COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday was the first day of the annual University of Missouri homecoming blood drive, the largest student-run blood drive in the nation. The drive will run daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day through Thursday at the MU Rec Center. Organizers hope for 5,000 units of blood to be donated.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A septuagenarian was charged Monday in Boone County with third-degree child molestation. Charles Cook Jr., 70, of Huntsdale, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A hearing was held on Monday afternoon. The probable cause statement says Cook grabbed a youth on Saturday evening. The act was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 77-year-old man from Morgan County has been charged with three felonies after he allegedly shared child pornography on Facebook. Alfred Maxon, of Stover, was charged on Friday with child enticement, first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. A warrant was issued on Friday, but Maxon was not listed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man was charged with a felony on Saturday after he was accused of making a threat against the county’s prosecutor in a Facebook post about Charlie Kirk. Mark Ream was charged with tampering with a judicial officer. A warrant was served on Monday and a $150,000 bond was set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in May 2024. Cordero Riley Jr., 18, admitted to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault in a plea deal with prosecutors in July that took a second-degree murder charge off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they arrested a Columbia man early Monday in a domestic stabbing. Lawrence Johnson, 60, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, assaulting a police officer and felony resisting arrest, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Information related to his case
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 67-year-old Roach man was seriously hurt after an ATV crash in Camden County Sunday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the man was driving a 2005 Yamaha Kodiak west in the 400 block of Ski Valley Drive at 3:20 p.m.,
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The Republican-dominated Missouri General Assembly achieved exactly what they’d hoped to in last week’s special session. The supermajority passed both a new congressional map and initiative petition reform despite Democratic opposition in each chamber. Senate Republicans even cut off debate early, using their majority to prevent any long filibustering of special session legislation. The new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF) is preparing for its final flight Monday, marking the end of a 16-year tradition of taking Mid-Missouri veterans to Washington, D.C. The organization was founded by Mary Paulsell, her brother Steve and his wife Sharon, along with Sarah Hill, Barbara Brueggeman, and Scott Schaefer. “Central Missouri honor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians, a non-partisan organization, filed a referendum on Friday, aimed at giving voters the chance to approve or deny Gov. Mike Kehoe’s “Missouri First” map. This is the third challenge to the governor’s map. Lawmakers are calling this referendum a ‘citizen’s veto.’ Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) said at
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One man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Camden County on Saturday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It happened on Cup Tree Road just south of Cup Tree Drive.
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One man and one woman were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Morgan County on Route W just south of Old Barn Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Continue Reading A Mokane teenager was seriously injured in a crash Sunday in Callaway County on Route C near Julie Street, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Continue Reading Three people were injured – two seriously – in a crash on Route MM near Shawnee Four Drive in Camden County Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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The City of Columbia’s 2026 fiscal year budget is expected to be finalized and passed on Monday, following months of planning and public hearings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers moved today’s kickoff against Louisiana Lafayette three hours earlier in an effort to spare fans and players from extreme heat. Despite the switch, many in Faurot Field still found themselves battling sweltering conditions. “Yeah, it’s hot out here it’s really hot,” one fan told ABC 17 as temperatures and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From start-to-finish, the No. 25 Mizzou football team thoroughly trounced the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 52-10, to move to 3-0 to start the 2025 campaign. It’s the third-straight season that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company have started a season with three-straight wins. “We’re 3-0. I think there’s always room for improvement,” Drinkwitz
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 41-year-old New Franklin man died Friday night in an ATV crash on Route P in Howard County, north of County Road 451, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man drove the 2005 Arctic Cat off the road and was ejected from the
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A car overturned on Interstate 70, causing part of the highway to be shut down in Callaway County. The crash occurred just before 2:30 p.m. at mile marker 140 west of Kingdom City, and backed up traffic to mile-marker 141 on westbound I-70. Troopers reported injuries in the single-car crash, but
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Editor’s note: A spelling error has been corrected. BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) When Heather Overstreet heard about Charlie Kirk’s death, she knew she had to gather the community. “I think Charlie once said that once society stops having conversations between each other, that’s when bad things happen,” Overstreet said. Kirk was a conservative political activist and
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