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Talks with American Airlines about routes at Columbia Regional Airport continue

November 21, 2022 7:25 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders say talks are happening about adding new destinations to the Columbia Airport. Today, REDI President Stacey Button told ABC17 News the conversations are continuing with American Airlines and different “low-fare” airlines. Button described those locations as tourist destinations like Phoenix or Las Vegas. Button also said the American Airlines route to Charlotte is still in the

Go COMO Transit to stop at Room at the Inn at Ashley Street Center starting Nov. 28

November 21, 2022 4:51 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Go COMO Transit will extend transit service to the Ashley Street Center, 1509 Ashley St., the new location of Room at the Inn starting Monday, Nov. 28.The orange route currently starts at Wabash Bus Station, serves stops in the North Central area and then travels north along the Rangeline Street corridor. Beginning

Columbia city council to vote on police-backed crime surveillance system

November 20, 2022 6:17 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will vote on whether or not to approve the Columbia Police Department’s request for a real-time crime control surveillance system throughout the city Monday night. The surveillance system, called Fusus, would allow police to have immediate access to surveillance cameras across the city if a crime happens in the

Columbia organization provides Thanksgiving dinner for those in need

November 19, 2022 7:19 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Powerhouse Community Development passed out food boxes to the community Saturday as an effort to make sure everyone had a meal for the Thanksgiving holiday as part of its “A Time to Give Thanks” holiday event. The giveaway took place at Parkade Plaza on Business Loop 70 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

CPD Responds to reports of an armed individual causing a disturbance

November 19, 2022 11:04 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. The Columbia Police Department responded to reports of an armed individual causing a disturbance Saturday evening. CPD responded to the 1400 block of Bass Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Officers report that while the individual was armed, he did not make any threats. CPD said the situation was resolved without any incident and the

Power restored to over 2,000 in Columbia who lost it Saturday afternoon

November 19, 2022 4:05 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over 2,000 customers in Columbia were without power for a few hours Saturday afternoon. All in the central Columbia area. The outage started around 3 p.m. and was resolved two hours later. The power outage was first noticed just after Columbia fire crews responded to a small grass fire on Redwood Road. Firefighters

How to keep your home safe while away for the holidays

November 18, 2022 6:48 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Break-ins and burglaries may be top of mind while preparing to leave your house or apartment for the holidays. According to Columbia Police dispatch records, there have been five burglaries in the past week. Last year, there were 17 burglaries during the week of Thanksgiving in Columbia. Thursday night, an attempted break-in led to a police

DNR awards more than $400 million for water infrastructure

November 18, 2022 8:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is awarding more than $400 million to improve community water infrastructure grants, according to a press release. In Mid-Missouri, there were several communities that will get funding to improve drinking water, wastewater, storm water and lead service line inventories. Columbia, Mexico and Fulton are three cities that

Demand rises for food resources and programs

November 18, 2022 7:14 PM Abby Landwehr

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Thanksgiving less than a week away, local programs are pulling resources together for families in need. This year though, the amount of people in need of a holiday meal has increased. “We’re serving around 15,000 more people every month than we were at this time in 2021. It’s a huge increase,”

CPD chief talks with Democratic club about video surveillance system

November 18, 2022 12:00 PM Ethan Heinz

Watch the presentation in the video above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s Democratic Party club heard a presentation Friday from Columbia’s top cop about a software platform that enables police to access public or business video footage. The decision for the Columbia Police Department to use the Fusus software is going in front of the

Columbia man arrested, faces several charges

November 18, 2022 5:06 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested Thursday afternoon in relation to an outstanding warrant, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy had received information that Justin Martin, 24, was in a vehicle near the 4000 block of Interstate 70 Drive SE. Martin had a warrant for first-degree

Columbia Public Works crews to conduct annual dry snow run Tuesday

November 18, 2022 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia plans to do its annual dry snow run training exercise Tuesday. Public Works crews will use the exercise as an opportunity to review safety procedures and practice their snow routes in order to better prepare for winter.Most participants of the exercise will depart from the Grissum Building, 1313

Columbia residents share mixed opinions about trash system Thursday night

November 17, 2022 4:16 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia residents are welcome to voice their opinion on proposed changes to the city’s controversial trash system at a Thursday night meeting.

Firefighters respond Friday morning to apartment fire near central Columbia

November 18, 2022 7:19 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway Friday morning after a fire at an apartment complex near central Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Larch Court around 6:15 a.m. Firefighters at the scene said there were no injuries. Crews kept the fire contained to a room in

Several grocery stores to close for Thanksgiving, some area restaurants will remain open

November 17, 2022 9:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You’ll want to make sure to get your shopping done early as several grocery stores will be closed on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Hy-Vee, Schnucks, Prenger Foods, Aldi, Target and Walmart will all be closed. Walmart, Target and Sam’s Club are also closing for the holiday. There will be some stores open, including Gerbes

New Room at the Inn winter weather shelter expected to provide more services for unsheltered people

November 17, 2022 9:00 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As it gets deeper into the winter months, it is crucial to have a shelter in Columbia, that people in need can go to get warm. In October, the city approved the purchase of the VFW building on 1509 Ashley St. for the Room at the Inn Como to use as a winter-weather shelter.

Santulli family settles settles with last defendant in lawsuit filed in January

November 17, 2022 7:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Danny Santulli and lawyers have settled with the last defendant in the lawsuit filed in January and the case is now closed. Santulli was left disabled following an alleged hazing incident at Phi Gamma Delta in 2021. Harrison Reichman was sued in September shortly after a settlement was reached with

Inflation, supply chain costs among reasons for price increases for Thanksgiving turkeys

November 17, 2022 7:14 PM Abby Landwehr

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Some supermarkets have upped the cost of annual Thanksgiving dinner dishes. The American Farm Bureau’s informal Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey reported a nationwide average of $64.05 for a meal for 10 people. That’s up 20% from last year. “We have ample supplies of turkey in the United States, and in fact, Missouri’s the sixth-largest

University of Missouri curators raise room-and-board fees

November 17, 2022 6:03 AM Kennedy Miller

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators met Thursday on the University of Missouri – St. Louis campus about the proposal and other topics.

CPS superintendent says Hickman student who was source of threat has been identified

November 17, 2022 12:35 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of Columbia Public Schools said Thursday that a Hickman High School student has been detained for a threat scrawled on a bathroom stall. The threat of a Thursday shooting at Hickman High School, which was discovered Wednesday and which CPS officials and police said was not credible, was circulated on