COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chesterfield woman has been charged with a pair of felonies after she led law enforcement on a chase Saturday on Highway 63 in Randolph County. Fredreika Davis, 34, was charged with aggravated fleeing and third-degree assault of a special victim. She is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla woman is accused of armed robbery at a convenience store on Friday. Samantha Feeler, 31, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $250,000 bond. A confined docket hearing is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly used a gun to threaten several people Sunday outside a Dollar General on Madison Street in Jefferson City. Willie Banks, 28, was charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, a single
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COLUMBIA MO. A home in the 100 block of Sexton Road that caught fire about a year ago is now at the center of multiple city complaints surrounding trash and abandoned vehicles. The home — owned by Carlos Alvino Lee Lawson — has a dumpster and other items outside of it that city officials say
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trip from Los Angeles to Mid-Missouri in the fall turned into a day that would leave William Tannehill and Andres Rios with nightmares months later, the two say. Tannehill was born and raised in Missouri, but lived in Jefferson City before moving across the country to Los Angeles. In September, he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged in Phelps County after he was accused of pulling out a knife while trying to steal a couple of bags of Tyson chicken from a grocery store on Saturday. Sean Wildhaber, 23, was charged on Monday with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College announced in a Monday press release that its Board of Trustees have named Toby Arquette as its next president. Arquette will become the school’s 19th president on March 1, succeeding David Russell, who announced his retirement earlier this year. The release says Arquette is currently at St. Ambrose University in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia state representative on Monday prefiled a bill for the upcoming legislative session that aims to expand rules on dog-breeding facilities. Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) prefiled the “Animal Care Facilities Act,” which would expand violations pertaining to commercial and noncommercial breeders. Provisions include requiring adequate food, water and housing for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas Coordinating Council on Monday unanimously approved bonds and a bond district for a new stadium to support the Kansas City Chiefs. The council approved the measure during a session on Monday. State officials later appeared with Chiefs ownership at a Topeka, Kansas, news conference to announce the team’s move. Talk
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By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — A Jeffrey Epstein survivor who has only ever chosen to identify herself anonymously as “Jane Doe” was startled to learn that her name appeared multiple times in the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files that began on Friday, and she told CNN in an exclusive interview Monday that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dog breeder pleaded not guilty Monday to dozens of counts of animal abuse charges after a grand jury indictment. Melissa Sanders, 26, is facing 29 counts of felony animal abuse after she was previously charged with three felonies and 15 misdemeanor counts of animal abuse. Sanders’ new attorney, Andrew
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Americans don’t seem to feel very good about the economy these days. A Gallup poll on the country’s economic confidence at the start of December showed its worst numbers since the inflation-heavy Biden presidency. Affordability has come to dominate politics, with concerns about lagging poll numbers sending President Donald Trump on the road to talk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team is on a two-game winning streak, following a 84-57 win over North Alabama. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Kellie Harper, as well as a couple of her players in the video player below. Tiger guard Grace Slaughter got her team off
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The final Mizzou men’s basketball game of 2025 will come with Braggin’ Rights on the line. On Monday, Tiger hoops is set to face No. 18 Illinois in the annual Braggin’ Rights showdown at the Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis. This game is a continuation of a series that has
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There’s going to be a new play-caller in Columbia in 2026. On Sunday, Mizzou football announced the hiring of its new offensive coordinator, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz brought former Michigan OC Chip Lindsey onboard, after he spent one season in Ann Arbor. The hiring comes after former Tiger offensive coordinator Kirby Moore took the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Minimum wage workers across Missouri will soon see a boost in their paychecks. In November 2024, voters approved Proposition A, a ballot measure designed to raise the state’s minimum wage and provide earned paid sick leave for certain workers. As part of that measure, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase from $13.75 to
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man gave away more than 170 bikes on Saturday to kids in the community with the hope of spreading holiday cheer. “I wanted to give 20 bikes away for Christmas, and it just blew up,” said Richard Mahoney. “I’m at 175 right now.” Over just six weeks Richard Mahoney collected
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Elkand woman was seriously injured in a crash Friday evening, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. At around 11:05 p.m., a woman, driving with a 27-year-old Pleasant Hope man, was going westbound on I-44 near mile 152 in a 2004 Ford Expedition. The pair drove into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least three lawsuits ask Missouri judges to quickly decide on redistricting cases ahead of the candidate filing date of Feb. 24. This follows some confusion as to which congressional map is currently in effect. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said the new congressional map took effect on Dec. 11. However, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The national unemployment rate is at its highest point in nearly four years at 4.6% recorded last month, and hiring trends are slowing as thousands of college graduates prepare to enter the workforce. The U.S. unemployment rate has ticked up since hitting a 54-year low of 3.4% in April 2023, reflecting a
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