COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for a University of Missouri fraternity member charged with multiple felonies in the alleged hazing of Danny Santulli. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, was charged in Boone County with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor. The assault charge was added after a superseding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A long-time Columbia sporting goods store is closing its doors this month after more than 60 years in business. According to this sign on the store’s door, Red Weir Athletic Supplies will officially close on Dec. 23 and is no longer taking any new orders. A sign in a window reads: “WE
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of killing a woman on Friday appeared in court on Tuesday. John L. Williamson III, 27, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Williamson appeared in court
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The Food Bank Market opened its doors along Business Loop on Nov. 1, and spokesperson Katie Adkins said it served around 11,000 people in its first month.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with abandoning a corpse in August. A warrant for Sugar Ray Hibbler’s arrest was requested on Tuesday. A motion to set a $25,000 was filed. According to the probable cause statement, someone died in Hibbler’s hotel room on Aug. 8 of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that was reported Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Nebraska Avenue was determined to be arson, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release from the Columbia Fire Department. There were no injuries reported at the storage unit where the fire occurred, but the initial damage estimate is $100,000, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Additional boil advisories were issued around Columbia on Tuesday after three water main breaks were reported. According to an email from City Utilities spokesman Matt Nestor, crews were repairing a water main leak at 7 a.m. on Broadway Village Drive and ended up with an outage that affected 182 people. The break
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Columbia Public Schools held a demonstration of the Evolv weapons detection system Monday at Hickman High School for the second time.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia teachers’ union protested over school safety during Monday night’s school board meeting. Members of the union claim that fights involving students has become a growing concern, nothing that some students don’t attend school because of it. Columbia Missouri National Education Association’s President Noelle Gilzow spoke during the public comment portion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ Community leaders continue to work on reducing youth violence in Columbia. That starts with tackling the root causes. Area nonprofit Destiny of H.O.P.E is a group that aims to reduce youth violence. The group’s mission statement, according to its website, is to “help at-risk youth, the formerly incarcerated, and the community at
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A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.
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The painting of a lantern catching fireflies that sits in front of the Columbia Senior Center is usually a monochromatic masterpiece of black and white with a splash of green for the bugs’ glow. However, it now has a dash of red through it that the artist did not intend.
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The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is preparing to host its annual One to One Holiday Food Drive on Wednesday as it continues to see an increased need in the community.
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The test started Monday and will run through the Dec. 21 start of winter break.
Continue Reading A Columbia teenager has been charged as an adult in Boone County with multiple felonies including armed robbery.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will host its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, December 13th from 6A.M. to 6P.M. in Columbia and Jefferson City. festivities. This will be The Food Bank’s 17th One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The event is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aziariah Brownlee, a recent victim, was remembered and honored Sunday evening by friends and family after her sudden death on Friday night. The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to Brownlee’s death. According to a news release from the department, Williamson was
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The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred on Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers, Crime Scene investigators, and a bearcat were all seen outside of a home in Southwest Columbia on Saturday. The Columbia Police Department presence was seen outside of a home on Bethany Drive early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw 4
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School Board of Education met on Wednesday, to discuss the ongoing student meal debt accumulation and nutritional services. For the 2022-2023 school year alone, over 2.5 million students have gotten meals or snacks from school. However, revenue numbers may not accurately reflect the large number of students served as
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