COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority, a non-profit that offers low-cost housing, celebrated a ribbon cutting Wednesday marking 70 years of services. But demand for its services continues to outpace available housing. CHA serves over 2,000 households and nearly 4,000 people in Boone County and Columbia, according to the organization. Its work includes providing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Monday with eight felonies after allegedly running over three people early Sunday. Boone County prosecutors charged Andy Cenobio, 19, with four counts of first-degree assault and four counts of armed criminal action. Columbia Police say a man identified as J.E. was with three friends and his girlfriend
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A 66-year-old man from Leslie, Michigan, was seriously injured in a crash Saturday evening, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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Drivers can no longer use the St. Charles Road bridge to access I-70 in Columbia, as the Missouri Department of Transportation is expected to wrap up demolition of the bridge on Monday morning.
An ABC 17 News reporter saw the bridge demolished and final cleanup work being done Sunday morning. Several cranes and frontloaders were also seen in a section of I-70 between where the bridge had been.
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Broadway Christian Church is opening its doors once again for Show-Me Central Habitat for Humanity’s 36th annual garage sale.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Terminology has been corrected in the headline and story. MU Health Care’s operating margin for the current fiscal year remains well below budget. The health care group posted a $56 million budget shortfall between the start of the University of Missouri’s fiscal year from July through February. The report will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Rodemeyer, Gretchen Duckworth and Kris Scheperle won the three open spots of the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday over Cierra Griffin, Trent Vallandingham, Ryan Towner and James Kindred Sr. “I’m excited to get to work,” Rodemeyer said. I’m honored by the trust our community has placed in me
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Identity-based student organizations at the University of Missouri held a town hall on Monday after the university said it would stop funding them. The affected groups are the Asian American Association, Association of Latin American Students, Four Front, Filling in the Space, Legion of Black Collegians and the Queer Liberation Front. Hundreds
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A Kingdom City woman is under investigation after multiple crashes Friday evening.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three seats are up for grabs in the Columbia Board of Education election with all four candidates highlighting bullying as a major issue in the district that needs to be addressed. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain a spot on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Edits to Columbia Public Schools’ bullying policy, including summer interactions and employee protocol, will be discussed during a school board policy committee meeting Wednesday. The new policy, if passed, would implement new guidelines for instructors on handling reports of bullying. The initial policy had instructors and employees ask to report incidents to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research of this article. The leader of an Amish community who was accused of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat asked a Cooper County judge to get in contact with his family during a status hearing on Tuesday. Sam Shetler, 42, faces
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article One of the men accused of robbing the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last week pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance Tuesday. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia, appeared by video feed from the Cooper County Jail. Charles
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A 23-year-old Rolla woman died in a crash early Saturday morning, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three bills that add age verification to social media and AI programs are up for executive action Monday by the Missouri House’s Emerging Issues Committee. House Bill 3393 and 2392, sponsored by Representatives Don Mayhew (R-Crocker) and Marty Murray (D-St. Louis), respectively, would establish the “Missouri Social Media Safety for Minors Act.”
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Thousands of Missourians are expected to join millions of protesters nationwide Saturday in over 3,000 “No Kings” protests.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Local and state health agencies are focusing on education and prevention in Mid-Missouri schools after evidence of the opioid nitazene was found during a volunteer wastewater study. According to a release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the state’s Department of Public Safety analyzed the sewage, or wastewater, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the war in Iran continues, gas prices have been climbing, with ABC reporting that costs are now at their highest level in nearly two and a half years. According to AAA, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Missouri is $3.43, about 10 cents more than last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: AI was used in background research for this article A Columbia woman scheduled to stand trial in March pleaded guilty during a pre-trial conference Monday to a fatal 2023 crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist. Elizabeth Lopez was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to close the intersection of Conley Road and Business Loop 70 for about 60 days while the crossing is replaced with a roundabout.
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