COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport is rolling out a new shuttle service starting Monday as airport leaders work to accommodate growing travel demand. Airport officials announced travelers parked in the new south parking lot will now be able to take a shuttle directly to the terminal. The change comes after the airport added
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite rainy weather Friday, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it is continuing with plan to demolish the North Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70 in Columbia. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down the overpass at 9 p.m. Friday as part of a major reconstruction project expected to impact traffic in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools announced in a Friday press release that Virginia Tate has been picked to become Hickman High School’s next principal. Tate is the assistant principal at Rock Bridge High School. She replaces Mary Grupe, who is taking a job at the district’s central office. The release says Tate has more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City men were accused of firing shots at a vehicle on April 26 at a Waffle House on the north side of Columbia. Damonte Jones was charged on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is not currently listed on an online jail roster. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police from Columbia and Moberly made an arrest in an alleged road-rage incident that occurred Tuesday in the 3200 block of Clark Lane. A Friday social media post from the Columbia Police Department says law enforcement arrested Robert Neese Jr., 49, of Moberly, on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors are set to begin treatments meant to preserve pavement on Columbia roads Monday. CAM LLC will apply Reclamite to city streets on weekdays throughout June and July when the weather allows it, according to a news release from the City of Columbia. Reclamite is an oil-based treatment that is designed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers traveling through Columbia should prepare for major traffic changes this weekend as crews begin demolishing the Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70. The Missouri Department of Transportation said starting at 9 p.m. Friday, crews will demolish the existing bridge. That work is expected to finish by 9 a.m. Sunday. Traffic in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested on Thursday in connection with an April 26 shots-fired scene on Vandiver Drive in Columbia, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. D’Monte Lee, 19, was arrested by Jefferson City police on suspicion of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty earlier year to a federal gun crime was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Wednesday. Gerrell Lawrence, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 3 to illegal gun possession. He was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. A press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to a federal gun offense was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday. Lajuan Martin, 32, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17 to being a felony with a gun. A press release from the Department of Justice says Martin was arrested by Columbia police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was underage at the time of a shooting and alleged carjacking earlier this year has been certified as an adult in the case. Darius Lamb, 18, was certified as an adult on Thursday during a hearing in the juvenile court. He is now charged with two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spot on eastbound Interstate 70 that has caused road crews repeated issues will require emergency repair again Thursday afternoon, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release. The right lane of eastbound I-70 will be closed near mile marker 131 at St. Charles Road starting at 5 p.m. Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a November 2024 shooting that injured multiple people in downtown Columbia. Frank Gray IV, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison for being a felon with a gun, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The man accused of shooting University of Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy and another man is back in a Mississippi jail. Rashodrick Harris, 20, is now listed on the Jones County Jail roster. Those records show he was booked on May 25 around 10 p.m. Harris was arrested on May 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile who was arrested in connection with a shooting at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Columbia is set to be in the Boone County Courthouse for an adult certification hearing Thursday afternoon. The certification hearing will take place at 2 p.m. The juvenile had a hearing last week, but the court delayed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite the Columbia Police Department’s 2025 annual report showing violent crime trending downward for a fourth year in a row, Police Chief Jill Schlude said she isn’t taking a victory lap. CPD recently rolled out a new data dashboard, which forced the department to go back and clean up some of its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The spouse of a man who died last year at the Boone County Jail has sued the jail’s medical provider Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuit was filed by Grant Davis, who is described as the husband of Robert Muller-Russo in court documents. Defendants in the case includes jail nurse Melissa Hooks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an apartment caught fire Tuesday evening in the 1600 block of Amelia Street in Columbia, according to a social media post from the Columbia Fire Department. The post says crews were called at 7:13 p.m. and found smoke showing from the second story of a two-story apartment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Tuesday released its annual report for 2025, which shows violent crime trending down in the city for the fourth year in a row. CPD defined violent crime as a criminal act that involves a force or threat of force against a person. It may consist of murder
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