COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday decided to push the vote on its new policy to address bullying within the school district to Oct. 21. The policy was up for discussion for a fourth time and was expected to be voted on Monday before the board opted to push it back
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia resident has been sharing his concerns about the City of Columbia Utilities plan for a new transmission line near Mill Creek Elementary School. Keary Husain, a resident who ran for a school board position earlier this year, said he does not think there is enough research done on what close
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric sent 10 lineworkers to Alabama on Saturday to help restore power in places affected by Hurricane Isaias. A Boone Electric spokesman told ABC 17 News in an email that Missouri electric cooperatives sent 184 lineworkers to Alabama. The spokesman wrote in the email that the Boone Electric crews is part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Walmart on West Broadway in Columbia was closed Monday, and a worker told ABC 17 News that a water main break was responsible. The parking lot appeared to be empty at about 11:30 a.m. A worker in a reflective vest told an ABC 17 News reporter that the store was closed “until
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maintenance and restoration on the sculpture in front of Columbia City Hall will cost $113,011, according to a Monday press release from the city. Work on the “Keys to the City” sculpture will begin Tuesday as crews put up safety fencing around it. The project is expected to take three weeks to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police responded to a break-in Monday morning at a church on Chapel Hill Road in southwest Columbia. The Rev. Nancy Martin told ABC 17 News there was a break-in at Fairview Methodist Church. “Yes, there was a break in,” Martin said. “The police department was informed and came this morning. We thank
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council and the Water and Light Advisory Board will meet for their second joint work session Monday night to discuss and take a long-term look at Columbia’s generation assets. Erin Keys, the City of Columbia’s utility director, said that as the Columbia community continues to grow and energy needs
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The Columbia Public School Board will consider a change to the bullying policy at Monday night’s meeting, according to the school board agenda. The proposed policy has been under consideration since April and would expand who can report bullying and allow intervention.
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Two people were taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in central Columbia Friday night.
According to a Saturday news release from the Columbia Fire Department, crews were called to a home in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a call around 4:03 p.m. about a residential structure fire on 221 North Rainbow Drive in Boone County. Seven units and 12 personnel were dispatched to the scene, and once they arrived, they saw smoke coming from the outside of the house, according to Boone
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MU Health Care will host a vaccination event at the Columbia Farmers Market on Saturday morning, located at 1769 W Ash St. The event starts at 8 a.m. and runs through noon.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A road in central Columbia was blocked off by first responders on Friday night after a house caught fire. Crews were in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard. Six firetrucks were at the scene when ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for one of the two men accused in a carjacking last month in Columbia. Ja’Marion Dalton, 19, of Columbia, is now charged with carjacking, armed criminal action, stealing a vehicle, six counts of second-degree burglary and a count of misdemeanor breaking into a vehicle. He was previously charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a central Columbia on Friday evening. Crews were called around 4:15 p.m. to the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue, a street just north of Business Loop 70 off of Range Line Street. A Columbia Fire Department spokesperson at the scene told ABC 17 News that no injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been put on “alert” by FEMA as Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast, the Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Friday press release. The release says Task Force 1 was placed on alert as a Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. “Team members
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Football fans heading to the 11 a.m. kickoff between No. 14 Missouri and Texas A&M at Memorial Stadium Saturday must be aware of game parking and traffic impacts. Permit and tailgate lots will be open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Anyone with permits to park in areas designated for Mizzou game day must
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A survey conducted by Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission found that a majority of respondents believe the city should not build a data center. But as interest in technology grows, city officials are working to determine what regulations would be needed if a data center were proposed. Patrick Zenner, Columbia’s director of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since its announcement Tuesday, 172 high school seniors across Missouri have opted into the University of Missouri’s guaranteed admissions program. Eligible students are high school students with a 3.0 GPA who have completed at least 12 credits of college-level courses through their school district’s early college program. School districts partnering with MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department will hold an open house meeting next week about a pair of projects. The meeting will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 in conference rooms 1A and 1B at city hall about the East Green Meadows Road/East Nifong Boulevard roundabout and the Pershing Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri football player received a new heart on Wednesday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Drinkwitz posted on X on Thursday morning that freshman lineman Johnnie “DJ” Jones went through a heart transplant Wednesday night. Drinkwitz said the surgery “went well,” and that Jones is recovering. https://t.co/wopk0fiZIz— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz)
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