Columbia police attempt to increase patrols to deter vehicle break-ins
As car break-in numbers climb in Columbia, another Missouri city has tried a novel solution to fix the problem.
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Columbia man charged after allegedly setting mattress on fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Thursday with first-degree arson after he allegedly set a mattress on fire in a hallway at the Rise Apartments on Aug. 27. Nicholas Gerken, 34, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. According to court documents, Gerken allegedly took a discarded mattress
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Attorney asks for Columbia child death charges to be thrown out
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the man accused of killing a baby and leaving its body behind a store wants his most-serious charges dismissed. Staffone Fountain, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
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Application portal for Columbia police chief search to close; new chief expected to be picked by November
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s search for a new police chief continues as the application process comes to an end. The city hired Public Sector Search and Consulting to search for a new chief after Geoff Jones retired from the position on Aug. 1. Matt Stephens was named the interim chief. The city
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Columbia Police Review Board set to hold meeting to review police policies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Review Board is set to meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall to review various police policies pertaining to use of force (policy 300) and body worn cameras (policy 447), which have been on the CPRD’s agenda since June. They will also discuss policies covering the use of
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Downtown CID hopes CPD fills vacant ‘community police officer’ position
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Downtown Community Improvement District asked the Columbia Police Department on Tuesday when it will fill a community police officer role for Downtown Columbia. “Our last one retired, we really want to make sure we get that role filled,” CID Executive Director Nickie Davis said. “It is huge for our businesses to
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Columbia Board of Education ratifies School Safety Grant application at Monday night meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed and ratifies its application for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education School Safety Grant during its Monday night meeting. CPS is requesting $300,000 from DESE to improve a number of security functions, according to the agenda. This is DESE’s Second round of grant funding, the
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Police overtime costs climbing as departments search for workers
Taxpayers are footing a 57% increase in overtime costs for fiscal 2023.
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Burglaries are down, car break-ins are up, CPD and Neighborhood Watch say at meeting
The Columbia Police Department and Columbia Neighborhood Watch are inviting the public to their annual meeting Monday night at City Hall.Â
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University of Missouri honors first responders who deployed to New York on Sept. 11, 2001
The City of Columbia and the University of Missouri are holding a ceremony Monday to remember the lives lost 22 years ago in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Man arrested, charged after allegedly stealing car at gas pump
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged after allegedly stealing a car from a QuikTrip gas pump on Saturday. Tyler Loyd, 24, was charged on Monday with stealing a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was set for Monday. According to jail
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Man accused in June ARC fight indicted by grand jury
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in relation to a fight at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center in June was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Kameron Mearidy, 19, was charged with first-degree assault — knowingly causing serious physical injury. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. His bond was set at $20,000 for
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United States Exercise Tiger Foundation remembers 9/11 Monday
Monday marks 22 years since the terror attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that claimed the lives of thousands of people.
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Columbia man seriously hurt in motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously hurt after a motorcycle crash in Boone County Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 3:40 p.m. on I-70 eastbound at the 116 mile mark. Troopers said, 51-year-old Steve Coats was on a motorcycle when he turned in front of the
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Affordable housing project in Columbia offers tiny homes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. According to Empower Missouri, 72% of very low income households in the state are housing cost burdened. There was an open house walking tour in Columbia on Sunday for residents to tour accessory dwelling units (ADU). An ADU is a “smaller residence
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Fire at Grindstone Walmart causes traffic delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads were shut down behind the Grindstone Walmart in Columbia when a large fire started Saturday afternoon just before 5 p.m. Around 6:30 p.m., employees were let back into the store and fire crews started to leave the scene. Gray Oak Drive was shut down for the fire response. Large clouds of
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Police close busy Columbia roads; man critically injured
Police closed down parts of East Broadway and College Avenue after a call went out of a suicidal person in Downtown Columbia.
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Woman charged, allegedly used credit cards stolen from car at preschool
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested and charged after allegedly stealing a backpack filled with credit cards and personal items from a vehicle at Green Meadows Preschool on Thursday. Julia Anne Elizabeth Nelson, 34, was charged with stealing and fraudulent use of a credit/debit device. Her address on Casenet is listed as Prescott, Wisconsin,
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Douglass Park shooter gets nearly two decades in prison
A man who pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and other charges in a deadly 2020 Douglass Park shooting was sentenced to almost two decades behind bars Friday.
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Historical marker signifies 134th anniversary of Columbia lynching
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A historical marker placement ceremony was held Thursday, signifying 134 years since a Black teenager was lynched in Columbia. A historical marker was placed in front of the Boone County Courthouse to memorialize the lynching of George Bush. On Sept. 7, 1889, a group of white men lynched Bush at the courthouse after he
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