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Fulton man dies after being hit by van in Boone County

March 8, 2023 11:51 AM Matthew Sanders

A Fulton man died Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a van in Boone County the day before.

Eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia reopens after crash involving semi-truck

March 8, 2023 9:30 AM Matthew Sanders

A crash involving a semi-truck shut down eastbound Interstate 70 near Range Line Street in Columbia on Wednesday morning.

No injuries reported in Ashland fire

March 7, 2023 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

ASHLAND, 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

Lane closures planned nightly as Rocheport bridge work progresses

March 6, 2023 11:39 AM Erika McGuire

Drivers 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.

No one hurt after central Columbia house fire

March 6, 2023 10:56 AM Joushua Blount

The 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.

Columbia police seek help finding ‘porch pirate’ as reports grow nationally

March 3, 2023 11:38 AM Ethan Heinz

The Columbia Police Department asked the public to be on the lookout for a shrouded “porch pirate” Friday.

Narcan education and distribution events to be held in Columbia, other areas in Mid-Missouri

March 3, 2023 6:33 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, 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

Indictment filed for woman accused of pointing gun at house with children inside

March 3, 2023 4:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, 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.

True/False ‘March March’ parade to cause traffic impacts in downtown Columbia

March 3, 2023 5:47 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, 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

In Missouri, marijuana legalization is just the beginning of policy work

March 2, 2023 12:55 PM Hannah Falcon

After recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw problems.

Jury recommends max sentence for Columbia psychologist found guilty of sex crime

March 2, 2023 12:06 PM Matthew Sanders

A 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.

Nightly lane closures on Rocheport Bridge announced by MoDOT

March 2, 2023 4:39 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, 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

Boone County Commission to hold another information session about ARPA funds

March 2, 2023 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, 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

Several speak at trial for Columbia psychologist accused of sodomy

March 1, 2023 11:40 AM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, 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

Columbia police find 12,000 doses of cocaine, fentanyl during traffic stop

March 1, 2023 12:13 AM Katie Greathouse

Boone 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.

State says recordings, lies enough to prove murder in Elledge case

March 1, 2023 12:20 AM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, 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

Columbia Utilities leader lays out reporting plan for new lead, copper drinking water testing

February 28, 2023 3:44 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, 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

Fulton man faces more charges, allegedly abused woman for days before she ended up in hospital

February 28, 2023 6:21 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, 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

Jurors selected in psychologist sexual assault case

February 28, 2023 12:00 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pool of more than 60 jurors were questioned and filtered down Tuesday to a narrow selection in a sexual assault case involving a Columbia psychologist. Kurt Bumby, 53, was indicted by a grand jury in 2020 for sex crimes. Bumby is accused of two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and

Utility crews work to restore power to Mid-Missouri customers after overnight storms

February 27, 2023 11:52 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) A road in Callaway County was closed before noon Monday as contractors replaced electric poles broken by heavy winds overnight. The damage was part of what was left behind by the late-winter storm system that’s been accompanied by spring-like temperatures. About 300 Callaway Electric Cooperative members were dark just before noon as