COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working to restore power to damaged equipment at its recycling facility after an EF-1 tornado destroyed the building. Utilities spokesperson Jason West said demolition is underway and debris removal is going well. “I believe the process is moving forward at a quicker pace than expected,” West said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after he allegedly followed a teenager at the Jefferson City Target and put a cellphone under their skirt. Christopher Whittle was charged on Wednesday with first-degree stalking and misdemeanor invasion of privacy. A warrant was issued for his arrest and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was charged with murder in a fatal shooting at a Holts Summit apartment complex last month was indicted by a grand jury on Monday. Heather Smith, 37, of Holts Summit, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree child endangerment, armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon. An arraignment is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged on Wednesday after she was accused of raping a youth. Estelle Kerns, 35, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of someone younger than 14 years old. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was set for Wednesday. The probable cause
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President Donald Trump gave an address to House Republicans on Tuesday in which he encouraged them to pass his sweeping legislative agenda, including a budget and massive tax cuts. However, some in the GOP are holding out because of the implications for the nation’s debt. Trump’s budget, including the tax cuts, is projected to increase
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men and two teenaged juveniles were detained after they allegedly broke into the vacant hospital in Mexico, Missouri, on Friday night, according to a Tuesday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The release says MPSD has been responding to the property at 620 East Monroe Street several times
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held its annual labor group presentations Monday night, hosting union representatives from the Columbia Police Officers Association, Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055 and LiUNA Local 955, which represents a large portion of the city’s workforce. All three unions expressed concerns over how the city was handling negotiations.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon after they were hit by a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Ohana Drive in Camden County near a community pool, the report says. A 48-year-old women from Little Rock, Arkansas, allegedly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday approved a plan to rezone a portion of Wildwood Drive for duplexes as well as a new subdivision. The proposal was brought last month by a Florida-based company, looking to rezone 51.54 acres the 1200 block of Wildwood Drive from commercial zoning to high-density residential. The plan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday, May 27 will be the last day of class for students at Columbia Public Schools. The district sent an email to parents on Tuesday reminding them that May 27 will be the final day and an early release. On Feb. 17, Columbia Public Schools used the last of its allotted AMI
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Summer Lunch Program in Columbia will run from June 2-Aug. 7, according to a Tuesday press release from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. Meal sites will be open Monday through Friday for all youth ages 18 and younger, the release says. The program will not run on June
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, dozens of former and current Missouri lawmakers traveled from around the state to honor former governor and Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Bond died last week at 86 years old. He was originally from Mexico, Missouri, where his maternal grandfather, A.P. Green, was a well-known businessman. He was sworn in
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Editor’s Note: Phrasing in this article has been updated to reflect updated information from the source. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A City of Columbia lineman suffered from an electrical shock Monday night while working to restore power during an outage in south Columbia. A second worker was also injured while helping lower the other lineman to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mental evaluation was granted on Monday to a man accused of murder and arson. Steven Strumpf, 32, of Columbia is in the Boone County Jail after he was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and credit card fraud in David Strumpf’s death. A hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with misdemeanors after deputies found several malnourished dogs at an empty residence in Keytesville. Vincent Brummer and Emily Brummer were charged with three counts of animal abuse and three counts of animal neglect. Warrants were issued on Monday and $1,500 bonds were set. According to the probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed in a Sunday afternoon shooting. The Columbia Police Department confirmed in a Tuesday press release that a road rage incident preceded a fatal shooting at the McDonald’s on Nifong Boulevard. Police on Monday said they were not willing to discuss a possible motive, though D’Markus Thomas-Brown – of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s hot-weather law is in effect from June 1-Sept. 30. A Tuesday press release from the Missouri Public Service Commission says the law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas services disconnected when extreme heat is expected. Utility companies are prohibited from disconnecting service
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John Williamson III pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and killing Azairah Brownlee in December 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly assaulted a woman at a Kingdom City hotel on Feb. 28 and March 1. Richard Allen Tripp, 34, of New Bloomfield, was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and one count of tampering with a victim in a
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Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren grilled former Missouri congressman Billy Long on Tuesday about whether the president can order the IRS to take away a nonprofit organization’s tax-free status.
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