Chair, Vice Chair positions not picked during Columbia CPRB’s first meeting since suspension
Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board will hold its first regular meeting Wednesday since breaking up last year.
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Columbia Solid Waste holds open house about recycling
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Solid Waste hosted an open house Tuesday night at the Activities and Recreation Center on West Ash Street to discuss and assess the future of recycling in the Columbia area. According to Matt Nestor, the public information specialist for the City of Columbia utilities, the city is working with
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Hold Como Accountable asking Columbia City Council to reopen 2021 officer-involved shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hold Como Accountable members are raising some concerns of theirs at the Columbia City Council meeting on Monday night. The group is asking for Columbia City Council, the Columbia Police Department, and the Boone County prosecuting office, to reopen the case of Quillan Jacobs. “We got access, group access, to a lot
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Outline for roll-cart trash pickup system comes before Columbia City Council
City of Columbia staff has outlined what a move to roll carts for trash pickup might look like.
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City starts information campaign on Columbia marijuana sales tax
The City of Columbia has started its public messaging about the recreational marijuana sales tax on the April ballot.
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Pat Fowler announces she is dropping out of Columbia First Ward race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 1 Councilwoman Pat Fowler announced on her social media that she will be ending her reelection bid. In a Facebook post, she said family responsibilities was the major contributing factor. “Many of you know that in September 2018 my StepMom moved to Columbia so I could be her decision-maker and
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Columbia Water and Light to begin water testing for lead and copper in March
Columbia Water and Light said Tuesday that workers will start to collect water samples to test for lead and copper next month after violating monitoring rules.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about Columbia’s water testing mistake?
Columbia city officials admitted this week that they did not test the water supply for lead or copper last year.
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City of Columbia admits to not testing water for lead, copper
City officials admitted Monday night to not properly testing drinking water for lead or copper over the past year.
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Columbia City Council approves tourism development funds for True/False
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council at its meeting on Monday approved tourism development funds for the True/False Film Festival, which takes place annually in Downtown Columbia. The resolution authorizes a tourism development sponsorship between the city and True/False this year. The festival will take place March 2-5. There will be roughly 130 screenings.
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Columbia residents can give input on recycling system at meeting next month
The City of Columbia is holding a meeting next month to get input from residents about the city’s recycling system.
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City Council to vote on travel funds for True/False filmmakers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planning the 20th annual True/False Film Festival is truly a numbers game. Over the course of three days, March 2 through 5, the event will feature 130 screenings of 35 full-length documentaries and 20 short films. Large crowds often follow the festival, but the Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board estimates over
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Muleskinners hold Columbia Ward 1 forum; candidates disagree on solutions to affordable housing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ward 1 Columbia City Councilwoman Pat Fowler and challenger Nick Knoth had a lot to say about their plans Friday, if they were to be elected to the Ward 1 seat on April 4. At a forum held by the Muleskinners, Fowler said her main focus for the community is on creating equitable
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Columbia City Council lacks residency requirements while Jefferson City debates their removal
Just because someone represents part of a city in a local government, it doesn’t mean they actually live there.
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Recreational marijuana sales begin at Columbia dispensaries
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Beginning Tuesday, marijuana dispensaries in Columbia will be allowed to start selling weed for recreational use. This move comes after the Columbia City Council voted in favor of regulating business licenses for recreational marijuana at its council meeting Monday evening. It comes just a few days after the state started approving those licenses as
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Columbia City Council approves permit for Opportunity Campus
The Columbia City Council is expected to decide Monday night whether to approve the construction of a public campus offering services for the homeless.
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Missouri AG issues another letter to CPS over drag performance at diversity event
A drag queen performance last week at diversity breakfast where Columbia students were present continued Wednesday to draw the ire of Missouri Republican officials.
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Columbia Public Schools sends letter to governor about drag performance
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In response to statewide backlash, Columbia Public Schools superintendent sent an open letter to Gov. Mike Parson about a field trip some students attended that included a drag performance. Parson is among several Republican Missouri politicians who spoke out Friday about CPS’s field trip to Columbia’s Annual “Columbia Values Diversity” Breakfast. The
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you support local taxes on recreational marijuana sales?
Cities and counties in Mid-Missouri are considering whether to put their own sales taxes on recreational marijuana on the ballot.
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Advisory group wants city to take over Business Loop 70 in Columbia
A city advisory group that specializes in issues affecting Downtown Columbia wants the Missouri Department of Transportation to relinquish control of Business Loop 70.
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