QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you like the spring time change?
It seems people don’t like time changes but yet, they somehow stay with us.
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Check smoke detectors as you change your clocks
COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) Along with the new time change, crucial life-saving reminders emerge. Fire departments are urging citizens to adjust their clocks and change the batteries in smoke detectors. Jeffery Heidenreich with the Columbia Fire Department said fire alarms are life-saving devices. The fire department sees an overwhelming number of deaths or injuries resulting from
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Climate Matters: Prolonged drought putting a strain on farmers, consumers
As of this week, 99% of Missouri is still experiencing either abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions, and we have not been completely drought-free since June 2022.
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Flu season hits peak in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flu season has hit its peak in Missouri with 8,646 total cases in week eight (Feb. 18-24) of the state’s weekly Influenza report by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A reported by the Centers of Disease Control, flu season happens during the fall and winter. However, influenza viruses spread
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Daylight Saving Time unpopular amongst Missourians
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People are preparing to spring their clock forward as Daylight Saving Times begins on Saturday night, but Daylight Saving Time is not very popular among Missourians. In February, St. Louis University conducted a poll that asked 900 likely Missouri voters about their thoughts on Daylight Saving Time, and it showed a vast
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University of Missouri experiences the Flutie effect with influx in freshman applications
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: “Flutie” was spelled incorrectly. It has since been changed to reflect the effect named after Doug Flutie. The University of Missouri is catching the eye of many students, having received over 23 thousand applications for the upcoming freshman class, as disclosed at the latest Board of Curators meeting. MU spokesperson
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Roach man seriously injured in Camden County crash
CAMDEN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Roach, Missouri man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Camden County. According to an online crash report, Travis Hush, 39, was traveling North on Irontown Drive just after midnight when his vehicle went off the right side of the road. The vehicle returned to the road where
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Missouri lawmaker proposes bill mandating opioid overdose kits on college campuses
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) CONTENT WARNING: The video attached to this article contains graphic, potentially traumatizing content. Watch at your own risk. One Columbia lawmaker is pushing for a bill that would require institutions of higher education to have opioid overdose rescue kits available for public use on campuses. House Bill 1997 was proposed by state
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Columbia Police searching for suspect charged in Plush Lounge deadly shooting
According to a press release, police are searching for Justin Lamarr Simpson, 41, of Columbia.
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Department of Corrections Emergency Response Team faces criticism for “aggressive” actions
Attorneys for the family of deceased prison inmate Othel Moore say there is a pattern of abuse in the Missouri Department of Corrections and want more information about the Corrections Emergency Response Team, known as CERT.
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Stumpe running for Cole County circuit judge
An associate circuit judge who used to be Jefferson City’s municipal judge is seeking a higher job.
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Teen gets five years for fight at Columbia ARC
A Columbia man was given a five-year prison sentence Friday for his role in a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center last June.
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Hundreds of educators gather to learn about preventing violence in schools
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri School Board Association and FBI divisions in St. Louis and Kansas City co-hosted the state’s first Summit on School Threat Management. The summit was held Wednesday and Thursday at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia and had roughly 250 educators, law enforcement officials, administrators and more come attending. They all
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Jackson Mahomes, brother of KC Chiefs quarterback, sentenced to probation in assault case
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation. That came after he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery in a case where prosecutors said he assaulted a woman. Twenty-three-year-old Jackson Mahomes’ sentencing Thursday came more than
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Richland teen killed in single-vehicle crash Thursday evening
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pulaski County early Thursday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 6 p.m. on Rawlins Road one mile west of Highway T when a 16-year-old boy drove too fast on a curve in a 1994 Chevrolet 2500.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the State of the Union address?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address on Thursday night. Did you watch the address? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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Lawmakers mull over ‘Danny’s Law’ to address hazing in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives Crime and Saftey Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss House Bill 1443, a new law that would modify the offense of hazing. Hazing is a Class A misdemeanor in Missouri, which can be elevated to a Class D felony, if the hazing creates a
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314 Missourians in jail waiting for mental health treatment, local counties experience delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Across Missouri, 314 people are in jails awaiting treatment from the Department of Mental Health. These people have been deemed incompetent to go to trial, but have not been admitted into the department to receive treatment. In addition, there 268 people also waiting for evaluations to determine if they are competent to
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USPS to invest $4 million to ‘modernize’ Columbia processing facility
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States Postal Service announced in a Thursday press release that it will invest up to $4 million to “modernize” the Columbia Processing and Distribution Center. The release states that this is part of a 10-year plan to improve delivery and a total $40 billion will be spent nationwide for improvements.
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RECALL ROUNDUP: Ground cinnamon, soup dumplings and infant swings recalled
A look at recent, major recalls in the United States.
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