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Car hauler catches fire, closes westbound I-70 ramp in Boone County Saturday night

April 4, 2026 11:54 PM Haley Swaino

A large vehicle fire blocked traffic from using an I-70 on-ramp in Boone County on Saturday night.

One person transported to hospital after I-70 crash

April 4, 2026 9:02 PM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was transported to the hospital with minor trauma Saturday night after a car accident on I-70. Gale Blomenkamp, with Boone County Fire Protection District, tells ABC 17 News it was a crash between two cars. Skylar Clark, with the Columbia Fire Department, said their firefighters were called to assist the

Kingdom City woman to be charged after a series of crashes in northeast Columbia

April 4, 2026 11:16 AM Marie Moyer

A Kingdom City woman is under investigation after multiple crashes Friday evening.

Several injured after 3-vehicle crash leads to lane of I-70 closing, 1 driver arrested on suspicion of DWI

April 3, 2026 6:19 PM Ryan Shiner, Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just west of Columbia were closed on Friday during rush hour after a crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 5:45 p.m., a 27-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2021 Ram 3500 east on I-70 when he passed a 38-year-old Fayette

Cooper, Boone County officials ask drivers to ‘turn around, don’t drown’ ahead of more storms

April 3, 2026 4:14 PM Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ As severe storms approach Mid-Missouri after days of rain, Boone and Cooper County officials are reminding people to “turn around, don’t drown” when they see water on roadways. Cooper County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. Friday. “We’ll be monitoring the weather all day,” Cooper County Emergency Management Agency

Mid-Missouri roads closed due to flooding after days of rain

April 3, 2026 6:24 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Road closures have been reported throughout Mid-Missouri after multiple days of rainfall. Boone County Joint Communication sent a notification at 3:24 a.m. Friday morning, stating that West Gillespie Bridge Road was flooded at Perche Creek, creating a traffic hazard. The road was reopened by 9 a.m. Friday. Route CC near Centrailia

Boone County firefighters rescue dad, daughter stranded in floodwater

April 2, 2026 2:23 PM Matthew Sanders, Euphenie Andre

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County firefighters rescued a father and daughter who were stranded on top of a pickup truck in floodwater on Thursday. The truck was stranded in water at Perche Creek on Akeman Bridge Road north of Columbia, Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. Emergency radio traffic indicated the

Southern Boone County bridge closes after approach failure

April 2, 2026 12:27 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone County Road and Bridge closed a bridge in the southern part of the county Thursday afternoon. The department announced in a news release that it closed the Rippeto Road bridge over the Bonne Femme Creek at Harold Cunningham Drive due to a “bridge approach failure.” Road maintenance supervisor Chris Jennings

Final 2023 north Columbia murder suspect pleads guilty, gets 15-year sentence

April 2, 2026 11:26 AM Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect with a pending case for a deadly north Columbia shooting pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and unlawful weapons offense. Ja’Shaun Barney, 21, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. Judge Joshua Devine gave

Former astronaut from Missouri speaks on Artemis II space launch; students talk about its impact

April 1, 2026 7:24 PM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) History was made Wednesday after NASA launched a crew to the moon for the first time since the 1970s Wednesday in its Artemis II mission. The rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The last mission this close to the moon was the Apollo 8 mission. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,

East Ash Street near Boone County Courthouse to be closed on April 8

April 1, 2026 3:08 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street and the sidewalk by the Boone County Courthouse will be closed from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Both lanes of the street and the southern sidewalk between North Seventh and Eighth streets will be closed,

Sturgeon care facility fire caused by ‘electrical malfunction’

April 1, 2026 3:38 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Monday in a care facility in the 300 block of East Stone Street in Sturgeon was caused by an “electrical malfunction” near a porch, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Previous reporting shows that a staff member at Sturgeon Residential Care Facility found

New Columbia Public Schools bullying policies would give teachers a more active role

April 1, 2026 12:38 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Edits to Columbia Public Schools’ bullying policy, including summer interactions and employee protocol, will be discussed during a school board policy committee meeting Wednesday. The new policy, if passed, would implement new guidelines for instructors on handling reports of bullying. The initial policy had instructors and employees ask to report incidents to

Camden County commissioner enters Republican state Senate primary on final day of filing

March 31, 2026 10:50 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County’s presiding commissioner entered the Republican primary for Missouri’s Sixth Senate District on the final day of filing Tuesday. Todd Isaac “Ike” Skelton of Osage Beach is the sixth Republican to file paperwork to run in the August election for the district that runs from Cole County to the Lake of

Boone Health announces split with Missouri Heart Center after filing lawsuit on Friday

March 30, 2026 5:00 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A date has been corrected. After filing a lawsuit on Friday against the Missouri Heart Center, Boone Health announced on Monday that it is separating from the Columbia-based cardiology group. According to a release from Boone Health, a select group of physicians from Missouri Heart notified Boone Health that it

2 women accused of assaulting victim at Clark Lane trailer court

March 30, 2026 4:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged with first-degree assault after they were accused of attacking someone Friday in a trailer court on Clark Lane. Kennadie George, 18, and Trinity Carleton, 20, both of Columbia, are being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. They both had court appearances on Monday afternoon. The probable

19 residents relocated after fire at Sturgeon care facility

March 30, 2026 6:56 AM Jazsmin Halliburton, Marie Moyer

STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents of a care facility in the 300 block of East Stone Street in Sturgeon were relocated to other facilities after a fire swept through the building on Monday. Just before 5 a.m., Boone County Joint Communication issued a notification that E. Stone St. is closed due to a fire incident. The

Boone County Clerk’s Office to get $200,000 makeover to meet security requirements and adapt to changes in voter behavior

March 29, 2026 4:07 PM Euphenie Andre

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Government has several maintenance and renovation projects planned in the coming months, including a makeover for the Boone County Clerk’s Office. County leaders met Thursday for a preliminary discussion on the upcoming construction project, which is expected to cost about $210,000. According to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, the

Car crashes into North Columbia duplex

March 28, 2026 8:15 PM Olivia Hayes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said its officers responded to a home in the 4500 block of Rice Road Saturday evening after a car crashed into it. Colin Imhoff, a CPD spokesperson, said the call came in around 6:12 p.m. Columbia Fire also responded to the scene at 6:13 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter

Over a dozen protests across Missouri during third round of ‘No Kings’ rallies

March 28, 2026 4:41 AM Marie Moyer, Euphenie Andre

Thousands of Missourians are expected to join millions of protesters nationwide Saturday in over 3,000 “No Kings” protests.