COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said a large police presence in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane Sunday night is connected to a shots fired incident from Sunday morning. CPD Lt. Derek Moore said officers were serving a search warrant. Moore said a person “turned himself in without incident.” One resident of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson confirmed to ABC 17 News on Thursday that his office filed charges against a Kansas City-area lawmaker for assault and disturbing the peace. Democratic state Rep. Anthony Ealy represents District 36, covering part of Jackson County, in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After state Sen. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia) secured $1 million in the state budget for the Columbia Police Department, the city is considering to use the funds to purchase vehicle barriers for special events. The barrier would be the Archer 1200 Mobile Barrier from the Meridian company. In June 2025, the company came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed shots fired at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in South Columbia Sunday night. A large police presence was on scene with officers investigating in and around the parking lot of the store. Columbia Police officers started blocking off the parking lot with crime scene tape shortly after 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been nearly 25 years since a Columbia sports journalist was killed in the parking lot of the Columbia Daily Tribune. With one man paroled and another man’s conviction overturned, many still question who really killed Kent Heitholt. But at least one high-ranking police official who worked on the case maintains investigators
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School District’s Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee is looking into voter-approved bonds to fund $420 million in its long-range facility plan for the next 10 years. The district’s last $300 million bond plan included new schools like Beulah Ralph Elementary School, John Warner Middle School and more. The Columbia Area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education’s Policy Committee on Monday discussed how to best honor students at graduations who died before getting a chance to receive their diploma. The policy introduced outlines the process schools and administrators need to take leading up to graduation, on the day of and after. Under the guidelines,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of East Broadway near South El Chaparral Avenue in Columbia is back open after it was blocked off by first responders due to a car crash Sunday. Boone County Fire officials had blocked off the road for about 45 minutes. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. with at least two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education this week approved changes to its bullying and hazing policies during Wednesday morning work session, expanding who can report bullying and how students are supported throughout the response process. Board member Paul Harper said the changes have been under discussion since August 2025. “We changed the notifications that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released a facial reconstruction tied to a 13-year old discovery of human remains. The new image shows what is believed to be John Dixon Doe, whose skull was found in October 2013 along Highway 28 in Dixon, Missouri. In a social media post, Sheriff Stacy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new storefront in downtown Columbia officially opened Oct. 14 as part of an expansion of Dianetics and Scientology throughout Missouri and the Midwest. The Dianetics Center of Missouri is operating along Ninth Street near Alley A in the former site of the Speckled Frog Toys and Books. The storefront no longer has a sign and only
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents at Riley Mobile Home Park will be without water service until further notice amid ongoing environmental and public health concerns. City officials say a wastewater pump station failed Thursday, causing raw sewage to back up into the park’s sewer system and overflow. Water was shut off the next day. This also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old man is dead after a plane crash in Pettis County Saturday. The Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders shared to social media Sunday that Pettis County Deputies, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Pettis County Fire and other agencies responded to the 10000 block of State Highway B around 6 p.m. Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother whose son was robbed and shot to death in 2025 is calling for more home outreach in schools and better policing, after a new report identified the need for community intervention and collaboration. Faith Mejia lost her son Zarian Simpson in June 2025 after he was pistol-whipped and robbed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a new effort by Missouri law enforcement to try and generate tips through inmates, 2,000 decks of playing cards that feature dozens of victims in unsolved crimes are now in every state prison. Each card features a photo and details about an unsolved homicide, missing person, or unidentified remains case
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Staff at the City of Centralia have some new guardrails in place around the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Centralia Board of Alderman approved the new rules at its Monday meeting, as well as a policy form city staff must sign outlining when AI use is appropriate and when it’s not.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking to make safety enhancements to a busy Columbia intersection and roadway. MoDOT showed plans for two intersections along College Avenue during an open-house meeting on Tuesday at 900 East Stadium Boulevard. At the College Avenue and University Avenue intersection, the left turn signal would be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is calling out Columbia city leaders, after it says a request to discuss city ordinances — which it says targets unhoused people — remains unanswered. The request was first sent in a letter on July 16 and included support from local and state advocates including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly eight years after the January 2019 death of Dominick Roland, Columbia Police have persons of interest in the case, but are yet to arrest anyone. Witnesses described to police a dispute that night between a man in the car with Roland and another man just before the drive-by shooting that killed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sometimes, minute pieces of evidence can tell investigators a lot of information and, in some cases, lead to a big break in a cold case. Columbia Police are investigating 17 unsolved homicide cases with 19 victims dating back to 1985. Investigators have detailed a number of struggles in their search for justice
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