COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old man from Pulaski County was seriously hurt on Monday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 44. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 2:19 p.m. on I-44 eastbound at mile marker 154.8 in Pulaski County. The crash report states the driver, a 35-year-old man from Richland, was in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia Police Department is asking for the public’s help after a contractor’s tool trailer was broken into over the weekend. A release from the city states that tools were stolen from S&A Equipment & Builders at the North Central Sidewalk Project over the weekend. The release states tools stolen included hand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt after a crash in Audrian County on Monday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states the crash happened at 7:10 a.m. on Monday at Highway 54 and County Road 485. The crash report states the crash involved three vehicles: a 2014 GMC Terrain, a 2015 Mercedes ML350
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department said it has gotten false reports in the past, and it takes up time and wastes resources to verify that the incident is false. “‘Swatting’ calls are dangerous, disruptive and waste valuable law enforcement resources. While many of these calls turn out to be hoaxes, MUPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former pro-baseball player from Columbia was denied a new trial at his sentencing hearing on Monday. Blake Tekotte, 38, was found guilty by a jury in July of second-degree domestic assault and kidnapping. The judge sentenced him to 10 years in the Department of Corrections, but he could have the possibility
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department’s new crime data dashboard is now up and running. Starting Monday, residents can see more detailed information about crimes that have been reported at and near specific locations in Columbia. Data is also included about the statistics on reported crimes for the past month, year, along with by
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The University of Missouri is seeing more students this year, according to preliminary data.
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A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of leaving two children in a hot car.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of leading police on a chase Friday night. Jarvis Chevis, 34, of Columbia, was charged with five felonies, including possession of controlled substance, third-degree assault with a special victim, resisting arrest, first-degree property damage and tampering with physical evidence. Court documents state
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Two people have died after a crash on Sunday night in Gasconade County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was hurt on Monday after an early morning crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 12:44 a.m. on Highway NN near Springer Lane in Pulaski County. Troopers said a 54-year-old man was driving a 2025 Dodge Durango when he went off the right side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old woman was crushed by a boat that she was attempting to tie to the dock on the Lake of the Ozarks. The woman is from Junction City, Kansas, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online report. The report states that she was tying up the boat at about 7:14
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As Columbia College students head out for the first day of classes Monday, enhanced security features across campus, including new lights and cameras, are in place to keep them safe.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The crash location has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Hallsville residents were declared dead at the scene of a crash with a tractor-trailer Saturday in Monroe County. A 46-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman were killed when their Ford Escape didn’t yield to the tractor-trailer on Highway 154 west of Perry, according
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old man was seriously hurt after a crash in Benton County Sunday evening, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 60-year-old Lowry City man was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry east on Route T, west of Quail Run Rd., when he swerved into the westbound
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President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy the National Guard in Democrat-run U.S. cities such as Chicago, New York and Baltimore after a test run in Washington, D.C. Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next city to see National Guard soldiers patrolling the street — a sight that has caused concerns about civil
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 843 school bus crashes statewide, resulting in seven deaths in 2024. According to the MSHP’s latest report: Small School Buses: 145 crashes statewide 118 with property damage 26 with injuries 1 fatal Large School Buses: 679 crashes statewide 560+ with property damage 113 with injuries 2
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously injured in a Howard County crash Sunday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 27-year-old was riding a 2001 Honda Shadow southbound when the bike exited the right side of the road. The vehicle became airborne, hit a fence and overturned. The
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Missouri women were seriously injured in a crash in Morgan County Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Route D just after 9:30 a.m. The report states a a 32-year-old Sedalia woman was driving a 2003 Toyota Echo southbound when the vehicle
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A crash shut down a portion of southbound Providence Road in Columbia Saturday night.
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