Fire burns shop to the ground near Ashland
A fire burned a shop building on residential property to the ground near Ashland on Tuesday.
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Woman charged with second-degree murder in custody in Camden County
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County woman who was accused of murder in an August overdose death is now in the Camden County Jail. Clarissa Escoffier, 20, of Climax Springs, was charged in November with second-degree murder. She is being held without bond after getting booked into the jail on Monday morning. Escoffier appeared
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Two injured in crash on Jefferson City Tri-Level
Two people were hurt when their car was rear-ended on Jefferson City’s Tri-Level interchange Tuesday morning.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia Public Schools use weapons detection systems?
Columbia Public Schools held a demonstration of the Evolv weapons detection system Monday at Hickman High School for the second time.
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Columbia teachers’ union protests over school safety Monday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia teachers’ union protested over school safety during Monday night’s school board meeting. Members of the union claim that fights involving students has become a growing concern, nothing that some students don’t attend school because of it. Columbia Missouri National Education Association’s President Noelle Gilzow spoke during the public comment portion
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Columbia group aims to tackle causes leading to youth violence
COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ Community leaders continue to work on reducing youth violence in Columbia. That starts with tackling the root causes. Area nonprofit Destiny of H.O.P.E is a group that aims to reduce youth violence. The group’s mission statement, according to its website, is to “help at-risk youth, the formerly incarcerated, and the community at
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MU provost on the move to Indiana
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced in a Monday email that Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Latha Ramchand will be leaving the university. An email from UM System Presidence Mun Choi states that Ramchand will become the executive vice president and chancellor of Indiana University-Indianapolis. Ramchand will start her new position on Feb.
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Four Mizzou players tabbed as AP All-Americans
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Mizzou football players made AP All-American teams, on Monday. Running back Cody Schrader is the lone Tiger featured on the first-team All-American list. You can find a full list of the MU players featured below. First team – running back Cody SchraderSecond team – defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine and wide receiver
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Hickman announces new football coach, pending board approval
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team will be under new leadership for the 2024-25 school year. Athletic Director Jack Rubenstein announced that Kewpie alum Justin Conyers will take the reigns of the program, pending Board of Education approval, on Monday night. Conyers will return to Columbia, after serving as the head coach of the
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First-degree murder charge filed in Columbia killing
A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.
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Multiple Columbia murals vandalized
The painting of a lantern catching fireflies that sits in front of the Columbia Senior Center is usually a monochromatic masterpiece of black and white with a splash of green for the bugs’ glow. However, it now has a dash of red through it that the artist did not intend.
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Food Bank continues to see increased need, adapts to serve community
The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is preparing to host its annual One to One Holiday Food Drive on Wednesday as it continues to see an increased need in the community.
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Columbia Public Schools testing touchless weapons detection system at Hickman High School
The test started Monday and will run through the Dec. 21 start of winter break.
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Columbia teenager charged as adult with robbery, other felonies
A Columbia teenager has been charged as an adult in Boone County with multiple felonies including armed robbery.
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Lane, ramp closures set for Tuesday on Highway 54 in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews will be performing bridge maintenance Tuesday on Highway 54 in Jefferson City over Stadium Boulevard, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The on-ramp from Madison Street, the westbound exit ramp to Stadium Boulevard and one lane of westbound traffic will be closed from 8:30 a.m.-3:30
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Jefferson City man faces sodomy charges after allegedly sexually assaulting woman
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple sodomy charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman on Friday in Holts Summit. Curtis Koelling, 59, was charged on Saturday with first-degree sodomy and two counts of second-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A hearing
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the officiating costing the Chiefs games?
The Kansas City Chiefs lost another game Sunday afternoon, this time to the struggling Buffalo Bills.
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The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri to hosts annual Holiday Food and Fund Drive
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will host its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, December 13th from 6A.M. to 6P.M. in Columbia and Jefferson City. festivities. This will be The Food Bank’s 17th One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The event is
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Loved ones honor Columbia homicide victim Sunday afternoon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aziariah Brownlee, a recent victim, was remembered and honored Sunday evening by friends and family after her sudden death on Friday night. The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to Brownlee’s death. According to a news release from the department, Williamson was
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No one hurt in Jefferson City fire on Sunday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) All residents made it safely out of a two-story building Sunday afternoon when it caught fire. Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the fire in the 400 block of Ashley Street around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, firefighters saw light smoke coming from the front. The fire was determined to
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