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Jefferson City considering baby safe haven box
Jefferson City officials are considering the purchase of a device that would allow people to safely drop off infants instead of abandoning them.
Continue ReadingJefferson City officials are considering the purchase of a device that would allow people to safely drop off infants instead of abandoning them.
Continue ReadingAmong the more than 170 line-item vetoes issued Friday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson were funding for a homeless shelter for veterans in Columbia and senor transportation in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingBoone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with shooting another person multiple times on Thursday night on Madison Street.
Continue ReadingA teenage suspect in a deadly spring 2023 shooting in south Columbia will stand trial as an adult.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of multiple child sex crimes is facing more charges after he was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Jarrod Don Hoffman, 50, was charged with four counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree child molestation, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and first-degree
Continue ReadingThe presidential debate happened Thursday night. For most viewers, it was not a pleasant experience.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police blocked off a portion of Sixth Street near the 800 block on Thursday night. Police were outside of what appeared to be a duplex, with one of the front doors to the residence that appeared to have been removed. SWAT Team members were at the scene and entered the residence
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Madison Street in Columbia was closed off on Thursday evening by Columbia police after shots were fired by one person. Shots were fired at 7:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Madison Street, according to Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill. The scene was cleared and the street was reopened by 10:15
Continue ReadingA look at some major product recalls this week.
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators approved the budget for fiscal 2025 at a meeting in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday. The budget includes more than $2.06 billion in revenue for MU’s Columbia campus. Documents show this is an increase of about 10% compared to the projected fiscal 2024 budget of
Continue ReadingThe City of Jefferson detailed a new technology Jefferson City Police Department has equipped its K9 vehicles in a Facebook post Wednesday.
Continue ReadingSALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saline County tavern is set to reopen. The J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock will reopen later this year, but an exact date has not been revealed, according to a Thursday press release from Missouri State Parks. The release says that J. Huston Tavern unexpectedly closed in March and Missouri
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, government officials broke ground on a new multi-agency state laboratory campus in Jefferson City. The multi-story, 250,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $183 million with construction, expected to be completed by 2026. American Rescue Plan Act funding was allocated to help cover the cost. State officials say they want
Continue ReadingExtreme heat like Mid-Missouri has experienced over the past week isn’t just bad for the body, it can also hurt the mind.
Continue ReadingNearly 255,000 children in Missouri face food insecurity, according to the not-for-profit Feeding America.
Continue ReadingTrina James got to take home something special with her groceries Thursday — a new air conditioner.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is facing a manslaughter charge after she was accused of running over and killing a man on Interstate 70 in March. Tyia Alisa Bush, 38, was charged on Thursday with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and speeding. She is not listed on the Boone County Jail
Continue ReadingThe first debate of the presidential election will take place starting at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Continue ReadingTennessee authorities have concluded that there’s no evidence that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing after a night of drinking in Nashville, was overserved alcohol the night he disappeared.
Continue ReadingMILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were arrested and charged with drug crimes on Thursday in Miller County. Karey Varner, Kyle Nelson and David Saint were charged with two counts of second-degree drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs. Taylor Blackburn was charged with drug possession and
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