The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is hosting the 31st Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, in partnership with many local law enforcement agencies, including the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has been awarded $16.2 million in federal funding to modernize the Columbia Terminal Railroad, including a project to test self-driving trains. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) announced the Federal Railroad Administration grant Thursday. The grant, awarded through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will support upgrades
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group supporting a measure to build a new jail in Boone County has raised $46,045.71 this election cycle, according to the October quarterly report to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Proposition L is a proposed 3/8-cent sales tax that would be used to build a new jail, if passed, and will expire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man has been charged after he allegedly stole more than $21,000 worth of musical instruments, jewelry, lawn equipment and other items from a home on July 16, 2025. Denver Robb, 40, is charged in Boone County with stealing more than $750, second-degree burglary and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. He is
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Staff at the City of Centralia have some new guardrails in place around the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Centralia Board of Alderman approved the new rules at its Monday meeting, as well as a policy form city staff must sign outlining when AI use is appropriate and when it’s not.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man has been charged with a felony and two misdemeanors after he allegedly exposed himself to police during a standoff that occurred after a chase on Friday. Brandon Baldwin, 40, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, misdemeanor driving while revoked and misdemeanor first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old Centralia man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Boone County Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at around 3:50 p.m. The man was driving a 2008 Harley-Davidson Dyna Street Bob northbound on Route U just south of Ricketts Road when a 55-year-old Hallsville
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in Boone County will temporarily lose access to the Text-to-911 service as the county transitions to a new emergency communication system. Starting Aug. 5, Boone County Joint Communications will pause its Text-to-911 function while it works to transition to the next generation of the 911 system. Officials said the goal is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,300 people have voted early in the Aug. 4 election in Boone County as of 11 a.m. Friday. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon told ABC 17 News in an email on Friday that more than 4,000 people have voted since no-excuse absentee voting opened on July 21. Residents are able
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was charged on Wednesday after authorities allegedly found 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine at his residence on Tuesday. Joshua Bachman, 53, was charged with second-degree drug trafficking and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a fatal crash Wednesday night in Centralia, a local minister is sharing his memories of 17-year-old Hunter Hull, alongside a message from the boy’s family. The Rev. Justin Danielson is the minister at Parkview Christian Church, where the Hull family are members. Danielson said his family had just finished a family
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia home was seen smoking for hours on Monday. Firefighters were called at 12:59 p.m. to the 23000 block of North March Road for a report of a house fire, according to dispatch logs. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building when they arrived, according to a Boone County Fire Protection
Continue Reading (Editor’s note, 4/22: The story has been corrected to reflect which agency recommended approval of the ordinance.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centralia Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday night unanimously recommended approval of an ordinance that defines and places rules on potential data centers in the city. Centralia Mayor Chris Cox told ABC 17 News
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia’s Board of Aldermen on Monday is expected to discuss the definition of what would be considered a data center, should one be built within city limits. City documents say the proposed definition would read as followed: “DATA CENTER. A facility, or portion of a facility, the primary purpose of which is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man from Sturgeon was charged on Monday after he allegedly fired two shots at a vehicle on Christmas Eve during an alleged road rage incident. Alexander Ray was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of a
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The City of Centralia will seek a sales tax increase to be approved by voters in the April 2026 municipal election. Centralia City Administrator Tara Strain said the increase would take the city’s sales tax from 1% to 2%. As of now, the additional revenue would go to the city’s general
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four more people have been charged after more than 20 stolen guns were recovered in Columbia this week. Two people were initially charged on Thursday after 14 guns were found in an apartment and vehicle on Radcliffe Drive while police served a search warrant Wednesday, according to court documents. Another nine were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have been charged in connection with a burglary that occurred last month in Centralia that resulted in roughly $9,000 worth of items being stolen. Chase Wyatt, 39, of Centralia, was charged with stealing more than $750. He was also charged in another case on Thursday with passing a bad check.
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EDIT: This article has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is looking to revoked the POST license of a former Centralia police officer who is charged with several felonies. Curtis Higby, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged earlier this year in Audrain County with two counts of first-degree domestic assault, a count of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety’s State Emergency Management Agency has issued a winter weather preparedness message as the state heads into the colder months. That alert has homeless shelters across Mid-Missouri making early preparations to handle an anticipated increase in demand as temperatures begin to drop. According to the Missouri Balance
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