A construction project on Route H is currently shut down due to cold weather, according to Columbia Spokesperson Brian Adkisson. The work comes ahead of a runway expansion project at Columbia Regional Airport. Crews completed Phase 3 of the project Thursday morning which closed North Rangeline Road Connection and limited traffic to one lane at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department located a missing child on Friday. The child originally went missing Friday morning and was later found safe with family in Jefferson City. The 4 or 5-year-old girl was seen running from Green Valley Drive by Broadway and Highway 63 Friday morning, said CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts. Police
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Is it really an honor or are organizations just looking for ways to get your hard-earned money?
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The University of Missouri receives — and fulfills — hundreds of requests each year for student directory information.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of first-degree child molestation. Police arrested Cale J. Kliethermes on Thursday, and he was charged with first-degree child molestation, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree sexual misconduct. The arrest was made after an investigation,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and Boone County officials announced a partnership on Friday in order to get the most accurate information for the 2020 census. Mayor Brian Treece and Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill announced Friday that Dr. Tracy-Greever Rice, a rural sociology professor at MU, and county clerk Brianna Lennon will co-chair the Boone
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University of Missouri officials announced Thursday Pickard Hall, a more than 100-year-old building located on the Francis Quadrangle, will be demolished due to chemical safety concerns. Officials said the decision came after years of analysis and consultation with environmental authorities and experts, determining there was no other alternative. University officials submitted a final plan to
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The Columbia Police Department said it is investigating an armed robbery Thursday morning. Authorities responded to the BreakTime gas station on Forum Boulevard just before 3 a.m. Police described the suspect as a male wearing a black coat with a hood and wearing what appeared to be camouflage pants. Columbia police released this surveillance image
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Inspectors from MU’s Environmental Health and Safety department completed 221 inspections at 39 food facilities inside Faurot Field. “Our number one priority is the safety of our guests, so we’re going to do everything possible to make sure that they’re having a good experience while they’re at the game, and of course that includes having
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The Columbia Police Department is working vigorously on several 2019 shooting homicide cases, according to Chief Geoff Jones. Police have investigated eight deadly shootings so far this year. Five people died in four separate incidents in September alone. No arrests have been made in two of those cases. In the other six, at least one
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As vaping related-illnesses continue to make headlines across the country, local leaders have varying opinions about how to move forward with regulations.
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A panel of judges with the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday over a case challenging the formation of a special taxing district along Business Loop 70 in Columbia.
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The Boone County Clerk’s Office is asking the public to help pick the next design for its iconic “I Voted” stickers.
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A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a case tied to a home invasion killing in a posh subdivision and the theft of a U-Haul loaded with marijuana.
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After inches of snow fell across areas of Mid-Missouri, road crews plowed more streets than usual. Columbia Public Works this year added about 50 miles of roadways to their workload in the form of third-priority snow routes. Before the addition, there were only first and second priority streets. “We’re trying to increase efficiency without increasing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former city manager in Ferguson, Missouri, will start work for the city of Columbia on Monday. City Manager John Glascock announced Tuesday that he has selected De’Carlon Seewood for the position of deputy city manager. Seewood was city manager in Ferguson from 2015 until this year, the city of Columbia said
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Boone County Road & Bridge used the sun’s help on Tuesday to try and clear snow-covered roads.
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A Columbia man will plead guilty after he was charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools approved the name for a new middle school at its Monday night meeting. The name for the new school will be John Warner Middle School, named in honor of a former Columbia Police Department officer who died in August. Last night, the November board meeting was a night to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The husband of a Columbia missing woman was denied a bond reduction on Tuesday after last week’s hearing in his child abuse case. Joseph Elledge’s bond was set at $500,000. According to a Boone County Judge’s order, if Elledge posts his bond, he will not be allowed to have contact with any
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