Columbia’s Ash Street improvements awaiting MoDOT plans
So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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Jefferson City Council approves $25k for security upgrades to city hall
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night reallocated $25,000 from recent bicentennial events to make security upgrades to city hall. City staff said they want to buy portable security scanners and the city’s finance director is working with the Jefferson City Police Department to determine their options. No decision has been made
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City of Columbia sends out community survey for feedback from residents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has mailed out its annual community survey “to a random sample of households” to get feedback on issues surrounding the city. Some households received the survey on Monday. The surveys include postage-paid return envelopes. The release says responses will remain confidential. The return address is the ETC Institute,
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Trial date set in NAACP lawsuit challenging new Missouri congressional map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge will review another redistricting lawsuit Dec. 15, following what was supposed to be the first redistricting trial Monday. The NAACP filed its redistricting lawsuit at the start of the special session in September against Gov. Mike Kehoe, the former attorney general, the House speaker and the Senate
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Veterans United announces final drive-thru holiday lights display, says traffic increase ‘no longer feasible’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans United announced in a Tuesday press release that this year’s “Bright Lights/Holiday Nights” drive-thru display will be the event’s final installment. The release says the increased traffic paired with new developments in the area make the annual event “no longer feasible for the lightshow to continue and still be good neighbors
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Boone County hires Montgomery County prosecutor as special assistant prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County on Monday entered an agreement with Montgomery County Prosecutor Paul Boyd to serve as a special assistant prosecutor. Boyd is overseeing six murder cases in Boone County. He was an assistant prosecutor for Boone County, but was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month to become Montgomery County’s next top
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Kehoe orders flags to fly at half-staff for former VP Dick Cheney
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday ordered flags at government buildings around the state to fly at half-staff for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Cheney, 84, served as vice president during President George W. Bush’s tenure from 2001-09. Cheney’s passing was announced on Tuesday.
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Veterans Day to affect trash pickup in Columbia, Fulton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans Day is next week and it will affect trash pickup in a couple of Mid-Missouri cities. The Solid Waste calendar in Fulton shows refuse will not be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Those who have their trash picked up on Tuesdays will have it picked up on Wednesday. The Legends
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WATCH: Mizzou Tigers talk about preparation for Texas A&M
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 19 Mizzou Tigers are coming off a bye week and getting ready to jump back into SEC play against Texas A&M. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field. Watch a news conference about preparation for the game here.
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Columbia City Council approves $58K contract for short-term rental monitoring
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
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Financial strain mounts for federal workers amid prolonged shutdown
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial strain as the government shutdown stretches past a month, leaving many furloughed or working without pay in what is expected to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 as lawmakers in Washington D.C. are in a stalemate over a
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Columbia plow crews to hold annual dry run Wednesday; 5 new trucks to be added to fleet
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from the city. Crews will review safety procedures and rehearse snow routes for the upcoming winter season. The release states a majority of the participants of the exercise will
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Army veteran speaks at Columbia church about experience delivering aid in Gaza
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza. The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia. Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of
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More of a historic funeral home in Jefferson City can be saved
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting allowing the Missouri Association of Counties to preserve another portion of the historic Buescher Memorial Home. The front part of the former funeral was known to be in good condition to renovate and preserve, but MAC Executive Director Steve Hobbs said
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Jefferson City murder suspect begins bench trial Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used to help research the background for this story. A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child began his bench trial at the Boone County Courthouse on Monday. Sergio Sayles, 39, faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and first-degree
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MoDOT’s state safety coordinator denies pulling out gun during road rage incident
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state safety coordinator of the Missouri Department of Transportation denies that he wielded a gun during a road-rage incident in Jefferson City. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, was charged Wednesday in Cole County with felony unlawful use of a weapon. A criminal summons was issued for him the same day, and
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Seven miles of Improve I-70 Project between Columbia and Kingdom City completed
MoDOT leaders, state troopers and elected officials across Missouri gather for a ribbon cutting on I-70 near mile marker 137
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Audrain County’s Room at the Inn to only open ‘as-needed’ in December
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Room at the Inn location in Audrain County will only be open next month on an “as-needed basis,” according to a Friday social media post from the Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition. The shelter in Mexico typically opens fully in December, but a lack of funds has resulted in the location
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Jefferson City man charged in electric scooter crash that killed teen
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Saturday with manslaughter after a deadly electric scooter crash on Highway 50. Jervontaye I. Warmack, 32, was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child endangerment and driving while intoxicated. Police say Warmack was driving a Chevrolet SUV when he hit the unnamed electric
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Redistricting lawsuit delayed after judge falls ill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group backing a referendum petition to put the “Missouri First” map on the November 2026 ballot will have to wait to argue before a judge. A Monday bench trial in a lawsuit the group People Not Politicians filed against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was delayed after Judge Daniel Green
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