COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A temporary single-lane closure of eastbound Interstate 70 is scheduled to begin next weekend in Columbia, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The closure will last from 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 through 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, between Range Line Street and Highway 63, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of soliciting prostitution from an undercover police officer was allegedly found with 29 grams of fentanyl in July. Amy Hill, 47, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with second-degree drug trafficking, misdemeanor prostitution, two counts of felony drug possession and a single count of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 150 people showed up to a meeting on Wednesday at the University of Missouri’s chapter for Turning Point USA. The meeting was the first the group held since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the national group’s founder. Kirk was killed in a shooting on Sept. 10 at an event at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association passed a resolution in support of the Legion of Black Collegians, after the group’s “Black 2 Class Block Party” was canceled after University of Missouri administrators took issue with the name. Mizzou Legion of Black Collegians shared last month on its social media that its “Black 2 Class
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jan. 3, 2022, is a day first responders, like Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp, struggle to relive. “It was a very horrific wreck,” Blomenkamp said. “One of the worst I’ve seen in my 34 years of doing business here.” Blomenkamp was one of several first responders to respond to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council members support the idea of the city taking a trip to the west. Columbia Police Department Asst. Chief Mark Fitzgerald told business owners during a meeting on Monday that CPD has been looking into the Lawrence, Kansas police department. “They seem to be several years down the road on
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to say Casa Maria’s license was suspended and fix the date of a hearing. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two dozen Missouri businesses have had their liquor licenses revoked over the past five years, with more than a fifth of those located in Boone County. The latest was Spring
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The Neighborhood Opportunity and Community Accountability Proconsul (NOCAP) will discuss bringing a community center to East Columbia at its monthly meeting Tuesday night, according to Office of Violence Prevention Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia businesses are experiencing issues and are asking for the city’s help to solve them. “It’s a very frustrating time for a lot of the businesses,” Executive Director of The District Nickie Davis said. “We have seemingly a rotation of of people in different stages of crisis sometimes coming into businesses
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Sunday in the 400 block of Brewer Drive in west Columbia. Edward Rosson, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and
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Editor’s note: This article has been clarified to say physicians will be available for consultation at vaccine events. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a CDC advisory committee vote Friday, only adults 65 and up or those sensitive to COVID-19 can get the vaccine directly. Everyone else must first consult their doctor. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on
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Columbia police were called to the 400 block of Brewer Drive Sunday morning after a man was stabbed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks went head-to-head Saturday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers reclaimed the Mayor’s cup with a 29-20 win over the Gamecocks. When the two played each other in 2023, 41 fans were ejected from the game, marking one of the highest totals that
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An Amber Alert has been issued for two 12-year-old girls in northwest Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Emily Harrington and Emma Sue Hale were last seen around 8:40 p.m. Friday at a football game at Rock Port Missouri High School in Atchison County.
The alert was issued around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday.
The girls may be with a white man by the name of Alec or Alex, the alert states. The suspect may also be from California.
Harrington has brown hair, and was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, light colored leggings, and cowboy boots, according to the alert. She has a birthmark on the front of her neck and often wears her hair in a bun.
Hale has very long, dark-blue hair, the alert says. She was last seen wearing a red Chief’s hooded sweatshirt and black leggings.
No details about where they were seen headed or a vehicle identification were provided in the alert.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Atchison County Sheriff’s Department.
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No one was injured in a house fire Saturday morning in southeast Columbia, according to a Columbia Fire Department press release.
CFD was called to Stone Hill Drive around 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, the report states. Smoke was reported to be coming from the area, and the person who called 911 thought it may had been an outside fire.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Department of Transportation are working together to curb aggressive driving as crash hot spots emerge in work zones along the Improve I-70 Project. “This last week has been very challenging for our team across the state,” MDOT Improve I-70 Program Director Eric Kopinski told
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters were at a home in southwest Columbia on Friday night in the 4100 block of Grant Lane after a lithium-ion battery from an electric wheelchair exploded. Joey Simmons, of the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC 17 News at the scene that one person was inspected for smoke inhalation. Simmons said a
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect that homecoming takes place Sept. 27. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Friday ruled that the University of Missouri must let a student group that opposes Israel’s war in Gaza participate in its homecoming parade, with conditions. Judge Stephen Bough of Missouri’s federal Western District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was recently arrested in connection with a 2017 homicide case is facing additional felony charges. David Adams, 44, of Columbia, was charged on Friday in Boone County with illegal gun possession and stealing a gun. He is also charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree felony murder and illegal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced in a Friday press release that pavement maintenance would begin next week for South Providence Outer Road and other nearby streets. Affected streets include: South Providence West Side Outer Road from the Hinkson Creek Bridge and the south end of the street South Providence East Side Outer
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