Columbia Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you more worried now that monkeypox is in Mid-Missouri?

August 30, 2022 11:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County health department said Tuesday that a county resident has tested positive for monkeypox.

Two Columbia middle school students assaulted on bus; suspect detained

August 30, 2022 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Two Columbia Public Schools middle school students were assaulted Tuesday morning on their bus, a district spokeswoman said.

Hundreds of students get free books from Read Across Columbia

August 30, 2022 5:23 PM Chris Bryant

More than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.

First monkeypox case reported in Boone County

August 30, 2022 2:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County has reported its first case of monkeypox.

At least two homes hit in central Columbia shooting

August 30, 2022 1:22 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say at least two homes were hit with gunfire in a central Columbia shooting late Monday night. ABC 17 News crews were on scene around 11:40 p.m. and saw multiple officers searching the area with flashlights. CPD says an officer was close by at the time of the shooting and

Bike thefts in Columbia raise concerns

August 29, 2022 8:58 PM Ethan Heinz

The University of Missouri Police Department is investigating several bicycle thefts so far this year.

Most power restored after large Columbia Water and Light outage

August 29, 2022 3:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Most of the more than 1,600 Columbia Water and Light customers who lost power Monday afternoon had service restored by about 4 p.m., the utility said in social media posts Monday.

Judge seals decision in Greitens family court case

August 29, 2022 4:56 PM Lucas Geisler

A Boone County judge closed off her decision in a family court case involving the state’s former governor.

Columbia College boasts biggest new student class since 2018

August 29, 2022 10:44 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia College said Monday that it welcomed the most new students to classes since 2018.

Columbia residents protest Roe v. Wade overturning in ‘Summer of Rage Protest’

August 27, 2022 7:32 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Como for Choice held a “Summer of Rage” protest Saturday evening at the Boone County Courthouse to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A group of Columbia residents gathered in response to the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer which led to Missouri becoming the first state

Columbia Police host active shooter training Saturday afternoon

August 27, 2022 5:39 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Police Department held two free active shooter training sessions Saturday.

ALS Association hosting walk to raise money for research and treatment

August 27, 2022 8:46 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ALS Assocation Mid-American chapter is held their ‘Walk to Defeat ALS’ event In Columbia Saturday at Cosmo Bethel Park. Check-in for the walk started at 9 a.m. followed by the walk at 10:30 a.m. According to the organization, Saturday’s walk is one of five thats set to take place. For Saturday’s event, 13 teams

Moberly man charged after allegedly exposing himself to children in Columbia

August 26, 2022 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Suspect detained on charges relating to reported incidents of indecency, Aug. 25

Agreement between Columbia Public Schools and City of Columbia helps provide security at after-school events

August 26, 2022 10:53 PM Marina Diaz

The Columbia Public School has an agreement in place with the City of Columbia that provides school resource officers (SRO) during and after school hours.

Centralia woman accused of driving wrong way on Highway 63, crashing into deputy’s cruiser

August 26, 2022 6:33 AM Matthew Sanders

A Centralia woman was arrested on suspicion of DWI, resisting arrest and careless driving after her vehicle hit a deputy’s cruiser Wednesday night on Highway 63.

Missouri Budget Project estimates impact of governor’s tax cut plan is nearly $1 billion

August 25, 2022 8:48 AM Hannah Falcon

Gov. Mike Parson stressed the state budget’s ability to take the biggest income tax cut in history and still fully fund important programs in his Columbia tour stop Thursday to raise support for his special session plans.

EquipmentShare moves closer to winning tax incentive approval for expansion

August 25, 2022 6:26 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia company came a step closer Thursday to landing tax credits it says will allow it to convert its headquarters in an old furniture store into a facility that can handle heavy tech demands.

New court dates set for six University of Missouri hazing suspects

August 25, 2022 11:17 AM Leila Mitchell

Five of the men charged with hazing in connection with the University of Missouri Phi Gamma Delta hazing case are scheduled for their first appearance in court Thursday.

Bus with students onboard, car crash in Columbia

August 25, 2022 4:37 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A bus and car crashed on Business Loop 70 in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said no one on the Hickman High School bus was hurt in the crash on Business Loop 70 East and Seventh St. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near the school’s

Downtown Columbia Leadership Council reviews proposed plan for Wabash Bus station

August 24, 2022 10:38 PM Marina Diaz

The Downtown Columbia Leadership Council heard local business owners’ complaints about the Wabash Bus Station at its meeting Wednesday.