COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County and Jefferson City plan to add AEDs in all new or remodeled county- and city-owned buildings in honor of February being American Heart Month. The county and city set the goal earlier this month, along with plans to establish a defibrillator map and educate the community on CPR and AED
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools was among several Mid-Missouri districts to announce a shift to remote learning or class cancellations due to forecasted snowfall for Wednesday. After Wednesday, CPS will have just one remaining Alternative Method of Instruction day before it would need to extend the school year. Missouri law requires public school districts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield customers using Medicare Advantage plans will no longer pay in-network rates at University of Missouri Health Care clinics and hospitals starting April 1. The insurance giant, which has about 2 million members in Missouri, failed to reach a deal to cover those plans in-network after negotiations, MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Mid-Missouri communities will have some legally defined snow-removal responsibilities with Wednesday’s winter storm. The City of Columbia says there are 555 miles of sidewalk throughout the city and property owners are urged to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice adjacent to their home or business. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement project will require Route K in Audrain County over Hickory Creek to close for a few months. Work is set to being Monday, Feb. 17 and end around mid-May, a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The contract includes another bridge replacement will occur in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in December to manslaughter was sentenced to probation. Justin Scott Trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 9 to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to five years of probation, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are looking to get back in the win column this week. The Mizzou men’s basketball team will host Oklahoma with an 8 p.m. Wednesday tipoff at Mizzou Arena. Mizzou is trying to get back on track after losses to Tennessee and Texas A&M that dropped the Tigers six spots
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By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — It’s only three weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and Israel and Hamas are each ratcheting up allegations that the other party has violated the deal. So far, 16 out of 33 hostages scheduled for release in the current phase of the agreement have been freed by Hamas, and 656
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Des Peres man was seriously hurt after a crash on Route HH at Eagle Drive in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2004 Ford F350 east just after 4 p.m. on Monday. Troopers said the truck
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As snow is expected across Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, the National Weather Service has a few recommendations for preparing your vehicle for winter weather. According to the National Weather Service, you can prepare for extreme winter weather by making a winter car survival kit. You will need jumper cables, flashlights, a first aid kit,
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The Trump administration sent shockwaves through the medical research establishment last week with an announcement that the National Institutes for Health would cut grant funding for research. Much of that research goes to universities, including the University of Missouri System. MU alone took in $70 million in NIH funding in fiscal 2024, according to official
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Witnesses on Monday said a woman was struck by a car near the intersection of North Providence Road and East Texas Ave in Columbia. Alejandro Figueroa-Saez said a blue Toyota hit a woman who was crossing the street. Â Â Saez added that another truck came and rolled over her arm before he ran
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to 114,533 incidents in 2024, a Monday evening press release says. Of those incidents, 78,276 were responses to citizens calls for service, while police initiated 36,257 incidents themselves. 4,320 people were also arrested in 2024, according to the release. CPD officers came across 181 incidents requiring the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools employee salaries are considered “above market and highly competitive,” a Gallagher benchmarking study found. The study was done to ensure competitiveness within the external market, according to a presentation from the district. Gallagher worked with CPS to identify a group of comparator organizations based uponorganization size, budget size, location
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night voted on a name for its new elementary school. Eagle Bluffs Elementary School was the name that was unanimously picked by the board. The school will be built near John Warner Middle School on Sinclair Road. Officials have said that the school is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Universities and research institutions are seeing temporary relief as U.S. District Judge Angel Kelly issued a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Government Efficiency’s hopes to decrease federal funding of National Institute of Health grants. According to ABC News, previously, most universities were able to acquire more than 70% of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year old man was shot in Phelps County on Sunday morning, the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department wrote on its Facebook page on Monday. The sheriff’s office wrote that deputies were called at 10:37 a.m. to the 19000 block of Highway 63 South, about 10 miles south of Rolla. The post says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting a woman at Douglass Park in Columbia on Nov. 10 has seen additional charges filed. Marlon McCraney, 51, is now charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession after a grand jury indictment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday signed an executive order related to the impending winter weather that is expected to hit Missouri this week. Kehoe’s Office said in a release that Executive Order 25-17 will suspend hours of service regulations for drivers transporting residential heating fuels, including propane, natural gas and heating oil.
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