COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the three adults charged with felony murder in shooting death of Michael Ryan Burke was given a bond on Thursday, court filings show. Alexis Baumann, 18, of Hallsville, saw her bond reduced to $50,000 on Thursday and is eligible for home detention. She is charged with first-degree robbery, two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating a death that occurred Thursday near Vandiver Drive and Paris Road. CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff confirmed that officers are investigating a death. The Columbia Police Dispatch Six-Hour log shows that an “assist medic” call was made to the 2400 block of Vandiver Drive at 11:02 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health Food Service Supervisor Marian Zellner-Evers performed the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking man this week. Zellner-Evers said she was in the cafeteria working at the register when she noticed a man sitting at a table gesturing for help. “I just turned around and I’m like are you ok? he’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some of Columbia’s political leaders are hopeful the public can be more involved in discussions surrounding public safety. The city had at least three meetings that included University of Missouri officials in 2025 in an effort to curb crime after the shooting death of Aiyanna Williams in September 2025. Another meeting is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is making more money from downtown parking meters so far this year than it did in the first month of 2025. Columbia raised the price for all on-street parking downtown from 40 cents to $1 on Jan. 5. The Public Works spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house that caught fire early Thursday on Route T in Pettis County was accidentally caused by an electrical issue, the Doolittle Fire Protection District announced in a social media post. Crews were called a 6 a.m. near Poncho’s Garage on Route T for a house fire after residents in the area
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for child sex crimes in Wyoming was booked into the Miller County Jail on Tuesday. Ellis Martin Bay, 43, of Marys Home, Missouri, was charged in Miller County with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held without bond. He is charged in Campbell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A contractor for the fifth portion of the Improve I-70 Project has been approved, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Columbia-based Capital Paving and Construction was awarded the contract, the release says. It will cost roughly $104 million to add a third lane in each direction
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people, including two teenagers, were seriously injured in a Wednesday night crash on Route Y in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 15-year-old boy from Sedalia tried to pass a 2011 BMW 328 with a 2012 Audi A4, the report says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a discrimination lawsuit on Wednesday against MSHSAA in the Eastern District Court of Missouri. Hanaway accuses the Missouri State High School Activities Association of two counts of unlawful race and sex discrimination, unlawful discriminating with respect to conditions of employment and discriminatory protection of the
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Editor’s note, 2/5: The story has been corrected to reflect how academic calendar changes made by the UM System would affect Reading Day. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved an $83 million renovation of the old Women’s and Children’s Hospital in east Columbia, now known as the Keene Street Medical
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Council members heard a detailed presentation from city staff this week outlining proposed changes to the city’s parking meter system, enforcement trends and long-term financial challenges facing the parking program. The discussion took place on Wednesday at City Hall during a council work session, and no public comment was
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Realtors hosted the first candidate forum for the 2026 municipal elections in April. Candidates for the Columbia School Board and City Council introduced themselves and spoke on a variety of topics. Four candidates are running for three open seats on the school board. Those candidates include current school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The chair of Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board is asking City of Columbia leaders to undo restrictions put in place more than a year ago. Council members voted 4-2 in September 2024 to limit the complaints against police officers the CPRB can review, stripped its power to make recommendations on police department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defense attorney for the woman who was found not guilty of a Dunklin County arson case said he was pleased with the outcome. Crystal Umfress, who owned Casa Maria’s in Columbia, was found not guilty of second-degree arson in a Butler County courtroom Tuesday night. Umfress was accused in 2023 of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a federal gun offense Tuesday in Jefferson City, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. Gerrell Lawrence, 30, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal gun possession. He is currently being held at the Cole County Jail. The release says he admitted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parents of a Virginia man killed in a 2018 online sale meet up turned shooting say they were moved to put up billboards promoting ‘safe online exchanges’ after a Columbia man was killed in a similar way. Michael and Diane Grey tell ABC 17 News that they knew they needed to take
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than six years have passed since James Hickem was shot to death in a north Columbia neighborhood, and police have yet to obtain any key evidence in his case. Officers responded to the scene in the 600 block of McBaine Avenue at 8:13 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2019. Police found a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Ambulance District will put a question about a use tax on the April 7 ballot, it announced in a Wednesday social media post. The tax is “designed to maintain stable funding for emergency medical services as consumer purchasing patterns continue to shift online,” the post says. It would apply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment was filed on Tuesday in Cole County against a man accused of shooting and killing a man on Jan. 9. Malcolm Mayes, 29, of Jefferson City, is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and single counts of unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun
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