COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday in Boone County with two felonies. Donta Bogan was charged with possessing child sex abuse materials and promoting child sex abuse materials. He is being held in Pettis County for a different warrant. The probable cause statement says Boone County received a CyberTip on Sept.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sometimes, minute pieces of evidence can tell investigators a lot of information and, in some cases, lead to a big break in a cold case. Columbia Police are investigating 17 unsolved homicide cases with 19 victims dating back to 1985. Investigators have detailed a number of struggles in their search for justice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department received an additional $60,000 for fuel purchases as rising prices and increased consumption put pressure on its budget through the end of the fiscal year. The Columbia City Council on Aug. 17 approved the one-time appropriation from the city’s General Fund balance. City documents state the money is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plan to buy a property of a former animal hospital will be introduced at the next Columbia City Council meeting. The city and Boone County will propose to buy the former site of Columbia Animal Hospital at 1300 East Boone Industrial Dr. The Columbia Animal Hospital closed in March. The property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Armory Sports and Recreation Center in downtown Columbia will close for a few months beginning in October for HVAC repairs. Parks and Recreation Director Gabe Huffington told ABC 17 News in an email that the Armory will be closed from Monday, Oct. 5 through the first week of January. City documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police detained a man after a call of shots fired led to a crash scene in a residential neighborhood and later released him with two citations. Police were called at about 9:20 a.m. to a possible shots-fired call in the area of Grindstone Plaza, Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins visited the University of Missouri campus Wednesday afternoon for an event hosted by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter. Hoskins is currently facing several legal battles, including the ongoing fight over Missouri’s congressional maps, in which the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A gun was found inside a student’s vehicle on Wednesday morning at Rock Bridge High School, according to a letter to parents sent by CPS Superintendent Jeff Klein. The letter says, “A concern was reported to school administrators involving a firearm inside a student’s vehicle in the school’s parking lot.” Klein wrote
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s No Mow Zones will undergo maintenance starting next week and for the 30 days following that under a new contract. The City of Columbia initially planned maintenance on the zones in July, but spokesperson John Ogan said the contract had lapsed and the City focused on conducting maintenance locally. He wanted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency phone lines were restored Wednesday afternoon in Boone and Cole counties after an outage that began in the morning. Jefferson City Police Lt. Curtis Finke said a little before 4 p.m. Wednesday that service for the city and Cole County had been restored by communication carrier Brightspeed. “There was no disruption
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department is receiving an additional $60,000 for fuel purchases as diesel prices reach record levels in Missouri and nationwide. The Columbia City Council approved the money as part of the city’s fourth-quarter adjustments to its fiscal 2026 budget. The one-time funding will come from the city’s general fund balance.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Range Line Street has been reopened after closing for a rollover crash Wednesday morning. A Boone County Joint Communication alert at 8:25 a.m. said that one lane was closed going northbound after a car flipped over under the I-70 underpass. ABC 17 News saw Columbia Fire and Police on scene. One vehicle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Delia’s Mexican Grill on Stadium Boulevard in Columbia is appealing a suspension of its liquor license. A filing with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control shows a 10-day suspension was issued on Aug. 18 in connection with an investigation from 2023 that involves allegations of “unlawful sale or supply to intoxicated person”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is investigating allegations of staff violating federal and state laws against diversity, equity and inclusion practices after a video reportedly showing a professor expressing support for DEI surfaced Monday. The video, filmed by Accuracy in Media with what appears to be a hidden camera, shows University of Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of Maher Real Estate confirmed to ABC 17 News on Tuesday that the Katy Station building and the location of Broadway Diner are under contract in an active transaction. Company President Jack Maher III confirmed the contract. Katy Station, located at 402 E. Broadway, was added to the Columbia Historic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has responded to more than one Republican group online over concerns of an alleged threat made on the social media website YikYak. The threat involved a screenshot of an account called “Mizzou” involving Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ campus visit planned for Wednesday with the school’s Turning Point
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two members of last year’s University of Missouri women’s golf team have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in Boone County for another year of eligibility. Addie Dobson and Melanie Walker are asking a Boone County judge to grant them another year of eligibility after the NCAA passed its “five seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed the name of the person who was found dead earlier this month at Stephens Lake Park. Police confirmed on Tuesday the body of Lomas Johnson was found on Sept. 3. Additional details surrounding his death were not given to media. Previous reporting shows officers responded to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Encompass Property Group has just under one month to fix mold and plumbing issues in a south Columbia rental home after multiple code violations were found in a city inspection. Inspectors with City of Columbia Housing and Neighborhood Services were sent to 3507 Longfords Mill Dr. after then-tenant Terry Pippenger filed a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County commissioner and magazine publisher is working to save the historic Katy Station from demolition in downtown Columbia. Former Boone County Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry launched an effort on Facebook to try to save the building, arguing the historic structure is an integral part of Columbia’s history. “I think
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