COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved moving forward with a proposed Downtown Ambassador Program. The program will cost $504,390.03 per year and will be split three ways between the City of Columbia, the University of Missouri and the Downtown Community Improvement District. Each party will pay $168,130.01, according to meeting documents. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude told ABC 17 News in an interview before Monday’s City Council meeting that the department will not have the staff to reestablish a standalone downtown unit in May. “Unfortunately, we’ve had several retirements and we have quite a few people that are out either military or injured,
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COLUMBIA, (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday passed several projects to improve Columbia Regional Airport. The city approved roughly $13.1 million in projects around the airport, with federal funding covering a large portion. The first of which includes renovations to its northern parking lot, which includes paving the existing lot and adding about 250
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new 10-year contract with Republic Services for its trash pickup. The current deal ends on May 31. Rates are expected to increase at a similar rate of the current contract, which meeting documents say are “based off of Water/Sewer/Trash index.” Tables
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in south Columbia was determined to be accidental. Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Skyler Clark told an ABC 17 News reporter on Monday that the fire was accidental. CFD wrote in a Saturday post that crews were called to the 200 block of West Old Plank Road for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The county clerks of Mid-Missouri’s two-largest counties are expecting low voter turnout on Tuesday. Boone and Cole counties have several items up for a vote on Tuesday, including voting for school board members in several districts, propositions and people running for city government. You can view everything being voted on at our
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Editor’s note: Holt’s name has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council took the next step Monday night in filling a vacant Ward 2 seat, continuing a multi-step process that could lead to a replacement being selected later this month. The vacancy was created following former Councilman Aaron Mealy’s resignation in March.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of repeatedly crashing her 2004 Honda Pilot on Friday night was charged on Monday with a misdemeanor and three felonies in Boone County. Cassandra Albright was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, two counts of first-degree assault and a count of leaving the scene of an accident.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with statutory sodomy and a slew of other child sex crimes is now charged in another case. Zachary Hutchinson, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday and charges appeared on Monday in his new case. He is now charged with three counts of child
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President Donald Trump held a news conference from the White House on Monday afternoon. The president began by talking about the operation to rescue two downed pilots from an F-15E in Iran before moving on to topics like the Iran war in general and the operation to bring Venezuela’s president to the United States for
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By Ashley Strickland (CNN) – The Artemis II mission has broken the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, which was set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The Apollo record was 248,655 statute miles from Earth. Artemis II surpassed that marker at 1:56 p.m. ET. Artemis II is expected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Identity-based student organizations at the University of Missouri held a town hall on Monday after the university said it would stop funding them. The affected groups are the Asian American Association, Association of Latin American Students, Four Front, Filling in the Space, Legion of Black Collegians and the Queer Liberation Front. Hundreds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both sides said Monday that they’re ready to move forward with the trial of a Boone County dog breeder suspected of abusing several animals. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, appeared via WebEx in front of Judge Joshua Devine on Monday at the Boone County Courthouse. The state and the defense are ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old Mexico woman was seriously hurt after an ATV crash in Howard County Sunday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old Mexico man was driving a 2017 CFMOTO ATV on private property with the woman riding as a passenger when he made a sharp
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Democrats are hosting an “Empty Chair” town hall in Columbia Monday night to discuss citizens’ concerns regarding health care and more. The town hall will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Columbia Senior Activity Center on East Business Loop 70. This town hall with empty chairs is supposed to
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The yearly local elections are here (the first Tuesday in April), and hundreds of candidates and issues will be up for a vote across Mid-Missouri, including every county. We’ve created a voter guide to help you know what’s on the ballot in your city, school district, or other local government district. For a few races,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Task Force is set to present its homelessness action plan to the city council Monday. In a 10-page report, the group outlines several key priorities, including expanding shelter access, increasing affordable housing, strengthening employment support, enhancing mental health and safety services, and raising public awareness. According to Missouri
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Sturgeon Mayor Seth Truesdell is speaking out against the Missouri Department of Transportation’s plan reroute traffic from a dangerous crossroads, stating the plan could put residents, especially students at risk. In a post on social media, Truesdell criticized the agency for moving forward with a project he said would reroute heavy traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will stop providing designated funding to five of its student organizations, according to University of Missouri spokesman Christopher Ave. The clubs include: the Asian American Association (AAA), Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), Four Front, Legion of Black Collegians (LBC) and Queer Liberation Front. Ave said the university
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A Macks Creek woman was seriously hurt after a crash in Camden County Saturday morning.
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