COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Regional Airport on Tuesday announced a new record month for March 2026. Airport Manager Mike Parks told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that the airport had 29,837 total passengers that month, which included 14,773 people getting on a plane at the airport and 15,064 getting off a plain. Parks said the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who ran from a crash last week, prompting a multi-day search amid concerns about his safety, has been charged with a felony. Nathan J. Spencer, 20, was found safe Friday in a wooded area near Capitol View Drive, Jefferson City Police said. He had been missing since
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The National Weather Service in St. Louis has updated a tornado track that previously stretched tens of miles from eastern Cole County through southern Boone and deep into Callaway County. The original 23-mile path was shortened to two separate tracks: a 3.5-mile path near Marion and Hartsburg, and a 2.27-mile track southwest of Fulton in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is considering adding a sales tax increase to the future ballot, even as county residents might have to vote on tax measures from both the state and the City of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey brought the increase to the Boone County Commission to help fund the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be done to find the replacement for its Fourth Ward representative. Councilman Nick Foster announced last week that he intends to resign from his position on June 12. Nomination packets will be available at the city clerk’s office on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Jefferson City man is accused of breaking into the residence of Lincoln University’s president and staying there for two days. Lamont Batts Jr. is charged with first-degree burglary. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and a court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with two felonies in Boone County after she allegedly stabbed someone with a knife on Monday morning in the 4500 block of Rice Road. Dariell Deshell Smith, 33, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. She is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou football player was booked into the Boone County Jail early Tuesday and was charged with a felony. Jaden Jacobi Bush, 18, of Theodore, Alabama, was charged on Thursday with aggravated fleeing and misdemeanor reckless driving. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:47 a.m. Tuesday. A sheriff’s office
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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House approved a bill on Tuesday that would tighten restrictions on the use of drones ahead of this summer’s World Cup games in Kansas City. Senate Bill 1421 would add prohibitions on where drones can be flown into state law. Current law states that they can’t be flown over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction worker is dead after being hit by a car in Pulaski County around 2:20 p.m. Monday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an 88-year-old Waynesville man was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer east on Spruce Road, one mile west of Highway H, when he didn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager was charged as an adult with murder, robbery and armed criminal action in a deadly Facebook Marketplace meetup. Judge Tracy Gonzalez agreed to certify Mikel Jones, 17, as an adult in an alleged deadly robbery in southwest Columbia, minutes before charges were filed. Columbia police believe he took part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night to table a decision that would have put a proposed 1% sales tax dedicated to public safety on the August ballot. City staff has written an ordinance that would add a 1% general sales tax, with the revenue generated going solely to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) P.E.A.C.E and H.O.P.E held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for its new Teen Center. The new center is located at 203 N. Providence Road in Columbia and aims to help at-risk youth. The nonprofits created the space to offer access to mentorship, educational support, life skills development, and programming focused on personal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with All Seasons Landscaping for yard waste drop-off. The new drop-off site will be at 2417 Southridge Drive. The first year of the new contract will cost the city $231,600 and the city will have the option to renew the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A South Carolina man who is accused of killing a University of Missouri student 26 years ago appeared in court for the first time on Monday. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2000 death of Candace Richie, 21. Wilson was arrested in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community who was charged with several felonies, including manslaughter and sex crimes, was indicted by a Cooper County grand jury on Friday. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is charged with three counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery, a count of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of stabbing another woman early Friday has been arrested and charged. Nakia Bonaparte, 27, of Columbia, was charged on Friday afternoon in Boone County with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police had to use a stun gun on man who allegedly pointed a gun at someone on Saturday during a road-rage incident in Jefferson City, court documents say. Robert Wallace, 44, of Jefferson City, is charged in Cole County with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone has sued the University of Missouri after they fell through a grate on campus in 2024 when they were a student. The attorney for Madison Hankle filed a petition on Monday in Boone County that is suing MU for damages. The university is listed as a defendant along with another person,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arrest was made in connection with a stabbing that occurred Monday in the 4500 block of Rice Road. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a Monday afternoon social media post that it arrested Dariell Deshell Smith, 33, of Columbia, on suspicion of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Smith was
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