COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored as of Wednesday morning after 110 customers in western Columbia were without power on Tuesday night. The City of Columbia outage map showed 112 utilities customers were without power near the intersection of Rollins Road and West Boulevard. That outage was reported at 9:42 p.m. City utilities spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge could decide by Friday whether guard CJ Gunn will be eligible for his fifth season of college basketball, which he intends to play at Mizzou. Gunn and his legal team on Tuesday appeared in a Boone County courtroom as his eligibility battle with the NCAA continues. He filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down on Tuesday night in Columbia after a crash with a motorcycle occurred. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert at around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday that all lanes were back open, after being impacted for nearly three hours. The Columbia Police Department announced at 11
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Osage County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the Linn man drove his 2025 Dodge 1500 southbound on Route U, went off the right side of the road before overcorrecting and
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents at Riley Mobile Home Park will be without water service until further notice amid ongoing environmental and public health concerns. City officials say a wastewater pump station failed Thursday, causing raw sewage to back up into the park’s sewer system and overflow. Water was shut off the next day. This also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had her eyes set on Microsoft on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the online video game service Xbox Live has had “recurring allegations” of sexual misconduct involving minors. Hanaway in a post on social media claimed Xbox Live is being used “by predators to trade child sexual abuse material,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of school resource officers has been corrected, and a video reporting an erroneous number has been deleted. Columbia’s Youth Advisory Council heard from two school resource officers Tuesday about their roles in schools and how students can help improve campus safety. The presentation from Columbia Police Department officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arizona man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a pair of felony charges in a Miller County crash that killed a woman in September 2024. Khalil Manygoats, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated that caused serious injuries and drug possession. He was ordered to serve a 120-day program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aiyanna Williams’ family is focusing on her legacy after Misael Covarrubias pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder along with seven other charges in the 2025 downtown Columbia shooting that killed her. A family representative told ABC 17 News the family does not wish to comment on the plea and is focusing on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to killing a Stephens College student and injuring two others in downtown Columbia last year. Misael Covarrubias admitted to second-degree murder in the shooting that killed Aiyanna Williams on East Broadway in September 2025. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault, three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of causing a deadly crash last year in Boone County saw her manslaughter charge upgraded after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Kyshonda Williams, 31, is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to yield in the crash that killed Ethan Cash, 25, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is facing several charges in connection with a chase that occurred over the weekend in Callaway County. Sydney Akers, 29, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with aggravated fleeing, second-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting arrest and four misdemeanors: Driving
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to increase health insurance premiums for county employees in 2027 as rising medical and prescription costs put pressure on the county’s insurance budget. The county’s health insurance reserves have declined from about $3.2 million at the beginning of 2023 to a projected balance of slightly
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By Christopher Lamb, Barbie Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV’s post-operation recovery is proceeding as expected after a “successful” surgery to remove part of his right lung which was found to have a cancerous growth, according to the Vatican. Leo’s doctors are confident the cancer has been removed but are awaiting additional
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This will make for a drastic spike in water bills. The average St. Louis County customer using 5,900 gallons per month would be billed $23 more. Customers outside the county who use 4,500 would have to pay an additional $15 per month.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Walmart on West Broadway in Columbia was open Tuesday, a day after it was closed when water flooded the store. The store was closed Monday, with workers telling ABC 17 News reporters that a water main broke and caused flooding. A Walmart spokesperson didn’t comment on the cause of the closure,
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Some in the Trump administration have floated the idea of streaming video of the execution of Nidal Hasan live online. Hasan is the former Army major who was sentenced to death by firing squad for the 2009 killing of 13 people at Ft. Hood in Texas. The idea of publicly broadcasting an execution, albeit online,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday decided to push the vote on its new policy to address bullying within the school district to Oct. 21. The policy was up for discussion for a fourth time and was expected to be voted on Monday before the board opted to push it back
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Mexico estimates it will cost about $12.83 million to turn the former Audrain Community Hospital’s cancer wing into a new City Hall and public safety facility. The city’s fiscal 2027 budget estimates construction will begin in July 2027 and finish in July 2028. The estimate includes design work and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia resident has been sharing his concerns about the City of Columbia Utilities plan for a new transmission line near Mill Creek Elementary School. Keary Husain, a resident who ran for a school board position earlier this year, said he does not think there is enough research done on what close
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