Columbia Police Department sitting on large chest of asset forfeiture cash
The Columbia Police Department has more than $420,000 in its coffers from sales of seized items.
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Bus driver and passengers say Go COMO public transit system is overcrowded, unsafe
It’s a hot day on a crammed city bus when a fight breaks out.
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Columbia City Council approves water rate increase
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
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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
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City officials discuss uses for Capital Improvement Sales Tax after Prop 1 passes
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 City Council receives some pushback over proposed water utility rate increase in 2025 budget
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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New electric buses are on the road in Columbia with more on the way
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 Police Department asks for community feedback on Flock camera system
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 to take public input on water rate increase at Aug. 5 City Council meeting
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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Public safety, social services among highlights of next City of Columbia budget
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia held a work session on Monday to continue discussions about its budget for the 2025 fiscal year. During the city’s budget address last week, the city cited infrastructure, housing social services and public safety as its biggest priorities. The proposed budget for 2025 comes in at a $21 million
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Infrastructure, housing, public safety among top priorities in Columbia’s fiscal year 2025 budget
Columbia city leaders revealed their fiscal 2023 budget Thursday at City Hall, citing priorities including infrastructure, housing, social services and public safety.
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Columbia City Council approves updated ordinance for short-term rentals
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved an ordinance on Monday that updated its short-term rental regulations, but voted on some additional amendments before doing so. The amendments updated Chapter 13 of the City Code, which governs miscellaneous business regulations. According to the council memo, the amendments include defining “short-term rental” and “transient guest.”
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Columbia, Boone County to host affordable housing summit this fall
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and Boone County will be hosting an affordable housing summit in the fall, according to a City Council memo. Columbia Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Becky Thompson said the summit is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, with a location still to be determined. This will coincide with the
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City of Columbia selects fire chief based on his ability to modernize departments, focus on diversity
The City of Columbia announced on Thursday the name of its next fire chief.
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Columbia settles lawsuit with family of man killed by police in 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a man who was killed by Columbia police in 2021 has settled its lawsuit with the city. Attorneys for Quillian Jacobs’s family filed stipulations on July 3 that it would dismiss the city from its federal lawsuit. A settlement document obtained by ABC 17 News through an open records
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Columbia City Council unanimously approves more residential lots near Richland Road
COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved more than 200 new residential lots in east Columbia, however, some residents still have traffic concerns. Last year, the Columbia City Council approved a development agreement with Richland Olivet Farm, LLC for the annexation of 103.73 acres of land at 6800 Richland Road.
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Columbia Housing and Development Commission receives more than $2 million in requests for housing projects
COLUMBIA, Mo. The Columbia Housing and Development Commission has about $1 million to recommend for housing projects next year. On Wednesday, nine members held an hour-long discussion at City Hall to decide what recommendations they wanted to send to the City Council for the 2025 budget. Each organization that requested funding was given a score.
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Water shut off scheduled Tuesday for 240 Columbia Water and Light customers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Water will be shut off on Tuesday to the Park DeVille Place condominiums for about two hours, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. The press release states that the outage will affect 240 customers. It is expected to last from 9-11 a.m. The release states that
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One candidate to appear on August ballot for Columbia Ward 1 race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Valerie Carroll will be the lone candidate appearing on the Aug. 6 ballot for the First Ward seat on the Columbia City Council. The deadline to file for the race was Tuesday. City Clerk Sheela Amin wrote in an email that Greg Launhardt submitted a petition to appear on the ballot on
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Columbia City Council approves purchase of Kirklin Home
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved the purchase of the Kirklin Home at 107 Switzler Street. The measure was unanimously approved with the rest of the consent agenda. The property was the home of Henry Kirklin, a famous horticulturalist in the early 20th century, city documents say. Christina Smith and
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