COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Commission has declared a state of emergency after roughly 30 buildings “were either damaged or destroyed,” according to a Friday night Facebook post from the county’s office of emergency management. “The EOC was activated, Road & Bridge provided heavy equipment and the Sheriff’s Department provided intelligence and reconnaissance for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says that the majority of a gasoline spill that occurred on Saturday morning has been removed. DNR Environmental Services Program Chief Sean Counihan wrote in a Wednesday email that between 1,000-1,100 gallons of gasoline was spilled. “I understand that the majority of the contaminated soils have
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A controlled burn that got out of control on Tuesday in Centralia caused a truck and one-and-a-half acres of land to be burned in the 1700 block of Crownview Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said flames spread to the truck and a neighboring yard. The truck was
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested that the city of Columbia create a plan to minimize waste from homeless encampments from getting into public waters.
DNR sent a letter to the city, along with Boone County and the University of Missouri, on Feb. 28, 2025. It said it wants to see the issue addressed before it will renew their “Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Operating Permit Renewal.”
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has made a rare endorsement in the Columbia mayoral race. An email from Blair Murphy’s campaign states that Carey has endorsed him in the April 8 election. This is the second local law enforcement representative to endorse Murphy, who also got approval from the Columbia Police Officers’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges were updated for a man accused of setting a house on fire last month with a propane torch. Robert Merritt, 51, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree arson and three counts of first-degree domestic assault after a grand jury indictment was filed. He is being held at the Boone
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a car fire on South Smith Hatchery Rd. just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, causing the road to close for a brief period of time. A fire official at the scene told ABC 17 News crews that two Boone County fire crews responded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,800 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Monday afternoon. According to the co-op’s outage map, 1,759 customers were without power for an outage that occurred on Mexico Gravel Road, just west of Route Z. The power A crew fixed the outage by 2:15 p.m. Boone Electric spokesman Zach Smith
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A $2.1 million dollar grant to improve Business Loop 70 in Columbia has been frozen by the Federal Highway Administration.
Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District along with other agencies are currently working a large fuel spill on Tom Bass Rd. and State Route H after a semi-truck flipped over Saturday morning. Southern Boone Fire shared on Facebook photos of a semi-truck flipped over on a curved road
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(Editor’s note: ABC 17 News has redacted the phone numbers of those involved in the crash from the reports.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Distracted driving played a part in at least one of two deadly crashes that happened within minutes of each other on Highway 63 north of Columbia in January, according to the Missouri State
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk on Thursday calling for an immediate investigation into federal funding for the Grain Belt Express project. The project proposes constructing massive transmission lines across Missouri to transport wind-generated energy from Kansas to other states.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Rocheport paper certifying candidates for the April election led officials to go to court and call a May 6 special election. A judge on Thursday approved a May election to make up for the upcoming April 8 election, which will not include Rocheport city offices. Boone County Clerk Brianna
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COLUMBIA Mo, (KMIZ) Building supplies are on the long list of products affected by President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs and as Trump extends tariffs on cars, local developers and Realtors are hoping for more exceptions to be made. Since Tuesday, 25% tariffs have been imposed on products from Mexico and Canada with an additional 10%
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Canned heat placed too close to combustible material caused about $6,000 worth of damage to a Mizzou Arena suite last month, according to a Columbia Fire Department report. The fire marshal’s report said investigators found the charred Sterno can in the corner of a suite following the men’s basketball game against the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper’s Landing in Boone County announced it will begin remodeling this fall to make significant improvements. The business says in a news release that these will include facility enhancements and expanded amenities, along with a new main building. The project will also improve accessibility and increase flood resistance. The accessible facilities are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic was limited down to one lane of traffic on Westbound Interstate 70 after a semi-truck crashed on Monday afternoon near West Highway BB and Route J in Boone County. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said troopers are investigating a crash on I-70 where a semi-truck overturned on the side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Slick road conditions caused multiple accidents Wednesday morning after strong winds and snow swept into Mid-Missouri. Boone County Fire posted on its social media Wednesday morning warning drivers to exercise extreme caution due to deteriorating road conditions. The Boone County Joint Communication system also sent several alerts about accidents and downed power
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in three separate instances of sexual misconduct in Columbia wont face felony charges, prosecutors said. According to a Monday news release, Columbia police arrested Michael Shields, 45, of Columbia in connection with two incidents. Police say the first incident occurred in the 3600 block of Rangeline Street on Dec.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Adrian Plank (D-Columbia) and Rep Del Taylor (D-St. Louis) are pushing for funding for three infrastructure projects in Boone County The money would be part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ budget. The Subcommittee on Appropriations Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources and Economic Development met Monday afternoon to discuss the
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