Columbia Video Archives

Demolition kicks off on the Sorrels Overpass.

Demolition starts on Sorrels Overpass, expect delays

November 5, 2021 5:27 PM Zach Boetto

Demolition crews will start taking apart the Sorrels Overpass Friday night which will cause some delays on I-70.

MU Health Care opens appointments for pediatric coronavirus vaccines

November 4, 2021 9:40 PM Zach Boetto

MU Health Care says it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to kids ages five to 11 starting Nov. 10.

UM System prepares employees for possible federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate

November 3, 2021 6:30 PM Chanel Porter

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

Columbia residents approve 10-year extension to renewable park sales tax

October 26, 2021 12:08 PM Zach Boetto

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.

Jefferson City voters approve public safety sales tax

October 27, 2021 6:33 PM Chanel Porter

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.

Jefferson City fire leaves expensive equipment fried and workers displaced

November 2, 2021 11:35 AM Joushua Blount

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

Jury chosen in murder trial of Joseph Elledge

November 1, 2021 6:43 AM Meghan Drakas

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

City of Columbia Utility drive thru sign on 8th Street.

Mid-Missouri utility providers offer some energy assistance options as winter weather settles in

November 1, 2021 4:44 PM Chanel Porter

As temperatures drop around freezing for the first time this winter in Mid-Missouri, utility providers are offering some energy assistance options.

Walk to Vote held in Jefferson City

October 30, 2021 5:00 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Walk to Vote was held Saturday in Jefferson City at Community Park ahead of the Nov. 2 election. The Jefferson City community was invited to put on their costumes, and join the groups to trick or treat and Walk to Vote in order to raise awareness and support voting in Tuesday’s

Columbia’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s held Saturday

October 30, 2021 2:27 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at Stephens Lake Park. Hundreds of walkers were decked out in purple with personalized t-shirts honoring loved ones. The walk was full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending the disease, because like flowers, the participants don’t stop

3M employees put out video denouncing vaccine mandate

October 28, 2021 11:41 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of alleged 3M employees took to YouTube to show their efforts to go against the federal vaccine mandate. This comes as employees at the 3M in Columbia on Tuesday protested on Paris Road just outside of the 3M building to share their concerns. The video on YouTube begins with messages from

University of Missouri Interfraternity Council releases plan to hold fraternities accountable after alcohol poisoning at Phi Gamma Delta

October 27, 2021 5:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The University of Missouri will lift suspensions of fraternity activities beginning at noon Friday.

Law enforcement continues to ask the community for help involving open investigations

October 26, 2021 6:09 PM Chanel Porter

With a lot of unanswered questions surrounding recent shootings, law enforcement is continuing to ask the community for information as they reiterate that tips can be sent in anonymously.

Columbia 3M employees protest company vaccine mandate

October 25, 2021 11:14 AM Joushua Blount

The walkout was a response to the company’s requirement that employees get vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be fired. 3M is one of many companies that will be affected by a coming federal rule requiring companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated or regularly tested. 3M is one of Boone County’s biggest employers with more than 400 workers, according to Regional Economic Development, Inc.’s annual report.

No one hurt in northeast Columbia mobile home fire

October 22, 2021 4:47 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Fire Department said in a tweet at about 4:30 p.m. that firefighters were sent to 3916 Brown Station Road. The post showed images of a mobile home with smoke pouring out the doors and windows and extensive damage.

Phi Gamma Delta’s MU chapter hit with hazing violation last semester, alcohol violation in August

October 21, 2021 11:37 AM Zach Boetto

Phi Gamma Delta, the fraternity at the center of the University of Missouri’s suspension of fraternity activities across campus, was hit with a hazing violation in the spring 2021 semester and an alcohol violation in August.

I-70 westbound lane closed through Thursday at Sorrels Overpass; MoDOT to rehabilitate overpass sooner than expected

October 19, 2021 1:04 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the closure a little after noon in a tweet. The closure was needed to reduce traffic heading west toward the area of Sorrels Overpass, the agency said. The overpass was damaged when a tractor-trailer hit it Monday and MoDOT plans to have it demolished.

Supply chain issues are affecting grocers across the nation, but locals say they have mostly been able to avoid issues

October 13, 2021 7:48 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems on Wednesday, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season. Schnucks says because of the current trucker shortage, production facility labor shortages, and shortages of certain raw ingredients, select products are taking longer to get through the supply chain

COVID-19 cases across Missouri and nationwide continue to drop but health experts say we aren’t in the clear just yet

October 12, 2021 5:12 PM Chanel Porter

With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.

Columbia Board of Education voted to raise wages for school bus drivers and keep COVID-19 plan in place

October 11, 2021 8:07 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday to raise wages for school bus drivers after the administration asked them to a current contract agreement with the company that CPS contracts with to bus students to and from buildings. According to the school district’s website, drivers are currently starting at $16.25/per hour, but this