COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a Columbia woman with three felonies in connection with an alleged hate crime that occurred in February. Ashley D. Dooley, 34, was charged Monday with third-degree assault, assault motivated by discrimination and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police arrested Dooley on Feb. 8 after being called to an apartment complex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A special prosecutor will decide whether or not a Columbia police officer that shot and killed a man last year will face charges. St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar’s office will review the police shooting of 30-year-old Quillan Jacobs. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight appointed Lohmar to review the case on Feb.
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“Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.”
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Tyler J. Matthews, 21, was charged Monday with first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Four small dogs and two cats died in a house fire Monday afternoon, according to the Mexico Public Safety Department. In a news release, the department said it responded to Bougainville Drive shortly after 12:30 p.m. to find the home’s attached carport and storage area engulfed in flames and the fire spreading
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Mayor Mike Butler submitted his letter of resignation last Wednesday. He did not provide a reason for leaving the position.
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BUNCETON, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County R-IV in Bunceton has canceled classes Tuesday due to a sewer break. School officials say the collapsed sewer line has affected the school and surrounding houses. The City of Bunceton’s maintenance department told ABC 17 News that crews will be digging up the sewer line to fix it. City officials
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia City Council approved the student resource officer program with Columbia Public Schools as well as reconstruction of taxiway A at the Columbia Regional Airport. CPS SRO Program Columbia Public Schools will once again have multiple school resource officers in three of its high schools. The program was
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Some are calling for the U.S. and European Union to ban imports of oil from Russia to punish the country and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Watch the City Council meeting replay in the player below. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia City Council approved a new contract to bring back police officers in some school buildings with Columbia Public Schools and how to use the American Rescue Plan Act funds. School Resource Officer Program The Columbia City Council approved a
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The National Weather Service, State Emergency Management Agency and local emergency managers encourage Missourians to learn more about severe weather and how to protect themselves during Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week.
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Hearings are set for two teens in custody for a Columbia killing.
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Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mid-Missouri.
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Gas prices continue to spike across the country as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, causing drivers pain at the pump.
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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Zechariah Hockersmith, Richard Hockersmith, and ProCare Pools, LLC, out of Rolla, Missouri, for unlawful business practices.
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial was canceled for a Columbia man after he pleaded guilty in February to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection to a drug overdose death from August 2020 in Miller County. William Crooks pled guilty without a negotiated plea agreement with the State regarding disposition, meaning he
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A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City woman after she took her 14-year-old son to fight another 14-year-old.
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Vehicles driving westbound on Interstate 70 in Columbia had to swerve to avoid an object in the road Monday afternoon before police removed it.
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The City of Columbia said it will open its overnight warming center at Wabash Bus Station on Monday night after the National Weather Service forecast overnight low temperatures below 25 degrees.Â
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Some have called for NATO, the United States and the European Union to pit their troops against President Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion force in Ukraine.
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