Boone Archives

MU labor protests continue amid COVID-19 budget cuts

July 1, 2020 5:48 AM Zach Boetto

Labor organizations plan to continue protests on Wednesday supporting custodial workers at the University of Missouri.

Columbia family sues Boone County over investigation into man’s death

June 30, 2020 6:33 PM Lucas Geisler

A Columbia family claims Boone County is breaking the state’s open records law in their year-long fight to get records involving a man’s death.

Columbia police will still be present in schools after contract for resource officers expires

June 30, 2020 5:05 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia’s contract with Columbia Public Schools for school resource officers expires at midnight on Tuesday.

Increasing Boone County COVID-19 cases may cause delay in contact tracing

June 30, 2020 10:58 AM Amber Tabeling

The Columbia/Boone County Health Department said new COVID-19 cases may cause delays in tracking down possible other cases.

Boone County firefighters put out mobile home fire

June 29, 2020 10:18 PM Katie Greathouse

Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District worked to put out a mobile fire Monday night.

Congregate living facilities continue to battle ‘high-risk’ COVID-19 threats

June 29, 2020 12:00 PM Zach Boetto

Sixteen of Mid-Missouri’s nursing homes and other congregate living facilities have seen COVID-19 cases in staff or residents as the state continues working to give families access to outdoor visits with loved ones.

Mask order’s wording will affect enforcement at businesses

June 29, 2020 6:31 PM Connor Hirsch

As Columbia leaders are putting together an order to potentially require citizen to wear masks in public, it poses the question of enforcement.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County says COVID-19 case investigators overloaded

June 29, 2020 9:54 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ashland police arrest woman after chase reportedly reaches 110 mph

June 29, 2020 5:14 PM Matthew Sanders

Abigail Heiland, 23, was arrested near Highway 63 and Old Millers Road after the chase that started with an attempted traffic stop.

Deputies: Man killed in Saturday afternoon shooting on Wagon Trail Road

June 29, 2020 2:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said a man was shot dead after a disturbance in north Columbia Saturday afternoon.

Parts of Mid-Missouri under flash flood watch

June 29, 2020 11:54 AM Zola Crowder

Several counties in Missouri including Boone, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway, Osage, Gasconade, Montgomery, Audrain and Monroe are in a flash flood watch.

Columbia man charged with murder in weekend death

June 15, 2020 3:34 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after a man was found dead Saturday north of Columbia.

Hundreds of protesters take to the streets after weeks of demonstrations

June 28, 2020 3:26 PM Sydney Olsen

A crowd gathered for a Black Lives Matter protests at the Boone County Courthouse Sunday around 3 p.m.

Man arrested in connection to McKee Street shooting

June 28, 2020 8:42 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested 22-year-old Deraze Lashon Bullock on Saturday in connection to a shooting on McKee Street in Columbia. According to a press release, a man flagged down police in the 1800 block the street on June 25. The man told police his 16-year-old son was riding his bike near McKee Street Park

Driver safe after crashing car into house in Columbia

June 27, 2020 11:02 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to a car that crashed into a house near the 5300 Block of Currituck Lane on Saturday morning. According to a tweet from CFD, the driver was not injured in the crash. Authorities were on scene around 10:40 a.m. working to get the vehicle out of the

SUNDAY UPDATES: New COVID-19 cases in Boone, Cole Counties

June 28, 2020 6:16 PM Sydney Olsen

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported new cases of Coronavirus Sunday.

Part of I-70 shut down after semi-truck crash

June 27, 2020 11:19 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of I-70 is blocked off after a semi-truck crashed near the Stadium Boulevard exit. The Columbia Police Department and Columbia Fire Department are on scene directing traffic near the eastbound 124 exit. We are working to find out if anyone was injured in the crash and what caused the crash.

Misuse of fireworks could result in legal charges, serious injuries

June 26, 2020 8:34 PM Amber Tabeling

The misuse of fireworks within city limits is illegal, but according to Columbia Police Dispatch Records nearly seventy fireworks related calls have been reported in Columbia since June 20th.

Police respond to the area of Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Shots-fired and heard calls up in Columbia

June 26, 2020 3:21 PM Ben Fein

Columbia police have been sent to 14 shots-heard or shots-fired calls over the last week, including several calls Thursday night and early Friday.

Centralia eliminates two police department positions to balance budget

June 26, 2020 1:27 PM Matt Ragsdale

Centralia city leaders decided recently to eliminate two police department positions in an effort to balance the city’s budget.