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Columbia Fire Department promotes from within to find new chief

October 31, 2022 2:20 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Fire Department’s acting chief has won the job on a permanent basis.

Mexico authorities identify source of school threat

October 28, 2022 11:18 AM Matthew Sanders

Police in Mexico have identified the source of a threat that led to all district schools being shut down Friday.

DNA leads to arrest in 1984 Columbia rape, attempted murder

October 27, 2022 12:20 PM Matthew Sanders

North Carolina authorities and Columbia police arrested a man Thursday who is suspected in a 1984 rape and attempted murder.

Police release name of man arrested after central Columbia standoff

October 26, 2022 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police on Wednesday released the name of the man they arrested after s standoff the night before in central Columbia.

Parent asks for more transparency after law enforcement sent to Rock Bridge High School for possibly armed student

October 25, 2022 2:16 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police were called to help investigate a “specific reported incident” Tuesday at Rock Bridge High School, a Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman said.

Emergency dispatchers report lines down around Columbia

October 25, 2022 12:20 PM Matthew Sanders

Emergency dispatchers sent out alerts about communication and power lines down in multiple spots in Columbia early Tuesday afternoon.

Gas odor prompts Columbia elementary school evacuation

October 25, 2022 9:33 AM Matthew Sanders

A north Columbia elementary school was evacuated Tuesday morning because of a gas smell.

2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead

October 24, 2022 11:30 AM Associated Press

St. Louis police say three people are dead after a shooting a high school Monday morning.

Hundreds of Boone Electric Cooperative members lose power

October 24, 2022 4:30 PM Matthew Sanders

Nearly 900 Boone Electric Cooperative members were without power at about 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Firefighters respond to outside fire in south Columbia

October 24, 2022 8:37 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters have contained an outside fire that broke out in a wooded area in south Columbia Monday morning. At least five Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District vehicles responded to the area near Manhanttan Drive and Norman Drive at about 9 a.m. Crews at the scene tell ABC 17

Controlled burn meant to keep Cooper County wildfire from spreading

October 24, 2022 11:08 AM Matthew Sanders

NEAR WOOLDRIDGE, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hoping to keep the wildfire that devastated a Cooper County town over the weekend from spreading onto more public land. Fish and Wildlife workers were conducting a controlled burn Monday in the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge in Cooper County. The refuge is near

Fifth Ward Columbia councilman to step down next year

October 24, 2022 10:32 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia Fifth Ward Councilman Matt Pitzer said Monday that he will not seek another term on the city council.

January 6 committee announces it has sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump

October 21, 2022 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol announced on Friday that the panel has officially sent a subpoena to former President Donald Trump as it paints him as the central figure in the multi-step plan to overturn the results

Apartment standoff ends with Columbia man’s arrest

October 14, 2022 5:27 AM Zachary Farwell

Police used an unspecified gas to end a standoff at a west Columbia apartment building on Friday.

No one injured in Columbia house fire

October 12, 2022 11:02 AM Zachary Farwell

Firefighters were at the scene Wednesday morning of a house fire in west Columbia.

Firefighters respond to fire at west Columbia apartment complex

October 12, 2022 8:45 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters are responding Wednesday morning to a fire at an apartment complex in west Columbia. Crews dispatched to the Broadway Apartments in the 2900 block of W. Broadway just before 8 a.m., according to Columbia’s Fire & Rescue Dispatch website. An ABC 17 News crew at the scene saw firefighters using a

Columbia police uncover woman’s body in closet following suspicious death investigation

October 11, 2022 9:15 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces charges following a suspicious death investigation on Monday. The Columbia Police Department released officers responded to the 1700 block of High Quest Drive around 3:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a missing person at risk. Police said officers at the scene found a woman’s body hidden in

Columbia police: Woman pushed from Highway 63 bridge fell 38 feet

October 5, 2022 7:50 AM Matthew Sanders

A woman died hours after she was found in a wooded area off Highway 63 on Tuesday night and police say they arrested the man who pushed her on suspicion of murder.

Boone Electric restores power after widespread outages

October 5, 2022 10:24 AM Matthew Sanders

Boone Electric Cooperative reported outages across a swath of Boone County on Wednesday morning, with about 1,800 members without power at about 10:15 a.m.

Police: Victim pushed from Highway 63 bridge near Clark Lane

October 4, 2022 7:36 PM Lucas Geisler

First responders in Boone County blocked off a northeast Columbia road on Tuesday night.