COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to reports of smoke in a downtown building Thursday night, and found it was related to a cooking “incident.” The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 800 block of East Broadway. Crews arrived and found no flames, but reported enough smoke to set off several fire alarms.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will host briefings for local governments and non-profit agencies who want assistance from a recent federal disaster declaration. The federal disaster declaration relates to destructive storms that happened across the state from June 4 to June 18. The severe weather included flash flooding, tornadoes and straight-line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council approved two resolutions related to a planned conference center Monday night, and also nominated two people for the vacant Ward 3 seat. One resolution approved the project development plan, including the budget, finance plan and schedule. The resolution included an amendment to reflect the final budget and schedule.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe announced Friday that he is asking for local, state and federal damage assessments from flash flooding and storms over July 9-11. The request comes in advance of an expected request for a federal disaster declaration. Kehoe said in a news release that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Paul T. Wilson announced Tuesday he is suspending his campaign for Missouri’s 3rd Congressional district. “At the current time we have suspended our active campaign for the 2026 MO-3 congressional district,” Wilson told ABC 17 News in an e-mail. “We were unable to have our name removed from the ballots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Douglass Family Aquatic Center opened back up to the public Tuesday after recent storms forced some repairs. Columbia Parks and Recreation said storms on July 10 caused a mechanical failure, prompting staff to close the pool through July 13. Crews finished the repairs in time for the pool to reopen Tuesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city council members discussed next year’s budget at a work session Monday evening. In a presentation to the council, members heard the city is expecting a 1% increase in its general fund. But the city is looking at more than $7 million in cuts to department requests in order to balance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library, a branch of the Daniel Boone Regional Library located in Fulton, opened back up to the public Monday, following an extended closure for HVAC replacement. “We can now control the building’s temperature and make it comfortable for everyone,” Callaway County Public Library manager Sara Henry said in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District helped get a horse that was down and unable to rise stabilized and loaded for transport to medical care. Firefighters responded to a property on Bowling Lane east of Rangeline Road and New Haven Road, where they found the horse on the ground. Working with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong storm knocked out power to thousands of customers across mid-Missouri as it rolled through Friday evening. As of 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Columbia Water and Light outage map reported 26 customers without power; down from 124 reported at 10:45 p.m. on Friday. Columbia Water and Light officials had told ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office filed one count of driving while intoxicated against former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel on Friday, according to court records. Pinkel was arrested on July 7, 2025, but no charges had been filed until now. According to the probable cause statement, Pinkel flagged down a state trooper
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jim Spain, a faculty member and administrator at the University of Missouri for more than three decades, will retire. According to the university, Spain joined the MU faculty in 1990 as an extension dairy specialist, before starting service as the vice provost for undergraduate studies in 2007. At a meeting of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia police officers responded to the Woodstock Mobile Home Park on New Haven Road on Monday. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cars at the scene shortly before 8 p.m. The Columbia Fire Department confirmed several of its crews responded to the same scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Providence Road overpass on I-70 will close May 29, with replacement work expected to last into October. Starting at 9 p.m. on May 29, crews will demolish the existing bridge. That work is expected to finish by 9 a.m. on May 31, and will cause lane narrowing on I-70 for that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT delayed closing two ramps on westbound I-70 in Columbia due to rainy weather, according to a news release. Crews will now close the westbound ramp from Rangeline Street to I-70 and the westbound ramp from I-70 to Providence Road starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. The closure, which was originally scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia will resume weekly collection of recycling starting June 15, the city announced on Monday. A Facebook post from Columbia Recycle and Trash, the Facebook page for the city’s solid waste utility, said people can start putting recycling on the curb on their regular collection day every week. Monday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Holts Summit police arrested a man wanted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service following an hours-long standoff on Monday. According to a news release from the Holts Summit Police Department, police established a perimeter in the 300 block of South Summit Drive. The suspect was identified as Damien Rotter, wanted for probation violation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House sent an amended bill for state designations back to the Senate on Wednesday. One such designation would make June 28 each year “Eliot and Muriel Battle Day” in Missouri. The text of the amendment says people are “encouraged to participate in…events and activities” honoring Eliot Battle, the first Black
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement arrested a man and woman late Monday after a chase went through three counties, according to a news release from the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. The chase started when Cole County deputies tried to stop a Dodge Charger near Greenbrier Road and Monticello Road. The driver didn’t stop, and led
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after police said he hit a woman on a city bus on Friday morning. Demetrius Jamason, 39, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday in Cole County with third-degree assault and misdemeanor elderly abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
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