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Boone County bridge work resumes after cave discovery halts progress
Work resumed Monday on a Boone County bridge project that was shut down in April after the discovery of a cave.
Continue ReadingWork resumed Monday on a Boone County bridge project that was shut down in April after the discovery of a cave.
Continue ReadingA Centralia woman suffered serious injuries Monday morning in a crash that closed down part of Route B north of Columbia.
Continue ReadingAn elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed Sunday after a tanker truck hauling gasoline caught fire.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri hosted its 6th annual “Hope for Heroes 5K” at the Nickell Shelter in Cosmo Park and in Kirksville, Missouri Saturday morning. The event took place at 7:30 a.m. and the Food Bank said the money raised will help support the Food Bank’s veteran programs
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Crews spent Friday night repairing a water main along Providence Road. Utility workers were out late on Friday fixing a main that gushed water into the street. Boone County Joint Communications warned drivers about the problem at Providence Road and Kentucky Boulevard at 5:12 p.m. Water mains broke in a nearby
Continue ReadingA Columbia man who pleaded guilty Friday to his wife’s 2006 murder has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison.
Continue ReadingA Centralia man charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday in a federal court.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Keith Comfort will have a pre-trial hearing on Friday at 1:30 p.m. before his jury trial on Monday morning at the Boone County Courthouse. Comfort is charged with killing his wife in 2006. According to court documents, in 2019, authorities say Comfort admitted to police in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin that he killed his wife Megan
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Several officers and a crime scene truck were on the side of Highway 63 on Thursday night in northeast Columbia. An ABC 17 News crew could see multiple police officers and the crime scene investigation van on Highway 63 near the Vandiver Drive exit. Some officers had cars resting on the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The lawyer for a murder suspect in Boone County asked a judge to commit their client to a mental health facility. Emma Adams, 20, faces four felonies, including murder, for the killing of Sammy Clemons in January. Her attorney, Jeffrey Hilbrenner, asked Judge Jeff Harris to consider committing her to a
Continue ReadingColumbia businessman Randy Minchew said he will not run for the newly-drawn state senate seat representing Boone County.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges for scamming insurance companies on car crash claims and fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 relief money. Lawrence Lawhorn made the plea in two separate cases on Thursday. Lawhorn pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud and identity theft in the car crash
Continue ReadingThe state Department of Agriculture this week unveiled two USDA-funded programs that will allow seniors and mothers to use food benefits at farmers markets.
Continue ReadingPassenger vehicles will drive over the new Missouri River bridge on Interstate 70 for the first time starting later this month.
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A three-car crash briefly blocked traffic on Wednesday afternoon on Route B between Columbia and Hallsville. Boone County Joint Communication warned about the crash around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday at Route B and Kemper Road. The intersection is just south of Hallsville. Crews had the road reopened around 4:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingInterstate 70 westbound at the Missouri River bridge reopened Tuesday afternoon more than five hours after a multi-vehicle crash shut it down.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion for continuance was granted for a University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case. Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. His sentencing hearing was originally set for
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders were on the scene Tuesday afternoon for a report of a fire at a northern Boone County home near North Gilbert and West Dripping Springs roads. The cause of fire is still under investigation. No injuries have been reported. The homeowner is out of town. No one was home
Continue ReadingThis year has seen several high-profile violent crimes, including the deadly shooting of two teenagers at a party over the weekend and the wounding of four others.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting that happened Sunday morning at a vacant home in Boone County raised questions for local advocacy groups in Columbia. The shooting left a 17- and 16-year-old dead and injured four others. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened after an argument at a vacant home in Boone County
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