Eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia reopens after crash involving semi-truck
A crash involving a semi-truck shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Range Line Street in Columbia on Wednesday morning.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you hear the warning sirens on Tuesday?
Missouri held a statewide tornado drill Tuesday with local governments, businesses and organizations participating.
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Columbia Solid Waste holds open house about recycling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Solid Waste hosted an open house Tuesday night at the Activities and Recreation Center on West Ash Street to discuss and assess the future of recycling in the Columbia area. According to Matt Nestor, the public information specialist for the City of Columbia utilities, the city is working with
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Columbia Public Schools scores 70% on performance report
Columbia Public Schools earned a 70% score on this year’s version of the state’s education report card.
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JC Public Works announces lane closure on West Main Street
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Tuesday press release that it will have closures in the eastbound lanes in the 300 block of West Main Street for pavement repairs. Traffic will be reduced to one lane going east. Lane closures will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Work
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No injuries reported in Ashland fire
ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a mobile-home fire Tuesday morning in Ashland. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District was called to a fire at 8:58 a.m. on Dee Woods Road. Fire officials told ABC 17 News the fire was called in by a neighbor. Officials said the owner was not home at the
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Lawyer waives formal arraignment for woman accused of murder
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a Columbia woman who is accused of murdering a man and trying to burn the body waived a formal arraignment on Tuesday. Emma Adams, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse. She appeared in court by video from the Boone
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I-70 interchange at Providence Road reopens after crash
A crash involving a motorcycle led police to shut down part of an Interstate 70 interchange Tuesday.
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Columbia student motorcycle crash victim identified
Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday confirmed the name of the Rock Bridge High School student killed in a motorcycle crash on a busy stretch of road the day before.
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Tornado sirens tested in Missouri ahead of spring and impending warm weather
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual statewide tornado drill in Missouri was on Tuesday, with Boone and Cole counties testing their outdoor emergency sirens. The sound of sirens lasted for three minutes. Starting at 10 a.m., the severe weather sirens were tested to make sure they are in working order ahead of the changing season. Cole
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Attorney general plans to appeal federal judge’s ruling on Missouri gun law
A federal district judge on Tuesday ruled that a Missouri law limiting enforcement of federal gun rules here is unconstitutional and creates more danger for the state’s citizens.
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Jefferson City man charged after allegedly breaking into apartment, threatened woman with knife
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with nine felonies after he allegedly broke into an apartment and tried to threaten a woman with knife. Hosea Gaines, 33, is charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree domestic assault, first-degree harassment, three counts of armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree stalking and
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Lincoln University wins discrimination case over former HR director
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A court decision on March 1 was ruled in favor of Lincoln University in a case where its former human resources director made discrimination claims. The lawsuit alleged violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. In the lawsuit from 2019, Jim Marcantonio claimed former President Kevin Rome ordered him to hire
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Man stable after north Columbia shooting
Police say a man was stable after he was shot Monday night in north Columbia.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you happy with the end to the Mizzou basketball season?
The Mizzou men’s basketball team took care of business, winning their last few conference games to finish the season and earn a No. 25 spot in the AP Top 25.
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Rock Bridge High School student killed in crash on busy south Columbia road
Emergency dispatchers said a crash shut down a stretch of busy road in south Columbia a little after noon Monday.
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Hold Como Accountable asking Columbia City Council to reopen 2021 officer-involved shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hold Como Accountable members are raising some concerns of theirs at the Columbia City Council meeting on Monday night. The group is asking for Columbia City Council, the Columbia Police Department, and the Boone County prosecuting office, to reopen the case of Quillan Jacobs. “We got access, group access, to a lot
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Lane closures planned nightly as Rocheport bridge work progresses
Drivers can look forward to about a month’s worth of overnight lane closures in western Boone County and eastern Cooper County as work continues on the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River.
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Columbia bookstore supports drag storytimes despite pushback from Republican lawmakers
The most recent in a series of bills in the Missouri legislature related to drag shows and transgender people is one that criminalizes drag shows that are open to minors.
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MU says $10 million grant will double cover crops
The University of Missouri said Monday that an agricultural researcher received a $10 million grant that will double the area of cover crops used in the United States by 2030.
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