COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia-based defense attorneys are weighed in Friday on a jury’s decision to find Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges. One attorney saying the verdict could lead to more gun presence at protests while the other says the verdict could deter further riots and looting. “I was glad to see the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Wednesday that they have suspended all activities related to requiring employers with 100 or more employees to require vaccination or COVID-19 testing. This comes just five days after three major Missouri employers, Missouri Farm Bureau, MFA Oil, and Doyle Equipment Manufacturing, filed suit claiming
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After eight shootings have happened in the Downtown Columbia area within the past two months, Columbia leaders and community members have begun conversations about if security training should increase in the area.
Continue Reading A woman who identified herself as the sister of the man shot and killed by Columbia police Sunday morning wants more answers from police about what happened.
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A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man after Sunday’s shooting at Vibez Lounge.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After one man was killed during an officer involved shooting at Vibez Lounge in Downtown Columbia early Sunday morning, a community briefing was held where the owner of the Lounge exchanged words with CPD Police Chief Geoff Jones about the violence in the area. R’Velle Fair, owner of Vibez Lounge, said Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Mark Achterberg was taken into custody Wednesday night in Creston, Iowa. Boone County prosecutors charged Achterberg on Tuesday with first degree murder in the shooting death of Justin W. Stidman. “This is such a sad and preventable situation,” said Kerra Prohaska, Achterberg’s wife. “My heart goes
Continue Reading A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man in connection with a deadly shooting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced Tuesday that in-school vaccination clinics for elementary school students will begin next week. Some parents have already signed their students up, but others are more hesitant about what to do. Sara Humm with the Columbia/Boone County Health Department says anyone under 18 is required to have a parental
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least three state lawmakers addressed the Columbia Board of Education about Critical Race Theory at its meeting Monday night. Rep. Chuck Basye said that he felt that Critical Race Theory, often referred to as CRT, was being taught in Columbia Public Schools. The lawmaker said that he has proof it is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, the House passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. If signed by President Biden, Missouri is set to receive around $9 billion, meaning that cities have begun discussions on how this money will be used. MoDOT director, Patrick McKenna, says there are thousands of projects in the works across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol criminalist said soil found on Joseph Elledge’s boots closely matched soil found at the site where his wife was buried. Prosecutors led the sixth day of the Joseph Elledge murder trial with testimony from Will Randle, the patrol’s lead trace evidence analyst. Randle said he inspected a
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Demolition crews will start taking apart the Sorrels Overpass Friday night which will cause some delays on I-70.
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MU Health Care says it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to kids ages five to 11 starting Nov. 10.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders sent an email to employees Tuesday warning of the possibility that workers will be required to get vaccinated as soon as December. President Joe Biden’s executive order requires those with federal contracts to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 8. At the same time, an executive order from
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The city has a permanent eighth-cent park sales tax but voters in 2000 decided there should be an option for an additional, renewable eighth-cent tax on top of that.
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Jefferson City voters will have the opportunity next Tuesday to vote on approving or rejecting a quarter of one percent sales tax to improve public safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A fire at a Jefferson City building has forced workers to move to a new building and lose costly equipment. An Office of Administration press release stated impacted state agencies are working to relocate team members to alternative work locations and replace equipment that has been destroyed from the fire. The fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jury selection was finalized Monday, in the first-degree murder trial of Columbia man, Joseph Elledge. Judge Brouck Jacobs swore in the jurors around 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Jacobs, along with the prosecution and defense, spent all day Monday asking questions of jurors to find the group of people from Boone County to
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As temperatures drop around freezing for the first time this winter in Mid-Missouri, utility providers are offering some energy assistance options.
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