Columbia internet outage caused by crash from police chase involving minors
Several of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.
Continue ReadingSeveral of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.
Continue ReadingSEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old woman was pulled from a burning vehicle by police after a Thursday morning crash in Sedalia, according to a press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The woman was not named in the release, but police say she is from Grain Valley, Missouri, and was brought to an area hospital
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of road closures were announced for Columbia and Boone County on Friday. In a press release from the City of Columbia, Garth Avenue between Oak and Ash streets will be closed Monday through Friday for a sewer line improvement project. The sewer utility plans to straighten the sanitary sewer pipes
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple child sex crimes on Thursday. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with first-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy and incest. He was arrested on Thursday and a warrant was listed as “served” on Friday. Police received a report about a sexual assault on Feb. 13
Continue ReadingMany people had trouble using their cellphones when they woke up on Thursday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety on Thursday discussed a bill that would crack down on fentanyl traffickers. The debate comes after Gov Mike Parson blamed an increase in fentanyl deaths in Missouri to illegal immigrants during his Tuesday press conference on border security. The House bill
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council in a closed session on Tuesday decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard waste services to residents, according to a Thursday release from the city. A temporary yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City closed for the season last month. There
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole Camp man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after a crash occurred Wednesday in Morgan County on Route C, east of Kelsay Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the crash report, a 1996 GMC 1500 – driven by Jonathan Noegel, 56,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A campaign committee has been filed for Columbia attorney Jeffrey Basinger the District 50 state House race, according to paperwork filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Basinger’s committee shows he is running as a Democrat. Rep. Douglas Mann (D-Columbia) announced in October that he would not seek reelection, citing mental
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Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
Continue ReadingNo injuries were reported in an Audrain County fire, but a restaurant and an attached apartment burnt down on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson said this week that he will send up to 200 members of the Missouri National Guard to Texas to help with Operation Lone Star — that state’s effort to reduce illegal immigration.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia spokesman Matt Nestor said Wednesday that the city is one step closer for curbside recycling to resume. In January, Utilities Director Dave Sorrell said the city was hoping to resume curbside collection by the end of February, if staffing levels allowed. According to Sorrell, staffing for the department needs
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works employees installed new street signs in some parts of downtown Columbia. An area between Fifth and Sixth streets and East Ash and East Walnut streets – near the post office — was once a cultural center of Columbia’s Black community. The new signs include the words “historic
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments for cases for a couple of days next month at area colleges. Four cases each day will be heard, with the first being 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the University of Missouri School of Law and the second at
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michael Bugalski is Moberly’s new city manager. The Moberly City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday appointing Bugalski as the city manager, according to a Wednesday release. Moberly began searching for a new city manager after Brian Crane became Jefferson City’s city administrator in August. “Moberly is a special place with so
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with sodomy on Wednesday. Eric Moore, 34, was charged with first-degree sodomy for an alleged incident that occurred on Friday. Prosecutors say the victim was not able to give consent, according to the court documents. A court date has not been set. Moore is being held at
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