Boone Archives

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Jurors for Joseph Elledge’s trial to come from Warren County

February 11, 2020 8:49 PM Sydney Olsen

The Missouri Supreme Court has decided the jurors in the case of Mengqi Ji Elledge will come from Warren County.

State trooper: Be ready for traffic backups in winter weather

February 11, 2020 4:47 PM Amber Tabeling

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it’s safest for drivers to stay in their vehicles with seat belts on if they slide off the road.

Former Tolton wrestling coach charged with sexual abuse

February 11, 2020 5:02 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors charged a Columbia man Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse after he was arrested over the weekend in Columbia.

Columbia school board provides update on recording policy

February 10, 2020 9:40 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Board of Education met Monday night where it discussed a policy about audio and visual recording.

Columbia Public Schools gets a ‘B’ on patron survey

February 10, 2020 2:38 PM Molly Stawinoga

Most of the 400 people who took a random telephone survey gave Columbia Public Schools a “B” rating.

Former Pinnacle employees find jobs in local hospitals

February 10, 2020 5:27 PM Amber Tabeling

Major Mid-Missouri health care companies have hired 15 former Pinnacle Regional Hospital employees after the Boonville hospital shut down its clinics and services last month.

Mid-Missouri truck driver pleads guilty in Indiana crash deaths

February 10, 2020 11:52 AM Matthew Sanders

A Sturgeon truck driver pleaded guilty last week in Indiana to killing three people in a crash last year.

Multi-car crash on Grindstone Pkwy in Columbia Sunday

Multi-car crash closes lane on Grindstone

February 9, 2020 1:50 PM Barry Mangold

Emergency responders blocked the left lane of eastbound Grindstone Pkwy. Sunday afternoon after a multi-car crash.

Photo of a coyote in a field courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Recent spike in Coyote sightings in Mid-MO

February 8, 2020 9:18 PM Zach Boetto

Many Columbia residents have recently shared their close encounters with coyotes on social media. The Missouri Department of Conservation says seeing a coyote in your neighborhood is not necessarily cause for alarm. According to the MDOC, coyotes are most active during the hours of dawn and dusk but coyote attacks are rare. Officials say coyotes

Authorities work a rollover crash that shut down Providence Road.

Columbia rollover crash backs up traffic as concert ends

February 7, 2020 11:27 PM Molly Stawinoga

A crash in Columbia shut down part of Providence Road late Friday night.

Hallsville man accused of drunken crash with Boone County deputy

February 7, 2020 10:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

The deputy said he failed to stop at a stop sign and drove on the wrong side of the road on North Route B before the crash.

Third person charged in connection with Business Loop 70 shooting

February 7, 2020 4:25 PM Sydney Olsen

A third person has been charged in a Jan. 26 shooting of a vehicle on the Business Loop 70 roundabout.

Local experts say repeat of Iowa caucus issues unlikely in Missouri

February 7, 2020 5:05 PM Amber Tabeling

The technology issues that caused Iowa caucus results to be delayed should not happen in Missouri’s upcoming primary election, experts told ABC 17 News on Friday.

No charges will be filed against security guard in deadly Waffle House shooting

February 7, 2020 3:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Boone County prosecutor said Friday that a security guard who shot and killed a man at a Columbia Waffle House on New Year’s Day 2018 will not be charged.

City, Boone County officials eye development in west Columbia

February 6, 2020 5:11 PM Zach Boetto

The City of Columbia and Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission members discussed expanding the 26 square mile West Area Plan during a meeting at City Hall on Thursday. The current West Area Plan includes new developments to a portion of land north of West Gillespie Bridge Road and west of Scott Boulevard. Officials said

Supreme Court decision puts Columbia business owner’s future in question

February 6, 2020 8:24 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dimetrious Woods wants to build something. Woods opened an auto spa in 2019 at the corner of Business Loop 70 and Rangeline Street. He also helped a group of other men mentor young people following a violent month in Columbia that killed six people. He’s branded himself around town as “Motivated Meechi.”

Tow truck company continues cleanup after snow

February 6, 2020 8:03 PM Sydney Olsen

The snow that fell onto Columbia roads Wednesday caused several wrecks in and around Columbia. Tow truck companies spent the day responding to wrecks.