each day of the interview, along with 16 audio files, on the Justice website on Friday afternoon. Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison after her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is adapting to the evolution of artificial intelligence and its use throughout the district. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the district has a group working to learn more about various aspects of AI. This effort is being led by Beth Winton under the direction of Adam Taylor, the district’s
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, to begin carrying their service weapons as they fulfill President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, according to a US defense official. The directive from Hegseth represents a notable shift in guidance
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By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Stocks surged Friday and the Dow closed at its first record high of the year after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled interest rate cuts could be on the way. The Dow rose 846 points, or 1.89%, to close at an all-time high of 45,631.74. It’s the Dow’s first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old man was seriously hurt after a crash on Interstate 70 in Saline County Thursday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 58-year-old Parkville man was driving a 2017 Nissan Titan east on I-70 near the 86.6-mile marker when a 2023 Dodge Challenger driven
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CNN By Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, Michael Callahan, Shania Shelton, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI conducted a court-authorized search Friday at former national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office as part of a renewed investigation into whether he disclosed classified information in his 2020 book, according to two people familiar with the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials introduced an $86.9 million spending plan Thursday that Mayor Ron Fitzwater described as a “bare bones budget to meet the needs of this city.” The proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, presented to the City Council’s first Budget Committee meeting, comes in close to last year’s approved total of $86.5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Legion of Black Collegians claims the University of Missouri is trying to erase its presence, while administrators cite inclusivity concerns over a canceled event. The Legion of Black Collegians stated in an Instagram post on Wednesday that its “Black 2 Class Block Party” was canceled after administrators took issue with the
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) Beginning in 2026, the SEC will be adding one more game to the conference slate, moving to a nine-game schedule, amidst the recent expansion of the College Football Playoff. “Adding a ninth SEC game underscores our universities’ commitment to delivering the most competitive football schedule in the nation,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey
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KCRA, CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Do you like to sit in an aisle seat while flying? Or maybe you prefer a window seat for the best view? Passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in window seats on two airlines got quite a surprise once they boarded their flights — and now
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their parents in 1989, delivering a crippling blow to the brothers’ yearslong fight for release. The decision does not bode well for Lyle Menendez, whose
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump on Thursday morning on Truth Social praised Missouri Republicans for talking about redistricting. No official plans have made yet, but a spokesperson from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office said the governor and lawmakers are considering options for a special session. Kehoe had publicly backed the idea earlier this month. “As
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention is considering adding two “community navigation liaisons” to help defuse problems on the city’s public transit. “What this program does is it puts individuals on the transit lines with the driver to de-escalate and to actually navigate folks to services so that they’re not,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – one seriously – in a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Route E at Dove Road in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2003 Subaru Impreza – driven by a 27-year-old Sedalia woman – was heading east, failed to
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