The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to 419 calls for service during March 2025, according to a BCFPD Facebook post. 159 of those were for fire-related incidents.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of armed robbery has been arrested. The Columbia Police Department arrested Gerion Young, 26, of Columbia, on Tuesday, according to a press release. He was charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at
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Editor’s note: The victim’s age was updated after the sheriff’s office updated the age on its Facebook post. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed in a Sunday shooting in Holts Summit. The sheriff’s office wrote in a Tuesday social media post that the victim is Kara Dills, 37,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Among the many items on Thursday’s agenda, the University of Missouri Board of Curators will discuss a possible loss of federal money. The Board will hear an update for the fiscal year 2026 budget. Meeting documents state that impending federal funding cuts could result in a $22 million loss of National Institutes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of robbing a south Columbia restaurant in August 2024 he pleaded guilty to two felonies and a misdemeanor. Regis Dorsey, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree robbery, first-degree kidnapping and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Previous reporting indicates that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly pulled out a gun on Monday during a road rage incident in Cole County. Samuel Spinner, 40, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Jefferson City private school volunteer was sentenced to probation Monday. Judge Daniel Green sentenced Jennifer Cecil to five years of probation on a felony count of first-degree sexual abuse. If Cecil violates her probation, she could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was charged in July 2023
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia stabbing victim told police that he interrupted his assailant trying to steal from him before the attack, according to court documents. Arthur W. Hooks, 70, was arrested Monday after police responded to a stabbing in the 2900 block of Leeway Drive in north Columbia. Prosecutors charged Hooks with first-degree assault,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Board of Curators’ Budget and Finance Committee is set to meet Tuesday to discuss tuition and fees for the 2025-2026 school year. The meeting is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday in Young Hall. In January, the board approved increases for boarding and meal plans, with the prices of
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President Donald Trump met Monday with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, at the White House. The discussion inevitably turned to the detention of U.S. immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador native married to a U.S. citizen who was sent to a mega prison called CECOT. The government has said Abrego Garcia
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: The suspect’s age has been corrected. HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who allegedly attempted to hit a deputy at the scene of a deadly shooting on Sunday is facing a misdemeanor assault charge. Thomas Jones, 71, of Holts Summit, was charged with fourth-degree assault on Monday. Jones is accused of trying to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Utilities says it will work with other agencies and track complaints regarding illegal camping and dumping near the city’s waterways. The department sent its updated plan to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources two weeks ago, said utilities department spokesman Jason West. The two-page updated portion of its application for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite a shooting over the weekend at Cosmo Park, data from the Columbia Police Dispatch log shows that despite a high volume of calls, violent incidents are down. Two people are hospitalized following a shooting late Saturday night at Cosmo Park, where police say a large gathering took place. Columbia police responded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved new salary schedules within the district, which includes an increase for base salaries across the board for employees. Base compensation improved by an average of 2.93%, with the average increase coming out at 4.85%. Information from the board’s agenda states that the increase
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Voluntary Action Center’s air condition exchange program will become a one-day event this year, according to a Monday press release from the VAC. The event will take place 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, May 21 at the Boone County Community Building at 1413 Range Line Street in Columbia. It was previously a summer-long
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education members filed into their new roles during a reorganization meeting on Monday before its regular meeting. Suzette Waters and Erica Dickson earned spots on the board in the April 8 election. They both received more votes than Ken Rice, Waters was the Board’s president heading into the election.
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Columbia police arrested a man Monday after a stabbing near an elementary school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is recovering from a chaotic weekend of multiple shootings that left at least five people hurt. These shootings occurred across the city on Maguire Boulevard., East Broadway and at Cosmo Park. The city last year made efforts to improve officer retention and made the city’s in-house police academy.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with a felony and multiple misdemeanors after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Mexico, Missouri, on Saturday morning. Nathan Sommer, 40, was charged with first-degree harassment and three misdemeanors: Third-degree kidnapping, fourth-degree assault and second-degree sexual misconduct. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crown Linen will close its processing plant in Mexico, Missouri, on Friday, April 25, according to a press release from the company. The company has been at the facility since 1904. The release says that a fire that destroyed two buildings last May and a decision was made to transition from a
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