COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office has DWI saturation patrols scheduled for the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day. Capt. Brian Leer told said the patrols will be supplementing the already-staffed enforcement units and that their sole purpose is to find and apprehend impaired drivers. Blake Koutroubis, a junior at the University of Missouri,
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The City of Columbia’s pending removal of a second homeless camp in the coming weeks comes as the city’s only “no barrier” shelter is set to close.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been accused of rape and multiple child pornography charges. William Lee Nichols, 51, is charged with second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy, possession of child pornography and promoting child pornography. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. An arraignment was held Friday. The probable
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Watch a live stream of the vigil in the web player above. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered the United States and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at all government building in the state Sunday in honor Hermann Police Sgt. Mason Griffith. Kehoe is the acting governor of Missouri while
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Friday morning, Boone County Joint Communications reported a motor vehicle collision on I-70 Eastbound at the offramp to Stadium Blvd. The crash occurred around 7:20 a.m. Jeff Coffman with the Columbia Fire Department, told ABC17 crews, an elderly woman was taken to the local hospital with minor injuries. The Eastbound
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re considering heading out for St. Patrick’s Day Friday, and don’t have a ride back home, Breakthru Beverage Missouri and Jameson Irish Whiskey, have teamed up to ensure you make it home safe. The companies will cover 2,000 rides (up to a $30 value) for people in St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, and
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Millions of people in the United States and around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
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The Columbia Police Department has released a video about the November 2021 shooting that killed a man downtown after pressure from community groups to reopen the investigation.
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The governments of Missouri and Columbia don’t have to worry about whether they’re going to lose money from the biggest American bank collapse in decades.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism told ABC 17 News that deputies arrested Kelley S. Young just after 2 a.m. Saturday, March 4. Chism said a deputy stopped Young around Highway 54 near New Bloomfield
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KMIZ) For the first time in 13 years, the Mizzou men’s basketball team won its first round game in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 7-seeded Tigers took down the No. 10-seeded Utah State Aggies, 76-65, in Sacramento. The Tigers will move on to meet the winner of the Arizona, Princeton game on Saturday.
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The Boone County government’s phone lines and internet service went down Thursday morning but 911 was still active.
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The city of Columbia finished cleaning up a homeless encampment near the Columbia Mall on Thursday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the City of Columbia leaders is scheduled to meet to get the community’s input on a proposed roundabout in South Columbia. The meeting is scheduled to run from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Columbia City Hall. The construction of the new roundabout is anticipated to take place in the
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament, this time as a No. 7 seed.
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A fleet of first responders from two counties was called to a house fire on Highway 98 in Cooper County on Wednesday.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been change to correct where notice of a camp cleanup will be posted. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia says it’s planning to clean out a homeless encampment after receiving complaints from both the Department of Natural Resources and residents. The encampments are typically full of trash, leading to
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The man accused of killing a Hermann police officer and gravely wounding another appeared Wednesday by video for his first court hearing on murder and four other felony charges.
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A Fayette man was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday on accusations that he was among the suspects who shot into three homes last year.
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A Missouri appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in a local city’s appeal of a judgment in favor of its fired police chief.
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