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Dozens of people donate food to pantries across Mid-Missouri, while some also donate their time.
Continue ReadingDozens of people donate food to pantries across Mid-Missouri, while some also donate their time.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews were dispatched to dozens of crashes during the winter storm. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Boone County Joint Communications reported 140 vehicle collisions since Sunday. Of those crashes, 74 of them happened Sunday, 52 Monday and 14 Tuesday. A to Z Auto Repair said all vehicles can have issues in the
Continue ReadingEquipment, material and labor costs have been higher for Boone County Road and Bridge than in previous years.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Urgent Care said it has seen patients this week with a variety of injuries and illnesses. This includes patients with the flu, strep throat and sinus infections. A few people were also treated for bruises and broken bones after slipping on the ice or snow. For a complete look at what’s
Continue ReadingWith winter weather in full swing, school leaders face tough decisions on whether to call off school.
Continue ReadingSnow and ice-covered roads have delayed deliveries to at least one central Missouri food pantry.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25 person crews with Columbia Public Works reported to work overnight Monday. According to a media release, crews will focus on first and second priority routes Monday night until the snow stops. They were able to work on third priority routes Monday morning, but had to move back on to first
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri sold alcohol at football games for the first time in 2019.
Continue ReadingHoliday shopping season is in full swing, which means many people will make their way to the Columbia Mall and work up an appetite.
Continue ReadingAn investigation into student conduct at a high school football game found no sign of misconduct, according to Columbia Public Schools.
Continue ReadingThe Boone County Fair will return to Columbia in 2020 after news that the county will transfer the old fairgrounds to the city of Columbia.
Continue ReadingAuthorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia mother.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education will consider items including a final reading of a revised policy on seclusion, isolation and restraint of students when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An off-duty Columbia police officer told his co-workers he saw former police chief Ken Burton drinking prior to officers pulling Burton over and ticketing him. Defense attorney Andrew Popplewell disclosed some of the details of Burton’s arrest in a motion to suppress evidence in the case. Burton faces one count of driving
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Columbia could take over ownership of the Central Missouri Events Center, formerly known as the Boone County Fairgrounds, under an agreement unveiled Thursday at a joint news conference. City and county leaders gathered at City Hall to announce the transfer of ownership of 135.9 acres to the city, according
Continue ReadingThe public had the opportunity to meet with the three finalists for the Columbia Fire Chief position on Thursday. Maria Beermann-Foat, Christopher Riley and Andy Woody met with the community at REDI from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ABC 17 News asked each candidate what his or her priorities would be if selected for the job.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Navy submarine USS Columbia holds a special place in the hearts of many in Columbia, making the news of the deadly shooting at Pearl Harbor hard to hear. The US sailor who killed two civilian workers and injured another before killing himself Wednesday at Pearl Harbor was a part of the
Continue ReadingDivers continued their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBoone County’s head prosecutor said Wednesday that murder convictions can be won without a body, as divers continued their search for a missing Columbia woman in the Lamine River.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal grant will help the University of Missouri restart a law clinic dedicated to investigating cases of possible wrongful conviction. The nearly $500,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice will fund the MU Innocence Clinic. The money will pay for DNA tests on evidence involved in cases
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