A former state lawmaker is the first candidate to announce a run for the U.S. House seat that will become open with Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate.
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Health experts say the delta coronavirus variant that hit India hard is on its way to becoming the dominant strain in the United States.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education approved a new redistricting plan, along with the 2021-2022 fiscal budget Monday night. District officials will now move forward with the three year redistricting plans and the fiscal budget beginning July 1. Over the next three years, 724 kindergarten through fourth grade students will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is arrested after a stolen vehicle chase ends after a wreck at the Benedict and Mexico Gravel Road roundabout. Officials report that a silver Toyota 4 Runner was stolen from the 5600 block of Clark Lane Monday morning and just before 5 pm.. the vehicle was reported on Wellington Dr.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was placed on two years of unsupervised probation Thursday for unlawful use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, after shooting the gun into the air to break up a fight in Jefferson City at a funeral of a friend. Pierre Starks was arrested in Dec. 2019 after a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Task Force on Bicentennial Celebration Planning, CoMo 200, is planning multiple events beginning July 1st and culminating in its main bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. Thursday, July 1st “We Always Swing” Jazz Series presents the Sam Griffith Tentet and the Ben Colagiovanni Quartet at Rose Music Hall (ticketed). Show
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman is now in a state mental hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2020 murder case. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson said Lola Crews made the plea on April 26 and effectively ends the case. Wilson said that two mental evaluations found that Crews
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 19 new COVID-19 cases from Saturday through Monday. There are currently 56 active cases in the county. The county now has a reported total number of COVID-19 cases of 18,634. The county has reported the total number of cases removed from isolation is
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle chase ended at the south Fulton city limit. According to a Facebook post by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, deputies located a stolen BMW from Osage County on US Highway 54 near New Bloomfield when the chase started. The chase ended at the
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Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.
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Officers were sent at about 4:10 a.m. to the 300 block of Brookside Lane.
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Cars, building materials, gas and meat are just some of the items that have become more expensive while inflation increases.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As coronavirus vaccinations in Missouri continue to increase, ages 20 to 35 are making up a large percentage of positive cases across the state. Sara Humm with the Columbia/Boone County Health Department said we have seen 244 cases of COVID-19 in Boone County in the last month. Humm said 32% of the
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OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F was advised of a boat fire near a gas dock at the 17.5 mile mark at Lake of the Ozarks. An employee at the Getaway Gas Dock reported the boat on fire and that all three subjects who were aboard had all exited the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to a report of shots fired Sunday around 2:35 a.m. just north of the Discovery Parkway exit on US Hwy 63 heading South. While headed to the scene, officers learned a vehicle had been run off the road and crashed as a result of the shots fired.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures continue to rise and heat advisories are issued across the state, there are ways to stay safe and cool in Mid-Missouri. According to MU Health Care emergency physician Christopher Sampson MD, there have been six people in the emergency department for heat-related illnesses this week. Many of those patients were
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, Governor Mike Parson signed HB 85 into law establishing the Second Amendment Preservation Act in Missouri. The bill prohibits state and local cooperation with federal officials that attempt to enforce any laws, rules, orders, or actions that violate the Second Amendment rights of Missourians. These protections against federal overreach
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported the state’s positivity rate as 5.1% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with an additional 407 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 515,563. The state also added 145 probable cases of the virus to the dashboard Saturday. In total, 90,006 probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old is arrested for domestic assault after a stabbing in the 200 block of Apple Tree Ct. at 1:10 Friday afternoon. Columbia police responded to a stabbing at the 4500 block of Bethel St. but learned the stabbing occurred on Apple Tree Ct. Police found the 26-year-old victim with moderate injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a delay due to the coronavirus, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health has issued their recommendations to help reduce teen vaping rates in the county. The report states that “harmful health and mental health effects of youth vaping are far-reaching, and more interventions are needed to bring down the number of
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