COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri have nearly doubled in the past week, according to information from the state’s Communicable Disease report that was reported on Sunday. Total cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have hit 1,095 as of Sunday, which increased from 595 from last week’s total. As of Monday afternoon, 90 cases of cyclosporiasis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound traffic near the 3000 block of Chapel Hill Road, just east of Chapel Ridge Road, was stalled after a car crash in southwest Columbia Sunday evening. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene at around 7:20 p.m. saw a Grey Nissan Kicks turned west in the eastbound lane of Chapel Hill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ EDITORS NOTE: Day in title was corrected. A man was injured after being shot Sunday in east Columbia near the I-70 connector. Sgt. Patrick Corcoran told ABC 17 News that when police arrived on scene, they found a 26-year-old male victim at the Break Time with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old Centralia man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Boone County Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at around 3:50 p.m. The man was driving a 2008 Harley-Davidson Dyna Street Bob northbound on Route U just south of Ricketts Road when a 55-year-old Hallsville
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Boone County will temporarily lose access to the Text-to-911 service as the county transitions to a new emergency communication system. Starting Aug. 5, Boone County Joint Communications will pause its Text-to-911 function while it works to transition to the next generation of the 911 system. Officials said the goal is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,300 people have voted early in the Aug. 4 election in Boone County as of 11 a.m. Friday. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon told ABC 17 News in an email on Friday that more than 4,000 people have voted since no-excuse absentee voting opened on July 21. Residents are able
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After severe storms went through the Mid-Missouri area on Friday evening, several parts of the area were without power. Gasconade County saw 279 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers without power around 8 p.m. The county had seen two tornado warnings during the 6 p.m. hour. Power was restored across the area by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Boone County leaders say a childcare center under construction at the Regional Training Center is expected to help recruit and retain first responders by providing childcare for employees who work nontraditional hours. The Regional Training Center has been operating since January, but construction continues on the childcare center. Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was charged on Wednesday after authorities allegedly found 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine at his residence on Tuesday. Joshua Bachman, 53, was charged with second-degree drug trafficking and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia filed a response on Monday in a lawsuit over its revenue guarantee with American Airlines. Two Columbia residents — Mark Winter and Richard Shanker – filed a lawsuit against the city in June alleging the city’s revenue guarantee with American Airlines violates the gift clause of the Missouri
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Columbia’s Opportunity Campus overnight shelter has been 85-90% full each night since its opening more than two weeks ago.
The 150-bed Waypoint Shelter opened on July 13. Shelter Director Jessica McNear said about 128 to 135 people experiencing hardship and homelessness have been staying each night.
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) According to Feeding America’s new data through 2024, food insecurity numbers are up from 2023. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food security as the condition in which all people, at all times, have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 2023, Feeding America reported an estimated 951,330 food-insecure
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Editor’s note: A line in reference to a song that was performed at the event has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of Missouri’s state senators is looking into an LGBTQ+-themed story time event that occurred this past weekend at the Columbia Public Library. The library hosted the event on Saturday morning even after Secretary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 68-year-old Westmoreland, Tennessee, woman was seriously hurt in a crash in Boone County at 8:45 a.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the woman was driving south on Highway UU, north of Blue Jay Way, in a 2007 Honda Goldwing when she failed to navigate a curve
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 13% of cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri are located in Boone County. The latest state data that was updated on Sunday shows that 593 cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have been reported in the state. As of Monday afternoon, 79 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in Boone County, according to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a Harrisburg student who was killed in a crash last month in Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the youth’s father’s employer. Robert Orton, 14, was killed on June 3 when a 2015 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Orton, 38, of Palmyra, Missouri, crossed tracks in front of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were handcuffed and escorted off the Boone County Fairgrounds during its final night on Saturday. Jessie Kempf, the Boone County Fair Director, said Columbia police quickly took action after a fight broke out. She said the fight it all unraveled in about a minute and ended with those involved in
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COLUMBIA Mo. KMIZ 45 Missouri Task Force One crewmembers returned home from San Antonio Saturday afternoon after assisting in search and rescue operations following extreme flooding in the region. The team originally deployed to Texas roughly seven days ago in response to severe flash flooding caused by heavy rains in the state’s southern region. Following
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after a standoff with the Columbia Police Department in the 1400 block of West Worley Street on Friday evening. CPD reported in a press release that at around 11:45 p.m. Friday, 53-year-old Glen Lee Parey was reported to police after standing near the street and pointing
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Editor’s note: A line in reference to a song that was performed at the event has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Regional Library hosted “Rainbow Story Time” on Saturday after receiving threats of potential funding loss from Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. The event happened in the Children’s Program Room, and
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