Crews extinguish large southern Columbia house fire Sunday morning
Columbia Fire Department crews were busy Sunday morning extinguishing a house fire in an under-construction home.
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MU graduates enter shifting job market
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday marked the second day of commencement ceremonies on the University of Missouri’s campus, celebrating the accomplishments of students in multiple fields. Roughly 6,000 students are expected to graduate from the university this weekend. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in April. While
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Missouri Task Force 1 heading to St. Louis after heavy damage, fatalities reported after storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eighty members of Missouri Task Force 1 are heading to St. Louis to help with storm damage recovery. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp confirmed through text message that Task Force 1 will soon head out to St. Louis, which saw significant damage from storms. St. Louis officials had
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Nearly 400 without power in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 400 Boone Electric Cooperative customers are without power. The Boone Electric outage map reported three outages impacting 387 members, mostly in areas south of Columbia, including near Three Creeks Conservation Area and two off of Route K on South Smith Hatchery Road and South High Point Lane, respectively. The largest of
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35-year-old dies in Business Loop 70 crash on Friday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed one person died after a crash on W. Business Loop 70 that shut down the road for more than an hour. The road reopened just before 8:40 a.m. A police officer at the scene told ABC 17 News that the accident involved two vehicles and one person died from
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University of Missouri spring commencement ceremonies to begin Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will begin the first day of commencement ceremonies on Friday, celebrating the class of 2025. There will be commencement ceremonies throughout the weekend for 5,954 graduates, leaving the chance for heavy traffic around downtown Columbia. Free parking will be available on campus for commencement guests from Friday, May
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Youth shot in northeast Columbia neighborhood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A youth was shot around 6 p.m. Thursday, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. CPD wrote that police responded to a shooting in the 2100 block of Meadowvale Court, a street off of Rice Road in northeast Columbia. Police wrote in a later press release that they
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Missouri nursing homes among worst in nation for quality of care
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri nursing homes rank among the worst in the country for the amount of care provided to residents, and ongoing staffing shortages may be adding to the problem and putting residents’ health and safety at risk. Federal guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require skilled nursing facilities to provide
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Man sentenced to life in prison in triple murder asks for resentencing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing was held Thursday morning for a Columbia man who was sentenced for a triple murder more than 20 years ago. 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 in prison without
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Concert in the Gardens series to make comeback after several-year hiatus
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Shelter Insurance Concert in the Gardens series will return on Sunday after a several-year hiatus. The Columbia Community Band will perform at 5-7 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at Shelter Gardens – 1817 West Broadway — in Columbia, a press release from Shelter Insurance says. The series ran for 43 years until
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Nonprofit works to connect with youth to prevent violence, crime
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Juvenile Justice Center currently houses 19 youth, although the facility holds 45 beds. Justice Center Superintendent Tara Eppy said she thinks there’s discussions every few years about whether detention is intended to be correctional, restorative or rehabilitative. She said she thinks it’s a mix of them all. “I think
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Juveniles who escaped from center this month climbed recreation area fence, documents say
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two juveniles who escaped from the Juvenile Justice Center in northern Boone County earlier this month did so by climbing a recreation area fence, court documents revealed. Documents claim one of the juveniles involved in the escape is 17-year-old Ja’mez Thompson-Bey. Documents alleged that he, along with another juvenile, climbed over a
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Boil water advisories issued for 131 Columbia Water and Light customers; Derby Ridge Elementary given bottled water by city
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boil water advisories were issued throughout the day on Wednesday for several areas within Columbia Water and Light’s coverage area. The City of Columbia’s outage map showed 131 customers under boil advisories around 9 p.m. Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor wrote in an email that two of the advisories were planned outages and
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Columbia police arrest 2 youths accused of armed robbery
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers on Wednesday arrested two juveniles allegedly connected with an armed robbery at 5:30 p.m. Friday. A press release from the Columbia Police Department says someone was robbed at gunpoint near the intersection of Jack Estes Way and North William Street. The intersection is south of Lions-Stephens Park. Police wrote
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Man found guilty of threatening Columbia grocery store
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of causing a grocery store to go on lockdown last year was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday evening. John Linzie, 45, was found guilty of second-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree property damage. He was previously charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree
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Demolition permit issued Tuesday for rest of Columbia recycling facility damaged by tornado
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A demolition permit was issued on Tuesday for the storm-damaged recycling facility in Columbia, according to city filings. The permit was applied for on May 8 for the facility, which was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. The damage resulted in the city temporarily suspending regular curbside recycling pickup, as
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City of Columbia to discuss new violence prevention office at Wednesday event at elementary school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is hosting its monthly Let’s Talk Local discussion on Wednesday, featuring Ward 3 Council Member Jacque Sample to talk about the city’s new Office of Violence Prevention.  The discussion will take place in the Benton Elementary School cafeteria from 5:30-7 p.m. It’s the latest of a series of
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Repairs for Brown School Road set for Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Road and Bridge on Monday will repair portions of Brown School Road between Creasy Springs Road and Clearview Road, according to a Wednesday press release from the Boone County Commission. Brown School Road will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. and will be back at normal traffic by 3 p.m.
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Lane closure, traffic shift for Highway 63 in Columbia announced for next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nightly lane closures on Highway 63 near the Grindstone Parkway interchange will occur near week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says that northbound traffic will need to shift with a temporary barricade between traffic and work at the median. Lane closures will occur
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Boonville man charged with murder in 2021 overdose death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man has been charged with second-degree felony murder in a 2021 overdose death that occurred in Columbia. Cameron Comstock, 25, is accused of selling fentanyl to a woman on Nov. 6, 2021. A warrant was ordered on Tuesday and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled.
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