Repair project to close Columbia bridge in for two weeks in September
Columbia Public Works is set to close both the driving lanes and the sidewalk on the East Boulevard Bridge starting Sept. 23 for repairs.
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House Education Committee announces special hearing on DESE childcare payment delays
The Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee announced on Monday it will hold a special hearing to investigate the delays in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education childcare payments.
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Rehearing denied after appeal sends Jefferson City murder conviction back to lower court
The Missouri Appeals Court has denied the prosecutor’s motion to have the case reheard or transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court after it was sent the case back to the circuit court.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you excited for the new college football season?
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is upon us. A number of teams open up play on Thursday, including the No.11 Missouri Tigers, who host Murray State at 7 p.m. Thursday at Faurot Field. We’ve already seen some excitement this season with No. 10 Florida State losing to Georgia Tech
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Boone Health awarded $475K in ARPA funding to expand hospital unit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health was awarded $475,000 in ARPA funding from the Boone County Commission to expand its progressive care unit. Boone Health says that the money will help double the unit from 16 beds to 32. The hospital believes that this expansion will allow for a better flow of patients, while also helping
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Some Columbia residents optimistic about city’s transit study
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia bus riders say a transit study could be key to decreasing long wait times. On Tuesday, Columbia Public Works held its final open house for the Go COMO transit study at Wabash Bus Station. The city has held multiple open houses since the study began in August 2023, aimed at
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Rollover semi-truck crash in Miller County cleared after nearly six-hour road closure
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Tuesday in a rollover crash in Miller County involving a semi-truck. The crash occurred at 3:14 p.m. on Highway 17 between Route K and the county line of Miller and Pulaski counties, according to social media posts from the Iberia Rural Fire Protection District and Miller County
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Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against state over new health care bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release Monday, Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates, Great Plains and Great Rivers, announced they filed complaints in the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission after being removed from the Missouri Medicaid Program. Introduced by state Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) on Feb. 5, Missouri House Bill 2634 prevents government funds from going
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Bill focusing on cyberstalking, penalties on celebratory gunfire goes into effect Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri bill will officially go into effect on Wednesday that will make a variety of modifications to public safety laws in the Show Me State. Senate Bill 754 was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in July. Some of the biggest changes in the bill include increasing the minimum
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20 hangars to be added to Camdenton airport
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A major expansion is coming to Camdenton Memorial-Lake Regional Airport. The City of Camdenton announced in a Tuesday press release that a construction project will add 20 new hangars to the airport. The first nine hangers are expected to be completed by early 2025, the release says. “We are incredibly excited to
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Police: One detained after apartment search led to multiple Boonville schools being placed on temporary lockdown
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple schools were placed on a lockdown Tuesday afternoon as the Boonville Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad served a search warrant in the 500 block of Vine Street, according to a social media post from BPD. BPD wrote that threatening text messages were made toward the police department,
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines available at Hy-Vee
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hy-Vee, Inc. announced in a Tuesday press release that newly approved COVID-19 and flu vaccines are now available at its pharmacies. The announcement comes a day after officials said the updated vaccine from Pfizer will be available with MU Health Care after Labor Day. The U.S Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency
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73-year-old woman seriously injured in Audrain County crash
VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old Wright City woman was seriously injured Tuesday in an Audrain County crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says Lavonne Sarver crashed a 2006 Honda Pilot while heading westbound on Route V near County Road 585. The Honda went off the roadway and hit a
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Mexico car fire causes damage to vehicle, nearby home
One car and home were damaged after the car was set on fire in Mexico on Monday.
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Ashland man sentenced 45 years for child sex crimes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man who pleaded guilty last month to two child sex crimes was sentenced on Monday. Justin Franks, 46, pleaded guilty on July 15 to statutory sodomy and second-degree child molestation. He was sentenced on Monday to 45 years in prison. According to previous reporting, court documents say law enforcement was told
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Several firefighters treated for ‘heat-related complaints’ at scene of California house fire
According to the Moniteau County 911 & Emergency Management Facebook, several 911 calls were made just before 10 p.m. on Monday night for a house fire in the 500 block of E Mulberry Street.
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Ashland man sentenced to 50 years after found guilty of voluntary manslaughter
A Boone County judge sentenced an Ashland man found guilty of voluntary manslaughter to 50 years consecutively in prison on Tuesday.
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Sidewalk repairs to close shoulder at Grindstone Parkway on Tuesday
Crews will construct a new sidewalk on the south side of Grindstone Parkway between Hyde Park Avenue and Norefleet Drive.
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Missouri vehicle theft rates climb; Insurance agents share tips to protect your car
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police still have no new information on a string of vehicle break-ins captured on video in northern Columbia earlier this month. CPD spokesman Brain McNeill told ABC 17 they don’t have any updates on an incident report that on Aug. 13 after ring camera video showed at least three people wearing
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Still no money spent from Columbia public inconvenience fee
Nearly eight years into the city charging developers for closing streets, sidewalks and parking downtown, Columbia has not spent any of the money collected.
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