COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Independence Day celebration, Fire in the Sky, experienced a lighting system failure around the 13-minute mark of the 20-minute firework display Tuesday night at Stephens Lake Park. J&M Displays was the company hired for the celebration. Columbia Parks and Recreation has used them in the past. “They had experienced a failure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works is seeking public feedback about the roundabout at Forum Boulevard and West Green Meadows Road, according to a Wednesday press release. The feedback will be used to gauge residents’ thoughts about roundabouts, according to the release. Feedback will be collected in a survey on the City’s
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An Eldon man was hospitalized Wednesday morning with serious injuries after a crash that closed southbound Highway 63 in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department saw an increase in the number of fireworks calls this year. According to the Columbia Police Department six-hour dispatch log, there were 90 calls for fireworks on Tuesday and 146 calls for fireworks since Monday. This is compared to the 106 reports between July 3-5 last year, according
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says eight people died on Missouri roads over the long Fourth of July weekend, and four people drowned on the state’s waterways. The patrol says 56-year-old James Roy of Kansas City, Missouri, drowned in Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Hamsa Mohamed of St. Louis
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The boy was not wearing a life jacket when he jumped onto a lily pad at the the main channel at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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The 41-year-old Cardinals starting pitcher has an ERA north of 7.00 after another bad performance to start off a beating in Miami on the Fouth of July. The team placed him on the injured list after the game.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to America in Jefferson City kicked off Tuesday morning. Salute to America is Mid-Missouri’s largest Independence Day celebration. The 14-hour event included several activities. Two major highlights of the event are the 5k run and the Independence Day Parade. Temperatures reached 96 degrees in the afternoon but that didn’t stop hundreds of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday at a building in the 5100 block of Interstate 70 Drive SE in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the building at 6:45 p.m. and it was 80% contained by 8:20 p.m., according to Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr Jr. The containment was upgraded to
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B.R.A.K.E.S, a national teen defensive driving program, is coming to Jefferson City this weekend.
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Nearly 100 injury crashes have been reported statewide this holiday weekend.
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,” a decision called “a blow to censorship” by one of the Republican officials whose lawsuit prompted the ruling. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana granted the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is hosting its 71st annual Independence Day Fire in the Sky Celebration on Tuesday evening. The Celebration will be held at Stephens Lake Park on Tuesday starting at 6:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at 9:15 p.m. at the east side of the park, according to a
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed for an Auxvasse man who was accused of a Sunday shooting that occurred on East Harrison Street. Damin Davis, 33, is charged with first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, unlawful gun possession, endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is not in custody. A no-bond warrant
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after a semi-truck caught fire Tuesday morning on the on-ramp to westbound I-70 at mile marker 183 near Jonesburg.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News crews saw a large police presence at a home in Central Columbia on Tuesday Morning. Police were called to Randy Ln. at the corner of Bluff Blvd. a little before 12:30 a.m. Columbia Police told ABC 17 News crews on the scene the call was originally labeled as a
Continue Reading People around Mid-Missouri will head out tonight to see fireworks displays by professionals paid for by local organizations and governments. Others will skip out on the big celebration and stay at home with family and friends.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has begun its national search for its next police chief. Police Chief Geoff Jones announced his retirement on June 5. His last day is Tuesday, Aug. 1. The city manager said in June that the City planned to hire an outside search firm to help find candidates. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were no injuries reported in a Monday morning fire at a Columbia Church, but fire marshals estimate about $200,000 worth of damage was reported, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The fire department was called to a fire alarm Monday morning at Missouri United Methodist
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in relation to Nov. 2 shooting on Clark Lane was sentenced Monday at the Boone County Courthouse. Noah Solbrekken, 23, was found guilty of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. He was found guilty on May 23 by a Boone County jury. He
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