COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood has announced his pick to be the next Housing and Neighborhood Services director. William Rataj will start as the new director on Sept. 29. Rataj has previously worked as the director of housing with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration since 2014. He has worked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A car crash blocked northbound lanes of Paris Road in northeast Columbia on Wednesday morning. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert just after 9 a.m. that first responders had blocked the northbound lanes of Paris Road near Brown Station Road. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to get a handle on work that needs to be completed within its schools. The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee met Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on its facility condition assessment. CPS narrowed down each facility’s needs into four categories: Immediate, critical, noncritical and deferred maintenance. Immediate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first witness in the jury trial for a deadly 2022 Columbia shooting took the stand on Tuesday. The trial for Isaac J. Bryant started on Tuesday morning. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Eight women and six men were selected for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sixth Street in Columbia is closed due to a chilled water line break. Columbia Public Works said in a release that South Sixth Street is closed to traffic between Elm Street and East Stewart Road. The area is expected to be closed between two and seven days while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Protection District has announced its next fire chief. M. Jay Niemeyer was announced as the Fire Chief for Southern Boone Fire on Monday over social media. Niemeyer is replacing Jim Bullard, who retired in April after 47 years of service. The new chief has been a firefighter since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College is entering the new school year with a new president and an increase in enrollment. In a release, the school said the undergraduate enrollment is projected to increase by more than 8% this fall. This is the largest number since 2021. The overall enrollment is expected to increase by 5%
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard several motions on Ryan Ferguson’s historic verdict against Travelers Insurance Tuesday morning. Both sides are asking for adjustments to the final dollar amount that Ferguson will receive. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A panel of judges has ordered a Boone County circuit court to correct a judgment in a 2022 Columbia shooting case. Terrance Johnson was found guilty by a jury in March 2024 and sentenced in April 2024 to 14 years behind bars for a 2022 shooting. He was found guilty of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School was on a brief secure protocol after a report of a single gunshot was heard near the school on Monday. The Columbia Police Department said in a social media post that officers were called to Forest Avenue in response to a single shot heard at 11:55 a.m. Officers found
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Mizzou kicks off its football season this week with a Thursday night home matchup against Central Arkansas. Tigers fans are already in anticipation of another season, hoping to see their team with 10 games for yet another year. But things aren’t all rainbows in Tiger country — some students say the new process for getting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the Mizzou Tigers look to kick off the start of the 2025-26 season on Thursday against Central Arkansas, some students are still hoping for a ticket. Much of that stress is thanks to a new ticket claim process Mizzou Athletics rolled out this year, students say. “I was just like sitting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department said it has gotten false reports in the past, and it takes up time and wastes resources to verify that the incident is false. “‘Swatting’ calls are dangerous, disruptive and waste valuable law enforcement resources. While many of these calls turn out to be hoaxes, MUPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former pro-baseball player from Columbia was denied a new trial at his sentencing hearing on Monday. Blake Tekotte, 38, was found guilty by a jury in July of second-degree domestic assault and kidnapping. The judge sentenced him to 10 years in the Department of Corrections, but he could have the possibility
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department’s new crime data dashboard is now up and running. Starting Monday, residents can see more detailed information about crimes that have been reported at and near specific locations in Columbia. Data is also included about the statistics on reported crimes for the past month, year, along with by
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A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of leaving two children in a hot car.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after he was accused of leading police on a chase Friday night. Jarvis Chevis, 34, of Columbia, was charged with five felonies, including possession of controlled substance, third-degree assault with a special victim, resisting arrest, first-degree property damage and tampering with physical evidence. Court documents state
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As Columbia College students head out for the first day of classes Monday, enhanced security features across campus, including new lights and cameras, are in place to keep them safe.
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