COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders from Boone Health and Boone County Fire Protection District said Monday that a new ambulance station in south Columbia could cut down response times by several minutes. Boone Health held a dedication ceremony and open house for Ambulance Station No. 12, located on Route K near South Bethel Church Road, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawsuit Boone Health filed against the Missouri Heart Center was formally dismissed on Wednesday. Court filings show Boone Health filed to dismiss the case on July 24 without prejudice. Boone Health announced the split with Missouri Heart Center at the end of March and subsequently filed a lawsuit alleging breaches of contract, misuse of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting took place at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 Connector and Conley Road on Sunday, and the Columbia Police Department is still looking for the shooter. CPD is still looking to identify the suspect involved and is asking anyone with information to contact them for a reward. A CPD spokesperson declined to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mill and overlay pavement maintenance through Columbia began Monday and is expected to be completed by Friday, Aug. 14, according to a Monday press release from the city. Crews will mill away the top layer of asphalt and pave a new surface to improve the roadways, the release says. It will occur
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cyclosporiasis cases in Missouri have nearly doubled in the past week, according to information from the state’s Communicable Disease report that was reported on Sunday. Total cases of the diarrhea-inducing disease have hit 1,095 as of Sunday, which increased from 595 from last week’s total. As of Monday afternoon, 90 cases of cyclosporiasis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued stormwater discharge permits to the City of Columbia and Boone County, the department said Monday — a move that will allow the local governments to avoid state sanctions. DNR has been reviewing the city and county permits to discharge stormwater into the environment for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound traffic near the 3000 block of Chapel Hill Road, just east of Chapel Ridge Road, was stalled after a car crash in southwest Columbia Sunday evening. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene at around 7:20 p.m. saw a Grey Nissan Kicks turned west in the eastbound lane of Chapel Hill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ EDITORS NOTE: Day in title was corrected. A man was injured after being shot Sunday in east Columbia near the I-70 connector. Sgt. Patrick Corcoran told ABC 17 News that when police arrived on scene, they found a 26-year-old male victim at the Break Time with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim
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The American Red Cross is facing its second-ever national blood shortage, according to a press release from the organization. Although some hospitals might be feeling the effects of the shortage, Boone Health in Columbia is not.
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COLUMBIO Mo. KMIZ The Columbia City Council is set to vote on an agreement between the city and Columbia Public Schools that would add 5 more school resource officers to the district. According to a Council memo, the agreement would provide for the assignment of 5 Columbia Police Department School Resource Officers to Columbia Public
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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) Officers arrested three minors in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins that occurred early Wednesday, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. The minors are suspected in more than 13 vehicle break-ins on Monterey Drive and Sieville Avenue, the CPD release states. The suspects ran from police, who caught
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After severe storms went through the Mid-Missouri area on Friday evening, several parts of the area were without power. Gasconade County saw 279 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers without power around 8 p.m. The county had seen two tornado warnings during the 6 p.m. hour. Power was restored across the area by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Boone County leaders say a childcare center under construction at the Regional Training Center is expected to help recruit and retain first responders by providing childcare for employees who work nontraditional hours. The Regional Training Center has been operating since January, but construction continues on the childcare center. Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Improvements to Columbia’s public transit system could soon move forward after city leaders approved an amendment that allows for additional federal funding for two major GoCOMO projects. The Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization approved an amendment to its Transportation Improvement Program, allowing GoCOMO to access additional Federal Transit Administration funding for projects
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two cars were found in and near a pond in Barberry Park in Columbia Thursday morning. ABC 17 News arrived at the scene just after 6:45 a.m. and saw three Columbia Police Department officers investigating. ABC 17 News saw the front of one car in the pond, while the other was near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures are scheduled to occur next week on North Providence Road as city brews work to repair damaged concrete, a Thursday press release from the city says. Work will occur near the intersection with Armadillo Drive. It is scheduled to begin 7 a.m. Monday and wrap up by 4 p.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library has responded to state Sen. Rick Brattin’s Sunshine Law request. Brattin (R-Harrisonville) had filed a request earlier this week surrounding an LGBTQ+-themed event that was held on Saturday. The Columbia Public Library held a “Rainbow Storytime” event on Saturday that included readings of “Rainbowsaurus” and “Big Wig.” Secretary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s geographic and demographic growth are helping to push city government expenditures higher, creating larger budgets, the city manager said at a budget town hall on Thursday. The City of Columbia has been hosting a series of town hall meetings. The meeting Thursday was designed to engage residents in the budget process.
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