Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson needs to be prosecuted for the misappropriation and misuse of funds. The more than $224,000 in funds spent from Feb. 2023 to Oct. 2024 has given the sheriff’s office the lowest rating of “poor,” according to the report Fitzpatrick released Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday evening approved the calendar for next school year. The first day of the 2026-27 school year will be Tuesday, Aug. 25. Winter break for students begins on Dec. 23, 2026, and students would return to class on Jan. 5, 2027, the calendar shows. Spring break
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge ordered the county clerk to remove a bond question for the Boone County Fire Protection District from the Nov. 4 ballot. BCFD had filed a petition on Monday asking the clerk to remove the question after it “decided it was no longer necessary to hold a special election,”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of fire victims has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed the death of a man in a house fire in north Columbia early Monday morning. A second adult was hospitalized in serious condition. Capt. Wayne Cummins, of the Columbia Fire Department, said firefighters were called to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tens of thousands of fans filled the stands Saturday afternoon for one of the University of Missouri’s most anticipated football games of the season. The large crowd brought significant traffic congestion around campus and near the football stadium. While game day at Mizzou is always notable, fans described today’s turnout as extraordinary.
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A Powerball ticket sold in Missouri matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing, winning half of the $1.787 billion jackpot—the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.
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The University of Missouri Tigers are set to face the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the first time since 2011 in the long-awaited border war showdown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – SEC Network made its return to Columbia this week ahead of the University of Missouri Tigers’ rekindling of the Border War with the Kansas Jayhawks. The network’s flagship SEC Nation show will air from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. live from the Carnahan Quad on campus on Saturday. The Paul Finebaum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A silver advisory issued on Friday for an 80-year-old man who went missing in Columbia has been canceled, according to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A silver advisory is issued when a missing person is 60 years or older and believed to be suffering from dementia or another cognitive
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Speed humps will be reinstalled on multiple Columbia streets next week, according to a Friday press release from the city. Traffic calming measures were previously located on each street, but were removed because of recent pavement maintenance, the release says. No street closures will be required. Work will be done as followed:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce claims the area has a lot of jobs to fill, despite job growth stalling nationally. The jobs report released on Friday indicates 22,000 jobs were added to the economy last month and the unemployment rate rose from 4.2% to 4.3%. There are about 7.4 million
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The last ride for the Central Missouri Honor Flight will occur Monday, Sept. 15, according to a Friday press release from the group. The release says roughly 5,600 veterans have been flown to Washington D.C. since May 2009. A reason for the flights stopping was not described in the release. CMHF’s 71st
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COLUMIBA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fans heading east of Columbia after Saturday’s football game should be prepared for traffic. The Missouri Department of Transportation wrote in a Friday morning press release that eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in a portion of Callaway County. The release says the lane reduction will occur between the Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was previously charged with murder in an overdose death from December 2021 is no longer facing felony charges. Boone County prosecutors dismissed the case against Nicholas Gratwohl on Aug. 26 “because of developments in the evidence,” according to an email from Prosecutor Roger Johnson. Gratwohl was originally charged with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – University of Missouri leaders are considering public-private partnerships to turn some properties around campus into money-making developments. UM System President Mun Choi told the Board of Curators on Friday that the school is considering taking “nonessential” properties to work with commercial developers on to make money. That could include projects like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The UM System Board of Curators agreed to keep system president Mun Choi on until 2031. The board agreed to the extension at its Friday meeting in Columbia. The extension keeps Choi in his role as leader of both the system and as chancellor of the University of Missouri for three
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Network is in Columbia ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Mizzou football games of the season in a renewed rivalry against the University of Kansas on Saturday. SEC Network will air a total of three shows in Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri’s quad between Friday and Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers will face off against their longtime rival, the Kansas Jayhawks, for the first time since 2011 on Saturday at Faurot Field. With a sold-out stadium and passionate fans on both sides, emotions can run high and sometimes even lead to disputes. The rivalry goes back more than a century,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) East Columbia residents packed city hall on Thursday night to express concerns over a proposed subdivision known as “Ashford Place.” After more than two hours of public comments opposing the plan, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the project, sending it on to City Council for final approval. Troy Miller
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has proposed an increase in parking meter rates downtown, marking an adjustment for the first time in 12 years. Currently, downtown drivers pay 60 cents per hour. There is also a 55-cent transaction fee for those using a credit card. On the University of Missouri campus, the rate
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