COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators determined that a late December fire at a Columbia ATV and powersports dealership was accidental. A Columbia Fire Department report says the dealership owner, Stuart Head, told investigators that he suspects the fire at Head Motor Co. could have started in the wiring of an ATV’s stereo system on the lot.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Grocery and hardware stores saw packed parking lots Friday as people prepared for a winter storm that will hit Saturday. “It’s pretty busy in there, it’s almost like a Black Friday crowd coming on,” Westlake ACE Hardware shopper Lance Bezner said. “Everybody’s buying everything, but they still have a lot of product
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have arrested a man accused hitting someone in the head with a gun on Nov. 2, police wrote in a Friday press release. Marquise Mathis, 44, was charged on Nov. 22 with wo counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou College Republicans on Friday issued an apology to Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine on its Instagram page for sharing a doctored image. The group accused MSJP of supporting a terror attack suspect in New Orleans. Mizzou College Republicans shared an edited image that included the Instagram handle for MSJP. The image
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society put out an urgent call Friday for people who can foster pets during the coming winter storm. The organization says putting some animals in foster homes will help staff care for shelter animals. “Winter storms can be stressful for animals in the shelter,” Julie Aber, executive director
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Columbia woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Hallsville Thursday evening. The Boone Country Fire Protection District says they responded to the 14000 block on north Route U near Highway 124 at 8:16 p.m. where they helped two people from a vehicle. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s College Republicans and the Boone County Republicans have taken down social media posts from Wednesday that accused Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine of supporting New Orleans terror attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar. A social media post shared by the Mizzou College Republicans included an image that looks like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing statewide for a large winter system moving in this weekend. “We had a winter weather conference call this morning at 9 a.m. with the Weather Service, the Highway Patrol, all our partners,” said Darin Hamelink, MoDOT’s State Maintenance Director. “So yeah, we’re gearing up in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 10 miles of new natural surface trails could be built in south Columbia if the City Council approves the plan on Monday. The council will consider the $403,000 project at its Monday meeting. If approved, Columbia Parks and Recreation will work with Nomad Trails Development to build 10.5 miles of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender from San Antonio, Texas, has been accused of sending nude images of himself to a child in Missouri. Benito Tovar, 54, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with furnishing pornographic material to a minor. A court date has not been set. He was not listed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of gun crimes on Thursday after police arrested him at a scene on New Year’s Eve. Jay’Veon Miller, 19, was charged with illegal gun possession and stealing a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court appearance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of causing a head-on crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 has been charged with a felony. Eslin Jesus Lopez-Regaldo, 20, was charged with driving while intoxicated and three misdemeanors: Driving on the wrong side of the road, driving without a license and not having vehicle insurance. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri said it’s investigating a screenshot of an alleged social media post by a student group that many claim is a fake post. MU’s official social media channels acknowledged the investigation in response to the University of Missouri’s College Republicans sharing a screenshot of a post purported to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police officers blocked off a road in the central part of the city while they investigated on New Year’s Eve. An ABC 17 News reporter on the scene counted about ten Columbia Police Department cars around the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue near Worley Street just after 11 p.m. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As many plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve, law enforcement in Mid-Missouri are reminding those going out to be safe. Sgt. Kyle Green of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F says people should arrange their sober rides as soon as possible. “We expect quite a few people to go out this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outgoing state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) was fined $100 by the Missouri Ethics Commission last week over yard signs that were used during her bid for northern district commissioner. Toalson Reisch ran an unsuccessful bid this past fall against incumbent Boone County Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson. Toalson Reisch served in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to file in statewide races in the April 8 election and a number of local entities have announced their respective candidates. Jefferson City Council According to information from the city, the following people filed to run in city elections: Ward 1: Incumbent Jeff Ahlers Ward 2: Incumbent Aaron
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an increase in violent crime in Columbia, the Boone County Sheriff’s has reported a reduction in violent crime for the second consecutive year. Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows the Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported 76 violent crimes. Firearms and “dangerous weapons” made up 52% of those crimes. It
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is asking residents to attend a series of town hall meetings that is aimed to discuss the city’s budget process, a Monday press release says. Residents who attend will have the chance to participate in a question-and-answer session “where they can share ideas and get clarification on how
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked his 73-year-old neighbor on Thursday. Robert Bondick, 43, was arrested on Monday and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. A press release from the Columbia Police Department says
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