COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night approved two people for leadership positions within the district, a Tuesday press release says. Adam Taylor was picked as Columbia Public Schools’ chief academic officer for the 2025-26 school year, while Allison Chostner was chosen as Benton STEM Elementary School’s next principal, the release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ken Rice has thrown his hat in the Second Ward Columbia City Council race. Rice made the announcement in a Tuesday afternoon press release. The city called for a special election on Aug. 5 after Ward 2 Councilwoman Lisa Meyer announced that she would step down on May 16. Rice wrote in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia sex offender was indicted in federal court on Tuesday for a child pornography charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Andrew Charles Nicholls, 38, was charged last month in the Western District Court of Missouri with sending and receiving child pornography. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schneider Electric broke ground Tuesday on a major expansion of its Columbia manufacturing facility. The company announced an investment of over $700 million in the U.S. this year, with more than $70 million of that directed to the Columbia project. The expansion, at Schneider’s facility in the 4800 block of Paris Road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Candidates for Columbia mayor spent more than $300,000 in April’s election, according to final finance report numbers filed last week. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Blair Murphy and Tanya Heath combined to spend $324,556.78 in the race to become the head of the Columbia City Council on April 7. Murphy led the way
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested two dozen people on Friday during parties celebrating the University of Missouri’s Reading Day. Officers responded to 45 incidents in the East Campus neighborhood, according to the Columbia Police Department.Officers arrested 24 people and issued 25 summonses. Police said the arrests were for charges including minor in possession of alcohol,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of shooting another man who was walking through yards in a residential neighborhood Friday. Kieran R. Piersee, 18, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for the Friday night shooting in the 900 block of Moss Street. An initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of a local program focused on treating patients with autism spectrum disorder said last week that he hopes plans for a federal database can help uncover the cause of the condition, but it should protect patients’ safety and privacy. The National Institutes of Health plans to work with the Centers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man will be in front of a judge Monday afternoon for a hearing, after a deadly shooting in Northern Boone County earlier this month. Dalton R. Perkins, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree domestic assault in the death of a 56-year-old Sturgeon man. He pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged with first-degree murder will be in the Boone County Courthouse Monday morning in connection with a deadly shooting in 2023. John L. Williamson III, of Columbia, will have a pre-trial conference hearing at 9 a.m. before his jury trial, which is set to begin May 20 in front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 25-year-old Saturday evening following a crash in the 3800 block of Ponderosa Street. According to a Sunday morning press release from CPD, Saul Diaz, 25, of Columbia was taken into custody after allegedly crossing the center line and striking another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Police say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men are behind bars following a violent and busy week for the Columbia Police Department, which included two standoffs and a shooting. On Saturday, Columbia Police said 18-year-old Kieran Piersee was arrested in connection with a Friday night shooting on Moss Street in central Columbia. According to a press release from
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Since the beginning of May, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported three utility task vehicle crashes. All three happened in the first weekend of the month.
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a week after a trolley crash in Hermann injured more than 30 people, local first responders and hospital officials say the outcome could have been far worse without a critical partnership formed in 2022. On Saturday, May 3, a trolley bus carrying 41 passengers veered off the road, injuring 32
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a nationwide forgery and identity theft scheme, according to court documents and a press release from the Columbia Police Department. Lionel Monsanto, 26, and Salvador Ocasio, 55, were each charged in Boone County with trafficking in stolen identities, identity theft and three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A $50,000 donation from the Columbia Public Schools Foundation was made Friday to reduce student lunch debt, according to a press release from CPSF. The donation was made to the Lunch For Learners Fund. A Thursday email from a CPS spokesperson stated that school lunch debt sat at $124,613. CPS spokeswoman Michelle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was arrested in relation to a large police response that occurred Thursday at Forest Village Apartments has been charged. Ramelus Bradley, 19, was charged in Boone County on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon, third-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge in a June 2023 fatal shooting on Dove Drive. Jajuan Crockett, 23, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder, tampering with a motor vehicle, two counts of stealing and one count of tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be 5,954 people graduating during next weekend’s commencement ceremonies at the University of Missouri, according to a Friday press release from MU. Graduation ceremonies will occur Friday through Sunday and a total of 6,428 degrees will be awarded. Of that total, 4,638 are bachelor’s degrees; 1,101 are master’s and education
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after authorities say he allegedly assaulted a tenant at a Boone County residence on Thursday. Â Frederick Garver, 53, was charged with third-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was held
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