COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is looking into creating a new homeless transportation program following Monday night’s council meeting. The idea was posed by Ward 4 Councilman Nick Foster in March when he requested a report from the Department of Public Health and Human Services exploring a possible “ride home program.” Presented on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The director of the City of Columbia’s Community Development Department, Tim Teddy, will retire on July 7 after 20 years, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. He joined the city as the planning and development director in June 2005 and became the community development director in October 2011, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly attacked another man in front of a police officer on Monday in Downtown Columbia. Daniel Dwyer, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is set for 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was sentenced to life in prison more than 20 years ago for a triple murder had his sentence reaffirmed on Monday. Deandra Buchanan, 51, was found guilty by a jury in 2002 on three counts of first-degree murder. He was initially sentenced to death but was resentenced to life
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three city blocks in central Columbia were evacuated Tuesday after a contractor hit a gas line. An area covering Sexton Road north to Forest Avenue between Madison Street and Garth Avenue was cleared before 11 a.m. because of the leak, according to a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. No one was hurt. Nine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia leaders are optimistic a new board by the city’s Office of Violence Prevention will help the community crack down on crime. OVP Administrator D’Markus Thomas-Brown said he knew coming into the job that he couldn’t get things done by himself. He’s now taken steps toward creating a violence prevention advisory board
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night voted 5-1 to keep its mission and vision statements intact. The council decided to keep its vision statement to read “Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play,” and its mission statement to say “To serve the public equitably through
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge awarded Ryan Ferguson nearly $44 million in his lawsuit against an insurer that hasn’t yet paid out his settlement with several Columbia police detectives. Judge Cotton Walker on Monday awarded Ferguson $43.8 million. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson in November when he sued Travelers Insurance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is dead after a shooting Sunday night at a Columbia apartment complex. Officers were sent to the Eastgate Apartments at Old 63 and Broadway at about 8 p.m. Police found Zarian Simpson, 18, of Columbia, with a gunshot wound and medics treated him at the scene, according to a Columbia
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A public hearing has been scheduled for June 30 amid the ongoing contract impasse between University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly flashed a gun in a video and made threats to kill someone through text message. Te’Varius Harris, 24, was charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor second-degree harassment. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly attacked another person with a four-foot long, metal level on Tuesday. Eric Shea, 30, was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane shift and sidewalk closure will occur in the month of July on Veterans United Drive in Columbia, according to a press release from the city. Crews will work on the sidewalk and drive approach at University of Missouri Health Care’s South Providence Medical Park beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was hospitalized with life-threatening burns late Sunday in Columbia and police are seeking a suspect. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Paris Road to help firefighters at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. A man had been rushed to the hospital after
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Protests took place in multiple Mid-Missouri cities on Saturday to coincide with a military parade held on President Donald Trump’s birthday. “No Kings” protests were held nationwide and in local cities including Columbia, Jefferson City, Boonville and Fayette. The events drew crowds with signs bearing anti-Trump slogans. In Columbia, hundreds chanted and marched in downtown.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia police officers investigated at the Eastgate Apartment complex in central Columbia Sunday night. A social media post from CPD said they were responding to a shots fired call and asked the public to avoid the area. According to a CPD officer on scene, police were searching for three people they
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(Columbia, Jefferson City MO) Protests tied to the ‘No Kings’ Rally movement broke out across the country on Saturday, with demonstrators calling out the actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. The rallies were also held in response to the Trump administration hosting an Army 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C., on the same day
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Protesters are expected to meet in Fayette, Boonville, Columbia and Jefferson City Saturday to join the nationwide “No Kings Rally.”
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Three young men, one armed with a gun, robbed a business in west Columbia early Saturday morning, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri mayors are reacting to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision to sign an executive order on Thursday, activating the National Guard ahead of protests scheduled around the state and country this weekend. Columbia, Jefferson City and Boonville are among several cities across the state participating in a “No Kings Rally.” It’s one of
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