COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bus driver shortage is affecting after-school activities in Columbia. Three weeks into the school year, Columbia Public Schools says it is able to cover its 120 daily bus routes, but the district has had to bring on extra help to get kids to after-school activities. Student Transportation of America is lacking
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a $10 million plan Wednesday to demolish Mizzou North.
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People gathered Wednesday outside the Boone County Courthouse to honor a victim of an 1889 lynching.
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Oakland Middle School in Columbia held its back-to-school event Tuesday night.
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The return of Mizzou football is just one day away and the game is expected to bring several thousand fans to Columbia.
Continue ReadingEmergency roadside workers and first responders came together Wednesday in Columbia to remind drivers about the slow down, move over law ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Last year three people were killed and more than 70 were hurt in 246 crashes with parked emergency vehicles that had their emergency lights on in Missouri. Missouri
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Don’t expect Columbia police to rush to schools to direct bustling traffic on the first day of school Tuesday, the Columbia Police Department’s assistant chief says.
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One SUV ended up partially on top of the hood of another SUV after a crash in Columbia on Thursday morning.
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Court documents in the case of a mother and father charged with killing their baby made available Wednesday reveal some details of a letter that police say cracked the case open.
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Several police cruisers and a crime scene investigation van were at the home of Boone County’s top prosecutor Saturday.
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A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.
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A strong storm moved through part of Boone County on Tuesday afternoon, dropping heavy rain and hail.
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A total lunar eclipse caused the moon to glow red Sunday night into Monday morning.
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A former Tuscumbia High School teacher is set to be arraigned Tuesday after multiple victims accused him of sexual misconduct charges.
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Watch video of the event in the player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation (USTF) laid wreaths with blue and yellow flowers at the Boone County Government Center on Thursday to honor Ukraine. Boone County Commissioners Justin Aldred and Janet Thompson were among the attendees, along with Chris Cook,
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On Monday, the Missouri Senate Governmental Affairs and Fiscal Oversight Committee voted in favor of HB 2502 which would legalize sports betting in Missouri casinos and online.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, April 25, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL BOONVILLE (0) ROCK BRIDGE (10) FINAL HALLSVILLE (7) BATTLE (3) FINAL HICKMAN (10) JEFFERSON CITY (0) FINAL OSAGE (5) CALIFORNIA (9) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (3) CAPITAL CITY (10) FINAL HARRISBURG
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Seven of the nine people in the car suffered injuries and four were transported to local hospitals for treatment by Cole County EMS.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA) Region 4 “Food for Thought” was conducted during the month of March in an effort to alleviate childhood hunger in Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery, and Randolph Counties. The proceeds went towards Buddy Packs and School Pantries run by The Food Bank and the Montgomery County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s annual Earth Day Festival was in full swing in Downtown Columbia Sunday after having restrictions in recent years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunday’s festival ran from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Peace Park where community members came together to enjoy live music, food, vendors and more. Part of the festival
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