COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say shots were fired into a home on the east side of Columbia Saturday evening. The Columbia Police Department taped off an area near the 5300 block of Godas Circle around 5:45. Officers tell us there were shell casings on the ground near the home. Officers say no one has
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After the state activated Phase 1B Tier 3 on Monday, 225,016 Missourians got vaccinated through Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s planning and zoning commission green-lighted plans for a third Scooters coffee shop in west Columbia. The approval came during a meeting last night. The coffee shop will be built at the already demolished break time gas station off Stadium and Ash street. City council will vote on the project next. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a dozen people gathered in front of Columbia’s city hall Friday evening. It was to honor the spa employees killed during a shooting spree in Atlanta on Tuesday. Demonstrators observed eight minutes of silence, one minute for each victim killed. Police released the names of victims today. Six of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County prosecutor’s office filed child pornography charges today against a Columbia man. Gary Todd is charged with two felony counts of possession of child pornography as a second offense. He was arrested Thursday. Deputies say pornographic images of children were found on accounts and devices that belonged to Todd. Officials
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education and Columbia Public Schools want to address over-enrollment at area schools.  Phase 1 will address Parkade Elementary School’s attendance area as enrollment is currently overcapacity. Phase 1 changes will be implemented this fall.  Phase 2 will address the remaining elementary attendance areas with implementation planned for 2022-23.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indicted a Columbia teen accused of a fatal shooting that left two people dead and three shooting survivors. Iseah Jackson was charged last month with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting last July off Volunteer Drive and North Grace Lane. The two victims were an 11-year-old and a
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Officers were sent to the area of Rice Road and Fair Lane on Friday morning on a call of a burglary with a weapon.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Consolidated Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory due to a water main break that has caused little to no water pressure for Route E Twin Bridges area. The advisory lasts till next Tuesday. The boil advisory includes Route E between Hatton Chapel road and Sunflower St., Yeager road, Driskel
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Parson said Thursday after announcing a timeline for Phases 2 and 3 that the state anticipated 60% of Missouri residents will be interested in receiving the coronavirus vaccine. That still leaves 40% of the state’s population that may not be interested in receiving the vaccine at all. “Even though natural immunity
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that vaccine supply will increase as millions of Missourians will become coronavirus vaccine-eligible in the next few weeks. “The federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase significantly by the first week of April,” Parson said. The Governor said it’s important
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News held another roundtable discussion tonight. As coronavirus vaccine distribution continues across Mid-Missouri, ABC 17 News spoke with local health officials to help walk us through the mass vaccination process. Tonight’s conversation was over the new major vaccination rollout and who qualifies under this upcoming phase. The roundtable also spoke
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: According to the Ameren Outage Map, the power has been restored in the area. Authorities also removed the car. ORIGINAL: Several Columbia residents are without power Thursday evening after a stolen car crashed into a ground transformer box near Clark Lane. Boone Electric Cooperative is on scene restoring power for 17
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In-person court hearings could soon resume at the 13th Circuit Court at Boone County Courthouse. The courthouse moved to Phase 2 on Feb. 22 based on no in-house positives and improving numbers of COVID in both counties. The court is now moving up to Phase 3 after being in Phase 2 for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced two appointments to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The appointments will be submitted to the Missouri Senate on Monday upon return from the legislative spring break. The current board members will continue to serve on expired terms until their successors are confirmed. Todd P. Graves,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced Missourians in Phase 2 of the state vaccination plan will become coronavirus vaccine-eligible on March 29. Phase 3, which includes all state residents, will be activated to receive a vaccine on April 9. The activation of Phase 2 is estimated to extend vaccine eligibility to 880,000 Missourians that
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The sheriff’s department says an online tip from an internet service provider reported over 1,000 images of child pornography located on an account belonging to Gary Todd, 60.
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Cole County officials are closing more roads because of river flooding while saturated ground and high creeks have caused the state to close three Boone County highways.
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