Columbia makes ARPA application records more transparent
The City of Columbia is moving to make the application process for American Rescue Plan Act money more open after a city council vote.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia is moving to make the application process for American Rescue Plan Act money more open after a city council vote.
Continue ReadingCole County deputies are getting a pay bump after the Cole County Commission voted unanimously for salary increases this week.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Salute To America festival in Jefferson City has announced its schedule for this year’s celebration on its website. This year’s celebration will be held just one day: Tuesday, July 4. Previous entries of the celebration lasted two days. Salute to America is a 501c3, self-supporting corporation, funded by support from
Continue ReadingJefferson City Fire Chief Matt Schofield was approved at the Monday City Council meeting to serve as the interim city administrator as the city continues to search for a full-time replacement, according to a press release.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a Wednesday press release that no charges will be filed in the Jan. 14 shooting death of Michael Burns. The email stated investigators with the Jefferson City Police Department learned that Burns initiated a fight with another individual in the 300 block of
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste has canceled its household hazardous waste drop-off event set for June 3, according to a press release from the City. Household Hazardous Waste collections set for May 20 and June 17 will still be held. The press release stated the event was canceled so staff could focus on residential
Continue ReadingJefferson City police said Wednesday that they don’t believe a missing, elderly woman is in danger but they don’t know where she is.
Continue ReadingFired Shangri-La employees were on the picket line Tuesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are recovering from injuries following a crash Tuesday evening in Camden County on Lowell Williams Rd. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 26-year-old Conner White and the driver, 26-year-old Matthew Martin, both suffered injuries and were taken to the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. Troopers say
Continue ReadingColumbia police have been dealing with the fallout from a video that shows officers using force while arresting a man outside a downtown bar.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) While Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe kicked off his 2024 campaign for governor Tuesday at the Capitol Bluff Event Center, he announced his focus on crime and working together, and responded to accusations from other candidates. Kehoe previously announced he was running in April 2022. The election will be Tuesday, Nov. 5,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Tuesday night, the City of Columbia Solid Waste met to discuss a recycling study and gave an update on its Recycling and Waste Diversion program. This came right after recycling pick-up was put on hold twice last week. The City says it had to cancel recycling pickup on Wednesday and Friday because of a staffing
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Samuel Lee Moss has now been charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the May 7 shooting that left one dead and four others hurt. The 26-year-old is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal, two counts of unlawful gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is
Continue ReadingMissouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey appears to have withdrawn his emergency rule that would place restrictions on gender transitions.
Continue ReadingMOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged after allegedly trying to film a child while they were showering with a hidden camera. Jeremy Judd, 52, is charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor child. He was arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail on Saturday, but was released on bond. His
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with domestic assault after allegedly breaking a woman’s leg on Monday. Antonio Hazlett, 36, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has yet to be announced. According to the probable
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council voted Monday to amend its city code and eliminate the city’s unmetered parking enforcement moratorium.Â
Continue ReadingROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced on its social media that there will be intermittent lane closures on the Rocheport Bridge on Interstate 70 this week. The closures will occur day and night in the left lanes heading in both directions, according to the post. ALERT!I-70 Rocheport BridgeDay & night this week,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council met Monday night and passed an agenda item that would create traffic calming improvements on Northland Drive. Traffic calming improvements include things like speed bumps or traffic signs. The project passed unanimously and will cost roughly $55,000 paid by the annual Traffic Calming Fund. This project will bring eight
Continue ReadingColumbia’s police chief will not discuss an Internal Affairs investigation into two officers’ use of force outside a downtown bar earlier this month will be affected by those officers’ resignations.
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