COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Funeral services have been announced for Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. The Boone County Fire Protection District wrote on its social media Wednesday that a visitation will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Oltmann Funeral Home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at East Central College in
Continue Reading “A small procession will escort Assistant Chief Matt Tobben back to his hometown of Union, Mo. will occur Tuesday, July 9, 2024,” the post read. “Tentative departure time from Columbia, Mo is 10:15 and the procession will travel Interstate 70 to Highway 47 toward Union. The procession will turn on Independence Drive then onto Church Street to Oltmann Funeral Home.”
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died in a crash that occurred Tuesday morning at mile marker 117 on Interstate 70, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states. The report states that a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia tractor trailer – driven by Derson Jeanlouis, 36, of Brandon, Florida – was in the eastbound lane
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The 100-400 blocks of Redbud Lane in Ashland will become a one-way street next month, according to a Tuesday press release from the City of Ashland. The change is expected to occur Wednesday, Aug. 7, the release says. The Board of Aldermen will adopt an ordinance to change the street at its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of participating in an agreement with Kroger as a part of the company’s recent class action settlement. The Associated Press reported in September that Kroger agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion over 11 years to various state and local governments, Native
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a water rescue Tuesday morning on Route Z. According to the Fire & Rescue Dispatch log, first responders were called to 11288 N Route Z at 4:46 a.m. Tuesday. An ABC 17 News report arrived at the scene just before 5:30 a.m. and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of planning, the Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the last of its new school boundaries at a meeting on Monday night. The district presented its final recommendation with adjustments that were made based on feedback from previous discussions. Phase 2 of the plan will be implemented at the start
Continue Reading A Boone County Firefighter died Monday morning while conducting a water rescue in Columbia.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority announced in a Monday press release that it is receiving an $835,000 award in American Rescue Plan Act money from Boone County to renovate its Bear Creek development. Funds will be used for renovations for apartment units, the community facility and upgrades for its security cameras, the release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s holiday counting period is coming to an end Sunday evening. Nearly 71 million people across the country were expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday weekend, according to AAA. Travel has increased by 5% compared to 2023 and by 8% since 2019. AAA’s Senior
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an early morning fire in Boone County Saturday. The fire happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning at a duplex in the 4000 block of West Bethany Drive, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp said no injuries were reported, but the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured after a motorcycle crash in Boone County Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Dennis Lincoln, 71, of St. Joseph, was riding Eastbound along Route O, 1100 feet east of Hancock Hill Road at 4 p.m. The crash occurred when the motorcycle
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force One is heading to Texas Saturday morning, ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl, according to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District. The Federal Emergency Management Agency activated the task force to deploy as a type three team, consisting of 37 members, plus 10 ground
Continue Reading A Columbia woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in Boone County Saturday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Coast Guard has closed the Missouri River between St. Charles and Kansas City due to dangerous conditions. According to a notice from the Coast Guard, the river from mile marker 27 to mile marker 366 is closed due to “high water and threat of any boat wake to damage sandbag
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A woman’s body has been recovered after she was presumed dead after her vehicle was swept up by floodwaters in Perche Creek in Boone County on Wednesday.
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Two people clinging to tree branches were pulled from floodwater at Three Creeks Conservation Area on Thursday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Heavy rain and flash floods in Columbia have local parks under several inches underwater Thursday. The MKT Trail, Bear Creek and sections of Twin Lakes Park are still recovering from flash floods. The Scott Boulevard entrances to the MKT Trail was blocked off on Thursday, Bear Creek’s entrance obstructed by water, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Flooding remained a concern in Mid-Missouri Thursday morning after rain fell, causing flooding in several areas. According to the MoDOT traveler map, Route ZZ, Route E are closed in Boone County due to flooding. Route A near Moniteau Creek was reported closed due to flooding along with Route P in Cooper County,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All outdoor warning sirens in Boone County were determined to be “fully operational and functioning as intended,” after they were tested by Boone County Joint Communications on Wednesday, a press release from the Boone County Office of Emergency Management says. The test comes after programming issues last month kept sirens in northern
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