Missouri woman puts up billboard in response to Confederate flag
Driving up Highway 54 on the way to Lake of the Ozarks, visitors are greeted by an old symbol waving high above the trees: a Confederate flag.
Continue ReadingDriving up Highway 54 on the way to Lake of the Ozarks, visitors are greeted by an old symbol waving high above the trees: a Confederate flag.
Continue ReadingThe state now has a seven day positivity rate of 13.6% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 1,771 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 543,694 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 620 new probable cases with a total number of 101,295 antigen test results being positive. Four new
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Montgomery County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, it happened at 11:40 on Friday night. The report states a 52-year-old High Hill man was driving east along Tree Farm Road. 21-year-old David Santiago from Tennessee then ran
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY Co. (KMIZ) One man is dead after a fatal crash in Montgomery County on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Bobby Aery was driving westbound along Strube Road and failed to go around a curve. He then ran off the road and hit a tree. MSHP reports the crash happened
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested one person after shots were fired inside of a residence in the 4600 block of Oakview Dr during a domestic disturbance at 5:41 p.m. Mug Shot: John P. O’Connor Police located and arrested John P. O’Connor, 37, near the residence with a firearm in his possession. officers located property
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show-Me-State Games are back this year after canceling last year’s events, and this year the Columbia/Boone County Health Department will be offering vaccines on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the health department will be hosting multiple on-site vaccine clinics from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Sunday the vaccine clinics will
Continue ReadingOne person died from a gunshot wound in Rolla, Missouri, on Thursday night.
Continue ReadingA Hickory County man has been charged with two felonies in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting during an altercation between motorcycle clubs on the Bagnell Dam Strip at Lake of the Ozarks.
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Continue ReadingBusiness owners on the Bagnell Dam Strip say last nights shooting, is something they’ve never seen in their years at the lake.
Continue ReadingRandolph County prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford on Friday added a first-degree murder charge against Jerry L. Fitzwater in the July 8 shooting death of Mitchell Nickerson, 49. Fitzwater is also charged with armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
Continue ReadingOfficers caught up to the reported stolen car Friday afternoon near Wilkes Boulevard and Seventh Street. A Columbia Police Department spokeswoman said officers were called to a carjacking on Pannell Street at about 12:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingThe charges were filed Friday in Stone County against Ride the Ducks Branson captain Kenneth Scott McKee, general manager Charles Baltzell and manager on duty Curtis Lanham. All three face 17 felony counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, and McKee faces 12 additional charges.
Continue ReadingThe move comes after weeks of no travel restrictions and declining infections. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that unvaccinated travelers from Missouri and Arkansas have to either quarantine for 10 days or have a negative COVID-19 test. The restriction goes into effect Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As rain continued to fall Friday morning, Boone County Joint Communications sent alerts about road impacts. Officials posted to Twitter shortly before 5:45 a.m. Friday, saying water was over the roadway on Clark Lane at the intersection with Dawn Ridge. BCJC asked drivers to use caution and avoid the area if possible.
Continue ReadingThe American Rescue Plan stimulus package included an expanded child tax credit with monthly payments for parents.
Continue ReadingCAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver is seriously injured after a wreck on Horseshoe Ben Parkway in Camden County Thursday afternoon. According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kenneth Irwin was driving a 2011 Jeep Liberty when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway. Irwin overcorrected and then
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Department reported a residential kitchen fire at 6:44 p.m. on the 100 block of Renee drive. According to reports, firefighters got on the scene and got the fire under control within 10 minutes. Officials report the house suffered moderate smoke damage. There were no injuries and one dog
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine are gearing up to study how long COVID-19 vaccines can provide protection and how vaccination immunity is different from natural infection immunity. The University hopes to enroll 500 people who have either received a COVID-19 vaccine or who plan to become vaccinated soon.
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