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Harrisburg man dies, another suspected of DWI in Boone County crash

October 28, 2023 10:36 AM Nia Hinson

A Harrisburg man was killed in a Saturday crash and another man is suspected of causing the deadly rollover while intoxicated.

Room At The Inn announces winter shelter will not have closing date for first time in 16 years

October 29, 2023 7:46 PM Grace Pankey

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday Room At The Inn’s winter shelter opened its doors and will remain open every night of the year. According to a press release, this is the first year in which there is no closing date since the shelter first opened 16 years ago. Room At The Inn is an emergency

Last MU Health Care drive-thru vaccination clinic held Saturday; 1,679 updated COVID-19 vaccines given so far

October 27, 2023 6:58 PM Ryan Shiner, Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final of three MU Health Care drive-thru vaccine clinics began at 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at South Providence Medical Park. At the event, patients were able to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine. According to an email from MU Health spokesman Eric Slusher, at the previous two

Route F reopens at Coon Creek, full route now open for motorists

October 27, 2023 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Route F bridge over Croon Creek in Boone County reopened on Friday, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. That area of the route closed in August for repairs after the Perche Creek bridge reopened, as part of an ongoing bridge improvement project. The entirety of

Columbia marijuana dispensary settles labor disputes with union, workers to get backpay

October 27, 2023 3:06 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten people that say they lost their jobs at a marijuana dispensary while trying to organize a union will get money back after settling their labor cases. The National Labor Relations Board said the owners of Shangri-La South and workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655 resolved their

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against man accused of shooting 3-year-old

October 26, 2023 4:18 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a 3-year-old boy who was shot and killed in September is suing the man accused of shooting him. An attorney for Gabrielle Harris filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday against Larry Brownlee Jr. A summons was issued for Brownlee on Thursday. Brownlee, 28, of Columbia, was charged in

Man charged with drug trafficking, stealing guns after two found dead of suspected overdose

October 25, 2023 6:26 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with drug trafficking and other felonies was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday night. Devin Weakley, 22, of Columbia was charged with second-degree drug trafficking, three counts of stealing a gun and four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held

Man charged with child sex trafficking arrested

October 25, 2023 4:32 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in September with child sex trafficking was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday night. Julian Velez, 19, was charged with second-degree child sex trafficking and child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Casenet indicates his address as Columbia. However,

No injuries reported in house fire off Route E in Boone County, about $350,000 in damage reported

October 24, 2023 5:49 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

View a live look of the scene in the web player above. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a house fire Tuesday off of Route E in Boone County in the 5500 block of West Tracy Court, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp stated that when

Three men charged, allegedly stole truck, gun, 18 catalytic converters from auto repair shop

October 24, 2023 8:17 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three men were arrested and charged on Tuesday after a truck, a gun and 18 catalytic converters were apparently stolen from A to Z Auto Repair in Columbia. Zachary Davidson, 32, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree burglary, stealing a motor vehicle, stealing a catalytic converter, stealing a gun, first-degree tampering with

Two Mid-Missouri nonprofits receive grants for strengthening community

October 24, 2023 11:42 AM Hannah Falcon

Two Mid-Missouri not-for-profits will get grants for more than $100,000 to help them serve local communities.

Fulton, Southern Boone among area schools to receive $10,000 grants for teacher recruitment

October 23, 2023 10:40 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday announced its first “Grown Your Own” grants aimed at recruiting teachers to area schools, according to a DESE press release. There were 125 local education agencies awards were awarded one-time $10,000 grants, according to the release. DESE set around $2.5 million in its

One injured in Hartsburg RV fire

October 23, 2023 6:28 PM Ryan Shiner

HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) One person suffered minor burns Monday morning in an RV fire on 1st Street in Hartsburg, according to a social media post from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District. The post states that crews were dispatched to a fully engulfed RV at 5:08 a.m. and the fire was put out shortly.

State lawmaker petitions for senior property tax freeze in Boone County

October 23, 2023 4:33 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state lawmaker filed an initiative petition about two months ago in an effort to enact a tax freeze for seniors. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. On Aug. 29, state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) filed an initiative petition to let voters

Columbia man accused of murdering child indicted by grand jury

October 23, 2023 4:04 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a 3-year-old in September was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Larry Brownlee Jr., 28, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without

Power restored to more than 500 Boone Electric members in southern Boone County

October 23, 2023 1:24 PM Matthew Sanders

More than 500 Boone Electric Cooperative members in southern Boone County have their power back after they lost it Monday afternoon, the utility reported on its website.

Ashland police chief alleges wrongful suspension over social media criticism

October 23, 2023 11:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Ashland’s suspended police chief says in a lawsuit filed Monday that the city removed him from the job illegally because he criticized the mayor on social media.

Man falls off cliff at Pinnacles Youth Park, treated at local hospital

October 22, 2023 6:32 PM Mitchell Kaminski

A Boone County Fire Protection District official on the scene told ABC 17 News the man was conscious and breathing as he was being loaded into the ambulance.

Columbia state representative fined for 2022 campaign ads

October 20, 2023 2:52 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri Ethics Commission fined a Columbia state representative for not clarifying who paid for a campaign ad. The commission finalized an order with 50th District Rep. Doug Mann (D-Columbia) on Oct. 16. Mann admitted that ads supporting his campaign did not have the necessary disclaimer that his campaign committee paid

Columbia man charged with several child sex crimes

October 20, 2023 2:51 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: One of the charges against Kintner has been updated after a source error was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged in Boone County on Friday with four child sex crimes. Mancle G. Kintner Jr., 74, was charged with attempted statutory sodomy, felony child molestation — sexual contact with a person