COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) History was made Wednesday after NASA launched a crew to the moon for the first time since the 1970s Wednesday in its Artemis II mission. The rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The last mission this close to the moon was the Apollo 8 mission. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three seats are up for grabs in the Columbia Board of Education election with all four candidates highlighting bullying as a major issue in the district that needs to be addressed. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain a spot on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street and the sidewalk by the Boone County Courthouse will be closed from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Both lanes of the street and the southern sidewalk between North Seventh and Eighth streets will be closed,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Edits to Columbia Public Schools’ bullying policy, including summer interactions and employee protocol, will be discussed during a school board policy committee meeting Wednesday. The new policy, if passed, would implement new guidelines for instructors on handling reports of bullying. The initial policy had instructors and employees ask to report incidents to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge sided Wednesday with Columbia Public Schools in a lawsuit alleging the district breached a contract for football field naming rights at Rock Bridge High School. Wayne Sells filed the lawsuit in October 2024 after CPS removed his name from the Rock Bridge football field. The Columbia Board of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County’s presiding commissioner entered the Republican primary for Missouri’s Sixth Senate District on the final day of filing Tuesday. Todd Isaac “Ike” Skelton of Osage Beach is the sixth Republican to file paperwork to run in the August election for the district that runs from Cole County to the Lake of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who reached a deal with the state to drop a manslaughter charge for a deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash was sentenced to a short jail stay and probation Tuesday. Judge Ben Miller sentenced Elizabeth Lopez to seven years in prison on three hit-and-run charges, but the judge suspended the sentence, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters and medics on Tuesday afternoon responded to Capen Park in Columbia after a man fell from a hiking trail. According to the Columbia Fire Department, crews were called at 3:40 p.m. after receiving a report that a man had fallen about 30 feet off a cliff after rocks gave way. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged after a several-hour standoff last August at Stephens Lake Park was sentenced on Monday. Tre’shon Smith, 22, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to two felonies and “a series of misdemeanors” in the case, according to a Tuesday press release from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson’s Office. Court records
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly stabbed someone with a box cutter knife at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. Robert Cross, 42, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who pleaded guilty last month to multiple felonies in the 2022 Columbia prowler case was sentenced on Monday afternoon. Guillermo Vasquez Hernandez, 35, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6 to two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts forgery. He received a 10-year prison sentence and will be given
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A date has been corrected. After filing a lawsuit on Friday against the Missouri Heart Center, Boone Health announced on Monday that it is separating from the Columbia-based cardiology group. According to a release from Boone Health, a select group of physicians from Missouri Heart notified Boone Health that it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eight-days-before-election financial reports were due at 5 p.m. Monday to the Missouri Ethics Commission and all four candidates for the Columbia Board of Education submitted theirs on time. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old Columbia man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman in front of a police officer on Friday. Conrad Brown was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged with first-degree assault after they were accused of attacking someone Friday in a trailer court on Clark Lane. Kennadie George, 18, and Trinity Carleton, 20, both of Columbia, are being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. They both had court appearances on Monday afternoon. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was arrested on Friday after having a high-speed chase with law enforcement in the wrong lane of Highway 63 was charged on Monday. Emily Berry, 48, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing and misdemeanor driving while revoked. A court appearance was held on Monday and she is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of putting another man in the emergency room after he allegedly assaulted him with a candle holder on March 25. James Couch, 32, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Deuce Pub and Pit is the first bar in Columbia to be approved for extended hours during the World Cup. The Deuce so far is the only bar to apply for the extended hours, according to an email from Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau Megan McConachie. A Missouri law would allow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle is causing delays on Interstate 70 Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said they are investigating at the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. According to the MoDOT Traveler Map, the crash was reported just before 8 a.m. and delays are expected for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Government has several maintenance and renovation projects planned in the coming months, including a makeover for the Boone County Clerk’s Office. County leaders met Thursday for a preliminary discussion on the upcoming construction project, which is expected to cost about $210,000. According to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, the
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