COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe announced in a Monday social media post that she intends to seek reelection. Buffaloe wrote that she will gather signatures — at an event at Logboat Brewery on Monday afternoon — in order to appear on the ballot in April. Buffaloe beat out several candidates in the mayoral
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A previous Columbia mayoral candidate has announced her bid for the April election. Tanya Heath announced in a press release that was sent on Tuesday evening that she plans on running for mayor. Heath ran for mayor in 2022 and finished in fourth place with 553 votes. Mayor Barabara Buffaloe won with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will be using part of its 2025 budget to address concerns raised by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, however, it would still like to see more changes. On Monday, the city passed a nearly $563 million budget which includes money for an agreement with the Missouri Department of
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The City of Columbia will spend $3 million to help build a mental health crisis center.
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A proposal to buy a camera system that reads license plate numbers was introduced Monday night to the Columbia City Council.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of discussion, the Columbia City Council passed the 2025 fiscal year budget during Monday night’s meeting. The new budget passed with a 5-2 vote, with the two “no” votes coming from Ward 2 Councilwoman Lisa Meyer and Ward 5 Councilman Donald Waterman The council held a work session on July
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The Columbia Police Department will present its plan to the Columbia City Council to contract with Flock Safety to install security cameras throughout the city.
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The woman who led Columbia and Boone County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is retiring in October.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved an amendment to the city code on Tuesday that will impact the Citizens Police Review Board. The council voted 4-2 to limit the complaints against police officers the CPRB can review, strips its power to make recommendations on police department policies and be able to host public
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working on updating its city code to comply with a new law that officially went into effect on Wednesday, that will limit the power of the Citizens Police Review Board. Senate Bill 754, which was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in July, focuses on modifying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia group is unhappy with the City Council after it unanimously passed a water rate increase at its Monday night meeting. Julie Ryan, of the COMO Safe Water Coalition, feels like the City Council failed to hold public utilities accountable for failing to make progress on several projects that were part
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The Columbia Police Department has more than $420,000 in its coffers from sales of seized items.
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It’s a hot day on a crammed city bus when a fight breaks out.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously passed a water rate increase at its Monday night meeting. The council had discussed the rate increases for the fiscal year 2025 budget this summer and heard public feedback over several weeks. According to the council memo, the water rate increases go as follows: 4% increase in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has mailed a community survey to a random sample of residences, asking residents for feedback on issues impacting the community, a Wednesday press release from the city says. “Our consultant has designed a sampling plan that ensures the completion of at least 800 surveys from a random sample
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council held its first-of-three public hearings over the proposed 2025 fiscal year budget during Monday night’s meeting at City Hall. A proposed water utility rate increase was the hot topic of conversation. The proposed rates are designed to implement a revenue increase to maintain adequate cash reserves and to
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The City of Columbia has three new electric city buses on routes this summer, with three more getting ready to hit the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has announced several public meetings to get the community’s feedback on the possible use of Flock cameras. CPD has previously suggested using a camera system in Columbia called Fusus, which the City Council rejected following community pushback at a November 2022 council meeting. The council voted 4-3 against
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light is proposing an increase to water rates in the for the fiscal year 2025 budget. The city will take public input during its City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, a Tuesday press release from the city says. If the rates are approved, customers will
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