COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has created a coalition of agencies and parts of the government in hopes to provide inmates with better mental health services. Prosecutors, public defenders, judges, county commissioners and public administrators are on board with the coalition. This coalition is working with the Missouri Association of Counties as it is pushing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to a home in north Columbia for what appears to be a swatting incident. ABC 17 crews went to the scene in the 5500 block of north autumn drive around 5 p.m. where they observed at least four Boone County deputies, an ambulance and fire response. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Friday night barn fire in the 5000 block of Route PP in Boone County. Several Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the fire. Boone County firefighters were called around 7:25 p.m. and flames were still going after 9 p.m. The cause of the fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty on Thursday of first-degree rape will be sentenced in March. William Thomas Jr., 49, was found guilty of raping a disabled girl in 2017. He will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Boone County Courthouse. He is currently being held at
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Missouri Jobs with Justice has applied for more than $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to create a direct cash assistance pilot program in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after authorities say he attacked another person and held them against their will on Nov. 17. Blake Tekotte, 36, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Friday and no bond
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The City of Columbia could soon be home to pallet shelters to help solve the homeless crisis.
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Officials and community members plan to celebrate a new Downtown Columbia startup incubator in the location of a historic Black-owned business district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man was charged on Monday with several counts of child molestation. Justin Thomas Franks, 46, was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court appearance was set for Tuesday afternoon.
Continue Reading A jury trial for a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged in connection with the suspected hazing of Danny Santulli will now be held in May.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County property that burned down nearly two years ago is now being cleaned up. The house, which is located in the 400 block of Hackberry Boulevard, burned down on Jan. 28, 2022. The rubble has been there since, which has drawn the ire of residents. Over the weekend crews began
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – First responders blocked some lanes of traffic on Providence Road Thursday night while investigating. ABC 17 News saw at least six Columbia Police Department cars and a Missouri State Highway Patrol car in the northbound lanes of Providence Road at the intersection of Broadway around 11 p.m. The law enforcement vehicles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 600 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Wednesday afternoon. Five outages were reported around 4:18 p.m. on Boone Electric’s online outage map that affected 618 customers. The total number of outages was reduced to 511 by 6:30 p.m. and then it was completely resolved by 8:10 p.m., according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded shots fired call on Tuesday night to the 200 block of North Rainbow Drive in Boone County. Captain Brian Leer with the department told ABC 17 News deputies found shell casings in the road and one home with damage from the shooting. No injuries were reported. Investigators
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The Boone County Commission on Tuesday added a question to the April ballot about whether seniors’ property taxes should be frozen.
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As Columbia Square Townhomes embarks on its city rental license inspection for safety, the time its owners are taking to fix problems reported by tenants is growing.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials from the Columbia Fire Department and Boone County Fire Protection District say the amount of fires they respond to on any given week is random. However, the recent cold front that swept across Mid-Missouri may have played a role in a number of house fires that broke out. Columbia Fire and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged on Friday in Boone County with stealing after she was accused of taking $6,400.55 from her employer in December. Bonita Foster, 61, was charged with two counts of stealing more than $750. A warrant for her arrest was requested and a $10,000 bond was set, according to
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Both lanes on westbound I-70 were closed Monday morning while the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigates a deadly crash in Callaway County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp says the recent cold weather has played a role in some of the most recent fires that were seen. The Boone County Fire District continues to have multiple volunteers to help fight fires. Blomenkamp said the department had between 25-33 volunteers to help but out
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