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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against driver convicted in deadly 2019 Columbia crash

April 11, 2022 11:28 AM Zachary Farwell

Lawyers for the wife of a Columbia man who was hit and killed by a car in May 2019 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Columbia’s Third Ward race remain tied?

April 11, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Certification of Boone County’s vote tally takes place Monday.

Certification process to take place Monday for local elections; next steps discussed for Third Ward tie

April 10, 2022 4:43 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After Tuesday’s election, clerk’s offices around the area released results, but at this point results are unofficial until the certification process is complete. On Monday, a team of bipartisan election judges will look at any of the remaining ballots, including provisional ballots, and do a hand-count audit of the ballets for 5%

Columbia Police death investigation at Strawn Park

April 10, 2022 5:38 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police were seen investigating a death at Strawn Park on Sunday morning. ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene at 1:50 a.m. and saw two police officers speaking with an unmarked car. CPD confirmed a death investigation at the park but said that they could not confirm the cause of

Local shoppers say the Columbia Farmer’s Market is still priced friendly despite vendors seeing costs increase

April 9, 2022 9:49 PM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Columbia Farmer’s Market finished up their second week of the spring season season on Saturday. The market had 50 vendors on site Saturday but as the season progresses, it plans to have at least 70. While inflation has made the prices of many products higher, the farmers market says it is still

One person sent to the hospital after a shooting Saturday evening in north Columbia

April 9, 2022 5:45 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officers with the Columbia Police Department were called to the McKee St. and Orchard Ln. area around 4 p.m. Saturday evening for a report of shots fired in the 4600 block of Orchard Lane. On scene officers learned that one victim had been transported by a personal vehicle to a local hospital

Hundreds of Mizzou students to volunteer around Columbia

April 9, 2022 7:07 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou is hosting it’s annual volunteer program Caring for Columbia, where student’s will help over 40 different local organizations and homeowner sites on Saturday. The Student lead program was created within the Office of Student Engagement. Matt Hemmersmeier, director of the event, said “Each spring, we put on a day of service

Redistricting concerns raised during Boone County Lincoln Days

April 8, 2022 4:57 PM Hannah Falcon

Boone County Republican Central Committee is hosting its annual Lincoln Days banquet Friday evening at the Courtyard by Marriott.

Flu and stomach bug cases on the rise as COVID cases remain low across Missouri

April 8, 2022 2:45 PM Erika McGuire

Missouri hit its first week of the endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic Friday but health experts say Influenza and Norovirus cases are on the rise.

Charges filed in shooting at east Columbia apartments

April 8, 2022 9:20 AM Matthew Sanders

EDITOR’S NOTE: Some details related to the shooting have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old man with two felonies after a weekend shooting that left one person injured at an east Columbia apartment complex. TC Lee Littrice, of Columbia, was charged Thursday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He was

Missouri to release new weekly COVID-19 report amid drop in cases, hospitalizations

April 8, 2022 5:21 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is set to release a new weekly COVID-19 activity report, after the state cut back its COVID-19 reporting and entered the endemic phase of the pandemic on April 1.

MU Faculty Council votes to extend test-optional admissions

April 7, 2022 5:18 AM Ben Fein

The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council is set to meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m., as the group is expected to vote on whether or not to extend test-optional admissions in the university.

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis speaks on the economy at MU

April 7, 2022 8:04 PM Joushua Blount

Jim Bullard, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, stopped at the University of Missouri Thursday morning to discuss the economy and monetary policy.

Columbia city leaders consider regulations for short-term rentals

April 7, 2022 7:57 PM Hannah Falcon

There are between 300 and 400 short-term rental properties in Columbia, according to the Convention and Visitors Bueraeu, but there are no regulations for that kind of property.

Fotoohighiam calls murder conspiracy prosecution “malicious” after acquittal

April 7, 2022 10:02 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man acquitted of plotting to kill his ex-wife called his prosecution “malicious” Thursday.

City of Columbia explains next steps after a tie between two candidates for the Third Ward seat

April 6, 2022 4:15 PM Kennedy Miller

The fight continues to fill Columbia’s Third Ward city council seat, after a tie between two candidates.

Columbia/Boone County voters approve use tax; Ashland rejects the change

April 6, 2022 4:20 PM Chanel Porter

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, voters in Boone County and Columbia passed a Proposition 1 Use Tax on the ballot which will add a sales tax on out-of-state vendors for online purchases. Boone County’s use tax will be 1.75% and Columbia’s be will 2%. This is the exact same as what residents already pay

Columbia man charged with multiple crimes after allegedly assaulting an officer

April 6, 2022 8:51 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man with several outstanding warrants is facing multiple new charges after police found him at Douglas Park Tuesday afternoon.

Greitens attorney pushes back in family court case, asks for mediation

April 4, 2022 7:11 PM Lucas Geisler

(Editor’s note: The original version of this story misidentified what the subpoena from Eric Greitens’ attorney requested.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – An attorney for former Missouri governor Eric Greitens asked a judge to order Greitens and his ex-wife to go through mediation to settle their differences. Attorney Gary Stamper wrote in a court motion filed

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports first double-digit increase since March 21

April 6, 2022 4:08 PM ABC 17 News Team

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