COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured after a crash Saturday afternoon in Miller County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 30-year-old Barnett, Missouri, woman drove a Ford F150 on MO-52 at Pace Rd when she hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was a 69-year-old Lake Ozark, Missouri, man who, according to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured seriously after a crash Saturday morning in Miller County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 55-year-old Richland, Missouri, man drove a Chevrolet Malibu on Highway 54 near the Blue Springs Creek bridge. The driver fell asleep while driving eastbound, ran the car off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hopsital after someone used pepper at Spirit Halloween on Nifong Boulevard in Columbia Saturday afternoon. An ABC 17 reporter saw emergency crews outside the store at 1:49 p.m. Store manager Mike Whitaker told ABC 17 News that someone sprayed a customer in line with pepper spray.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after shots were fired during a large event in northwest Jefferson City early Saturday morning. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called around 1:15 a.m. to 2411 Industrial Drive for reports of shots fired at an event that “several hundred” people
Continue Reading A 17-year-old girl from Lohman was seriously hurt in a rollover crash in Moniteau County early Saturday morning.
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One person was hospitalized after a shooting in downtown Columbia early Saturday morning.
According to a Facebook post from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called around 2:30 a.m. to Eighth and Walnut Streets for reports of shots fired. One victim was found and taken to the hospital.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 10 of the Missouri high school football season kicked off on Friday night. You can find scores from all of your Mid-Missouri teams below, as well as highlights in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are planning additional downtown enforcement for Halloween as bars prepare for larger crowds Saturday night, with the department expecting a busy evening but not necessarily one of its busiest weekends of the year. The Columbia Police Department will bring in additional officers to work downtown on overtime, redeploy existing officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A developer plans to build 300 new apartment units along with retail space on the property where the Katy Station currently sits in downtown Columbia. DLR Group has submitted a letter and plans to City of Columbia staff for new zoning for two new apartment buildings that will hold the housing units
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the name of one of the drivers in Wednesday’s serious crash on St. Charles Road and said they’ve sent a recommendation for charges to the prosecutor’s office. The sheriff’s office identified 49-year-old Melvin A. Warrick as the driver they referred to the prosecutor. Warrick and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The statewide cold weather rule, which prevents heat-related utility disconnections on particularly cold days, begins November 1. The rule applies on days when the temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for a 72-hour period. According to the Missouri Public Service Commission, while the
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Columbia, MO (KMIZ) David Phil Ballenger, a lifelong Columbia citizen and pastor of Log Providence Missionary Baptist Church since 1983, died at his home on Oct. 22, according to an obituary by Millard Family Chapels. In his lifetime, Ballenger served on numerous education and community boards, including the Columbia Board of Education, Board of Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man arrested for shooting a gun at a Columbia apartment complex in 2025 pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful use of a weapon on Monday, according to online court records. At the time of his arrest in May 2025, Gabino Hernandez told police he had been drugged at a bar
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Sedalia and the Missouri Ethics Commission agreed on a letter of concern related to Facebook posts made earlier in 2026, according to a filing on the MEC’s website. According to the filing, the commission investigating a complaint about posts on the city’s official Facebook account which “contained language relative
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters with the Northwest Fire Protection District responded to a natural cover fire that spread to a home Thursday. At 11:32 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to Pine Cove Road in Edwards, Missouri, for a small natural cover fire in the backyard of a home. Within 13 minutes of the initial call,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It has been a little more than two weeks since the Missouri Office of Administration launched the Show Me Your Age verification tool, and a Missouri-based dispensary is still considering different verification programs. Users can access Show Me Your Age through the MOA’s website without creating an account. The site will prompt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Douglass Park basketball courts are now open after being under renovation since February 2025. The court’s new design has each court highlighting an important part of the park’s history. Both courts are painted blue and gray; the west court includes “Douglass Bulldogs” on each baseline, while the east court includes “Moonlight
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition on a pair of now-unused bridges at the Highway 54 exit on Interstate 70 will begin Friday night and last through the weekend. The Highway 54 roundabout will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for demolition of the unused bridges that sit in the middle of
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents at Sherwood Glen Apartments are facing eviction after losing access to a federal rental assistance program. Tenants at Sherwood Glen Apartments, located at 1000 S. William St. in Moberly, previously received rental assistance through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program designed to help lower-income households in rural communities afford housing.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were injured, one seriously, after a crash Friday morning in Phelps County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 25-year-old Lebanon, Missouri, man drove a Ford Focus on Interstate 44 near mile marker 187. The car was traveling eastbound in a westbound lane when it hit a
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