COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is now in custody after allegedly assaulting a woman at the Columbia Mall. 34-year-old Joseph Jones is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Police were called to the parking lot of the Columbia Mall around seven Sunday morning. Officers learned Jones allegedly tried to run over the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with first-degree domestic assault after an incident Friday night on the 120 block of Benton St. According to a probable cause statement, the assault occurred after the victim threw a glass at Travis Groce. Groce allegedly pushed the victim to the ground, then hit her head several
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing a harassment charge after a June 10 incident at Gerbes Supermarket off Broadway. According to court documents, the victim told police that Ronald Dameron followed her around the store. The victim said she told him to stop following her. The victim came forward after recognizing Dameron’s face
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shortage of veterinarians led to one of the University of Missouri’s animal hospitals to cut back on some emergency service hours. The MU Veterinary Health Center’s Small Animal Hospital stopped overnight emergency service for animals not already patients of the center. The hospital’s website said it will still offer help “when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) the Columbia police are investigating an overnight burglary at River Region Credit Union, 3000 Carter Ln., after two ATMs were damaged. Once officers arrived, they found debris around the ATMs and suspect(s) took an undisclosed amount of cash inside the machine. Police report no suspect description is available at the time of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is opening a dedicated COVID-19 test collection site on Monday as the demand for testing continues to increase in Mid-Missouri. The testing site will be a fast, convenient option for those with known exposure or mild symptoms, or those who just need a travel test. The testing site is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 1, Columbia Police were dispatched to the parking lot of the Columbia Mall for a disturbance of an adult male assaulting an adult female in the parking lot. Through further investigation, officers learned the male suspect attempted to run over the victim with a vehicle. The suspect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Utilities Department reinstated late charges on past-due utilities bills, beginning with bills issue after August 1. Matt Nester, the City of Columbia Utilities spokesperson, said the department made the decision to reassess late charges after the City lifted its state of emergency on May 29. “When the city
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Some universities will implement mask mandates, in an effort to combat the rise in cases caused primarily by the Delta variant.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ARREST UPDATE: Columbia Police have arrested 28-year-old Darrius L. Davis of Columbia, in connection the Saturday morning’s shots fired on Clark Lane. Darrius L. Davis of Columbia Davis was arrested on domestic assault in the first degree, assault in the first degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assault in Columbia Friday night, left a woman seriously injured. Around 11:30 p.m. Columbia Police were called to the 100 block of Benton Street for a reported assault. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman with serious injuries and she was taken to a local hospital. The woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Monday, the Boone County Office of Emergency Management will activate warning sirens when the National Weather Service issues a severe thunderstorm warning with a “destructive” tag included in the warning language. The weather service puts the destructive tag on the warning if there is a threat of baseball-sized hail and/or if
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man will serve two years of probation for setting fires at a protest downtown. Jeffrey Cotton pleaded guilty to attempted knowingly burning Monday. The charge was reduced after assistant prosecutor Justin Owens said the state did not have evidence the fires Cotton set caused any damage to city property. Cotton
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Officers were sent at about 4:30 p.m. to Boyd and Lamp lanes on a report of shots fired, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. They found evidence that shots were fired, including a damaged vehicle.
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The fire near the Range Line Street exit caused emergency crews to shut down the highway at about 10 a.m. On-ramps from Providence Road and Range Lane were also shut down, according to emergency alerts from county dispatchers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are working to clear the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 after a semi-truck crashed into the bridge at the Highway 63 connector, according to Boone County Joint Communication’s Twitter. BCJC first sent an alert about the crash shortly after 4:30 a.m. Friday. Officials also tweeted just before 8 a.m. Friday that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While City Manager John Glascock presented the FY22 budget Thursday morning, one of the people that helped prepare it watched from outside city government. Kyle Rieman, the former city budget officer, was fired on July 26. The circumstances leading Rieman here has him confused. “If you had asked me a month ago
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City Manager John Glascock will present his version of the Columbia city budget for the 2022 fiscal year at noon on Thursday.
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