As summer heats so does the traffic at pools and spas. Unfortunately, the number of drownings for children under 15 across the country is high and affects a disproportional number of minorities.Â
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Citizens Police Review Board elected Reece Ellis as its new chair, and Charyl Miller as its new vice-chair during its Wednesday night meeting. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) also addressed the board during the meeting. The Board was scheduled to have an official discussion about the Columbia Police Department’s
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The Regional Economic Development Inc. Board, more commonly referred to as REDI, is starting the first of its On The Road meetings at the NextGen Precision Health building on the university’s campus Wednesday morning. According to the agenda, the board will hear a presentation on the research reactor.
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Former president Donald Trump appeared Tuesday afternoon at his first hearing to answer 37 federal counts related to classified documents found at his Florida home.
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Highway 54 was closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon in Camden County after a crash, the Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with four counts of forgery after allegedly cashing fraudulent checks totaling more than $17,000. Justin Trim, 32, is not in custody, according to the Cole County Jail. A warrant was requested Tuesday, according to Casenet. On Feb. 24, Jefferson City police spoke with a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with domestic assault and other felonies after allegedly hitting a woman in the head with a tequila bottle and shoving another. Marcus-Aaron Kopp, 31, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed-criminal action and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing and Community Development Commission met Wednesday night to review funding requests from nonprofit organizations in the area. The commission ultimately decided to fund several projects, totaling up to $540,000. This comes after the commission heard project proposals from 11 organizations in May regarding requests for funds to build affordable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other felonies 25 years ago was charged after allegedly attacking a man in the woods with a machete on June 4. Carl Pearson, 52, is charged with first-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone
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Columbia police investigated two locations in central Columbia on Tuesday night.
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A Miller County woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and not driving on the right side of the road after she crashed her SUV late Tuesday.
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The Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee is set to review the 2022 State Annual Vehicle Stops Report on Tuesday.
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A man accused of killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child in a crash will now have his case moved to Carroll County.
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Crews are scheduled to make repairs to a water main in central Columbia on Wednesday morning.
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Governor Mike Parson announced a plan Tuesday to provide farmers with emergency hay and water as drought conditions continue in Missouri.
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Oasis at Lakeport will be a $300 million family resort and entertainment district along the Lakeport property at Highway 54 and Jeffries Road, adjacent to the Grand Glaize Bridge.
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A Columbia woman charged with four felonies after a fight at the Activity and Recreation Center on Sunday knocked a boy’s teeth out by pistol-whipping him, police say.
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Teen fentanyl deaths went up 182%, according to a recent study.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Andrew McCarthy, a former assistant principal at Hickman High School, is suing the Columbia Public Schools over claims that the district passed him over for promotions because of a previous lawsuit he filed. “Each instance he was passed over in favor of somebody with you know less education, less experience… essentially not
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A Rolla woman was in fair condition at University Hospital in Columbia on Tuesday after she suffered serious injuries in an early morning crash in Maries County.
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