COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Providing services such as childcare for a growing workforce is one of the major challenges Boone County leaders took on during a joint meeting Friday among the City of Columbia, Boone County government, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the University of Missouri. The purpose of the group, which calls
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of dollars’ worth of damage was done to campaign signs outside of Boone County Republican Headquarters on Tuesday morning after multiple signs were spray painted with hate symbols. Party officials say the incident occurred in the morning between 6:30-9 a.m. A total of 15 signs were spray painted, at least three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A longtime haunted house attraction in Boone County will not be open for Halloween weekend. Fear Fest wrote on its Facebook page on Thursday that it will not be open this season at all. It had racked up 15 safety violations during a regular inspection, according to previous reporting. Fear Fest wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation will delay stocking rainbow trout at Cosmo-Bethel Lake in Columbia until next week, according to a Thursday press release. Catch-and-release season for trout typically begins on Nov. 1, however MDC fisheries staff do not stock trout in lakes when the water temperatures are warmer than 65
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement officers were seen in a northern Columbia neighborhood on Wednesday night. An ABC 17 News reporter saw five shell casings on the ground and eight Columbia police officers near Interstate Drive and East Brown School Road. Police confirmed that there was an investigation for shots being fired at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday evening marked the final day of the Boone County Office of Emergency Management’s three-day training course on how to respond to an active shooter. According to the press release from the Boone County OEM, the training session involved 60 participants from 15 Mid-Missouri agencies, including law enforcement, school security and emergency
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It has been almost one year since The Food Bank Market opened its doors on Business Loop 70 in Columbia, and The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri said it’s seen immense growth over that timeframe. The Food Bank Spokesperson Katie Adkins said the number of people the market serves is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes dating back to the 1980s. Quinndale Allen Sr., 64, was charged with first-degree sex abuse and first-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With early voting underway in Cole County, thousands of Mid-Missourians have already cast their votes a week before the election day. Absentee voting began on Monday in Cole County and according to the county clerk’s office, roughly 5,800 people have already have already cast an early ballot in person, according to
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis teenager was charged with a pair of felonies and misdemeanors after leading deputies on a chase on Monday night. Mehki Cook, 18, was charged with aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest, two misdemeanors — driving without a license and failing to obey a traffic control device – and failure to maintain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they rescued a youth who threatened suicide from an Ashland water tower Tuesday. Police were called to the water tower on North Henry Clay Boulevard at about 10:20 a.m. for a report of a youth who wanted to die by suicide by jumping from the tower, according to an Ashland
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is asking for community input to fill out an assessment on the county’s “food system,” a Monday press release says. The survey — which can be found online – consists of 25 questions and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete, the release says. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fear Fest Haunted House has made no official announcement about whether or not it will be operating this Halloween season after racking up 15 safety violations during the Boone County Fire Protection District’s annual inspection. According to the inspection documents from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the violations spanned multiple
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As “pink cocaine” makes headlines following the death of a One Direction member, the Drug Enforcement Administration said the substance is still uncommon in Missouri. A toxicology report revealed the substance was found in the body of singer Liam Payne after he fell from a balcony and died last week, KABC reports.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A term-limited state lawmaker running for a seat on the Boone County Commission said Friday that she turned in nearly 5,000 petitions to the county clerk to put a measure freezing senior property tax on the ballot in 2025. Cheri Toalson Reisch, a Republican being term-limited from her Missouri House seat after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A public information meeting has been announced for a bridge replacement project on Highway 22 in Audrain and Boone counties, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says a bridge over a railroad that’s just west of Highway 151 will be replaced in 2027. Most
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 4,200 people have voted early in person in Boone County, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. No-excuse absentee voting began in Missouri on Tuesday. There were 1,500 people who voted the first day. In Boone County, no-excuse absentee voting takes place every day – except on Sundays – between 8
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic incumbent Justin Aldred is facing off against Republican Sam Turner in the Boone County Southern District commissioner race. Boone County Commissioners District Map Early voting is currently underway in Missouri and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Justin Aldred Aldred was first elected as the Southern District commissioner in November 2020.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic incumbent Janet Thompson is facing off against state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch in the Northern District commissioner race in Boone County. Boone County Commission District Map, credit: Boone County Government Early voting is currently underway in Missouri and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Janet Thompson Thompson was first elected to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday approved a $2.5 million funding agreement with the state to build a public safety childcare center, according to a Wednesday press release. The release claims this will be the “first purpose-built public safety childcare center in the nation.” The release says the money from the state
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