COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 100 football fans were assisted by MU Health Care teams at Faurot Field on Saturday for “various heat-related concerns,” an MU Health Care spokesman wrote in an email on Monday. Spokesman Eric Maze wrote that University Hospital treated 34 patients on Saturday for heat-related illnesses. High temperatures led to the university
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A years-long court case is over. Internet provider Brightspeed, which was previously CenturyLink, will pay the City of Columbia $14.3 million in a settlement over unpaid license taxes and fees, according to court documents. The settlement – which was obtained by ABC 17 News through a records request on Monday – was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with three felonies after he allegedly pulled out a gun and took a Rolex from someone who was selling it in a Casey’s parking lot. Deon Webb, 21, is charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A chimney on a building on the University of Missouri’s campus was damaged “from a possible lightning strike,” Monday evening, according to an email from a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez wrote that firefighters were called to an MU fraternity in the 500 block of Kentucky Boulevard, at 6:45
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after authorities say the man pleasured himself on the porch of a residence where multiple women live. Christopher Harrison, 64, was charged with three counts of first-degree harassment and a count of misdemeanor first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held
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The Columbia City Council is set to vote on a $21,000 contract with TMT Consulting on Monday to provide six trauma informed and community mental health trainings across the city.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in May 2024. Cordero Riley Jr., 18, admitted to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault in a plea deal with prosecutors in July that took a second-degree murder charge off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they arrested a Columbia man early Monday in a domestic stabbing. Lawrence Johnson, 60, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, assaulting a police officer and felony resisting arrest, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Information related to his case
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF) is preparing for its final flight Monday, marking the end of a 16-year tradition of taking Mid-Missouri veterans to Washington, D.C. The organization was founded by Mary Paulsell, her brother Steve and his wife Sharon, along with Sarah Hill, Barbara Brueggeman, and Scott Schaefer. “Central Missouri honor
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Three people were injured – two seriously – in a crash on Route MM near Shawnee Four Drive in Camden County Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
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The City of Columbia’s 2026 fiscal year budget is expected to be finalized and passed on Monday, following months of planning and public hearings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers moved today’s kickoff against Louisiana Lafayette three hours earlier in an effort to spare fans and players from extreme heat. Despite the switch, many in Faurot Field still found themselves battling sweltering conditions. “Yeah, it’s hot out here it’s really hot,” one fan told ABC 17 as temperatures and
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Thousands of fans are expected to return to Memorial Stadium Saturday as the Mizzou Tigers are set to face the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns at noon.
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Editor’s note: The headline and lead have been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson will not file charges in a fatal shooting that occurred in May at the Nifong Boulevard McDonald’s. No charges will be filed against Ryan Woods. Johnson in a letter to the Columbia Police Department claimed that Woods shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Love Columbia says the construction of its new Love Forward Homes apartment complex is going well and it will start welcoming families in January. “We are thankful to the many skilled workers in Columbia who have kept us on track,” Love Columbia spokesperson Caroline Roush wrote in an email. The complex in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Monday started the demolition of the Park Avenue public housing apartments, to replace 79 units aged units. Demolition began this week on the first two blocks, with the third block scheduled to come down sometime next year. In total, 70 units will be torn down and replaced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has again declined an application submitted by Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine that would have allowed the group to participate in this year’s homecoming parade. A university spokesman wrote in an email on Friday that the group was declined participation because of “safety concerns.” MSJP was barred
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Boone County are considering reducing charges for a man charged with murder in a 2023 overdose death Derek Miltimore, 33, of Columbia, is charged with second-degree felony murder, delivery of a controlled substance, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has made changes to its application process for its homecoming parade, following a dustup with Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine last year. On Aug. 27, the group posted on social media that CAIR — the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country — had filed a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ceremonies took place through in Mid-Missouri on Thursday to honor the lives that were lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The Mid-Missouri Patriot Day Ceremony was held at the Boone County War Memorial Plaza in downtown Columbia. This ceremony was hosted by the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation and assisted by
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