Columbia’s Ash Street improvements awaiting MoDOT plans
So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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Possible shooting leads to large law enforcement presence near Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement vehicles blocked a street in a residential area just outside the Columbia city limits Tuesday after officers were called for a possible shooting. First responders were called Tuesday afternoon to Mesa Drive and blocked off part of the street. A Boone County Fire Protection District spokesperson said medics performed CPR
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City of Columbia sends out community survey for feedback from residents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has mailed out its annual community survey “to a random sample of households” to get feedback on issues surrounding the city. Some households received the survey on Monday. The surveys include postage-paid return envelopes. The release says responses will remain confidential. The return address is the ETC Institute,
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Veterans United announces final drive-thru holiday lights display, says traffic increase ‘no longer feasible’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans United announced in a Tuesday press release that this year’s “Bright Lights/Holiday Nights” drive-thru display will be the event’s final installment. The release says the increased traffic paired with new developments in the area make the annual event “no longer feasible for the lightshow to continue and still be good neighbors
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Boone County hires Montgomery County prosecutor as special assistant prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County on Monday entered an agreement with Montgomery County Prosecutor Paul Boyd to serve as a special assistant prosecutor. Boyd is overseeing six murder cases in Boone County. He was an assistant prosecutor for Boone County, but was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe last month to become Montgomery County’s next top
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Veterans Day to affect trash pickup in Columbia, Fulton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans Day is next week and it will affect trash pickup in a couple of Mid-Missouri cities. The Solid Waste calendar in Fulton shows refuse will not be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Those who have their trash picked up on Tuesdays will have it picked up on Wednesday. The Legends
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Columbia City Council approves $58K contract for short-term rental monitoring
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $58,000 consultant agreement with Avenu Insights and Analytics to help track and enforce the city’s new short-term rental regulations. Between February and July, the city passed a series of ordinances establishing land use, business license, and tax rules for short-term rentals, such
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Columbia plow crews to hold annual dry run Wednesday; 5 new trucks to be added to fleet
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from the city. Crews will review safety procedures and rehearse snow routes for the upcoming winter season. The release states a majority of the participants of the exercise will
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Army veteran speaks at Columbia church about experience delivering aid in Gaza
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Retired Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year army veteran and humanitarian aid worker, spoke on Monday night about his experience in Gaza. The event was sponsored by Missourians for Justice in Palestine and was hosted at United Methodist Church in Columbia. Aguilar spent time earlier this year delivering aid as part of
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Seven miles of Improve I-70 Project between Columbia and Kingdom City completed
MoDOT leaders, state troopers and elected officials across Missouri gather for a ribbon cutting on I-70 near mile marker 137
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Winter trout season opens at ponds around Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter trout season has officially kicked off at city ponds around Mid-Missouri. The City of Columbia announced in a Monday press release that today was the official start to its winter trout season at Cosmo-Bethel Park. All trout that are caught must be released and unharmed through Jan. 31, 2026. Only artificial
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Mid-Missouri Jamaican business owners react to the impacts of record-breaking Hurricane Melissa
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hurricane Melissa has left a path of devastation across the Caribbean, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 storm — the strongest hurricane the island has ever recorded. Officials in Jamaica have confirmed 19 deaths, with the government warning that the death toll could continue to rise as crews search through hard-hit areas.
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Financial strain could force many pet owners to rehome their animals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits won’t be loaded onto EBT cards for people to buy food, which may put an extra financial strain on SNAP recipients that are pet owners. Unchained Melodies Dog Rescue Director Melody Whitworth said she’s seen a year-long trend of people rehoming pets because they can no longer afford
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Columbia’s walk to defeat ALS raises about $45,000 Saturday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents Saturday raised nearly $45,000 in a fundraiser walk to end amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Some people got together in teams to raise large sums of money to donate, while others donated individually to the national ALS Association for research on the disease. The one-mile walk at the Cosmo-Bethel Park
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Boone County, Columbia redirect funds, revive CoMoHelps to address food insecurity
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Mid-Missourians could soon face food insecurity as the federal government halts SNAP benefits on Nov. 1. In response, Boone County and the City of Columbia are redirecting money and reactivating CoMoHelps, an emergency relief portal created to coordinate community aid. The effort is led by Boone County, the City of
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Aging Best steps up its help during government shutdown
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Military veteran Joseph Gray was approved to receive disability pension, but that — and his Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — were put on pause once the federal government shut down. Now, he’s struggling to eat a meal every day. “Usually, I eat OK and have never needed any help before, but
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Supporters gear up for upcoming Ramsingh immigration hearing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of Columbia resident Owen Ramsingh, a citizen of the Netherlands who is being held in an El Paso, Texas, immigration detention center, rallied Friday night ahead of his detention hearing next week. Ramsingh was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Chicago O’Hare Airport in September as he returned from a
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Columbia City Council to vote on extra $50,000 for food bank as shutdown continues
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote on Monday to allocate $50,000 to the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri, as the federal government shutdown continues. The item appears on the city council’s consent agenda in Monday’s meeting. Consent agenda items are voted on in a block without discussion. The city government
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Second wrongful death lawsuit filed in Interstate 70 crash that killed 2
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver in a crash that killed two women on Interstate 70 in Columbia was filed Thursday. The lawsuit, filed by three of Melvina Colin’s children, seeks damages from the driver, Walter Montejo, and four companies connected to the load he was carrying when he
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New state law expands ban on utility shutoffs during cold weather
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Missouri’s Cold Weather Rule restricting when utilities can shut off people’s gas or electricity is expanding under a new state law. Investor-owned utilities cannot shut off people’s services for nonpayment for 72 hours after temperatures reach below freezing during the day from November 1 to March 31. Those shutoffs were before
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