COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works is considering a roundabout at East Green Meadows Road and East Nifong Boulevard in an effort to improve traffic flow and reduce crashes on the city’s south side. The Public Works Department hosted its first public open house Thursday evening to give residents a look at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,300 City of Columbia electric customers were without power on Thursday evening. The city’s outage map shows 1,336 customers in southwest Columbia were without power in neighborhoods near Scott Boulevard. An outage was reported near Rainbow Trout Drive at 6:57 p.m., according to the map. Residents in the neighborhood south
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s public hearing on Flock cameras is expected to be held Monday, Nov. 9, according to city documents. The City Council’s agenda for Monday shows the council is voting on holding the public hearing. A first read was held last month. The measure is listed on the consent agenda. The Flock camera
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are being raised and spent in the fight over Missouri’s abortion policy. Thursday was the quarterly deadline for committees to file with the Missouri Ethics Commission over money raised and spent during the election cycle. Groups involved in the debate over Amendment 3 were among the many groups to
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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) So far this year, 54 fans have been ejected from Memorial Stadium during Mizzou home football games. Mizzou (5-1) has played four games so far this year at Faurot Field. The most fans ejections occurred during the Florida game on Oct. 3, which also happened to be Mizzou’s homecoming game. Ejections by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police incident report shows three victims reported harassment by three freshman Mizzou football players who were arrested this month. The players — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct. 5 on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony, but Columbia Police would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Organizers announced the intent to move the Katy Station building earlier this month, and one mover says moving train depots can prove to be a difficult task. The group Save the Katy Station met with a developer claiming it could move the building to a different location. Moving the building would cost
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Editor’s note: Some quotes previously attributed to a library spokesperson have been correctly attributed to its executive director. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Library sent state Sen. Rick Brattin an 86-page packet of records about its Rainbow Story Time event on Sept. 16, in response to a request under Missouri’s Sunshine Law. Nearly a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored as of Wednesday morning after 110 customers in western Columbia were without power on Tuesday night. The City of Columbia outage map showed 112 utilities customers were without power near the intersection of Rollins Road and West Boulevard. That outage was reported at 9:42 p.m. City utilities spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge could decide by Friday whether guard CJ Gunn will be eligible for his fifth season of college basketball, which he intends to play at Mizzou. Gunn and his legal team on Tuesday appeared in a Boone County courtroom as his eligibility battle with the NCAA continues. He filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down on Tuesday night in Columbia after a crash with a motorcycle occurred. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert at around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday that all lanes were back open, after being impacted for nearly three hours. The Columbia Police Department announced at 11
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had her eyes set on Microsoft on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the online video game service Xbox Live has had “recurring allegations” of sexual misconduct involving minors. Hanaway in a post on social media claimed Xbox Live is being used “by predators to trade child sexual abuse material,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of school resource officers has been corrected, and a video reporting an erroneous number has been deleted. Columbia’s Youth Advisory Council heard from two school resource officers Tuesday about their roles in schools and how students can help improve campus safety. The presentation from Columbia Police Department officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aiyanna Williams’ family is focusing on her legacy after Misael Covarrubias pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder along with seven other charges in the 2025 downtown Columbia shooting that killed her. A family representative told ABC 17 News the family does not wish to comment on the plea and is focusing on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to killing a Stephens College student and injuring two others in downtown Columbia last year. Misael Covarrubias admitted to second-degree murder in the shooting that killed Aiyanna Williams on East Broadway in September 2025. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault, three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of causing a deadly crash last year in Boone County saw her manslaughter charge upgraded after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Kyshonda Williams, 31, is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to yield in the crash that killed Ethan Cash, 25, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Walmart on West Broadway in Columbia was open Tuesday, a day after it was closed when water flooded the store. The store was closed Monday, with workers telling ABC 17 News reporters that a water main broke and caused flooding. A Walmart spokesperson didn’t comment on the cause of the closure,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday decided to push the vote on its new policy to address bullying within the school district to Oct. 21. The policy was up for discussion for a fourth time and was expected to be voted on Monday before the board opted to push it back
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia resident has been sharing his concerns about the City of Columbia Utilities plan for a new transmission line near Mill Creek Elementary School. Keary Husain, a resident who ran for a school board position earlier this year, said he does not think there is enough research done on what close
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