JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force on homelessness discussed plan on Thursday to further resources in Mid-Missouri. Â The group was updated on what officials in Columbia are doing. One of the main focuses was making changes to Turning Point in Columbia, including a new contract for an overnight center and expanding the temperature
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man charged Wednesday for allegedly spraying two strangers with a caustic liquid near the parking lot at Bear Creek Trail made his initial court appearance Thursday. Maxon Castle, 22, has been charged in Boone County with two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the Tuesday incident in the trail parking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a cease-and-desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, prohibiting them from performing medication abortions without an approved complication plan from state health officials. However, Planned Parenthood officials contend they are not currently offering medication abortions and have complied with state requirements. Abortion appointments resumed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tom Santulli has not forgotten the early morning of Oct. 19 2021. “We lose sleep all the time about what if Danny had 20 more minutes? What if the paramedics had got there 20 minutes, you know 30 minutes before,” Santulli said. Santulli learned then that his son, Danny Santulli, who was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Boone County on Wednesday after he allegedly sprayed two strangers with liquid on Tuesday near the parking lot at Bear Creek Trail. Maxon Castle, 22, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault. A court date has not been set. He is being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A water main break near the Columbia Farmers Market has led to Columbia Water and Light to announce a boil advisory for 86 customers. City Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor wrote in an email that a 12-inch cast iron main broke around 2:45 p.m. and that the outage will last “at least a few
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia’s transitional housing complex, Love Forward Homes, is expected to be complete early 2026. The complex at 1221 E. Ash St. in Downtown Columbia will have six three-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units that can house up to 10 families. Love Columbia says in 2024, it provided 4,144 hotel nights to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a six-year hiatus, a Gold Star mother is hoping to resurrect a decades-old tradition of hosting a Memorial Day parade in Columbia. Sherry Wyatt says her heart sank when her son, Sterling, told her he wanted to enlist in the U.S. Army. A Rock Bridge graduate, Sterling was also an Eagle
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested that the city of Columbia create a plan to minimize waste from homeless encampments from getting into public waters.
DNR sent a letter to the city, along with Boone County and the University of Missouri, on Feb. 28, 2025. It said it wants to see the issue addressed before it will renew their “Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Operating Permit Renewal.”
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has made a rare endorsement in the Columbia mayoral race. An email from Blair Murphy’s campaign states that Carey has endorsed him in the April 8 election. This is the second local law enforcement representative to endorse Murphy, who also got approval from the Columbia Police Officers’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after authorities say he assaulted another person. Michael True, 54, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable
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The University of Missouri and the Red Cross are teaming up for the 34th time to collect life-saving blood donations. The Greek Week blood drive will take place at the University of Missouri recreation center on campus from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will also run during the same time Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were updated for a man accused of setting a house on fire last month with a propane torch. Robert Merritt, 51, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree arson and three counts of first-degree domestic assault after a grand jury indictment was filed. He is being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: the date of a previous Muleskinners meeting has been corrected. The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract for its new superintendent, Jeff Klein, during Monday night’s board meeting. The contract sets Klein’s salary at $255,000, which would be paid monthly. His salary can increase by as much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says surveillance technology is helping it to better police the city. CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report says technology such as surveillance cameras, license plate readers, data analytics, radios and mobile devices has significantly enhanced the department’s capabilities in identifying suspects. However, the department is looking to improve its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of a sidewalk and metered parking will be closed off next week in Downtown Columbia as crews install a canopy. According to a Monday press release from the city, the canopy will be put over the sidewalk near the Guitar Building on North Eighth Street. A portion of the sidewalk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,800 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Monday afternoon. According to the co-op’s outage map, 1,759 customers were without power for an outage that occurred on Mexico Gravel Road, just west of Route Z. The power A crew fixed the outage by 2:15 p.m. Boone Electric spokesman Zach Smith
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A $2.1 million dollar grant to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been frozen by the Federal Highway Administration.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man with two felonies related to a shots-fired call Sunday and five more felonies in connection with a February incident. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was arrested Sunday after a shots-fired call in the 4200 block of Rice Road. Prosecutors charged him with illegal gun possession and armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will hold two meetings on Monday to gather community feedback on renewing and upgrading its Axon technology package. Community members will have two opportunities to listen and provide feedback: 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Molly Thomas Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center, 1204 International Dr. 6 p.m. to
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