COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News investigates how a fire started at an east Columbia restaurant on New Year’s Eve. A report from the Columbia Fire Department indicates the fire at Golden Corral off Clark Lane on Dec. 31 started on a grill at the restaurant. An investigator says it didn’t appear the grills were
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(The following story discusses suicide and depression. If you or someone you know is in need of help, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police believe former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight died by suicide, according to the department’s death investigation. ABC 17 News obtained the Columbia Police Department’s
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The Columbia apartment complex where two children died in a fire last week had a history of problems with smoke detectors.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – City inspectors say owners of the Guitar Building in Downtown Columbia must fix issues with a cellphone tower on top of it. City inspector Harlan Hazlett wrote in a Dec. 16 inspection that the antennas on the top of the building’s southwest corner at Walnut Street and Eighth Street is “swaying
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works evacuated Downtown Columbia’s Guitar Building on Thursday after bricks fell from it Wednesday. An ABC 17 News records request from the City of Columbia revealed the building failed a Wednesday inspection. There were seven inspection points on its checklist that the building owned by Kimberly Hughes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol’s anonymous tip hotline Courage2Report has received more reports in 2022 than the previous three years. MSHP’s Courage2Report records showed the anonymous hotline has received 742 tips between Jan. 1- Oct. 26. In 2021 there were 594 total tips received, 330 in 2020 and 430 in 2019. Bullying continues
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Columbia’s water treatment plant was built in 1970 and while it’s expanded since then, it has not been upgraded.
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New research suggests chemicals in drinking water could lead to diseases.
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Speeding and drugs are listed as probable contributing factors in a July crash that killed two people on Highway 124 in Howard County.
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ABC 17 News obtained records of food safety inspections conducted during Mizzou football home games last season.
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ABC 17 News asked for 41 Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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ABC 17 News asked for 41 Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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ABC 17 News asked for 41 Mid-Missouri school districts’ security plans, maintenance records and expenses ahead of the 2022-2023 school year.
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Hundreds of tips have been made to Missouri’s anonymous school safety hotline, Courage2Report, so far this year.
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Hundreds will head to Boone County Wednesday as the county fair heads into its second night, and organizers say safety and security is on everyone’s minds.
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An encounter would ultimately lead to two officers opening fire and killing 32-year-old Clay Willingham.
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In its first full year of operation, Columbia’s “Pay-As-You-Throw” garbage system has brought down the amount of residential trash collected in the city. However, it’s missed the mark when it comes to staffing and resident satisfaction.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia opened up the emergency overnight warming center at the Wabash Bus Station Wednesday ahead of expected winter weather. Wednesday was also the first day the city adjusted the hours the warming center will open. The station will open Monday to Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. and when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri paid a former medical school leader $1.565 million to settle her lawsuit over age discrimination. ABC 17 News obtained a copy of the settlement through an open records request. The settlement gives Dr. Rachel Brown $788,741.69 in lost wages and emotional damages following her ouster at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State investigators said the truck driver that hit and killed a Boone County fire official in December drove beyond the amount of time allowed by federal rules. A crash report written by the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Kevin Brunson had exceeded “the maximum driving time allowed by federal regulations at the
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