COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged after he was accused of brutally killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog after he broke into her home on Friday. Allen Lyons, 34, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree burglary, second-degree animal abuse, first-degree harassment and armed criminal action. The Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was riding in a forklift was killed after the vehicle crashed Tuesday morning on Beechnut Street in Macon County, about three miles west of Ethel, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The crash report says the Caterpillar DC60 Forklift – driven by a 19-year-old Ethel man –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Lottery announced in a Wednesday press release that a Boone County man bought a ticket from a Columbia gas station that won him $3.2 million. The Quick Pick ticket was bought at the Midwest Petroleum at 126 South Providence Road for the Oct. 15 drawing. The man claimed the prize
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was killed on Tuesday night after he was hit be a semi-truck on Interstate 70. Â According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 44-year-old Columbia man was walking in the left lane of eastbound I-70 near mile marker 137 when he was hit by a semi-truck
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As cooler, fall temperatures creep into Mid-Missouri, you might be turning on your heat for the first time in months. If you are turning up the heat, you may notice a burning smell; however, there’s likely nothing to worry about if the smell dissipates within a few minutes. When furnaces haven’t been
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Mizzou football has another big test this weekend on the road. The No. 15 Tigers will travel to Nashville to face the No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores. Vanderbilt is usually an also-ran in SEC football, but this year the Commodores have rolled to 6-1 with an explosive offense led by quarterback Diego Pavia. This is the
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd of more than 60 community members, teachers and staff gathered Tuesday night in the Hallsville Secondary Cafeteria as district leaders outlined plans for Proposition 2 and the proposed continuation of the four-day school week on the Nov. 4 ballot. Superintendent Tyler Walker said the district’s goal is to ensure residents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown is looking to help youth reach their academic and career goals. “Anecdotally, CPS and different organizations have identified that 13-to-17 age range where we’re seeing some of the violence,” Thomas-Brown said. “So, a program that targets that directed demographic and seeing the success they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department announced on Tuesday evening that it arrested a man who was wanted for sexually assaulting a child last week. Augustus Armstead Jr., 37, was charged on Friday with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A mugshot was
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Editor’s note: A statistic about the number of fatal crashes has been updated. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The daughter of a 56-year-old Jefferson City man who died in a dump truck crash while riding his bicycle on Monday is hoping to raise awareness about the need for safety improvements along Business Loop 70. Columbia police identified
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first of several community mental health sessions in Columbia will take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Hanover Village Community Center. Columbia Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown confirmed the first date on Tuesday. The city approved a $21,000 contract with TMT Consulting last month to provide six trauma-informed and community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson investigation is underway after officials say a church in Johnson County was intentionally set on fire on Monday night. The Johnson County Fire Protection District wrote in a Tuesday morning press release that Leeton United Methodist Church in the 100 block of North Wall Street was set ablaze. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager from Paris, Missouri, had his Audrain County homicide case refiled on Tuesday. Charles Armour, born in 2006, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree robbery in the Nov. 30, 2023, death of Matthew Stewart. Stewart, 23, was found dead with gunshot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Gasconade County after he allegedly admitted to shooting his brother on Monday in the 3000 block of Idel Road near Rosebud. Carson Adams, of Rosebud, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He was detained and a $50,000 bond was set. His mother Cynthia
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Damage from digging led to more than 900 Ameren Missouri customers in the southwest Jefferson City area losing power for hours on Tuesday afternoon. The utility’s outage map showed 945 customers without power in an outage that started at 1:38 p.m. Power had been restored by 3:15 p.m., the map showed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire Monday evening in the 8400 block of Zumwalt Road in Boone County. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a social media post that crews were called at 7:25 p.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from the home when they arrived.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected a former Missouri House clerk’s claim that she was a whistleblower for misdeeds by the House speaker. Judge Lisa White Hardwick with the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals wrote that Dana Miller did not sufficiently prove that former House Speaker Dean Plocher was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new mental health center in Columbia will triple the length of time patients can get treatment, with the hope of better caring for their illnesses. Burrell Behavioral Health broke ground Tuesday on its new Behavioral Health Crisis Center on Texas Avenue in Columbia. Burrell provides services specializing in mental health and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Tigers are getting ready for their second top-15 matchup of the year. The 6-1 Tigers, ranked No. 15 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, will travel to Nashville this weekend to face Vanderbilt. The Commodores, usually an also-ran in the SEC, have jumped to No. 10 in the poll
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District is hosting a community forum Tuesday night to discuss Proposition 2 and four-day school weeks. District leaders will be giving an update on its bond issues for construction projects and the continuation of the district’s four-day school week for students and staff. The forum will be in the
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