COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia dispensary and workers filed objections to an election to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday. This continues the ongoing disagreements with Shangri-La Dispensary and workers. A number of current and former workers at the dispensary began picketing in May. A number of former employees said at the time that
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A popular, members-only Columbia swimming spot warned its members to take caution after a series of car break-ins Thursday.
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Columbia Police Department has sought bids for behavioral health co-responders to help with mental health calls.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say one person is in custody after a shooting in the west part of the city on Friday morning. ABC 17 News Crews arrived on scene in the 100 block of Briarwood Ln. a little after 4:15 a.m. and saw multiple CPD officers investigating along a wooded area. Sgt. Hobbs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and Stronger Together Aspiring and Achieving Relevant Relationships are set to hold separate community meetings to discuss crime trends and community violence in Columbia next week. The Columbia Police Department’s meetings were initially set for May 10 and 11, but were rescheduled for Monday and Thursday, June 29.
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A University of Missouri Board of Curators committee will hear updates on construction projects at University Hospital on Thursday, just days before the hospital parking garage will close for construction.
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Columbia city officials will break ground Thursday on the city’s newest park, located in the North Village area of the central city.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The intersection of West Worley Street and West Boulevard will operate as a four-way stop Monday through Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Traffic lights will not operate and stop signs will be posted at all four street corners. Subcontractors will be moving a traffic signal cabinet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Municipal Court announced in a Thursday press release that its hours will change, beginning Monday. Hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Those hours include lunch. The court will be closed to the public on Fridays, the press release states. The court will still
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged after she was accused of stealing $46,800.20 from a bank account in last year. Concepcion Rolden-Guevara, 56, is charged with stealing more than $25,000. Her address is listed as Columbia on Casenet, but the probable cause statement lists her address as Napa, California. She is not in
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The term “porch pirate” has become a part of the American vernacular, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department said on its social media that a man suffered an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon. Officers were sent to a shots-fired call Wednesday afternoon in the 900 block of Jewell Avenue in central Columbia. CPD tweeted the man who was shot was brought to an area hospital and is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work will begin Friday in Columbia on several streets, according to a press release from the City. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, June 30. Capital Paving — contractors for the City of Columbia Public Works — are scheduled to perform mill and overlay pavement maintenance on: Lea Verde
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The Columbia Fire Department is investigating what caused a shed to catch fire in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue on Wednesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday approved the design for a beautification project at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector, an electric rate increase and a purchase of land that can be used for a new fire station. The City Council did not nail down a final price tag for the beautification project,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The patient and visitor parking garage attached to University Hospital in Columbia will close for a month – beginning Monday – for construction and upgrades, according to a press release from MU Health Care. Upgrades include a new automated parking guidance system displaying the number of spaces available on each level, and an additional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COMO Safe Water Coalition is asking the City of Columbia to address water line infrastructure to prevent water main breaks. “The problem that we’ve noticed here in the City of Columbia is that they operate very much in a reactive manner instead of a proactive manner,” Co-founder of COMO Safe Water Coalitions
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has delayed a decision on whether or not to commit a Columbia woman accused of murder. Emma Adams, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of Samuel Clemons, who was a University of Missouri student.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several felony charges following a standoff with Columbia Police. Jaytaj Moore, 21, is charged with first-degree burglary, armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, fourth-degree domestic assault and two counts of fourth-degree assault. A warrant was ordered Monday. He is not listed on the Boone County
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More than 1,500 firework stands are now open for business in Missouri until July 10, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
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