Columbia Archives

Columbia city council addresses ARPA fund survey results

July 18, 2022 4:24 PM Leila Mitchell

The city sent out a survey to the community to see what areas they would like to see the second half of the second half of the funds on.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the homeless be allowed to use the Wabash Bus Station as a shelter due to the weather?

July 18, 2022 11:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Columbia City Council heard concerns about a shelter in the downtown area at its meeting Monday night.

Labor shortage is affecting emergency services response times

July 18, 2022 6:53 PM Marina Diaz

An ongoing labor shortage is to blame for longer response times for emergency services in both 911 dispatchers and Columbia Police Department.

Downtown business owners express concerns about overnight camping at Wabash to City Council

July 18, 2022 6:37 AM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council heard concerns about a shelter in the downtown area at its meeting Monday night. Members of The Downtown Community Improvement District (CID) shared a letter about proposed recommendations to the shelter at the Wabash Bus Station. Downtown CID Executive Director Nickie Davis outlines concerns on behalf of business

Go COMO transit expanding gold route beginning Aug. 1

July 18, 2022 5:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Effective Aug. 1, Go COMO transit will provide service to 10 new bus stops on the gold route, giving riders increased access to Columbia.

New CFO announced for Boone Health

July 18, 2022 4:47 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Boone Health announced Edward J. Clayton, CPA, MBA as its next Chief Financial Officer.

Columbia residents door blown out by gun shot Sunday morning

July 17, 2022 6:42 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A Columbia woman told ABC 17 News crews she awoke to gunshots at around 4 a.m on Sunday, and found her front door blown down shortly after. Joyce Godbee and her daughter were home at the time of the incident, she said no one in her home was injured during the shooting.

Early morning shooting in Columbia results in one injury

July 16, 2022 3:55 PM Hannah Falcon

On Saturday around 4:30 a.m., Columbia Police were called out to the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive to investigate a possible shooting.

Department of Natural Resources settles with the City of Columbia for $10,000 over water main breaks

July 15, 2022 9:49 PM Marina Diaz

The Department of Natural Resources has settled with the City of Columbia for $10,663.64 following multiple water main breaks between 2017 and 2019.

MoDOT to make pavement repairs to Stadium Blvd. on Wednesday

July 15, 2022 7:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) contractor will make pavement repairs along Stadium Boulevard beginning Wednesday.

Sheena Greitens seeks more privacy in civil lawsuit

July 15, 2022 5:49 AM Hannah Falcon

Former governor and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens did not publicly testify during a hearing Friday in their family court case.

Two crashes slow I-70 traffic west of Columbia

July 15, 2022 1:40 PM Zachary Farwell

Two crashes within a short period slowed traffic on Interstate 70 just west of Columbia on Friday afternoon.

Local groups to hold resource fair in Columbia for veterans

July 15, 2022 6:47 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several organizations will offer resources and potential job opportunities to veterans in Mid-Missouri Friday afternoon. The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) plans to host the resource fair for veterans at the Veterans Urban Farm at 1209 Smith St. in Columbia from 4 to 7 p.m. The Truman VA Hospital, Disabled American

Alleged daycare bomb threat suspect faces new revenge porn charges

July 14, 2022 11:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect that allegedly called in a bomb threat to a daycare in Columbia faces new charges including revenge porn in a new probable cause statement. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Alexzander Green with making a false report and non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. On May 11, 2021, Green reported

Former MU engineering official charged with felony stealing, credit card fraud

July 14, 2022 3:14 PM Matthew Sanders

A former official in the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering has been charged with stealing from the school after investigations by MU and the highway patrol.

As medical marijuana thrives, Missourians could see recreational use on November ballot

July 14, 2022 1:33 PM Hannah Falcon

In the four years since the program was first approved by Missouri voters, it’s grown to having dispensaries and cultivators in nearly every corner of the state.

Stolen artwork from outside the Columbia Senior Activity Center recovered

July 14, 2022 7:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

The executive director of The Loop Carrie Gartner told us they recovered the artwork sometime Wednesday.

Judge reveals father allegedly strangled baby in 2017 killing

July 14, 2022 3:25 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the parents accused of killing their baby in 2017 and abandoning the body in a backpack, is back in Boone County. Staffone Fountain was in court Thursday. He and the baby’s mother Lavosha Daniels are charged in the baby’s murder. The judge revealed Fountain allegedly killed the baby by strangulation. This is a case

Police investigate overnight shooting in southeast Columbia

July 14, 2022 11:49 AM Zachary Farwell

The Columbia Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting in southeast Columbia.

Local law enforcement talks immediate response to active shooter threats

July 13, 2022 7:38 PM Leila Mitchell

Law enforcement in Columbia and Boone County are trained to do whatever is necessary to stop an active shooter threat and they said the practice is to move in without waiting for a response.