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Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Resource Management and contractor Corrective Asphalt Materials will begin reclamite surface treatment beginning next Monday at 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day one lane at a time. While a lane is being treated, one-way traffic will be allowed on the opposite lane. No parking will be allowed on
Continue ReadingA federal judge sentenced a Columbia man to prison Tuesday after he admitted to trying to buy a deadly chemical on the dark web.
Continue ReadingA wrecker was called in to pull a school bus out of a ditch Tuesday morning on Clark Lane.
Continue ReadingPolice say shots were fired late Monday in an east Columbia neighborhood.
Continue ReadingCPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman will join ABC 17 News This Morning at 6 a.m. Tuesday to talk about the return.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County polling places on Tuesday’s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row. According to the Boone County Clerk, you’ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place. On this year’s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sentencing hearing is scheduled next month in a deadly 2019 Columbia shooting. Aaron Harris pled guilty late last month to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain. He’s expected to get sentenced at 9 a.m. on May 20th. Investigators say Harris was driving a car when Michael Anderson accidentally
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City council will hear an ordinance that would potentially allow businesses to expand seating capacity outside to parking spots.
Continue ReadingGire Ngizahayo, 23, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, speeding, careless and imprudent driving, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of a crash, according to a Columbia Police Department news release.
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Continue ReadingMost Columbia Public Schools students returned to a five-day-a-week, in-person learning schedule Monday, but the district still doesn’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their classrooms.
Continue ReadingColumbia police officers arrested a Jefferson City woman suspected of an early morning arson on Claudell Lane.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students and teachers in Columbia Public Schools will return to 5-day, in-person classes Monday. Students are still required to wear masks on buses and on campus. However, classroom teachers are expected to provide time for students to take “mask breaks” throughout the school day. Families are encouraged to provide their own transportation
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Missouri State Assistance for Housing Relief is now accepting applications for rental and utility assistance for those who have been financially impacted by the pandemic. The Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears Program (ERAP) provides financial support to both landlords and renters who have been effected by the pandemic. Residents and landlords can apply
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 279 news cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total to 490,927 since the start of the pandemic. No new deaths were reported on sunday, keeping the number at 8,504 deaths throughout the Show Me State. The part of the state’s COVID-19 dashboard monitoring deaths has
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to return most students to the classroom five days a week in March.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One suspect is in custody after crashing into The State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, Sunday morning. Columbia Police investigate the scene of a pursuit turned crash on Sixth St. and Elm St. CPD said an officer attempted to pull the suspect over for a traffic stop at midnight
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Clerk’s Office is hosting an in person absentee voting event Saturday ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police continue to investigate a reported stabbing on the 3300 block of Broadway Business Park Court at 7:50 Friday evening. Columbia police report an 18-year-old woman was stabbed by a man that asked for money. The woman was taken to an area hospital for medical care. Columbia police continue to look
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