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Volunteers clock in early Saturday to keep the NCAA Cross Country Championship moving

November 22, 2025 12:41 PM Marie Moyer

More than 100 volunteers were waking up early Saturday morning to help with Columbia’s first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship.

Heavy traffic expected for NCAA Cross Country championships

November 21, 2025 5:50 PM Euphenie Andre

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Organizers are expecting a large crowd for Saturday’s NCAA Cross Country Championship, and that could mean heavy traffic around the Gans Creek Concourse. Fans planning to attend must purchase parking passes online in advance—no passes will be sold on-site. Tickets for the event are still available and can be purchased online the

Columbia murder suspect wants more time to consider possible plea

November 21, 2025 11:41 AM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A co-defendant in a 2024 Columbia murder case wanted more time on Friday to consider a possible plea. Daevion McCray and his attorney told Judge Joshua Devine they wanted more time to discuss the plea at a 9 a.m. hearing in Boone County court. Devine reset the hearing for Monday at

4 more people charged in alleged Columbia gun theft ring

March 21, 2025 3:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four more people have been charged after more than 20 stolen guns were recovered in Columbia this week. Two people were initially charged on Thursday after 14 guns were found in an apartment and vehicle on Radcliffe Drive while police served a search warrant Wednesday, according to court documents. Another nine were

Law enforcement conducts ‘warrant sweep’ across Columbia

November 20, 2025 9:31 AM Lucas Geisler, Alison Patton, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal and local police conducted a “warrant sweep” across Columbia on Thursday morning for those wanted for various federal crimes. Dixon Land, the FBI field office spokesman in Kansas City, told ABC 17 News that agents worked with state and local police on Thursday to arrest those wanted on felony warrants. ABC

Columbia expects $1.2 million economic boost from NCAA Cross Country Championships

November 20, 2025 4:54 PM Euphenie Andre

Editor’s note: Megan McConachie’s title has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The NCAA Cross Country Championships is expected to bring in $1.2 million in revenue to the city this weekend, according to the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau . From hotels to restaurants, local businesses are anticipating a significant economic boost as hundreds of athletes

School calendar change proposed at MU Faculty Council meeting

November 20, 2025 7:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Next year’s school calendar was brought up during the University of Missouri’s Faculty Council meeting on Thursday. Last month, it was revealed that MU’s fall semester next school year could lose its “Reading Day,” to make up classroom hours lost from Veterans Day falling on a Wednesday. This year was the first

Workers at Columbia Starbucks location join nationwide strike

November 20, 2025 5:25 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers at a Columbia Starbucks location on Thursday joined a nationwide strike. Around 11 employees were seen outside the location on Vandiver Drive on Thursday morning chanting and holding signs. A press release from Starbucks Workers United – the union that represents the employees — says around 2,000 union baristas around the

Tyson Smith plans to prefile legislation on dog-breeding facilities; woman appears in court for Columbia animal abuse care

November 20, 2025 4:36 PM Ryan Shiner, Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A representative for Columbia in Missouri’s state house plans on prefiling legislation about dog-breeding facilities. Democratic State Rep. David Tyson Smith wrote on his social media on Thursday that he plans on prefiling a bill that would require regular inspections at dog-breeding facilities. The announcement comes after Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia,

Columbia police make arrest in Phillips 66 robbery; claims teen involved in other recent armed robberies

November 20, 2025 7:12 AM Gabrielle Teiner, Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy who allegedly robbed a Phillips 66 on Paris Road on Thursday morning, the Columbia Police Department wrote in a press release. Police say the teenager was arrested after a search warrant was served in the 2600 block of Quail Drive. Police claim the teenager is tied

Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention looks to offer bus liaison contract to nonprofit

November 19, 2025 7:16 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s leader of the Office of Violence Prevention D’Markus Thomas-Brown is hoping to offer a contract aimed at deescalating situations on public transit in the city to a nonprofit organization. According to Thomas-Brown, his office plans to award the $99,840 contract to Powerhouse Community Development. The office was considering two liaisons for

2 from Columbia seriously injured in Boone County crash

November 19, 2025 10:12 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured and another had moderate injuries in a Wednesday early evening crash on Highway 40 in Boone County, just east of Ivy Lane, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2003 Honda CR-V – driven by a 40-year-old Columbia man

Columbia Fire Department holds turkey safety demonstration ahead of Thanksgiving

November 19, 2025 8:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department held a demonstration on turkey safety Wednesday at its training academy on Big Bear Boulevard. Thanksgiving is next week and firefighters showed the dangers of improperly frying a turkey. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, five people die each year and dozens more are injured in accidents

Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission opposes Columbia City Council’s proposed median ordinance

November 19, 2025 8:40 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Bike and Pedestrian Commission voted to write a letter of opposition to the Columbia City Council on a proposed ordinance that would regulate the use of medians, road crossings and islands. On Wednesday, the Columbia Bike and Pedestrian Commission reviewed the ordinance that had drawn large crowds at a City

Woman accused of embezzling from Boonville nonprofit now charged in Boone County

November 19, 2025 2:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of embezzling nearly $50,000 from a Boonville nonprofit has now been charged with a similar crime in Boone County. Jennifer Waibel, 52, of Boonville, was charged last week in Cooper County with stealing more than $25,000. Her bond in that case was reduced and she is no longer listed on the Cooper

Top floors of 2 downtown Columbia parking garages to close for winter

November 19, 2025 5:31 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The top floors of two downtown Columbia parking garages will close for the winter next week. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, the top floors of the Fifth and Walnut Parking Garage and the Short Street Parking Garage will be closed to all traffic and parking, according to a Wednesday press release from

Influx of dogs from breeder abuse case puts CMHS at capacity

November 19, 2025 4:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society is out of space to take in new dogs after it saw an influx of canines from a Columbia animal abuse case. Last week, dog breeder Melissa Sanders, 26, was charged with three counts of felony animal abuse and 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. Sanders runs

MSHSAA responds to AG’s accusations, says it does not discriminate

November 19, 2025 3:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State High school Activities Association in a Wednesday press release says it does not discriminate. The release comes after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said in Tuesday press release that it would investigate MSHSAA after claims of racial and sex discrimination. A person described as

America250 food truck to deliver 40,000 pounds of food to Mid-Missouri

November 19, 2025 5:26 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck full of food donations from America250 arrived in Mid-Missouri on Wednesday morning, carrying 40,000 pounds of food. The thousands of pounds of food was delivered to The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive with 40,000 pounds of food will be donated to Mid-Missouri communities. The President

Crash report claims driver of truck involved in deadly Business Loop 70 crash was using Bluetooth for phone call

November 18, 2025 7:26 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a Sunderland Truck involved in a deadly crash on Business Loop 70 in Columbia last month claims he was on the phone at the time of the crash, but used Bluetooth. The Columbia Police Department said Roger Bone, 56, of Jefferson City was killed in the crash on Oct.