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Columbia mayor part of delegation heading to Switzerland later this month

April 11, 2024 8:58 PM Lucas Geisler

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe will be one of many U.S. mayors taking a trip to Switzerland this month.

Boone County Commission to hold ‘listening sessions’ for master plan later this month

April 11, 2024 5:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission will hold “listening sessions” about its master plan for residents later this month, according to a Thursday press release. “Boone County Government is undertaking a master planning process with the intention of developing a vision for our communities and establishing countywide priorities for future growth and land use

Southern Boone Board of Education appoints Heather Brown as new member

April 10, 2024 5:24 PM Ryan Shiner

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Heather Brown has been picked to join the Southern Boone Board of Education, a Wednesday press release from a school district spokesman says. The Board was looking to fill a vacancy after Board member Crystal Branch passed away, according to previous reporting. Branch died on Feb. 24. The school district announced it

Boone County residents weigh in on housing challenges at meeting

April 9, 2024 4:27 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County residents on Tuesday were able to attend a of housing meeting studies meeting, the first in a series of meetings that will take place this week throughout the county. Tuesday’s meeting took place at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri in Columbia. Owner of Amarach Planning Services, the

Katy Trail to close next week at Rocheport Bridge; I-70 traffic will not be affected

April 9, 2024 7:42 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Katy Trail near the Rocheport Bridge will be closed next week, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Traffic on Interstate 70 will not be affected. Contractors will be setting structural steel girders over the Katy Trail, as part of the construction of the eastbound bridge,

Court docs: Man charged after threatening Islamic Center students with knife, pipe

April 9, 2024 5:02 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he was accused of threatening students at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri with a knife and a pipe on Monday. Heath Garrett Waller, 38, was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree endangering the welfare of

Columbia woman charged in revenge porn case

April 9, 2024 3:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Monday with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images after she was accused of blackmailing a man in June. A warrant was ordered on Tuesday for Monet Ann-Jaiden Graves and her bond was set at $4,500. She was not in custody on Tuesday, according to Boone County Jail

Boone County Emergency Management to hold damage assessment exercise Saturday

April 6, 2024 4:31 AM Gabrielle Teiner, Euphenie Andre

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management held a damage assessment exercise Saturday in multiple neighborhoods across the county from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. Those neighborhoods include Hillview Acres in unincorporated Boone County, Smithton Ridge and Bellwood in Columbia, and Palomino Ridge in Ashland. According to a press release from

One dead in crash that closed down both lanes of I-70 eastbound near Rocheport

April 6, 2024 7:14 PM Hannah Falcon, Marina Diaz

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man died in a crash that stalled traffic near the Rocheport bridge for hours on Saturday, according to Boone County Fire Protection District. A car with five passengers, including three minors rolled over at the 116-mile marker of I-70 eastbound, just east of the Rocheport Bridge, according to a Missouri

Columbia man accused of sodomy in parking lot after following victim

April 5, 2024 6:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Columbia man has been charged with sodomy and other felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman early Tuesday. Nicholas Mathews was charged on Friday with first-degree sodomy, armed criminal action, first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone

Boone County Commission to hold public hearing on senior property tax exemptions

April 4, 2024 9:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission will hold a public hearing later this month for the property tax exemption for seniors that was approved by voters earlier this week. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28. The freeze has to be put into effect by county commissioners. Boone

Court docs: Woman accused of DWI arrested at Columbia elementary school

April 4, 2024 7:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall woman was arrested on Wednesday at a Columbia elementary school on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and other charges. Yaquelin Bonilla, 36, was charged with DWI, driving while revoked and leaving the scene of an accident. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A court date

Both lanes of Westbound I-70 back open after rollover crash

April 4, 2024 3:16 AM Erika McGuire, Gabrielle Teiner

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both lanes of Westbound I-70 are back open following a crash involving a tractor-trailer early Thursday morning. The area of the Interstate just before the 133 exit near mile marker 135 was down to one lane for several hours as crews worked to clean up the debris. The tractor-trailer was towed

Holts Summit man charged after allegedly assaulting two men at Columbia bar with hammer

April 3, 2024 8:25 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man was charged after he was accused of attacking two men with a hammer at a Columbia bar on Jan. 31. Kurtis Hoener was charged with first-degree assault causing serious physical injury, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant for his arrest was requested on Wednesday and a

Boone County Commission to craft senior property tax relief after voter approval

April 3, 2024 11:23 AM Hannah Falcon, Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Commission will set to work drafting a program for senior property tax relief after voters overwhelmingly passed the measure Tuesday.