Columbia Parks and Recreation requested over $350,000 in funds to go to various projects, including a replacement for the Northeast Regional Park Northeast Event Center roof.
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COLUMBIA, Mo.. (KMIZ) A car crashed after a pursuit involving Boone County deputies in northeast Columbia late Saturday night. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several Boone County Sheriff vehicles near the roundabout in front of the Drury Plaza Hotel around 11 p.m. and a car rolled over in a ditch. A deputy on scene
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are urging drivers to remain alert and use extreme caution this weekend, as parts of the state prepare for what could be a historic rainfall event. According to MoDOT, more than six inches of rain are expected in some areas across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen in north Columbia Saturday evening on Vandiver Drive. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least six CPD vehicles and police searching a white truck around 5:15 p.m. An MU Healthcare was also on scene. A Boone County Joint Communications alert said that the Parker and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood is once again a finalist to lead another school district. The Christina School District in Newark, Delaware, announced on its Facebook page on Friday that Yearwood is one-of-three finalists for its superintendent position. Yearwood is expected to appear at a forum that school district is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing to reach an agreement with MU Health Care by the March 31 deadline, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it is working with other Mid-Missouri health care providers, including Boone Hospital, SSM St. Mary’s, Moberly Regional Hospital and Jefferson City Medical Group. Some of those hospitals have since reported an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men charged for a deadly 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia had a hearing pushed back for the third time on Friday. Jajuan Crockett appeared by video from the Department of Corrections. Crockett’s attorney, Andrew Garnett, told Judge Brouck Jacobs he needs to meet with Crockett in-person to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s auditor is still looking into how a freeze on three federal FEMA grants could affect county finances. The Missouri Department of Public Safety notified the county on Friday that three grants – the Homeland Security Grant Program, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to statutory sodomy has been charged again. Jacob Noel, 38, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday with statutory sodomy of person younger than 12 years old. He pleaded guilty in November 2023 to statutory sodomy with a person younger than 14 years old and was sentenced to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state trooper found guilty of sexual abuse and kidnapping was not sentenced on Friday. A jury found Jeffrey Durbin guilty in January after a woman had accused Durbin of assaulting her and keeping her inside his hotel room after she tried to escape during a conference on DWI training at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who sued the Columbia Police Department over claims of excessive use of force in June 2023 has been charged again. Donald James Lynch, 39, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday with tampering with a judicial official. He is being held without bond in Boone County Jail and had a hearing
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Elections that will decide the new leaders of schools and cities around Mid-Missouri are coming up on Tuesday. The big race to watch in Columbia is the four-person mayoral race. The top two candidates, per financial reports, are incumbent Barbara Buffaloe and challenger Blair “Murph” Murphy. The race has drawn in lots of money, lots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 was activated on Thursday to respond to expected flooding in southeast Missouri. According to a news release, the team has been activated to help local authorities in flood-related emergency response operations on Friday. Task Force 1 left Columbia just before 3 p.m., marking its first in-state deployment since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift through a work zone on Highway 63 in Columbia is expected to occur next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday press release. The new southbound bridge near Interstate 70 will be completed and crews will start work on the northbound bridge soon, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after he was accused of crashing his Jeep into an apartment’s fence during a chase with law enforcement while he was drunk on Thursday morning. Darrell Grimes, 29, was charged with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action, driving while intoxicated, aggravated fleeing and leaving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to felony murder in an elderly woman’s death. Jermarion Burnett-Howard had already pleaded guilty to felony murder and a gun charge in the killing of 72-year-old Janet Jago, who was gunned down outside her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man has been charged with two felonies after he is accused of shooting man Monday in Kirksville. Biagio Davenport was charged in Adair County on Tuesday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday. The Kirksville Police Department wrote on its Facebook
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime has been a pressing issue in the City of Columbia in recent years, and potential leaders say they plan to tackle the issue in office. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is looking to serve another three years in office in the April 8 election, while Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate
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