Editor’s note: Hanneken’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is leaning toward hiring a consultant to help set up the mayor’s proposed Office of Violence Prevention. Deputy City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News the city manager’s office was “being led to an idea” of bringing on a consultant
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Boone County Emergency Management is working to fix a malfunction in one of its outdoor warning sirens after one activated on accident Thursday afternoon.
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Westbound lanes are now open after traffic on Interstate 70 was at a standstill Tuesday evening after a semi-truck caught fire near the Missouri River Bridge, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Boone County commissioners approved more than $6.5 million in ARPA funding Tuesday, with affordable housing projects receiving a large chunk of the money.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation in a press release announced a pair of open house meetings will occur this week in regards to the Improve I-70 Project. The project will add a third lane to Interstate 70 from Highway 63 in Columbia to the Kingdom City exit. According to the release, there
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After a weekend of storms, there are about 85 roads closed due to flooding across the state, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation Traveler Information.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of misdemeanors after he allegedly assaulted an employee at the Hy-Vee on West Broadway in Columbia. Jojuan Leon Hunter, 36, was charged with first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. He is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $1,500 bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Agency hosted National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. The event encourages Americans to return unneeded medication as a preventive measure against medication misuse and opioid addiction, according to the DEA website. The DEA collaborated with local and state law enforcement agencies. In Boone County, there were five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will hold an active shooter training session at The Crossing on Monday, according to a Friday press release from the Columbia Police Department. The press release states that the training will take place in the morning, but did not give a time. The release says emergency vehicles
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A large power outage left nearly 400 Boone Electric Cooperative members in the dark mid-morning Friday.
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A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.
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No students were injured when a Hallsville school bus was in a crash Thursday afternoon.
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A Hallsville man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 124.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Law School has reinstated its Child and Family Justice Clinic to provide free legal assistance to people involved in domestic relation cases in Boone County. The Clinic represents low-income residents living in Boone County who cannot afford a private attorney. It focuses on domestic violence cases, but also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including three guns, while helping a woman move in October. Christian Maxwell Gee was charged with stealing more than $750 and three counts of stealing a gun. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project that would require a lone of Providence Road in Columbia to close has been postponed to next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Pavement repairs to Providence Road were originally set to begin on Thursday. They are now set to being on Tuesday,
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Part of a Boone County road east of Columbia was closed for emergency repairs Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in March of a 2022 gas station shooting on Paris Road in Columbia was sentenced on Monday. Terrance Andra Johnson, 29, was found guilty on March 6 of first-degree assault, shooting a gun at a motor vehicle/person, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: the system that crashed is called Dutchie, a third party cannabis retail tracking system. Saturday, on 4/20, a significant day for marijuana enthusiasts nationwide, stores across Missouri faced a hiccup as a popular online system for tracking cannabis sales crashed. In Columbia, dispensaries were swamped with customers after the system
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