COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of selling drugs that led to an overdose death in 2020 pleaded guilty on Friday. Mark Conn, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged with second-degree murder and delivery of
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warrensburg woman has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly tried to rob a business in Osage County on Thursday. Allison Leann Hale, 33, was charged with second-degree robbery and first-degree property damage. She is being held at the Osage County Jail without bond, according to Casenet. According to
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An Audrain County man was charged Friday with first-degree murder.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Homelessness affects more than half a million people nationwide, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Mid-Missouri is no exception. According to the 2022 Point in Time Count, 1,571 individuals in Missouri were experiencing homelessness. One-third of those individuals are considered “unsheltered.” That means those individuals are living on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sam Turner announced his bid for Boone County southern district commissioner in a Tuesday press release. Turner is filing as a Republican, according to the release and the Missouri Ethics Commission. The seat is currently held by Democrat Justin Aldred, who announced his reelection bid in September. Turner — who owns Turner
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Tyler Walker has been picked by the Hallsville Board of Education to be the district’s next superintendent, according to a Friday press release. Walker’s first day will be July 1, the release states. Superintendent John Downs will retire on June 30. Walker has been the superintendent of the Higbee R-8 School District
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Three top leaders at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City will lose their jobs as the business integrates with MU Health Care.
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The Jefferson City Police Department and Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating after initial investigations could not rule out an incendiary fire at an apartment building early Friday morning.
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The minimum wage in Missouri will go up on Jan. 1.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Works held a meeting on Thursday for the Forum Boulevard project to show the community what the proposed improvements would look like. The meeting took place at Forum Christian Church on 3900 Forum Boulevard. The open-house style meeting included a walk-through presentation of the project and developments as well as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Rivers Electric Cooperative stated on its Facebook page that 695 of its customers had lost power around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The company later stated that the outage was caused from lightning striking a pole. It appeared that power had been restored by 8:05 p.m. The Cole County R-5 School District
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds on Thursday, along County Road 556 in Vandalia, according to a social media post from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office wrote online that it had received a call shortly after 2 p.m. that it had received a report that someone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trevor Foley was picked as the acting director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to a Thursday press release from the governor’s office. Foley will begin working in the position on Wednesday, according to the release. The position became open after DOC Director Anne Precythe announced her retirement earlier this month.
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Missouri’s minimum wage is increasing by 30 cents in 2024 from $12 to $12.30 per hour — the first time it will be based on inflation instead of a voter-approved amount in five years.
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A Columbia woman accused of causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage at a convenience store on Tuesday appeared in court on Wednesday.
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A property owner has submitted plans to the city which include the possibility of a new water tower in southwest Columbia, which pressure problems have plagued for years.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Irving, Texas, man suffered serious injuries in a Thursday crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 189 in Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 2003 Toyota Sienna — Manuel Escamilla-Cardenas, 50 – was heading eastbound when it went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s annual Living Windows event and Christmas parade will occur on Friday and Saturday, respectively, which will require parking restrictions and street closures, according to a Thursday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The Living Windows event will be 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, the release states. Parking will not be
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An American Red Cross van caught fire on its way to a blood drive in Columbia on Thursday morning.
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KEYETSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Water has been turned back on in Keytesville, after a water main break on Wednesday caused the city to shut water off. According to Chariton County’s non-emergency line service, the water was turned back on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. All residents in Keytesville were affected, according to a Facebook post from Chariton
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