Four Mizzou Club Swimmers severely injured in Illinois hazmat spill crash
Four Mizzou Club Swim teammates are recovering in the ICU after the deadly pile-up crash in Illinois over the weekend.
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Boone County Emergency Management tells domestic violence victims to turn off phones during nationwide EAS test
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Those in abusive relationships who have a “secret phone” should turn their phones off before a nationwide EAS test Wednesday, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. A national emergency alert test will be sent to cellphones around the country at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. The
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MU Health Care expands services in northeast Missouri
MU Health Care has reached an agreement with hospitals in Moberly and Kirksville that will expand its presence to northeast Missouri.
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Man charged for Saturday night shooting in Columbia park
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Prosecutors charged a man on Monday for allegedly shooting another person at a Columbia park over the weekend. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged Terron D. Shelton Jr. with assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police believe he shot a man at Cosmo Park on Saturday night during a large gathering.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Columbia need an office dedicated to preventing violence?
It’s the city’s latest idea to take on violent crime.
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Columbia mayor proposes new office to address community violence
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe proposed a new office for violence prevention. The decision comes after a 3-year-old was shot in Columbia on Sept. 24. Buffaloe was on a bike ride with her daughter when she received the news. “I got that phone call, right when I
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Room at the Inn gets funding to stay open year-round after council vote
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, city officials approved a resolution to give funding to make a once seasonal homeless shelter open year-round. The council approved a resolution aimed at keeping Room at the Inn at 1509 Ashley Street open year round, beginning Oct. 29. According to the council memo, the
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Groundbreaking for MURR expansion held Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday for a new addition to the MU Research Reactor. The $20 million, three-story addition to the existing MURR North Building is being referred to as MURR West, according to a press release from the university. The building will expand the facility’s research and medical isotope production
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Two Columbia businesses awarded marijuana microbusiness dispensary licenses
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two locations in Columbia were among the 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses awarded on Monday by the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, according to a press release. The DCR stated in the release that it received more than 1,600 applications during the July 27-Aug. 10 application period. A majority of the approvals – 19
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CPS, Jefferson City School District awarded $300,000 from DESE school safety grant; Fulton Public Schools, Southern Boone get $200,000
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District were among the few schools to get the maximum amount of funding from the latest round of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grants. CPS and JCSD each received $300,000 for school safety improvements. Fulton Public schools was another area
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Police: Second man dies from Sept. 26 Stadium Boulevard crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has died from the result of a crash last week at Stadium Boulevard and West Boulevard, the Columbia Police Department said in a Monday evening press release. Police say Jesus Celestino Mendoza-Chavez, of Columbia, died in the crash. He was 48. Last week, CPD stated John D. Searle, 64, of
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Columbia installs new LED lights at Eighth and Cherry Parking Garage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews with Columbia Public Works have been installing new ultra-bright LED lights inside the Eighth and Cherry parking garage. The new lights are around 30% brighter than the previous lights in the garage. The city says the lights are part of a continued effort to improve the oldest parking garage in the city.
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Local sheriff’s Department feeling pressure of UAW strike
As the United Auto Workers strike continues for a third week, one Columbia mechanic says it could soon affect drivers.
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Columbia councilwoman to resign after moving out of Second Ward
Columbia Second Ward Councilwoman Andrea Waner will resign next month when she moves out of the district she represents.
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Boone County judge denies motion to throw out murder charge in baby’s death
The murder charge against the father of a baby found dead in Columbia will stay as the case heads to a jury trial early next year.
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Columbia representative Steinhoff to run for reelection
A Columbia Democrat said Monday that she plans to seek a second term in the state House.
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Boone County Commissioner Thompson says she’ll seek reelection
A Boone County commissioner with more than a decade in office will seek reelection this fall.
Continue Reading Columbia police release more details after one person shot over weekend
Columbia police say they found evidence of a shooting in the Cosmo Park area before a person was found shot at a north Columbia motel Saturday night
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Boone Health gets online threat; police investigating
Boone Health was the target of an online threat Monday morning, a spokesman for the hospital said.
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Columbia City Council to vote on changes to agreement with Room at the Inn Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday night, the Columbia City Council will vote on whether or not to make changes to an agreement with the Columbia Interfaith Resource center. The agreement would allow the CIRC to use the facility located at 1509 Ashley Street as an overnight emergency shelter year-round. Currently, the shelter only remains open during
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