St. Louis gun-waving couple pleads guilty to misdemeanors
A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.
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Mid-Missouri heat, humidity reaching potentially dangerous levels this week
Highs are expected to reach the upper 90s Thursday and Friday over much of the area, leading to possible heat indexes of 100 degrees or more.
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Highway 40 back open after two-vehicle crash
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Boone County Joint Communications, West Highway 40 at Henderson road was closed after a trash vehicle collided with a car earlier this morning. Two people were in the trash vehicle at the time of the incident. One female was transported to University Hospital with moderate injuries, and a Volkswagen was
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Jefferson City man killed in Highway 54 crash
Harry Bemboom, 66, was pronounced dead Wednesday at University Hospital after the Tuesday crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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Fulton woman suspected of grocery store arson
Pamela J. Cordrey, a store employee who was working at the time of the fire, was booked into the Callaway County Jail without bond on suspicion of first-degree arson, the Fulton Police Department said in a news release. Information about her case was not available in online court records Thursday morning.
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Health officials stress the importance of taking precautions in extreme heat
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials want to stress the importance of taking proper precautions in the extreme heat, especially when temperatures near the triple digits. MU Health Care Emergency Medicine Physician Christopher Sampson says it’s important to drink plenty of water when out in hot weather. “Proper precautions to take when it’s really really hot
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Columbia’s trash bag voucher system working well?
The city provides vouchers for a limited number per year, with vouchers for 26 for each household going out this week. Customers have to pay more for extra bags.
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Local businesses and residents report discolored water; Columbia Water and Light continues to investigate
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia homes and businesses continue to report discolored water. Columbia Water and Light says the discoloration is because of stirred calcium bicarbonate after a water main break on north Stadium near I-70. City officials say the water is safe to drink and are recommending people let the water run for several
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Boone County Fire official stresses water safety as summer heats up
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temperatures are expected to reach the triple digits this week and fire officials are stressing the importance of water safety. “It’s important that people don’t go out there alone,” said Gale Blomenkamp, the Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief. “Make sure that somebody knows what you’re doing, where you’re going to
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department hosting Johnson and Johnson Vaccine events
Updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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Stephens College to establish paid work holiday for Juneteenth
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College will establish Juneteenth as a paid work holiday for its employees beginning next year. Since June 19, 2022, falls on a Sunday, the paid holiday will occur on Monday, June 20, 2022. Juneteenth is an annual holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the southern United States that had
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Second round of vouchers sent for Columbia trash system
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People using Columbia’s residential trash system can expect the next round of bag vouchers in the mail this week. The Columbia Solid Waste Utility said last week its bag vendor, WasteZero, would send out the 26-roll vouchers for trash and recycling starting Monday. Customers can redeem those vouchers at several grocery stores
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Two women extricated from Highway 63 crash near Broadway in Ashland
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were extricated from a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 63 in Ashland Wednesday afternoon. Boone County Joint Communications reported a crash on Highway 63 northbound near Broadway in Ashland at 5:35 p.m. According to an ABC 17 News crew on scene, the two-vehicle crash has closed Highway 63 northbound due to
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Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash
A Columbia woman has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of a woman who was killed on Paris Road in February 2020.
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Extreme heat expected this week; utility assistance available
The temperature will reach the upper 90s Thursday with a heat index around 100 degrees. On Friday the high could reach 100 degrees and the heat index could be around 105 degrees.
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Woman charged in Columbia crash with moped arrested
Hannah Jawad, 22, was charged last week with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and careless and imprudent driving in the Sept. 2, 2020 crash on Green Meadows Road.
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Multiple people thrown off motorcycle in Osage County crash on Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were thrown off a Yamaha Boulevard motorcycle on Tuesday in Osage County, after it overturned in a crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the motorcycle was trying to pass another vehicle while traveling westbound on Mo 100 West of Two Socks Trail, when it had a
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Missouri moves back into substantial transmission level of COVID-19
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the state profile report, Missouri has moved back into the substantial transmission level of COVID-19. For the past month, the state has been bouncing back and forth between the moderate and substantial transmission level. May 21st was the first time this year the state had dropped to the moderate level.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did some health officials go too far with orders?
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law Tuesday that places limits on local health officials’ ability to issue extended orders such as those seen in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Five Nebraskans seriously hurt after boat explosion at Lake of the Ozarks
Five people from Nebraska were seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon after a boat explosion near Sunrise Beach; two were taken by helicopter to a Columbia hospital for treatment.
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