COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Monday started the demolition of the Park Avenue public housing apartments, to replace 79 units aged units. Demolition began this week on the first two blocks, with the third block scheduled to come down sometime next year. In total, 70 units will be torn down and replaced
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republican senators passed a new congressional map and reformed the way citizens can get constitutional issues on ballots, over Democrats’ objections, during a special session in the Capitol on Friday. The vote was 21-11 in favor of a new congressional map submitted by Gov. Mike Kehoe and titled the “Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 75-year-old woman from Versailles had to be flown to University Hospital on Friday afternoon after she was seriously injured in a crash, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in Route MM, east of Spruce Lane, in Camden County. The report says the crash
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has again declined an application submitted by Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine that would have allowed the group to participate in this year’s homecoming parade. A university spokesman wrote in an email on Friday that the group was declined participation because of “safety concerns.” MSJP was barred
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Boone County are considering reducing charges for a man charged with murder in a 2023 overdose death Derek Miltimore, 33, of Columbia, is charged with second-degree felony murder, delivery of a controlled substance, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County school was put on a temporary lockdown on Thursday as a man was getting arrested. Ronald Brown, of Orrick, Missouri, was charged with resisting arrest. A warrant was ordered on Friday and no hearings have been scheduled. The probable cause statement says law enforcement tried to serve a warrant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in the deadly shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was identified Friday morning as a man from Utah. Kirk was killed on Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, where he was kicking off a national speaking tour of college campuses. Investigators say he was shot in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is the last day for sports teams and casinos to send in applications to offer on-site betting to Missourians. After all applications are submitted, the Missouri Gaming Commission will review them and allow for temporary licenses to those it chooses. This would allow suppliers to test their systems before the launch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has made changes to its application process for its homecoming parade, following a dustup with Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine last year. On Aug. 27, the group posted on social media that CAIR — the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country — had filed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI has released photographs of a person of interest in the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem during a public speaking engagement on Wednesday. The two pictures show a person
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Senate committee passed both special session bills, redistricting and initiative petition reform, with a vote of 6-2. The two Democratic members on the committee offered amendments to the proposed bills. One amendment would have kept U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-MO) district contained to Kansas City. Cleaver testified in opposition to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The influence of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, reached young people across the country, including at the University of Missouri. Kirk’s rhetoric drew plenty of criticism, including his stance on gun violence. But for conservatives on college campuses, he was an inspiration, said a leader of
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Editor’s note: The day of the indictment was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury indicted a woman and her boyfriend on child endangerment charges Tuesday for the crash that killed the woman’s 3-year-old daughter. Leela M. James, 32, of Holts Summit, and Jessie Knehans, 29, each face a single count of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Missouri House speaker who resigned in disgrace a decade ago admitted Thursday to fraudulently getting a COVID-19 pandemic loan. John J. Diehl Jr., 60, pleaded guilty in St. Louis to one count of wire fraud. Federal prosecutors accused Diehl of using money from a COVID-19 business loan to pay for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is charged with first-degree murder in Cole County has been charged in another case. Rejeane Redmon, 29, was charged in 2023 with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in the death of 80-year-old Melvin Callahan. She was committed to the Department of Mental Health in March,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 71-year-old man from Gravois Mills was seriously injured Wednesday evening in a crash on Route J in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode a 2013 Harley Davidson Softtail that was heading eastbound when it went off the right
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ceremonies took place through in Mid-Missouri on Thursday to honor the lives that were lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The Mid-Missouri Patriot Day Ceremony was held at the Boone County War Memorial Plaza in downtown Columbia. This ceremony was hosted by the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation and assisted by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Turning Point USA’s chapter at the University of Missouri held a vigil for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday evening. “It was a lot to see someone that had influenced me in becoming more open about my politics lose their life like that,” said Brenden Poteet, President of the Mizzou College Republicans.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Damotech announced in a Wednesday press release that it will add 50 jobs through an expansion to its Moberly location. The warehouse rack safety solutions provider announced that it is investing more than $2.4 million in the expansion. “We are proud to see Damotech deepen its commitment to Moberly by investing in new job
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(Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s congressional maps. The rally was held
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