Man charged after allegedly ransacking Rock Quarry Center
A Columbia man faces multiple charges after allegedly ransacking the University of Missouri Rock Quarry Center on Monday.
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Missouri lawmakers consider legal sports betting after quarter-million bets rejected Super Bowl weekend
Attempts were made to bet on the Super Bowl from Missouri at least 250,000 times on Super Bowl weekend, according to data from GeoComply.
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Three people hurt in Cole County crash
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people suffered injuries Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in Cole County. The crash occurred as a 2006 Toyota Tacoma driven by Charles Voegeli, 66, was attempting to cross Highway 54 westbound from Route D. The second vehicle – a 1997 Buick Lesabre driven by Jay Teutenberg, 58 — was traveling
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Tax experts warn against scams as tax season continues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The IRS has previously said that thousands of people lose millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams every year. Scams can include everything from emails, texts, and phone calls, to filing false tax returns. According to the IRS, scammers use a variety of methods to, “set up individuals, businesses,
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Emergency workers test out hazardous materials response in Jefferson City
First responders will simulate a hazardous materials situation along the Missouri River in Callaway County on Wednesday.
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Vehicle catches fire at Gerbes gas pump
A van caught fire at a pump at a west Columbia gas station Wednesday.
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Boone Electric announces temporary I-70 closure
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative announced in a Wednesday press release that it is temporarily closing a stretch of Interstate 70 on Tuesday night. Â It will be removing a three-phase line that stretches across Interstate 70 near the Perche Creek Bridge and west of the Sorrels Overpass at mile marker 122 on Tuesday, Feb.
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Mo Department of Agriculture suspends all operations at Red Barn Butchering
FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Inspection Program suspended all operations at Red Barn Butchering, the department announced in a press release last week. The suspension includes slaughter and processing of inspected, custom exempt (Not For Sale) and retail-exempt products. A Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Red Barn Butchering has “been under
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WATCH: Kansas City hosts Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade
The parade is scheduled to start at noon, with a celebration at the end of the parade route.
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Yes, marijuana use can still get you in trouble at work
Recreational use of marijuana became legal in Missouri at the beginning of February. However, some marijuana users still do not have job protection.
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MU Health Care names new CEO
A president of a public hospital system in Wisconsin was named Wednesday as the new CEO of MU Health Care.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you going to watch the Chiefs’ victory parade?
The Kansas City Chiefs will have their Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City on Wednesday.
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Columbia Board of Adjustment votes down proposed drive-thru coffee shop
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Adjustment spent three hours reviewing an application for a variance submitted by 7Brew Coffee. The board was asked to consider waiving various zoning and construction rules for 7Brew during its Tuesday night meeting at City Hall. “It’s very small. So we’re trying to utilize every single inch of
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Game of the Week: Hickman vs. Rock Bridge
Watch a replay of the game in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman boys basketball team fell to Rock Bridge Tuesday night at home 60-42 in this weeks KZOU game of the week.
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Appeals court sides with student who was forced to cut his hair, case goes back to Cole County
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City student will get another chance at his lawsuit against the district. An appeals court on Tuesday sided with Joey Huerta and his mother in their lawsuit from 2017. They sued when a wrestling coach at Thomas Jefferson Middle School made Huerta cut his hair. The appeals court said
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Highway Patrol investigating Randolph County sheriff
HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking into allegations made against Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. MSHP spokesman Capt. John Hotz said Randolph County’s prosecutor asked the Division of Drug and Crime Control to investigate the situation. Neither Hotz nor prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford elaborated on what exactly Wilson was accused of
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Pulaski County man charged with raping girl, held on $500,000 bond
ST. ROBERT, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Robert man has been charged with rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a girl in October. James Vaughn, 31, is charged with first-degree rape and sodomy. He is being held at the Pulaski County Jail on a $500,000 bond, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. A bond review is
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Missouri lawmakers again take up transgender issues as legislation impacts Columbia schools
The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.
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Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade to have large law enforcement presence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Kansas City will be packed with people Wednesday to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. The Kansas City Police Department says there will be hundreds of officers patrolling the parade. Nineteen local, state and federal agencies will be among those guarding the area. The city began preparations earlier this week. Kansas City Police
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Rollover crash blocks part of busy Columbia intersection
A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.
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