COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the Providence Road bridge is expected to be completed by November, weather permitting, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Spencer Robinson, Project Director of the Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia project, said that a few pieces of the bridge are slightly ahead of schedule. He clarified that the on-
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a man with first-degree terrorist threat and resisting arrest following a four-hour standoff on Wednesday. Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Christopher Dow of Columbia. Officers arrested Dow shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday at his home on Hidden Creek Court on a warrant for third-degree domestic assault. According to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council’s rejection of rezoning for a permanent homeless shelter won’t stop a community group working on the project, according to a statement from Housing the Community Jefferson City. Housing the Community released the statement after the city council voted 6-3 Monday night to reject rezoning for a homeless
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday involving a golf cart while driving on Route AA. According to a crash report put out by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it was a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road 499 in Callaway County. The
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The spelling of the doctor’s name has been corrected. One doctor at MU Health Care said that she is seeing a declining vaccination rate and, because of this, we could see a more intense flu season. Dr. Amruta Padhye, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at the University of Missouri, said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s City Council passed a motion on Tuesday to hold a public hearing to discuss Flock cameras. The public hearing will allow officials and the public to speak about Flock cameras and the city’s contract with Flock, which ends in March 2027. Ward 5 Councilwoman Christina Hartman first brought up the idea
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors for the Missouri Department of Transportation start setting girders Friday on the new flyover ramp connecting northbound Highway 63 to westbound Interstate 70. Work will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, just as the University of Missouri football team kicks off at Kansas. Westbound I-70 will narrow to one lane, and no
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of South Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road began Tuesday. According to a news release from the City of Columbia, the project is intended to improve safety and traffic flow at the intersection. The construction also includes stormwater improvements, along with sidewalk improvements along the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City leaders will hear a presentation Tuesday on a new housing supply strategy proposed by Capital City Housing to improve the city’s housing stock. According to the presentation, created by Capital City Housing, the strategy is an “actionable plan to expand the City’s housing supply and improve housing quality and stock”.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected the Attorney General’s attempt to appeal the high court’s decision regarding congressional maps. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the People Not Politicians successfully made their arguments and that Missouri voters will decide on the “Missouri First” map in November. The congressional map created in 2022
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City River Market opened to the public today with a ribbon-cutting held by city and county officials at 3 p.m. The contract for this project was approved in September 2024, and groundbreaking took place in May 2025. Jefferson City spokeswoman Molly Bryan said the project costs $8.3 million. That cost
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Salvation Army says it is doubling the number of beds at its shelter. According to a Facebook post, the Center of Hope shelter is undergoing a full renovation that will double its capacity from 31 to 62 beds. The project includes adding a new family wing, transitioning open
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday morning, a semi-truck hit a concrete barrier, closing westbound Interstate 70 in Columbia for approximately two and a half hours. “We had extraordinary response from fire, EMS and police. They were able to clear the crash within about 2.5 hours. So the delays to the construction work were very minimal,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old man was charged Monday on accusations that he tried to pay one or more teenagers for sex at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. Boone County prosecutors charged Colton Cranford on Monday with a single count of patronizing prostitution with a person between the ages of 15 and 18. In a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman Sunday night. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting Sunday night. The victim was identified as Cheryl Gravitt, 57, of Moberly. According to the probable cause statement, at about
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Second Mountain held a two-day leadership conference highlighting culture change inside maximum security prisons at Jefferson City Correctional Center. Second Mountain is a nonprofit based out of Kansas City that focuses on creating culture change inside of prisons. The prison leadership conference on Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 was an invitation-only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repaving work on a major south Columbia road started with the beginning of the school year this week, snarling traffic as parents rushed to get children to school and go to work. The work to mill and repave Vawter School Road east of Scott Boulevard was originally planned to wrap up by
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will discontinue the use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras. In a statement on Facebook, posted by the sheriff’s office Thursday morning, Sheriff Stacy Ball said that he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and that his responsibility is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri residents could face up to seven years in prison and a $10,000 fine due to a new school bus safety law. Missouri’s new school bus safety law — SB 1421 — takes effect Aug. 28 and significantly increases fines and license penalties for drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department system is currently staffed with a minimum of three people per truck, but the fire chief would like to see four per truck. That could happen soon with extra money to pay employees and new recruits coming on staff. A new public safety sales tax is expected to
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