COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dixon Elementary School in Pulaski County will not be in session again on Thursday as the school district is still dealing with storm damage. The Dixon R-1 School District announced on its social media that class would not be in session again for elementary students. The middle and high schools will be
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State funding for a new juvenile center in Cole County is uncertain after the Missouri legislature failed to pass House Bill 19 on Wednesday. About $4 million of the more than $14 million project would have come from the state. The project has been in works since 2022 and would have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of causing a grocery store to go on lockdown last year was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday evening. John Linzie, 45, was found guilty of second-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree property damage. He was previously charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly admitted to child sex crimes to law enforcement. Matthew Bell, 24, of Rocky Mount, was charged with four counts of sexually exploiting a minor, five counts of child porn possession and four counts of second-degree sodomy. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A demolition permit was issued on Tuesday for the storm-damaged recycling facility in Columbia, according to city filings. The permit was applied for on May 8 for the facility, which was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. The damage resulted in the city temporarily suspending regular curbside recycling pickup, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with a felony after he allegedly started a fire on Aug. 27, 2024. Robert Roberts, 33, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with first-degree arson. He is being held at Jefferson City Correctional Center for a five-year sentence related to burglary,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is hosting its monthly Let’s Talk Local discussion on Wednesday, featuring Ward 3 Council Member Jacque Sample to talk about the city’s new Office of Violence Prevention. The discussion will take place in the Benton Elementary School cafeteria from 5:30-7 p.m. It’s the latest of a series of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An octogenarian from California, Missouri, was charged in federal court this week with a number of gun charges. Aubrey Foxworthy, 81, was charged with dealing guns without a license, two counts of having an unregistered gun and one count of having a machine gun, according to the superseding indictment filed Tuesday in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Road and Bridge on Monday will repair portions of Brown School Road between Creasy Springs Road and Clearview Road, according to a Wednesday press release from the Boone County Commission. Brown School Road will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. and will be back at normal traffic by 3 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nightly lane closures on Highway 63 near the Grindstone Parkway interchange will occur near week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says that northbound traffic will need to shift with a temporary barricade between traffic and work at the median. Lane closures will occur
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A brief closure will occur Thursday morning for a westbound Highway 54 ramp at the north end of Fulton, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will be installing a sign. The closure is expected to last from 8-10 a.m., the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism has started a new role with the City of Auxvasse. The city on Wednesday shared on its social media that Chism started working as the city’s program administrator in February. “Please welcome Clay Chism as our newest addition to the City of Auxvasse. Clay started with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley appeared on CNN on Wednesday to discuss his opposition to Medicaid cuts. Hawley, a Republican, has defied party leadership by opposing Medicaid cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. The House has been working on the budget plan this week. “My state is a
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The final hours of the 2025 legislative session are ticking down, and a plan to help fund stadium upgrades for Kansas City sports teams is at the center of a power struggle in the General Assembly. The Missouri House has approved the incentives. However, they’ve been held up in the Senate, where a bipartisan group
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Editor’s Note: A sentence referencing an executive order from the 1800s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A longtime U.S. senator from Missouri with roots in Audrain County had died. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said in a news release that Christopher “Kit” Bond died early Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86. He was originally
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man has been charged with second-degree felony murder in a 2021 overdose death that occurred in Columbia. Cameron Comstock, 25, is accused of selling fentanyl to a woman on Nov. 6, 2021. A warrant was ordered on Tuesday and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Kit Bond, a sixth-generation Missourian with deep family and civic ties to Mexico, has died at the age of 86, leaving behind a legacy of public service and community impact. Born in St. Louis, Bond was raised in Mexico and remained closely connected to the Audrain County community throughout his life. His
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After the announcement of former Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond’s death on Tuesday, a large number of Missouri public officials from both sides of the aisle shared their condolences. Bond died in St. Louis early Tuesday, according to a press release from Gov. Kehoe’s office. He served in various roles during his time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night approved two people for leadership positions within the district, a Tuesday press release says. Adam Taylor was picked as Columbia Public Schools’ chief academic officer for the 2025-26 school year, while Allison Chostner was chosen as Benton STEM Elementary School’s next principal, the release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businesswoman accused of fraud and embezzlement pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts. Kathryn L. Cunningham pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and not paying payroll taxes. She was originally charged with 38 counts, which included bank fraud, stealing from an organization that receives federal funds and wire
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