COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite it being over a week since the City of Columbia’s first major snowfall of the season, city sidewalks continue to be packed down with snow and ice. According to Leigh Kottwitz, Neighborhood Services manager with the city’s Community Development Department, the City has received 107 cases and received fewer than 10
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dark and watery soil that construction crews encountered in Sedalia last month was determined to be nonhazardous, the city wrote in a Monday press release. The release says possible soil issues were discovered by crews on Jan. 16 near the former Sutherlands property, Memory Lanes Bowling Alley and the new fire station.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nordstrom Rack will open a new location in Columbia later this year, the chain announced in a Monday press release. The business has four locations in Missouri, according to its website, including two in St. Louis, one in Manchester and one in Des Peres. Nordstrom Rack is the off-price division of Nordstrom,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of people sued Hawthorn Bank and Cole County on Friday in order to block the land auction of a piece of land that was intended to become a county park by its former owner. Gary Scheperle, Mark Knapp, Tony Porter, Steve Brandt, Gary Bemboom, Tony Brenneke and Charles Steck are
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Homelessness Report (January 2026)Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the city of Columbia shows that homelessness fell in 2025. The report states that 309 homeless individuals were counted during the annual survey in Boone County in 2025. That’s down from the 323 people recorded the year before. The count was conducted on one night
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will consider changes to how the city responds to emergencies at Monday night’s meeting. The proposed changes would make the Columbia Fire Department chief the city’s emergency operations manager. It would also make the Columbia Fire Department the lead agency in responding to disasters. Every city department would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty last month of murdering a Hermann police officer in 2023 will be sentenced in June. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty on Jan. 24 of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon and two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged in Morgan County after he allegedly assaulted a man and fired a gun into a home early on Saturday. Jacob Roberts, 26, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was the subject of an endangered person advisory on Saturday was found dead in her wrecked vehicle the next day. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued the alert Saturday, saying Amanda Rodgers, 35, had been seen leaving Eldon around 3 a.m. in her Chevrolet Malibu. The alert says Rodgers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced to 30 years in state prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to a Christmas 2023 murder. Jeffrey E. Skaggs pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child endangerment before Judge Brouck Jacobs. Jacbos sentenced Skaggs to 30 years in prison for murder and seven years for child endangerment.
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The Columbia City Council could vote Monday on an ordinance that would prohibit people from standing or sitting in medians. The idea has support from those who want to see panhandlers gone from busy intersections along roads such as Broadway, Stadium Boulevard and Providence Road. However, critics say the ordinance targets panhandlers and protesters and
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A Gasconade County winery is considered a total loss after a large fire on Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Owensville Fire Protection District.
Fire crews were called to Wenwood Winery on Highway K in Bay — a village just southwest of Hermann — a little before 1:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of a commercial structure fire, the release says.
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About a week after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minnesota, Mid-Missourians are gathering to protest his death.
Pretti was the second person shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in January. His death came a little more than two weeks after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fayette Fire Department and Glasgow Fire District battled a house fire Saturday morning. According to Fayette co-fire chief Steven Morrow, crews were called to the scene a little before 8 a.m. to a home on Lucky Street in Fayette. Crews took around 45 minutes to get the fire under control. Morrow
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man is in custody of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office following a high-speed chase with law enforcement Saturday night. According to a social media post, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies were looking for a stolen truck from State Road OO west of Holts Summit. Deputies later found it on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured following a fire in East Boone County early Sunday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp confirmed with ABC 17 News that crews were called to the 5800 block of Hawk Road at around 3:40 a.m. for a fire in a non-dwelling structure. Crews found
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The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on a median ordinance on Monday. If passed, people would be prohibited from standing on medians that are on major roadways.
The ordinance was tabled at a November meeting and pushed back to February to allow all council members a chance to vote, hear comments and review additional information from city staff, according to a city council document.
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One person was hurt after a minivan rolled over on Rangeline Street near Blue Ridge Road in Columbia around 2:10 p.m. on Saturday.
Columbia Police Department Lieutenant Andy Muscato said a person was trapped in the vehicle after it rolled over and was treated on scene fro injuries. The accident didn’t involve any other cars, Muscato said.
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Law enforcement took Malang Jan Akbari in custody around 1:40 p.m. after he was accused of taking two children after killing their mother.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jurors have agreed that a man found guilty of killing a Hermann police officer in 2023 should face the death penalty. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty on Saturday of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon and two counts of
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