COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson has responded to criticism from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. Emails given to ABC 17 News by a university spokesman on Tuesday showed that Choi has criticized city leaders following multiple high-profile incidents this summer that have occurred on Walnut Street. Choi has sent multiple
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University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has not kept a low profile in putting pressure on Columbia and Boone County officials when it comes to violent crime. After high-profile incidents downtown, one of which resulted in a young woman’s death, Choi has repeatedly pressured local leaders to take action to stop crime, particularly downtown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a couple of high-profile incidents on East Walnut Street in downtown Columbia, University of Missouri System President Mun Choi is asking city leaders to take action against a downtown Columbia bar. Emails from Choi, which were provided to ABC 17 News by an MU spokesman, date back to April 19, after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A temporary power outage has been scheduled for a Columbia neighborhood on Wednesday morning. A Monday press release from the city says crews will remove fallen trees from an overhead power line. “A tree has fallen onto a second tree, causing an issue with an overhead power line. For the crew to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is hosting a set of meetings regarding a transmission line project that was originally approved in 2015, but has been stalled amid residents’ concerns about high-power lines near homes. The meetings will be held on Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – While more individual voting precincts in Columbia voted against Proposition 1, big turnout in parts of west Columbia powered the measure to pass. Results for Proposition 1, the 1% increase in Columbia’s sales tax to help fund public safety, analyzed by ABC 17 News, show the race stayed tight across town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony after a child shot off part of their own finger on Thursday. Dontay Palmer, 29, was charged first-degree child endangerment. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and a confined docket hearing was scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say doorbell camera footage and digital data have become essential tools in investigations like the one into the 2021 killing of James Hundle. “In neighborhoods like this, there’s lots of cameras everywhere. Ring doorbell footage, that’s different for this case,” said CPD Lead Criminal Investigator Lt. Matt Gremore. “And this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Foodborne illnesses are on the rise, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services continues to report increasing cases of cyclosporiasis and, recently, salmonella. Last week, the CDC linked the salmonella outbreak to jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors, which come from Sinaloa, Mexico. Following that recall, Chipotle and QDOBA pulled the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The intersection of Business Loop 70 and North Garth Avenue in Columbia was shut down on Monday evening after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications reported the crash at 6:42 p.m. and sent a follow-up notification at 6:51 p.m. stating that all lanes were closed. An ABC 17 News photographer saw two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A business owner claims ongoing construction on the St. Charles Road Bridge on Interstate 70 has caused customer traffic at a coffee shop to drop by 80%, prompting to ask the community for help on Facebook to keep their doors open. As part of the Improve I-70 Project, the St. Charles Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Results from Boone County’s elections were certified on Monday, County Clerk Brianna Lennon announced. An email from Lennon shows 55 provisional ballots were accepted and counted, 18 ballots that “could not be counted by the tabulator at the polling place,” were accepted and counted and two military/overseas ballots were accepted and counted.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the June death of an electrician who died while working on the University of Missouri’s Memorial Stadium renovation project. Corey Sooter, 44, died on June 10 after working at Memorial Stadium on June 5. He was a foreman for BK2 Electrical and Design and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday after she pleaded guilty in June to stabbing a man last year. Brianna Boone pleaded guilty on June 15 to first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. Previous reporting shows that Boone allegedly admitted to
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Editor’s note: Layton’s middle name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged in Randolph County after he allegedly shot someone during a fight on Saturday. Jeffery Dale Layton, 41, was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. A no-bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was charged Sunday with two misdemeanors and two felonies for allegedly firing shots in downtown Columbia. Tavan Williams-Patrick of Columbia was charged with the felonies of armed criminal action and exhibiting a weapon illegally, along with the misdemeanors of fourth-degree assault and illegally firing a gun after shots were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning for the St. Charles Road bridge over I-70 in Columbia. The ribbon-cutting will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the St. Charles Road bridge. Guests are encouraged to park at the shopping center on the north side of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is back in custody after police said he fired shots in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. The Columbia Police Department identified the alleged gunman as 20-year-old Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick. Police claim Williams-Patrick was seen holding a gun and attempting to place it on a sidewalk before officers arrested him.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The word downtown has been removed from the headline, as the incident occurred closer to Business Loop 70, about a mile from Downtown Columbia. Columbia Police arrested a 38-year-old man for a downtown burglary Sunday morning. A social media post by the department said officers responded to a business in
Continue Reading EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline was updated to accurately reflect the incident. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has identified 20-year-old Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick of Columbia as the suspect who allegedly fired shots in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. According to a CPD press release, officers on foot heard shots being fired in the 800
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