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Ruptured gas line leads to evacuations in Downtown Columbia
A ruptured gas line Thursday morning led to the evacuation of Boone County government and court employees.
Continue ReadingA ruptured gas line Thursday morning led to the evacuation of Boone County government and court employees.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is partnering with other local organizations to host a naloxone education and distribution event Wednesday night. PHHS is partnering with the Boone County Overdose Response Coalition to host the event at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at CenterPoint Hospital, according to a press release. The purpose of the event
Continue ReadingA Fulton man died Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a van in Boone County the day before.
Continue ReadingA crash involving a semi-truck shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Range Line Street in Columbia on Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a mobile-home fire Tuesday morning in Ashland. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District was called to a fire at 8:58 a.m. on Dee Woods Road. Fire officials told ABC 17 News the fire was called in by a neighbor. Officials said the owner was not home at the
Continue ReadingDrivers can look forward to about a month’s worth of overnight lane closures in western Boone County and eastern Cooper County as work continues on the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Fire Department is investigating after a fire broke out at a home in the 700 block of Mikel Street around 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Police Department asked the public to be on the lookout for a shrouded “porch pirate” Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is partnering with other local organizations to host a naloxone education and distribution event PHHS is partnering with the Boone County Overdose Response Coalition to host the event at 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at CenterPoint Hospital. It is part of a series of events that is free
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of pointing a gun at a residence with children inside was indicted by a grand jury Friday. Patrice Whitaker, 34, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. An arraignment hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 20 at the Boone County Courthouse.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, True/False Film Festival will highlight its weekend events with its “March March” Parade in downtown Columba at 5:15 p.m. Organizers say the parade is free and open to the public. True/False “March March” Parade path The parade is expected to cause some closures for the duration of the parade according to
Continue ReadingAfter recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw problems.
Continue ReadingA Boone County jury on Thursday recommended a Columbia psychiatrist spend seven years in prison and pay a fine after he was convicted of sexually abusing a former high school student.
Continue ReadingROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced on its social media Thursday that nightly lane closures on the Rocheport Bridge will begin next week. Crews will continue deck pouring at the east end of the bridge, the department said. Lane closures will take place from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. for about four weeks. Starting
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission announced Thursday in a press release that it will have another community information and listening session about American Rescue Plan Act funding. The meeting will take place 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. at Urban Empowerment, 2404 Industrial Drive in Columbia. Previous sessions were hosted in February at various
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial for a sodomy case involving a Columbia psychologist continued Wednesday at the Boone County Courthouse. Kurt Bumby, 53, is accused of two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and 2011. A possible victim told authorities in 2019 that he and Bumby had a sexual relationship when he was in high school. The
Continue ReadingBoone County prosecutors charged two Florida men Monday after police said they found more than 12,000 doses of a cocaine-fentanyl mixture during a traffic stop.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Attorneys said Joseph Elledge’s recorded arguments with his wife and his lies about her disappearance were enough to prove he intentionally killed her. The attorney general’s office filed its response to Elledge’s appeal on Monday. Assistant attorney general Zeb Charlton said hours of recorded arguments between Elledge and his wife Mengqi
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – City of Columbia staff plan to set up a new process to report water testing results for lead and copper. A memo from Utilities Director David Sorrell on Monday said the water division’s lab supervisor will now report weekly to the department’s assistant director on water testing. Sorrell said the lab
Continue ReadingFULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at MU Hospital is facing more charges. Chance Williams, 29, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed-criminal action, third-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. A court date for those charges has not been
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