COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a Mexican restaurant in Columbia who has been accused of arson in Dunklin County requested a change of venue on Wednesday. Crystal Umfress, 40, was charged with second-degree arson. Umfress is an owner of Casa Maria’s Restaurant in Columbia. A warrant was ordered for Umfress on Dec. 19 after the
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A petition submitted by First Ward residents to recall Columbia City Councilman Nick Knoth was determined to have enough signatures for a vote on a ballot, according to an email from city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen. Olsen said the petition was submitted to the city on Dec. 15, and said she did not
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A spokesperson for Columbia Public Works, John Ogan, said the department has a crew in place who are ready to address any weather that comes throughout the day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed for the two open positions on the Columbia Board of Education for the April 2 election. Information from Columbia Public Schools’ website show Board Vice President Jeanne Snodgrass will be running for reelection. Alvin Cobbs filed to run, as has James Gordon and John Potter; the latter two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There have been 639 cases of influenza in Missouri as of Dec. 16, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Based on data from the Centers for Disease and Control, there have been 712 people hospitalized in Missouri due to COVID-19 with the most recent numbers dated on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is advising drivers to use caution during their post-holiday travels as a wet, wintry mix heads towards Missouri. The Columbia Department of Public Works has already begun preparations, as it announced in a post on its social media that a team of nine city snowplow operators will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with multiple felonies on Tuesday following a chase with law enforcement on Sunday evening. Avion Darnell Skillman, 20, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest by fleeing and leaving the scene of an accident that cause physical injury. Skillman was arrested and posted
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been fixed for the location of the crash and information about the man arrested.COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a car chase left one person hospitalized on Sunday night. Avion Darnell Skillman, 20, was booked into the Boone County Jail on several crimes including first-degree property damage,
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) – The United States food supply ranks among the safest in the world, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that annually, approximately 1 in 6 Americans face illness, with 128,000 individuals requiring hospitalization and 3,000 succumbing to foodborne diseases. To prevent food
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a bomb threat at the Target inside of the Columbia Mall on Saturday morning. According to the police report, Target staff called the police after receiving a generic bomb threat at 11:20 am. Staff said there has been an increase in bomb threats
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – An epidemiologist said parents should be aware of lead testing for their children as the state health department continues to look for people affected by a recalled food. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said it’s identified five children that had lead poisoning connected to recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches
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A judge sentenced a Columbia man to nearly a half-century in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter and other crimes in a 2020 fentanyl overdose.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) With Christmas just days away, there is an increase in packages being delivered across the country, which also means it’s open season for porch pirates. Columbia resident Breana Logan found that out the hard way when a woman walked up to her front door in the middle of the day, and walked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County and the City of Columbia will participate in a housing study in 2024, according to a Friday press release from the county. The release stated Amarach Planning Services to conduct the study. The study is expected to start Jan. 1 and will wrap up by this upcoming fall season, according
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A man was pronounced dead at a hospital Thursday after being hit by a vehicle in Columbia the previous day, police say.
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The Columbia Fire Department will offer a new resource to help combat ongoing recruitment and retention challenges and ensure better service to the public.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 16-year-old Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick, the third teenager accused of being involved in a deadly Columbia shooting was charged as an adult and will have a pre-trial conference Thursday. The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. He was charged on Friday as an adult, with the juvenile
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December is one of the peak times for home break-ins and burglaries, according to FBI statistics.
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A Columbia woman has been charged with setting a fire that ripped through a storage unit last week.
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Crane, who sits on Division 3 of the 13th Judicial Circuit, was elected Boone County prosecuting attorney in 1993 before winning election as judge in 2006. He has sat on the bench ever since.
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