COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County and Columbia’s animal control partnership with the Central Missouri Humane Society is coming to an end. The city and county announced a plan last month to buy the former site of Columbia Animal Hospital at 1300 East Boone Industrial Dr. The Columbia Animal Hospital closed in March. Public Health and Human
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Construction crews along I-70 will delay some of their weekend work in Columbia and Boone County for the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Lairyn McGregor, spokesperson for MoDOT’s Improve I-70 project, said crews will push paving work to later evening hours to accommodate a potential uptick in traffic. Paving work west
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mother whose son was robbed and shot to death in 2025 is calling for more home outreach in schools and better policing, after a new report identified the need for community intervention and collaboration. Faith Mejia lost her son Zarian Simpson in June 2025 after he was pistol-whipped and robbed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash shut down both lanes of traffic on Range Line Street in northern Columbia on Thursday night. A crash notification was sent from Boone County Joint Communications at 7:04 p.m. about a crash at the intersection with Elleta Boulevard. Rain had been steadily falling for most of the day in Columbia,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a new effort by Missouri law enforcement to try and generate tips through inmates, 2,000 decks of playing cards that feature dozens of victims in unsolved crimes are now in every state prison. Each card features a photo and details about an unsolved homicide, missing person, or unidentified remains case
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man has been charged after he allegedly stole more than $21,000 worth of musical instruments, jewelry, lawn equipment and other items from a home on July 16, 2025. Denver Robb, 40, is charged in Boone County with stealing more than $750, second-degree burglary and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders have reopened a lane of Interstate 70 in east Columbia after a crash labeled a “law incident.” Columbia Police Department spokesman Colin Imhoff said CPD officers were helping with a traffic stop that turned into a chase near I-70 and Range Line Street. The suspect vehicle crashed near I-70 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Affordable housing remains a challenge in Columbia and Boone County, and the latest housing numbers show some of the same pressures identified in a 2024 countywide housing study. Close to 14% fewer homes were sold in Boone County last month than the year before, according to the Mid-Missouri Board of Realtors. August
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an area under a deck at a Boone County home caught fire on Tuesday evening. Chuck Doss, Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief, told ABC 17 News that crews were called at 5 p.m. to the 9700 block of Route VV. Firefighters saw light smoke coming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools leadership said Tuesday that “appropriate consequences will be administered” to students who were caught with guns at two district high schools this month. However, more details about the students and their motivations are unlikely to be made public, the district says, citing student privacy laws. CPS is investigating after
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools argues in a new lawsuit that the Missouri State Board of Education violated state law in its approval of a Frontier Schools charter school in April. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, CPS asks the court to throw out the vote and Frontier’s license to operate in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning on Route B, just south of Route HH in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The 23-year-old man rode his 2026 Kawasaki Ninja southbound and rear-ended a stopped 2019 Tesla Model S that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Sunday morning after a high-speed chase ended in a Boone County cow pasture. Kameran Bloodson, 19, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor speeding. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and other charges was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison. Donald Legleiter, 37, pleaded guilty in Boone County to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident in a fatal crash that occurred in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty to a deadly hit-and-run in Boone County last year is set to be sentenced Monday afternoon. Donald Legleiter pleaded guilty in August to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree property damage and leaving the scene of an accident after backing his SUV over Jeffrie Cash. Judge Jacobs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Race Matters, Friends (RMF) will address downtown public safety governance, municipal accountability, and recent state and local scrutiny facing Reign Bar at a Monday press conference. The briefing is scheduled for 1 p.m. via Zoom. According to a press release, the conference will focus on two main topics: commercial boundaries and public
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A Boone County judge has temporarily blocked Boone Health and CHAS Physician Services from interfering with PulsePoint Cardiovascular’s ability to operate its private cardiology practice.
The judge issued the temporary restraining order Wednesday after a request from PulsePoint, PulsePoint Missouri MSO, Dr. Martin Tibuakuu and Dr. James Fairlamb.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge sentenced a woman to four years in prison for tampering with evidence in a deadly drug overdose, according to a news release from the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office. Adrian Sumler pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of tampering with physical evidence. Her four-year sentence is the maximum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is set to follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Family Physicians ahead of the cold and flu season. The recommendation is universal for anyone 6 months and older looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine. This is different from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s 911 center switched its phone service provider from Brightspeed to AT&T on Wednesday, a week after a Brightspeed outage disrupted 911 service across Mid-Missouri. Christie Davis with Boone County Joint Communications confirmed the switch Thursday. Boone County Joint Communications’ 911 service went offline Sept. 16 for several hours because of
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