Columbia Regional Airport preparing for busy holiday weekend
AAA expects there to be over 47.9 million Americans will travel this weekend with 3.6 million of those expected to be to traveling by air.
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Hy-Vee voluntarily withdraws all potato salad varieties after lab tests
Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all of its Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad due to a presumptive positive microbial result on the line that the potatoes were processed on.
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Motorcyclist killed in Columbia crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist was killed Friday morning in a crash in north Columbia. The crash happened at about 9:45 a.m. at Paris Road and Vandiver Drive, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. Mark Lamont, 49, of Columbia was not wearing a helmet and suffered fatal injuries, police said. The crash
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Boone County Joint Communications reminds residents when to call 9-1-1 vs. 3-1-1
The Boone County Joint Communications is preparing for an increase in calls over the holiday weekend.
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Local organization to team up with Missouri State Highway Patrol to give away free lifejackets
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local organization and the Missouri State Highway Patrol plan to give out free lifejackets to Mid-Missouri veterans and families over the Fourth of July weekend. The U.S. Exercise Tiger Commemorative Foundation (USTF) and troopers with the highway’s patrol Troop F Water Patrol unit will host the second annual “Operations Sgt. Rosie’s
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Highway patrol to start Fourth of July counting period Friday night
The Missouri State Highway Patrol put out a press release in June, reminding drivers and boaters to plan for a safe July 4th weekend.
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Non-profit pays off mortgage for Boone County Assistant Fire Chief that died in the line of duty
Tunnel to Towers foundation pays off the mortgage for fallen Boone County Assistant Fire Chief
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MU fires three after College of Engineering audit
The University of Missouri fired three employees after an audit of the College of Engineering that was launched after allegations of financial mismanagement, MU said in a news release Thursday.
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Columbia man charged in alleged hammer attack at Lions-Stephens Park
A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly used a hammer during an assault on Sunday at Lions-Stephens Park.
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Boone Health staff explains disaster response for 28 victims of Amtrak train derailment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health medical staff held a press conference Wednesday to share their experience caring for 28 patients after the Amtrak train derailment in Mendon on Monday. The crash killed four people and injured 150 others. According to investigators, a dump truck crossed in front of the train at the crossing on Porche
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Columbia police arrest suspect after shots-fired incident on Rock Quarry Road
Police arrested Ryan Osterberger after responding to a shots-fired report Tuesday in south Columbia.
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Columbia providing buses to city’s Fire in the Sky celebration
Columbia’s bus system will provide a bus route from several city parking garages to the Fire in the Sky celebration on Monday.
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Court documents reveal contents of letter in Columbia baby death case
Court documents in the case of a mother and father charged with killing their baby made available Wednesday reveal some details of a letter that police say cracked the case open.
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Another MU hazing suspect arrested, released on bond
A second man accused of hazing a former University of Missouri student left disabled by alcohol poisoning has been arrested and released on bond.
Continue Reading Parents charged with murder, endangerment in death of baby found in Columbia
Columbia police have identified a baby found dead outside a tire store in 2019 and arrested the child’s parents in connection with her death.
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Ameren Missouri looking to acquire its largest-ever solar facility
Huck Finn Solar Project is 25 times larger than any current solar site in Missouri
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Douglass Family Aquatic Center to open Friday after getting enough lifeguards
Columbia Parks and Recreation delayed the Douglass Family Aquatic Center opening due to a lifeguard shortage.
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Firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire north of Columbia early Tuesday morning is blamed for thousands of dollars in damage. The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire in the 1400 block of E. Gallup Mills Road around 6:35 a.m. Firefighters said a detached three-vehicle garage was on fire when crews arrived at
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Some worry that birth control restrictions could be next after overturning of Roe V. Wade
Some political observers and activists now worry that restrictions on birth control and same-sex marriage could be next following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Driver hurt Monday morning after crash on Route WW east of Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A driver was hurt Monday morning after a crash on Route WW east of Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out a traffic alert about the crash at Olivet Road just after 5:45 a.m. An SUV driven by Luke P. Drummond, 19, of Columbia, flipped over after the vehicle went off the
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