JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A statewide rule that protects utility customers from disconnection during the winter months went into effect on Tuesday. The Missouri Public Service Commission’s cold weather rule stops a utility provider from disconnecting the heat if the temperature outside is below 32 degrees the day prior to disconnection. Under the rule, utility
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new incentive in the Swift Prepared Foods project was finalized on Thursday by the Boone County Commission. JBS Foods announced in 2020 that it planned to build a $200 million facility that will produce different types of Italian meats. Seven months later, it congratulated Columbia as the newest pin on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported shots fired Monday night at an apartment building north of Columbia in the Prathersville area, in between Northeast Circle Drive and Wildwood Street. There were no reported injuries. A spokesman from the sheriff’s office said an apartment building was hit with gun shots. Deputies told ABC17
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Court dates were set Monday for two men charged in the Phi Gamma Delta hazing incident that left University of Missouri freshman pledge Danny Santulli disabled.
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Some residents in Audrain, Boone, Callaway and Montgomery counties could soon be getting faster internet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that more than $58 million are to be used to bring high-speed internet to rural parts of Missouri. Kingdom Telephone will get a $23 million grant to install a fiber network. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A legal ethics panel asked that a former assistant Boone County prosecutor be suspended for three years. The Disciplinary Hearing Panel wrote on Oct. 26 that Morley Swingle should be banned from practicing law in Missouri indefinitely, with the earliest chance at applying for reinstatement coming in three years. Swingle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers are working to learn more following a shooting in East Columbia on Saturday. The department says they identified one potential suspect and brought them in for questioning around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers say they responded to the 200 block of Old Highway 63 around 10:30 p.m. Saturday for shots fired.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement agencies in Mid-Missouri will join the Drug Enforcement Administration as it hosts its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday. People will be able to drop off their unwanted medications at several locations starting at 10 a.m.According to experts, a person should never flush their medications down a drain as that method can
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two women who sued the University of Missouri in 2019 over its handling of their Title IX complaints have settled with the school before trial. The two people — identified in court only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 — made the agreement to drop the lawsuit on Oct. 7. The
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A Columbia doctor charged with rape will be held without bond for now.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At 8 a.m. Tuesday, voters started lining up at the Boone County Clerk’s Office For the next two weeks, any registered voter can vote early in person before the upcoming election with a no-excuse absentee ballot. State lawmakers passed this change in May. The state will now open a two-week window for voters to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jack Donelon, of Columbia, spoke during the public commentary section of a Boone County Commission meeting Tuesday morning to address increased traffic on Grace Lane. “With development, more and more people are using the road and there’s no room,” Donelon said. “There are children moving into the neighborhood and need to cross
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Emergency dispatchers sent out alerts about communication and power lines down in multiple spots in Columbia early Tuesday afternoon.
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No-excuse absentee balloting for the November midterm election begins Tuesday in Missouri.
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new no-excuse absentee voting period will begin in Missouri from Oct. 25-Nov. 7. Any registered voter within Boone County can vote in person at the County Clerk’s Office during that period. The office will be open for weekend hours Oct. 29-30 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. On Nov. 5, it will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services on Monday announced vaccine clinics for the flu and monkeypox this week. Flu vaccinations will be no cost to those between the ages of six months-18 years old. The cost of the vaccine for residents age 19 and older will vary, depending
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Nearly 900 Boone Electric Cooperative members were without power at about 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters have contained an outside fire that broke out in a wooded area in south Columbia Monday morning. At least five Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District vehicles responded to the area near Manhanttan Drive and Norman Drive at about 9 a.m. Crews at the scene tell ABC 17
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced a series of prescription drug take back events on Monday. Several area law-enforcement agencies are participating in the events, which will be held Friday and Saturday. Residents may drop off their unwanted medications for disposal. All medications will be turned over to the DEA for proper
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters contained another fire early Monday morning near the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River. An ABC 17 News crew saw the small fire from the bridge in Cooper County around 4:15 a.m. There were no reports of injuries, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. Over the weekend,
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