Tractor-trailer fire stops eastbound I-70 traffic in Boone County; road reopened
Eastbound Interstate 70 traffic has stalled in part of Boone County after a tractor-trailer fire.
Continue ReadingEastbound Interstate 70 traffic has stalled in part of Boone County after a tractor-trailer fire.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ESPN released the approximate start times for the remainder of the 2024 SEC football season, on Tuesday, after announcing the start times for the first three weeks of action on May 30. For weeks four through 14 of the 2024 SEC campaign, the game windows will be defined as follows: Early –
Continue ReadingHunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, he lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of killing his former lover and her husband in what prosecutors called a fit of rage has been executed in Missouri. An official says 69-year-old David Hosier was pronounced dead Tuesday evening following a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne
Continue ReadingBONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) David Hosier is slated to be executed Tuesday at 6 p.m. after he was convicted of killing Jefferson City couple in 2009. Hosier, 69, was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 12, 2013, for first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary and illegal gun possession. On Nov. 26, 2013. he
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 81-year-old man from Jefferson City drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks early Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s drowning report, Allan Mueller was last seen on his dock around 5 p.m. Monday and was reported as a missing person. Mueller entered the water at an unknown
Continue ReadingThings are about to get pretty hot in Mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingHALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon police officer who was placed on paid leave after he shot and killed a blind-and-deaf dog responded to a standoff last week in the small town as a member of another law enforcement agency. Officer Myron Woodson was a part of the large response at a Sturgeon mobile home park
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The execution of a man convicted of murder in the death of a Jefferson City couple will be carried out on Tuesday, a Monday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office confirmed. David Hosier, 69, was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 12, 2013, for first-degree murder, armed criminal action,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved its $292 million for next school year. The budget features $16 million more to go toward teacher salaries. The district ended this past school year with a $10 million budget surplus.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) June marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and nearly 7 million Americans live with the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association reports more than 11% of Missouri residents older than 65 years old suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia. A neurologist at MU Health Care said several key factors help decide what is natural memory loss due to
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hartsburg man who was accused in a 2023 Columbia burglary where a babysitter was assaulted and more than $12,000 in vape devices were stolen pleaded guilty on Friday. Justin Hudson, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree burglary, stealing a gun and stealing more than $750. He was sentenced to 10
Continue ReadingA chase involving Callaway County deputies ended with a crash in Fulton on Monday and the arrest of two people.
Continue ReadingWhile summer doesn’t officially start for almost two weeks, temperatures reaching into the 90s and humidity are expected to smother Mid-Missouri this week.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former reserve officer for the Jefferson City Police Department was charged in relation to a child sex abuse case, according to court documents. Christina Garza, 49, of Jefferson City, was charged on Monday with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and failure of a mandated reporter to report child
Continue ReadingA Habitat for Humanity house in Jefferson City has been rendered uninhabitable by a crash involving a man accused of driving drunk.
Continue ReadingMore than 80% of first responders experience traumatic situations while on the job, according to data from the Institutes of Health.
Continue ReadingPower was cut to part of Jefferson City after a crash into a utility pole Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water will be shut off on Tuesday to the Park DeVille Place condominiums for about two hours, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. The press release states that the outage will affect 240 customers. It is expected to last from 9-11 a.m. The release states that
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff is warning residents of a jury duty scam where callers are once again posing as deputies. A Monday press release from the sheriff’s office, the scam involves scammers calling residents while falsely identifying themselves as deputies. The scammer tells the victims that they either missed jury duty
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