Columbia couple help open NRA Convention Friday morning
Columbia couple Brenda and Larry Potterfield helped open up the NRA’s convention Friday with an officials ribbon cutting.
Continue ReadingColumbia couple Brenda and Larry Potterfield helped open up the NRA’s convention Friday with an officials ribbon cutting.
Continue ReadingA measure of how often drivers of different races pulled over compared to their population levels shows disproportionate traffic stops for Black drivers dropped during the pandemic.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) For some time now, the Jefferson City Police Department has struggled to fill vacant officer positions, but the department was recently given resources to help bring employees in. The Jefferson City Police Department confirmed some incentives that will be included for new hires. Some perks potential candidates could look forward to
Continue ReadingSome of the largest employers in Central Missouri are hospitals. But even with that large presence, retaining healthcare workers is increasingly difficult for hospitals, according to a new report.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility residential curbside customers will begin receiving vouchers for refuse and recycling bags in the mail during the week of June 13.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A virtual health care job fair is planned for Friday in the Columbia region. The job fair comes after the release of a new report by the Missouri Hospital Association, which reveals “unprecedented levels of turnover and vacancy,” mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. New Report from Missouri Hospital Association The report
Continue ReadingState Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) took to Twitter on Thursday and said that he is considering filing legislation next session to ban teenagers from purchasing semi-automatic weapons.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after an incident involving a knife on Wednesday off of Providence and Nebraska. A Boone County prosecutor has charged D’Shawn McDonald with third-degree domestic assault, third-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, fourth-degree domestic assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault, second-degree property damage and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire department call to a house fire shut down part of a major street near the North Village Arts District. Fire crews received reports of the fire in with people and animals possibly trapped inside. Firefighters were sent a little before 10:30 a.m. to 408 College Ave., near the street’s intersection
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services unveiled it’s new drug overdose database. Overdoses are now the leading cause of death among adults aged 18-44 according to DHSS.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Livestream of traffic on Interstate 70 at the 129-mile marker: Update: Crews have reopened both eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at the 129-mile maker to traffic. Update: The Columbia Fire Department reports no one was hurt Thursday morning after a semi-truck fire on Interstate 70. Firefighters responded to the fire in the
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Sheriff Department conducts active shooter training exercises with the school districts they have partnered with annually and at the request of schools as well.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) was awarded $464,593 in funding from the Continuum of Care competitive grant program.
Continue ReadingMany children, students, parents and teachers woke up Wednesday feeling anxious about heading back to school after the horrific mass shooting in Texas, and several other mass shootings this month.
Continue ReadingAlbert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center opens this weekend
Continue ReadingThe head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
Continue ReadingOne Korean American in Columbia is contributing to the cultural exchange through his love of cooking.
Continue ReadingNo one was injured during a fight involving a knife at a Columbia gas station Wednesday.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Joseph Murray for unlawful business practices.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education is recommending Tina Woods to become the principal at Derby Ridge School for the 2022-23 school year.
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