Police report shots fired in west Columbia
Officers were sent to the 1000 block of Claudell Lane at about 12:45 a.m. on a report of shots fired.
Continue ReadingOfficers were sent to the 1000 block of Claudell Lane at about 12:45 a.m. on a report of shots fired.
Continue ReadingColumbia firefighters say no one was hurt in a house fire on Pendleton Street on Sunday.
Continue ReadingThere’s been some good news on the pandemic front of late. The supply of coronavirus vaccine doses continues to increase and two new vaccines might soon be in use.
Continue ReadingTAMPA BAY, Fla. (KMIZ) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl champions for the first time in 19 years, with a 31-9 win over Kansas City. The duo of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski stole the show for Tampa Bay, going for two touchdowns over the course of the game. Those touchdowns broke the record
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire around 6 p.m. on Sunday night.
Continue ReadingJason Shafer, Central District Maintenance Engineer for MoDOT, said road crews will continue to be out Sunday night and Monday morning as needed.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia opened a temporary warming center at Wabash Bus Station downtown due to extremely cold temperatures through the weekend.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department and the Columbia Fire Department responded to a vehicle crash on Worley Street around 4 p.m. Sunday.
Continue ReadingA man was sent to Bothwell Hospital after getting in a wreck in Morgan County overnight.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 769 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. There have been 466,217 cases reported in Missouri. The state ranked 26th in the nation on Sunday for new cases reported in the past seven days. DHSS reported 1 new virus-related death on Sunday. As of Sunday, 4,249,531 people
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services reported 1,004 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There have been 465,448 cases reported in Missouri.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) MoDOT’s crews have been out all day Saturday pretreating and treating roads throughout the winter weather event. Jason Shafer, the District Maintenance Engineer for MoDot, said the department’s main concern is ensuring enough treatment is applied to roads as they fight the low temperatures. Once temperatures get below the low 20’s the
Continue ReadingBoone County Joint Communications is reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 eastbound at the Missouri River Bridge. Troop F is reporting the wreck is blocking traffic on eastbound I-70. I-70 wreck reported in Cooper County at mile marker 108 A crash is reported on westbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 108 near the Cooper and
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia fire crews are battling a fire at the Stover’s Flooring & Drapery Center Saturday morning. The fire started around 6 a.m. in the 1700 block of Paris Road. Smoke billows from the Stover’s Flooring & Drapery Center as fire crews work an active fire. Our crews on scene say at least
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Road crews across Mid-Missouri started pretreatment of priority routes ahead of the anticipated winter weather. Columbia Public Works began pretreatment of main roads Friday and plans to continue pretreatment ahead of the snow Saturday morning. Ashlyn Sherman, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works said crews will continue to monitor road conditions throughout
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail tonight after being accused of a Columbia sexual assault. Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Xavier Gee with armed criminal action, two counts of 1st-degree sodomy, robbery and 3rd-degree assault. According to court documents, the victim was meeting Gee at a hotel. Police say once she
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The suspect in a 1991 Cole County murder case wants several pieces of evidence left out of a future trial. The requests filed by attorneys for William “Chris” Niemet include leaving out newly-tested evidence for DNA, a 1991 lie detector test and witness statements made about a possible weapon used
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some changes could soon get approved to a controversial statue on Mizzou’s campus. A task force recommends the school add a sign near the Thomas Jefferson statue that explains his accomplishments, the policies he supported and that the former president also owned slaves. UM System President Mun Choi created the task force
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A mass vaccination site wrapped up in Jefferson City. The event was held at the LINC. According to Cole County Health Director Kristi Campbell, the health department vaccinated around 2,000 people, which was their goal. There were some no-shows so health officials called people on their backup list who are eligible.
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