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Area restaurants experience longer wait times from True/False Film Fest

March 3, 2023 5:27 PM Nia Hinson

Events got started Thursday but the big public reveal — the March March through downtown — happens Friday. Watch it live in the player.

Columbia police seek help finding ‘porch pirate’ as reports grow nationally

March 3, 2023 11:38 AM Ethan Heinz

The Columbia Police Department asked the public to be on the lookout for a shrouded “porch pirate” Friday.

Narcan education and distribution events to be held in Columbia, other areas in Mid-Missouri

March 3, 2023 6:33 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is partnering with other local organizations to host a naloxone education and distribution event PHHS is partnering with the Boone County Overdose Response Coalition to host the event at 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at CenterPoint Hospital. It is part of a series of events that is free

Indictment filed for woman accused of pointing gun at house with children inside

March 3, 2023 4:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of pointing a gun at a residence with children inside was indicted by a grand jury Friday. Patrice Whitaker, 34, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. An arraignment hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 20 at the Boone County Courthouse.

True/False ‘March March’ parade to cause traffic impacts in downtown Columbia

March 3, 2023 5:47 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, True/False Film Festival will highlight its weekend events with its “March March” Parade in downtown Columba at 5:15 p.m. Organizers say the parade is free and open to the public. True/False “March March” Parade path The parade is expected to cause some closures for the duration of the parade according to

City starts information campaign on Columbia marijuana sales tax

March 2, 2023 6:03 PM Nia Hinson

The City of Columbia has started its public messaging about the recreational marijuana sales tax on the April ballot.

In Missouri, marijuana legalization is just the beginning of policy work

March 2, 2023 12:55 PM Hannah Falcon

After recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw problems.

CFD finds and puts out fire in south Columbia

March 2, 2023 9:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department found a house on fire Thursday afternoon in southern Columbia. Fire officials told ABC 17 News that crews came across the fire themselves — in the 200 block of West El Cortez — after driving by while on patrol. Crews found the fire in the kitchen and began putting it

Jury recommends max sentence for Columbia psychologist found guilty of sex crime

March 2, 2023 12:06 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County jury on Thursday recommended a Columbia psychiatrist spend seven years in prison and pay a fine after he was convicted of sexually abusing a former high school student.

Boone County Commission to hold another information session about ARPA funds

March 2, 2023 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission announced Thursday in a press release that it will have another community information and listening session about American Rescue Plan Act funding. The meeting will take place 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. at Urban Empowerment, 2404 Industrial Drive in Columbia. Previous sessions were hosted in February at various

True/False Film Fest kicks off, will last four days in Downtown Columbia

March 1, 2023 6:07 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest begins Thursday in Downtown Columbia and will run through Sunday. Festival organizers are currently setting up in Downtown Columbia and a “kickoff concert” will be Wednesday night at Eastside Tavern. Events will be hosted at various locations Downtown over the weekend. According to the festival’s website, True/False offers

Man charged in relation to Homecoming shooting in Downtown Columbia

March 1, 2023 5:01 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing several charges in relation to a shooting that occurred Oct. 21 on Hitt Street. Donye Jackson was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault, attempted armed-criminal action and attempted unlawful use of a weapon – discharging into a church. Jackson is not in custody. No bond is set. When

Several speak at trial for Columbia psychologist accused of sodomy

March 1, 2023 11:40 AM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial for a sodomy case involving a Columbia psychologist continued Wednesday at the Boone County Courthouse. Kurt Bumby, 53, is accused of two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and 2011. A possible victim told authorities in 2019 that he and Bumby had a sexual relationship when he was in high school. The

Columbia police find 12,000 doses of cocaine, fentanyl during traffic stop

March 1, 2023 12:13 AM Katie Greathouse

Boone County prosecutors charged two Florida men Monday after police said they found more than 12,000 doses of a cocaine-fentanyl mixture during a traffic stop.

State says recordings, lies enough to prove murder in Elledge case

March 1, 2023 12:20 AM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Attorneys said Joseph Elledge’s recorded arguments with his wife and his lies about her disappearance were enough to prove he intentionally killed her. The attorney general’s office filed its response to Elledge’s appeal on Monday. Assistant attorney general Zeb Charlton said hours of recorded arguments between Elledge and his wife Mengqi

Columbia Utilities leader lays out reporting plan for new lead, copper drinking water testing

February 28, 2023 3:44 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – City of Columbia staff plan to set up a new process to report water testing results for lead and copper. A memo from Utilities Director David Sorrell on Monday said the water division’s lab supervisor will now report weekly to the department’s assistant director on water testing. Sorrell said the lab

Fulton man faces more charges, allegedly abused woman for days before she ended up in hospital

February 28, 2023 6:21 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at MU Hospital is facing more charges. Chance Williams, 29, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed-criminal action, third-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping and tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. A court date for those charges has not been

Columbia council leaders reviewed the results from the trash collection survey

February 28, 2023 5:37 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Columbia City Council leaders reviewed the results of a survey on trash pickup in the city during its Tuesday night work session. During the meeting Council members were presented with the results from Columbia’s Solid Waste Utility’s roll cart survey. Council members offered feedback to the group, who will now prepare to

Jurors selected in psychologist sexual assault case

February 28, 2023 12:00 PM Ethan Heinz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pool of more than 60 jurors were questioned and filtered down Tuesday to a narrow selection in a sexual assault case involving a Columbia psychologist. Kurt Bumby, 53, was indicted by a grand jury in 2020 for sex crimes. Bumby is accused of two counts of second-degree sodomy in 2010 and

Columbia woman accused of attempted murder, allegedly tried to stab children

February 28, 2023 2:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged with attempted murder and other charges after the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office says she tried to stab children on Thursday. Jennifer Fangmann, 41, is charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder, three counts of first-degree domestic assault, two counts of attempted abuse of a