COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown is looking to help youth reach their academic and career goals. “Anecdotally, CPS and different organizations have identified that 13-to-17 age range where we’re seeing some of the violence,” Thomas-Brown said. “So, a program that targets that directed demographic and seeing the success they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department announced on Tuesday evening that it arrested a man who was wanted for sexually assaulting a child last week. Augustus Armstead Jr., 37, was charged on Friday with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A mugshot was
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Editor’s note: A statistic about the number of fatal crashes has been updated. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The daughter of a 56-year-old Jefferson City man who died in a dump truck crash while riding his bicycle on Monday is hoping to raise awareness about the need for safety improvements along Business Loop 70. Columbia police identified
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson investigation is underway after officials say a church in Johnson County was intentionally set on fire on Monday night. The Johnson County Fire Protection District wrote in a Tuesday morning press release that Leeton United Methodist Church in the 100 block of North Wall Street was set ablaze. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager from Paris, Missouri, had his Audrain County homicide case refiled on Tuesday. Charles Armour, born in 2006, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree robbery in the Nov. 30, 2023, death of Matthew Stewart. Stewart, 23, was found dead with gunshot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Gasconade County after he allegedly admitted to shooting his brother on Monday in the 3000 block of Idel Road near Rosebud. Carson Adams, of Rosebud, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He was detained and a $50,000 bond was set. His mother Cynthia
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Damage from digging led to more than 900 Ameren Missouri customers in the southwest Jefferson City area losing power for hours on Tuesday afternoon. The utility’s outage map showed 945 customers without power in an outage that started at 1:38 p.m. Power had been restored by 3:15 p.m., the map showed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire Monday evening in the 8400 block of Zumwalt Road in Boone County. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a social media post that crews were called at 7:25 p.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from the home when they arrived.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected a former Missouri House clerk’s claim that she was a whistleblower for misdeeds by the House speaker. Judge Lisa White Hardwick with the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals wrote that Dana Miller did not sufficiently prove that former House Speaker Dean Plocher was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new mental health center in Columbia will triple the length of time patients can get treatment, with the hope of better caring for their illnesses. Burrell Behavioral Health broke ground Tuesday on its new Behavioral Health Crisis Center on Texas Avenue in Columbia. Burrell provides services specializing in mental health and
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District is hosting a community forum Tuesday night to discuss Proposition 2 and four-day school weeks. District leaders will be giving an update on its bond issues for construction projects and the continuation of the district’s four-day school week for students and staff. The forum will be in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed a man is dead after he was hit by a dump truck on Monday afternoon near the intersection of Business Loop 70 and Range Line Street. Columbia Police Department Lt. Scott Alpers told ABC 17 News at the scene that it is still unclear how the crash occurred and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Cathrine Hanaway was publicly sworn-in on Monday at the Capitol. She is the state’s 45th attorney general and the first woman to hold the position. Hanaway was appointed by Repulican Gov. Mike Kehoe in August to fill the rest of Andrew Bailey’s term. Bailey is taking a job
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday unanimously approved an agreement with two businesses to provide parking for the NCAA cross country championships that will occur next month. The championships will occur Saturday, Nov. 22 and is expected to bring 3,000-5,000 spectators, in addition to the 32 men’s and women’s teams who will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday approved an agreement to hire Lauber Municipal Law to serve an interim role after City Attorney Ryan Moelman stepped down. Moelman was recognized by the council at Monday’s meeting for his service. He will serve in the role until Friday. The city announced the appointment of
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System works is working to restore system services for students as operations to the school’s class management program Canvas remains unavailable after the massive Amazon Web Services cloud services outage Monday morning. The outage, which began at around 3 a.m. was resolved by 3:40 p.m., according to national
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday announced in a press release that he appointed Beth Wulff to become Maries County’s next collector. Wulff, of Vienna, currently served as the deputy county collector and replaces Jayne Williams, who had served in the role since 1999 before retiring. The release says Wulff is a “a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty last week to first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Diego Popp Popp was accused of hitting 50-year-old John Brummit on Highway 50 West on July 14, 2024, according to previous reporting. Police wrote Brummit was riding a bicycle on the shoulder of
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly tried to assault and smother his mother. Danial Lowe, 34, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond, but a mugshot was not available on Monday afternoon. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has suggested an ordinance that would make panhandling illegal at high-traffic intersections. “They’re calling it a pedestrian safety measure, but in reality it’s a getting the homeless out of the median ordinance,” said John Trapp, Executive Director for Columbia’s Room at the Inn. The ordinance would regulate the
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