JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile has been detained after the Jefferson City Police Department investigated a bomb threat over the weekend, according to a Monday press release from JCPD. A Lowe’s employee said the store received a hand-written note that included a bomb threat at 8:23 P.M. Sunday , according to the release. JCPD
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mid-Missouri roads have landed on a high-priority list for reducing wildlife-related crashes after a Missouri Department of Transportation study. The study releaed in February showed 19% of animal crashes statewide have happened in Mid-Missouri in the last 10 years. Most of those crashes were with deer. MoDOT put three Mid-Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit out of Moniteau County. Bobby and Suzanne Murphy filed on Tuesday to settle their lawsuit over the death of Deborah Coville, 66, their daughter, according to court documents. Coville died after she was in a crash on Lookout Trail Road at Industrial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A reinspection of Copper Kettle in Ashland shows it still has one health-code violation. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department inspected the restaurant last week and found nine violations, seven of which were critical. A health inspector went back on Wednesday and found all of the critical violations had been fixed. However, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s True/False Film Fest will be starting on Thursday with the event’s annual March March scheduled for Friday. Andrea Luque, the director of Ragtag Film Society, said they are keeping an eye on Friday’s weather. There are policies in place in the case of high winds and lightning that’s within a 20-mile
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Copper Kettle in Ashland will have a follow-up health inspection after it reportedly had nine violations, seven of which are critical. The inspection report said management was using the same cutting board for raw sausage and for ready-to-eat food. The health inspector also found expired food in the coolers and improper hand-washing practices
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The KFC on Clark Lane in Columbia has passed its most-recent health inspection. Last week, the fast food restaurant had repeat violations for having pots and pans that were soiled and not being cleaned correctly. The Columbia-Boone County Health Department went back Tuesday and determined there were no more violations. The inspection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services wants hotels to be inspected earlier due to the FIFA World Cup. A notice from the Health Department said annual lodging inspections are typically done by Aug. 31. The FIFA World Cup will be playing games in Kansas City throughout June and July. The health department
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The KFC restaurant on Clark Lane is at risk of getting fined by Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. A health inspection report shows a health inspector saw two violations at the fast food restaurant during a routine inspection on Monday. The inspector wrote that employees were stacking pans and trays
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Camden County will install a baby box at the Mid-County Fire Protection District. State Rep. Jeff Vernetti said the baby box is scheduled to be installed and unveiled this spring. Baby boxes are safe ways to legally surrender newborns up to 45 days old. An alert is sent to first responders as
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department is looking for one or more people after several vehicle break-ins overnight. The Fulton Police Department said it received several reports of vehicle break-ins on Tuesday morning. Two of those reports included guns being stolen. The thefts were reported on Court Street, Nichols Street, West Avenue, Center Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is making more money from downtown parking meters so far this year than it did in the first month of 2025. Columbia raised the price for all on-street parking downtown from 40 cents to $1 on Jan. 5. The Public Works spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News
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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
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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
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in the Southern Boone R-I School District will decide on a $4 milllion bond issue in April. The bond issue would fund improvements, renovations and repairs at the schools, according to the school district. The district’s debt service tax levy would not change. If approved, the money would go to replace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A climate survey from Columbia Public Schools shows some students are worried about equality. About 65% of students who completed the survey say bullying is not tolerated, but that enforcement was not consistent. That opinion came up again in the discipline category. Only 53% of students feel that the district’s rules
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Boonville woman accused of embezzling from a non-profit she worked for is now in the Cooper County Jail. Jennifer Waibel, 52, spent nearly $50,000 on a credit card owned by Unlimited Opportunities Incorporated in the summer of 2023, according to a probable cause statement. She is scheduled to be back in court on
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Audrain County is getting a new health center. The Audrain County Health Department signed a new lease agreement with the county commission and the City of Mexico for the former Vandalia Medical Clinic, which went bankrupt, according to a news release. The building will be used as part of a plan to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Board of Education member plans to run for re-election. According to a press release from the campaign for Blake Willoughby, he will seek a second term on the board of education. “I am committed to the value of community and this will be a campaign focused on how we can
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The vaccine against COVID-19 will be offered in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services announced the vaccination clinics are scheduled for this fall and winter. Families of students are expected to be notified when a clinic is planned at
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