COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is recovering from a chaotic weekend of multiple shootings that left at least five people hurt. These shootings occurred across the city on Maguire Boulevard., East Broadway and at Cosmo Park. The city last year made efforts to improve officer retention and made the city’s in-house police academy.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia residents who live in the neighborhood along West Ash Street say they feel their voices are still going unheard. Carol Rogers said she’s lived in neighborhood for nearly 50 years. During that time, Rogers claims residents have asked the city for traffic calming measures, but says the plans the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Races for city offices are non-partisan by law in Missouri. But sometimes, it might be hard to tell. In Columbia, one candidate in the just-decided mayoral race took in more than a quarter-million dollars of campaign funding, a total more often seen in races for state offices. Meanwhile, voters made it clear
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The campaigning for Missouri’s municipal elections is over, and the results are in (the unofficial results, anyway). Boone County saw plenty of interest for an April election. About 25% of the county’s approximately 125,000 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday. A big part of that interest was in the Columbia mayoral race. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite feeling confident Tuesday morning, Blair Murphy fell short of ousting Columbia’s incumbent mayor despite a well-funded campaign. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe defeated Murphy by more than 3,000 votes. When all the votes were counted, Buffaloe garnered more than 14,000 votes to Murphy’s 10,663, despite Murphy’s campaign taking in more than a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s mayor started Election Day at her polling place as she tried to fend off a challenge from three sides. At the end of the day, she won reelection easily. Barbara Buffaloe won her second term by getting 14,073 votes compared to 10,663 for her closest challenger, businessman Blair Murphy. Buffaloe told
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Columbia Fourth Ward voted to retain its city council member Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspended associate pastor from Broadway Christian Church has been formally charged. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, has been charged with misdemeanor stealing. He was arrested on Friday evening and posted a $500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The church announced
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Columbia Parks and Recreation requested over $350,000 in funds to go to various projects, including a replacement for the Northeast Regional Park Northeast Event Center roof.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s four mayoral candidates sat down with ABC 17 News to discuss a number of topics, including homelessness in the city, before the April 8 municipal election. The candidates include incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. In 2024, The Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime has been a pressing issue in the City of Columbia in recent years, and potential leaders say they plan to tackle the issue in office. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is looking to serve another three years in office in the April 8 election, while Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate
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The Columbia mayor’s race is bringing in big money. The latest campaign finance reports, filed Monday, show challenger Blair Murphy has collected more than $250,000 during the April election cycle. The incumbent mayor, Barbara Buffaloe, has brought in about $70,000 for her campaign. This isn’t the first Columbia mayoral race to draw big money, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of Columbia’s mayoral candidates have garnered more donations in what has turned out to be a high-dollar election. Challenger Blair Murphy’s campaign eclipsed a quarter-million dollars in contributions, according to his eight-day campaign finance report submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission. Eight-day reports had a closing date of March 27
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) About 320 people cast their ballots over the weekend during no-excuse absentee voting for April elections in Boone County. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said that since no-excuse absentee voting began Tuesday, more than 1,100 people have voted. For many voters, casting their ballots early provides peace of mind. Lauren Williams, who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents along Ash Street in Columbia are organizing in opposition to the city’s Ash Street Improvement Project. According to a Facebook post, a protest is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. April 9 to “help keep Ash Street a safe neighborhood street.” Last week, 65 people attended an open house to learn
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light is asking the Columbia City Council for a quarter-million dollars to replace street lights in the city. According to city documents, the city would appropriate $250,000 from retained earnings to the electric operating account to replace failing street light poles. Columbia’s Communications and Outreach Supervisor Jason West told
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released its crime statistics for 2024 on Friday. A news conference was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Columbia City Hall to discuss the statistics. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said the 2023-24 use of force audits was one of her priorities as police chief in order to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sidewalk construction next week in Downtown Columbia will impact street parking, according to a Wednesday press release from the city. A contractor will reconstruct the sidewalk in front of Tiger Barber Shop in the 100 block of South Ninth Street, the release says. A portion of the sidewalk on the east side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has named its administrator for the Office of Violence Prevention on Tuesday, a new position created in the 2025 fiscal year budget. D’Markus Thomas-Brown will be the first person to hold the position in the new office. According to a Tuesday news release from the city, he will
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