Fulton man dies after apartment fire
Fulton firefighters say an elderly man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday morning.
Continue ReadingFulton firefighters say an elderly man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday morning.
Continue ReadingThree candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for an open Jefferson City Council seat.
Continue ReadingSecurity at Missouri’s capitol building is on alert ahead of inauguration events in Washington D.C.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The White House released the latest ‘red zone’ report for Missouri, reporting a decrease in new COVID-19 cases and test positivity. Jan. 17 White House ‘red zone’ reportDownload Even with the decrease, Missouri is in the red zone for cases, reporting 261 new cases per 100,000 people. The state’s case rate ranks
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers but not himself or his family. The batch of 73 pardons and 70 commutations issued in the final hours of his presidency was expected, and is in keeping
Continue ReadingThe tactic came under scrutiny this summer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as an officer knelt on his neck.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a Benton County 4-year-old killed in December will have the chance to get out of jail ahead of trial. Judge Mark Pilley set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for James Mast, 28, at a Tuesday morning hearing. The bond allows Mast to pay just 10 percent of the
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is being accused of a touching a victim inapproripately over several years according to court documents. Kyle Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest back in 2017 when the victim was 11. From Jan. 2018 to May 2018, Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest again and then watched the victim
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Continue ReadingThe council meets at 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingAs Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least temporarily: a lack of substitute teachers.
Continue ReadingA large Columbia police presence was reported in the 2200 block of Clark Lane Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross reports that Jefferson City will receive a $1.5 million grant to support the commercial redevelopment of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary site. ‘The Trump Administration is committed to helping American communities recover from, and build back stronger, following natural disasters,’ said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is offering rare, kind words to his successor in a farewell video as he spends his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside. “This week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents will be able to resume curbside recycling on Feb. 1 while others will have to wait a week according to the City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility. Officials say the department is now sufficiently staffed to offer a curbside recycling program on an alternating weekly basis. Customers will receive a
Continue ReadingCole County’s Presiding Commissioner says he and other county leaders are working to increase coronavirus vaccinations across the county.
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the mob that attacked the Capitol was “provoked” by President Donald Trump, placing part of the responsibility on him for the deadly riot, as the Senate prepares for an impeachment trial on whether to convict the President for “incitement of insurrection” and potentially disqualify him from holding
Continue ReadingTeachers and school staff are in Tier 3 of Phase 1B in the state’s vaccination plan.
Continue ReadingThe fire at 2707 Rain Tree Court started with faulty electrical wiring in a shed next to the home, the Columbia Fire Department said in a news release Tuesday.
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