Homelessness Report (January 2026)Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the city of Columbia shows that homelessness fell in 2025. The report states that 309 homeless individuals were counted during the annual survey in Boone County in 2025. That’s down from the 323 people recorded the year before. The count was conducted on one night

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will consider changes to how the city responds to emergencies at Monday night’s meeting. The proposed changes would make the Columbia Fire Department chief the city’s emergency operations manager. It would also make the Columbia Fire Department the lead agency in responding to disasters. Every city department would

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty last month of murdering a Hermann police officer in 2023 will be sentenced in June. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon and two counts

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged in Morgan County after he allegedly assaulted a man and fired a gun into a home early on Saturday. Jacob Roberts, 26, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage. He is being held at

By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Ed Martin, who has been working inside the Trump Justice Department for over nine months after failing to secure a confirmation as US Attorney in Washington, DC, is expected to leave the department in the coming weeks, according to a source familiar with his plans. Martin had

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was the subject of an endangered person advisory on Saturday was found dead in her wrecked vehicle the next day. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued the alert Saturday, saying Amanda Rodgers, 35, had been seen leaving Eldon around 3 a.m. in her Chevrolet Malibu. The alert says Rodgers