Columbia Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you had a package stolen from outside your home?

June 22, 2023 2:34 AM ABC 17 News Team

The term “porch pirate” has become a part of the American vernacular, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

CPD: Man with gunshot wound taken to hospital following shots-fired call Wednesday in central Columbia

June 21, 2023 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department said on its social media that a man suffered an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon. Officers were sent to a shots-fired call Wednesday afternoon in the 900 block of Jewell Avenue in central Columbia. CPD tweeted the man who was shot was brought to an area hospital and is

Pavement maintenance scheduled for Columbia streets; road work also announced in Boone and Cole counties

June 21, 2023 6:15 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work will begin Friday in Columbia on several streets, according to a press release from the City. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, June 30. Capital Paving — contractors for the City of Columbia Public Works — are scheduled to perform mill and overlay pavement maintenance on: Lea Verde

Fire department investigating shed fire in Central Columbia

June 21, 2023 10:22 AM Nia Hinson

The Columbia Fire Department is investigating what caused a shed to catch fire in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue on Wednesday morning.

Columbia City Council approves design elements for I-70/Highway 63 connector, electric rate increase

June 20, 2023 5:47 AM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday approved the design for a beautification project at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector, an electric rate increase and a purchase of land that can be used for a new fire station. The City Council did not nail down a final price tag for the beautification project,

University Hospital patient and visitor parking garage to close for a month

June 20, 2023 8:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The patient and visitor parking garage attached to University Hospital in Columbia will close for a month – beginning Monday – for construction and upgrades, according to a press release from MU Health Care. Upgrades include a new automated parking guidance system displaying the number of spaces available on each level, and an additional

COMO Safe Water Coalition asks the city for proactive efforts to prevent water main breaks

June 20, 2023 8:01 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COMO Safe Water Coalition is asking the City of Columbia to address water line infrastructure to prevent water main breaks. “The problem that we’ve noticed here in the City of Columbia is that they operate very much in a reactive manner instead of a proactive manner,” Co-founder of COMO Safe Water Coalitions

Judge delays decision on whether Columbia woman accused of murder should be committed

June 20, 2023 7:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has delayed a decision on whether or not to commit a Columbia woman accused of murder. Emma Adams, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of Samuel Clemons, who was a University of Missouri student.

Columbia man charged after allegedly threatening victim, having standoff with police

June 20, 2023 7:26 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several felony charges following a standoff with Columbia Police. Jaytaj Moore, 21, is charged with first-degree burglary, armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, fourth-degree domestic assault and two counts of fourth-degree assault. A warrant was ordered Monday. He is not listed on the Boone County

Firework stands open around the state ahead of July 4

June 20, 2023 11:39 AM Erika McGuire

More than 1,500 firework stands are now open for business in Missouri until July 10, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety.

Columbia man sentenced 11 years for fentanyl trafficking and gun charges

June 20, 2023 5:04 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Warren Andre Washington, 30, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison without parole. Washington pleaded guilty on Nov. 29 to possessing fentanyl with

Boil-water advisory issued for southwest Columbia neighborhoods

June 20, 2023 10:09 AM Matthew Sanders

A handful of southwest Columbia neighborhoods were under a boil-water advisory Tuesday morning after a main broke.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Can your budget withstand utility rate increases?

June 20, 2023 2:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

Many households across Mid-Missouri this summer will pay more to stay cool.

Juneteenth celebration takes place at Cosmo Park, heat doesn’t deter activities

June 19, 2023 7:51 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Village of Columbia, which hosts a Juneteenth festival every year, said celebrations are going off without a hitch this weekend. The Village is an organization that works to bring together the Black community in Columbia with events like Monday’s all year long. Columbia celebrated Juneteenth for all of the extended weekend

Utility rates on the rise across Central Missouri

June 19, 2023 11:59 AM Mitchell Kaminski

Mid-Missourians are seeing electric rate increases from three major utility providers this summer.

Columbia man accused of burglary in Moberly

June 19, 2023 2:55 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department announced in a Monday press release that it had arrested a Columbia man on Sunday who is accused of stealing from residences and vehicles, as well as vehicle tampering. Christopher Ryan Johnson, 33, is accused of first-degree burglary — according to the release — and was booked on

Juneteenth events continue Monday in Columbia

June 18, 2023 5:16 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will continue to hold Juneteenth events Monday and throughout the week to honor the holiday. Monday at Douglass Park, there will be a Community Fun and Fellowship event from 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. In 1979, Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday. Fast forward

Columbia Fire performs water rescue in flooded street

June 18, 2023 6:59 PM Mitchell Kaminski

Heavy downpours and high winds made their way through central Missouri Sunday, wreaking havoc on the roads.

No injuries reported in eastern Boone County house fire

June 17, 2023 11:04 AM Erika McGuire

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District says three people were home but made it out safely when a broke out in 6700 block of East Southfield Drive in Boone County around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. When ABC 17 News crews arrived on the scene, they saw crews working to control the smoke and

Juneteenth events scheduled for this weekend in Columbia

June 17, 2023 7:39 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia will hold several events in honor of “Juneteenth”, including its Third Annual Juneteenth Parade in downtown Columbia. The parade is set to start on Broadway and Waugh Street at 9:00 a.m. and make its way to Douglass Park. The Columbia Police Department posted on its Facebook Friday saying Broadway will be closed