COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is ramping up enforcement of misdemeanor offenses downtown in an effort to reduce violent incidents. The department is using crime data to identify specific locations, days and times for targeted enforcement. The new targeted approach is designed to interrupt patterns of behavior that often escalate into more serious
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Club Car Wash, a Columbia-based company was given a “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau after the company received more than 240 complaints over that past 36 months, the BBB said in a press release Tuesday. The BBB says the complaints stem from alleged vehicle damage, billing issues, and poor customer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking to replace one of its busiest and oldest fire stations. Columbia Fire Station 5 — located on Ballenger Lane — is nearing the end of its lifespan, according to Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Heidenreich, leading to the department to request a replacement. “It’s becoming functionally obsolete
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested in Illinois last week and charged with first-degree murder in Randolph County is in custody in Missouri. Todd Turner, 38, of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder last week in the death of Donald Hickem on Feb. 1. He was booked into the jail at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old woman from California, Missouri, had to be airlifted to University Hospital after her vehicle was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday afternoon, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Lookout Trail Road at Industrial Drive in Moniteau County, the report says.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Sedalia officials evaluated a building along the city’s Main Street to develop a demolition plan for two of the units. The City of Sedalia entered 209 W. Main St. on Wednesday under a search warrant to assess the structures ties to 207 W. Main St. and test for asbestos. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were indicted in separate federal cases in Mid-Missouri, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. The release says Joanna Fabian Rivera, 33, of Arizona, was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine. She was allegedly found with packages of cocaine and heroin in her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient had their leg impaled by a steel rod on Wednesday morning in a west Columbia neighborhood, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says firefighters were called at 10:10 a.m. to the 300 block of Parkwood Court for a report of a fall injury. Identifying
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is sitting in jail after authorities claim he assaulted a woman with a cane on Monday evening in Columbia. Daren Hart, 57, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court filings show he is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City voters will decide in November whether to extend the city’s 7% lodging sales tax for 25 more years. The tax pays to promote tourism in Jefferson City and charges 7% on all hotel and motel rooms and short-term rentals. Most of the tax receipts — four-sevenths of the money
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly sexually abused a disabled woman at her home on Monday. Demon Tyrone Johnson Sr., 40, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree burglary. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia doctor who is charged with rape has been found guilty of a pair of misdemeanors in a separate case. A jury found Travis Birkhead guilty on Wednesday of two counts of violating a restraining order. He was found not guilty of first-degree harassment. He will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Fulton was charged with a felony on Wednesday after he allegedly was seen at being at a public park with a playground and splash pad. Schylur Mahurin, 31, was charged with being a sex offender who was loitering within 500 feet of a park with a playground.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to say Douglas Harris might not be an owner of the bar. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man involved in running a Jamestown bar is accused of assaulting a woman in the business on Sunday morning. Douglas Harris was charged with second-degree assault. A warrant was issued and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission says it will move quickly to expand a property tax break for seniors that voters approved Tuesday. Northern Boone County Commissioner Janet Thompson told ABC 17 News that it will implement a new the new policy at the next meeting on Tuesday. Officials promise a smooth transition for
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By Dakin Andone, Jason Morris, Sara Smart, Ryan Young, Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Five US soldiers were hospitalized after a shooting at the Army’s Fort Stewart on Wednesday, which put the installation, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, and at least six schools into lockdown. Each of the soldiers was shot, according to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Harrisburg School District will lose out on about $300,000 and likely will need to cut staff or programs after voters rejected a property tax increase on Tuesday. School district voters rejected the dual measure, which would roll back Prop C sales taxes while increasing the district’s property tax levy, with 275
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of armed robbery at a Columbia Vapor Maven on June 5 has seen case moved to federal court. Noah Cooley, 21, was charged with robbing a store and brandishing a gun during a violent crime. He was charged in Boone County with first-degree robbery, two counts of
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By Kevin Liptak, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping and substantial tariffs on India, one of America’s most important trading partners. In addition to a 25% tariff that is set to go into effect Thursday, Trump also announced an additional 25% tariff on India that will go into effect
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with ties to Boone County and the Lake of the Ozarks area has a history of repeated run-ins with the law. Alexander E. Nolan, 26, was arrested after a more than two-hour standoff occurred Tuesday night at an Ashland duplex on James Court. According to a Facebook post from the
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