JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Board of Curators on Monday approved retention bonuses for employees and announced adjustments for book fees. A memo from the board sys a one-time retention payment of $1,250 will be made to all full-time and permanent employees who’ve worked for the school since June 30 and will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter commencement ceremonies for the University of Missouri will occur this weekend and 1,755 students will be awarded their degrees. According to a press release from the university, of the 1,875 degrees awarded, 1,371 are bachelor’s degrees, 375 are masters and 96 are doctoral. Graduating students this winter come from 42 states
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man who was accused of causing a fatal boat crash last year at the Lake of the Ozarks entered an Alford plea on Monday. Bobby Gene Childers, 61, entered an Alford plea for boating while intoxicated – causing the death of another, BWI causing serious physical injury and BWI
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials confirm an investigation has been completed after a man died at the Boone County Jail. Missouri Division of Drug and Crime Control confirmed to ABC 17 News on Wednesday the department has finished its investigation into the death of William Gipson. Gipson, 43, of Ashland, died at the Boone County Jail
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people on Tuesday morning filed to run for seats on the Jefferson City Council in the April 8 election. Tuesday was the first day candidates could file for elections statewide in non-charter cities. Tuesday, Dec. 31 is the last day to file for the April 8 election. According to a
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An 11-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday morning outside Southern Boone Primary School. Superintendent Tim Roth said in a letter to parents that a middle school student was hit by a vehicle in front of the primary school on Wednesday morning. Roth said in the email the student was
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The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
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Daniel Penny was acquitted Monday in a New York City chokehold death last year. The case drew national attention. Penny, a former Marine, was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely on a subway. Penny claimed he was defending himself and others on the train after Neely got aggressive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education approved the purchase of six additional weapons detection systems at a pair of the school district’s high schools during Monday night’s board meeting. The system will cost the district $102,246.00 through the Safety and Security operating budget. The district plans on adding three Open Gate weapons detection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Neighborhood Services department says it handled nearly 6,000 residential code issues during the 2024 fiscal year. According to the Neighborhood Service Department, the city dealt with 5,957 residential code issues which is a 12% increase from last year. These code issues cover a wide variety of residential property
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WJAC, CNN By Casey Tolan, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Jeff Winter and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Months before Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down a top health insurance CEO and then seemingly vanished from Midtown Manhattan, another disappearing act worried his friends and family. The 26-year-old scion of a wealthy Baltimore family who was a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mark James will be the next Missouri Department of Public Safety, according to a Monday press release from Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s Office. The release says that he will assume the role on Jan. 13 and await confirmation from the Missouri Senate. Public Safety Director Sandra Karsten announced her retirement last week.
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The City of Columbia Public Works department is working with the public to address traffic concerns on Rollins Road between South Fairview Road and Stadium Boulevard.
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Editor’s note: A name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is paying the Missouri School Board Association $20,000 to help find a permanent superintendent. CPS paid its former superintendent Brian Yearwood more than $667,000 in a contract buyout after announcing Yearwood would step down immediately in November, ending his contract early. Board
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Kansas was arrested last week in Sedalia. Timothy Smith was charged in Pettis County on Friday with being a fugitive from out of state. A hearing was held on Monday and Smith appeared by video from the jail, court records indicate. Court information
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was charged with multiple felonies after court documents say he broke into a school and fought a teacher on Thursday. Heber Lewis, 19, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree making a terroristic threat, first-degree property damage and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Monday after he allegedly used a knife to attack a woman on Saturday. Marquan Townsend Sr., 38, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held
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The news broke Sunday that the rapper Jay-Z — legal name Shawn Carter — has been named a defendant in one of the civil suits against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Like Combs, Carter is a giant in entertainment. He controls a media empire and is married to another one of the most powerful (and richest) artists
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Excitement swept across Mizzou Arena Saturday as the Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in basketball for the first time since the rivalry started back up in 2021. The historic victory energized fans, who chanted and cheered as they left the Mizzou Arena, celebrating a long-awaited triumph in one of college sports biggest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Texas was killed after he was hit by a car at around midnight Sunday in Audrain County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee – driven by a 27-year-old Vandalia man – was heading westbound on U.S. 54,
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