COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has launched a community preparedness campaign, “Boone County Ready,” in an effort to help better prepare residents in the event of severe weather. The program was launched in partnership with the Office of Emergency Management and Joint Communications in Boone County, with the mission, “to enhance community preparedness, foster collaboration
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Thursday will mark the first St. Patrick’s Day in Columbia without COVID-19 restrictions — and the two-year anniversary of the pandemic’s beginning in Boone County.
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With the warmer weather and spring storms, Michelle Gleba with the Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners to be on the lookout for roofing scams.
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President Mun Choi of Mizzou announced a $4 million investment in student success during his State of the University address.
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​​​​​​​COVID-19 cases have once again begun to rise worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and officials say some people will need a fourth dose of the vaccine to fend off another wave.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – John Cleek Sr., a local businessman with decades of experience and charity fundraiser passed away Wednesday in Columbia. Cleek’s son, John Cleek Jr., told ABC 17 News that “Tiger John” Cleek Sr. died at 1:21 p.m. at University Hospital after battling ALS. Cleek took over the family’s home furnishing and rental
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Crews had to use the a hydraulic rescue tool to free one occupant of a vehicle.
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For anyone self-employed or making a living from a service like Door Dash, filing your earnings can be a little tricky so what do you do?
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A Boone County judge has sentenced a Columbia man for a New Year’s Day shooting in Downtown Columbia.
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The Jefferson City Police Department will team up with other law enforcement agencies beginning Wednesday, to increase DWI patrols ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.
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The City of Columbia Public Transit Advisory Commission is holding a meeting to discuss public transit driver shortages.
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Missouri’s attorney general is suing the Missouri School Boards’ Association for not fulfilling an open records request.
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The Columbia Farmers Market has been awarded a grant worth $1.3 million.Â
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One of two men prosecuted and imprisoned for the murder of a former Columbia sports editor is set to be released on parole early next year.
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University of Missouri President Mun Choi touted the university’s Mizzou Forward initiative to invest $1.5 billion to enhance research and education over the next decade during his State of the University address Tuesday.
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Garland Wisley, 63, was sentenced on March 2 to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of 38-year-old John Albers. The judge sentenced Wisley to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter.
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 400 block of North Eighth Street just before 6 p.m. Monday.
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Columbia Fire Department crews are putting out a fire in the eastern part of the city.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal student loan payments are set to resume in May after being paused for more than two years because of the pandemic, but guidance from the U.S. Department of Education seems to hint at the pause being extended. The department recently emailed guidance to the companies that manage its $1.6 trillion student
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A Columbia man has been charged after a shooting on Quail Drive in the early morning hours of January 30 of this year. Court documents report multiple shell casings from multiple guns were reportedly found.
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