Cole County Commission announces the hiring of the new emergency management director
Nicholas Tietsort will take over Emergency Management operations beginning Oct. 18.
Continue ReadingNicholas Tietsort will take over Emergency Management operations beginning Oct. 18.
Continue ReadingA pickup truck crashed into a home in central Columbia on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingWednesday marks 10 years since a Harrisburg man disappeared under suspicious circumstances.
Continue ReadingThe effort spearheaded by Rusty Antel and Gary Oxenhandler asks the county commission to take out murals placed on the landings of the courthouse steps. The lawyers say the depictions in some of them of people being whipped and hanged sends the wrong message to people either visiting the courthouse or defending themselves in a criminal case.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting that today’s update will be posted Thursday morning. Boone County ranks seventh in the state with the most coronavirus cases in total volume in the past week. Cases are down 14.5% on the week. The county has a 8.4% positive test rate, according to the Missouri
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Office for Civil Rights & Title IX are investigating reports of individuals harassing community members with racist and homophobic slurs in and around campus. On the evening of Sept. 6, officers responded to a report of people in a truck yelling inappropriate comments near Hitt Street and University
Continue ReadingAt least one person was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after an SUV crashed into the Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday from witnesses representing prominent industries who lamented the harm they say President Joe Biden’s vaccine plan will cause employers.
Continue ReadingA Hickory County man charged in connection with a deadly shooting at the Lake of the Ozarks appeared in court Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingBoone County Prosecutor Dan Knight told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that he plans to dismiss the case against JT McLean. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office sent a notice on Tuesday that McLean had died last week.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was treated for serious injuries Tuesday night after a moped crash north of Columbia. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on northbound Highway 63 north of Calvert Hill Road. Troopers said William V. Barnhart, 66, was thrown from the moped after
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to extend the district’s coronavirus response plan, which includes a mandate that everyone wears a mask indoors.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents reveal more about the circumstances around a Miller County double homicide that occurred around Sept. 8. Court documents show deputies found one person shot in the back of the head at home in Kaiser. Deputies also found a motorcycle, helmet and a bag in the woods behind the home, according
Continue ReadingCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood outlined the shortage during a presentation about the district and the coronavirus pandemic during a Columbia Board of Education meeting.
Continue ReadingOsage Beach, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it will have additional staff in the lake area for increased traffic ahead of Bikefest. The five-day event will take place from Wednesday to Sunday. The Bagnell Dam will be closed for MoDOT repairs this year, but Bagnell Dam Strip businesses will remain open. Heather
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man was indicted on multiple charges of attempted enticement of a child and sexual misconduct involving a child under 15.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee met Tuesday evening to break down data on traffic stops, find explanations on why racial disparities are happening, and try to work past them. According to the data from the Missouri Attorney General’s Annual report on traffic stops, Black drivers in Missouri were pulled over
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Continue ReadingMizzou football defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and several players will answer questions at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingThe high number of people in ICUs causes hospitals to send patients to other health care facilities or have them wait in units not fully equipped for intensive care. MU Health Care reported 69 people in its ICU on Tuesday, with 15 of them positive with COVID-19. UM System President Mun Choi reported on Monday that the ICUs at MU Health Care hospitals were 100% full.
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