COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was accused of wielding an ax and threatening a man at the Business Loop 70 Taco Bell in Columbia after midnight on Thursday. Allen Hauck, 29, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with four felonies after she allegedly attacked a woman while holding a BB gun on Wednesday. Latara Woods, 40, was charged on Thursday with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of carjacking. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol begins its holiday counting period Thursday night for the Fourth of July weekend. MSHP is calling its safety efforts “Operation C.A.R.E”, a crash awareness and reduction effort. During the 2024 counting period, the highway patrol reported 14 people killed and more than 500 hurt in Missouri in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)  As Missouri families fire up their grills for the Fourth of July, many will notice a sting at the checkout counter. Beef prices have surged to record highs, fueled by a “perfect storm” of drought, inflation and shrinking cattle herds — and Missouri farmers are feeling the squeeze. Ground beef prices reached an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri ACLU is asking a judge to keep an abortion question off of next year’s ballot, or certify new and fair ballot language. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday against Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins alleges Hoskins approved an “intentionally misleading and inaccurate summary” for a measure that would overturn Amendment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) From large mortar fireworks to sparklers, the Boone County Fire Protection District is reminding people to stay aware of potential dangers when using fireworks this Fourth of July weekend. The Consumer Product Safety Commission found there were 11 reported fireworks-related deaths and 14,700 injuries in 2024. This marked an increase of about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sample ballots were sent out this week, letting Boone County voters know about the option to expand the senior property tax relief during the August special election. In 2024, Boone County voters approved a measure to freeze property taxes for homeowners aged 62 and older. However, county commissioners made two exceptions to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services has suspended the permit of a well-known bar after it was severely damaged in a fire on Tuesday. A Food Establishment Inspection report says that the permit for McNally’s Irish Pub and Wise Guys Pizza has been suspended because of fire and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office named a new top assistant, but will keep the person who just left the spot close by. Prosecutor Roger Johnson said Wednesday that he named Melissa Buchanan to serve as the first assistant in the office. Buchanan will replace veteran prosecutor Sue Boresi, who left the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Highway 63 reopened north of Grindstone Parkway in Columbia after being closed for about an hour after a power line broke Wednesday. The Columbia Fire Department said at about 3:30 p.m. that both sides of the highway — northbound and southbound — would be closed for about an hour. That followed single
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been scheduled for next year in the case over the name of Rock Bridge High School’s football field. Wayne Sells refiled a lawsuit in October 2024 against Columbia Public Schools over the naming rights to the field. Sells previously filed a lawsuit against the school district in 2021, claiming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fireworks sent nearly 15,000 people to the emergency room and killed 11 in 2024, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Fire officials with the National Fire Protection Association say the best and safest way to view fireworks is at a professional show. However, for people who want to take a more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sections of some downtown Columbia were closed Tuesday morning after a fire occurred at McNally’s Irish Pub. ABC 17 News saw smoke visible from N Sixth Street in Columbia just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. A Boone County Joint Communications notification was sent out at 9:18 a.m. alerting about Broadway at Sixth Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuesday press release from the Central Missouri Humane Society says an anonymous donor will match up to $2.5 million in donations this month. The money will be put toward its new campus it intends to build on a 17.5-acre property on East Brown School Road, according to the release. It also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a Boone County Jail inmate who died in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several defendants, including Boone County and Sheriff Dwayne Carey. The lawsuit claims that Douglas Johnson, 26, died on July 2, 2022, while in the jail’s custody after suffering from opioid withdrawals. David and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against the four Columbia police officers involved in a fatal shooting of a man who was accused of murder. Four Columbia police officers — Zachary Beringer, Ryan Brunstrom, Dylan Caldieraro and Malique Dameron — fired their weapons at Timothy Turner, 37, of Columbia, on Feb. 1, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was charged on Tuesday after he allegedly stole a truck and trailer on Monday and led law enforcement on a chase to Callaway County. Eric Burns, 39, was charged with first-degree tampering with a vehicle and aggravated fleeing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Fulton Police Department detective was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor in Boone County after he allegedly pointed a gun at roof workers. Christopher Eston, 39, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held
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The ambush killing of two firefighters in Idaho on Sunday has left firefighters nationwide shaken.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe approved the state’s $50.8 billion budget on Monday. The approval of the budget included 208 vetoes, totaling $2,233,729,313; according to a list of vetoes provided by the governor’s office. A press release says that nearly $300 million in general revenue was cut, and 32 expenditure restrictions totaling $211 million
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