COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority on Thursday announced it will get $3.5 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Missouri Housing Development Commission for the Providence Walkway Apartments project. A press release says that the funding was approved during a Sept. 24 meeting and represents the “final financial component” to begin
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stacey Button, who is the economic development director and president of Regional Economic Development Inc., will retire from the City of Columbia in the spring, a Thursday press release from the city says. Button has worked for the city for 10 years and began her career in Flagstaff, Arizona, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has identified land near two public schools as its location for a new water tower. Columbia Public Schools’ Long Range Facilities Planning Committee met Wednesday afternoon and one of the items listed on the agenda included a potential partnership with the city to allow water towers on school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seventeen members of Missouri Task Force 1 returned to Boone County on Wednesday after spending two weeks in parts of North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane Helene made landfall. According to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the task force had to extend its typical 14-day deployment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly stole $86,219.24 from his employer. Michael Masters was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $25,000, tampering with computer data in order to defraud and two counts of forgery. A warrant was requested on Wednesday and a $25,000 bond was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is the last day for Missouri citizens to register to vote for the November election. If you have moved and need to make changes or you’re new to voting, there are a few ways you can get the process started. Starting with the option to register online. You can also print
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department is hiring a team of parking enforcement agents and streamlining the meter system to encourage parking spot turnover and reduce traffic. This follows changes in the city’s 2025 fiscal budget plan that started Oct. 1. The plan transfers the Columbia Police Department’s parking enforcement duties
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross says it is in need of blood donations as it continues to help victims of Hurricane Helene and is bracing to respond to Hurricane Milton. This comes as the University of Missouri is hosting its 41st Homecoming Blood Drive. According to a Red Cross news release, since the
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Police arrested two Columbia men this week in connection with shots being fired in a residential area, bringing the total number of suspects to four.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bridge repairs will lead to closed lanes on Highway 63 in south Columbia this week. Work to repair joints will take place on the northbound Highway 63 bridge over Grindstone Creek on Wednesday and Thursday, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release. Crews will close a single lane of
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The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to enter into a contract with Flock security cameras.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 5-2 to implement Flock security cameras during Monday night’s council meeting. Ward 3 Councilman Roy Lovelady and Ward 1 Councilwoman Valerie Carroll voted against the cameras. In a separate vote, council members unanimously passed the policies for the use of cameras. “Every day when I get up
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Dry weather conditions could increase the risk of natural cover fires. Low chances of rain and low humidity are expected as Mid-Missouri enters the fall season. “When we head off into the fall months if we’ve had drier weather, they [natural cover fires] can become very common,” ABC 17 Stormtrack Meteorologist Chance Gotsch said. “We
Continue Reading Columbia police say they’ve arrested a second juvenile in connection with a shots-fired incident last Thursday.
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A suspect in an assault at a Columbia park has been arrested in Iowa, court records show.
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Work to redesign the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector as part of the I-70 widening project will begin next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote on an agreement that would allow Flock Safety to install security cameras throughout the city during Monday night’s council meeting. The Flock Safety Surveillance System is designed to read license plates, helping to detect stolen or suspicious vehicles. The plan has been in the works since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Comstock was charged with two misdemeanors — resisting arrest and peace disturbance. ORIGINAL: A Columbia man was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening multiple people in Central Columbia. According to a social media post from Columbia police, Cameron Comstock, 24, of Columbia was arrested on charges of peace disturbance, fourth-degree assault, second-degree
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Columbia police investigated on McKee Street in northeast Columbia on Friday night.
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The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that investigators had found “substantive corroborating evidence” that a 72-year-old man had sexually abused a girl for years.
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