COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge has ordered food stamp benefits to be fully restored this month. This follows after the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri announced Thursday they have seen a surge of families in need following the longest government shutdown in history, and they’re working overtime to keep up. The organization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been convicted after he stabbed the mother of his child to death. Sergio Sayles was found guilty on all three counts Thursday in a Boone County courtroom. Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs gave his verdict in the case against a Jefferson City man shortly after hearing the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man detained by ICE in September after returning from a trip to Europe had his first court hearing on Thursday. Owen Ramsingh — who has had a green card since the 1980s, according to his family — had a court date set for Thursday, Nov. 6 after being detained at Chicago’s O’Hare
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed that a man who was hit in a crash on Range Line Street this past weekend has died. Police wrote that Ethan Cash, 25, of Columbia, has died from his injuries on Thursday. The post says the crash involved multiple vehicles and a vehicle heading south
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A federal judge will allow a lawsuit against the University of Missouri to continue over the exclusion of a Palestinian rights student group from the 2024 Homecoming parade. Judge Stephen Bough ruled against MU on Wednesday in its request to dismiss the case against system president Mun Choi. The school argued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student was charged with several felonies after he allegedly strangled someone at a residence hall who blocked him on Snapchat. Maxwell Warren, 18, of Overland Park, Kansas, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault, first-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who robbed a northeast Columbia business early Wednesday remained at large by afternoon. Police say a man wearing black clothing went into the business in the 1600 block of Towne Drive, put a pink drawstring bag on the counter and demanded money. He displayed a pistol tucked into his waistband
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This story was edited to indicate that the ordinance is not directed toward panhandling and to include anyone who is standing on applicable medians. An ordinance proposed by the City of Columbia that would restrict activity on busy medians and intersections could be up for a vote at the council’s next meeting
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Despite no flurries in Wednesday’s forecast, Columbia residents may notice snowplow trucks traveling across the city.
Columbia’s Public Works Department will hold its annual Dry Snow Run training exercise on Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming winter season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of both eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 closed on Tuesday night after a crash was reported. The crash was reported at 7 p.m. in the eastbound lane, according to a Boone County Joint Communications notification. Joint Communications later reported that both eastbound lanes were closed at mile marker 130. Information
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So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement vehicles blocked a street in a residential area just outside the Columbia city limits Tuesday after officers were called for a possible shooting. First responders were called Tuesday afternoon to Mesa Drive and blocked off part of the street. A Boone County Fire Protection District spokesperson said medics performed CPR
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has mailed out its annual community survey “to a random sample of households” to get feedback on issues surrounding the city. Some households received the survey on Monday. The surveys include postage-paid return envelopes. The release says responses will remain confidential. The return address is the ETC Institute,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans United announced in a Tuesday press release that this year’s “Bright Lights/Holiday Nights” drive-thru display will be the event’s final installment. The release says the increased traffic paired with new developments in the area make the annual event “no longer feasible for the lightshow to continue and still be good neighbors
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County on Monday entered an agreement with Montgomery County Prosecutor Paul Boyd to serve as a special assistant prosecutor. Boyd is overseeing six murder cases in Boone County. He was an assistant prosecutor for Boone County, but was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month to become Montgomery County’s next top
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans Day is next week and it will affect trash pickup in a couple of Mid-Missouri cities. The Solid Waste calendar in Fulton shows refuse will not be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Those who have their trash picked up on Tuesdays will have it picked up on Wednesday. The Legends
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from the city. Crews will review safety procedures and rehearse snow routes for the upcoming winter season. The release states a majority of the participants of the exercise will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza. The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia. Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of
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MoDOT leaders, state troopers and elected officials across Missouri gather for a ribbon cutting on I-70 near mile marker 137
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