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How to avoid holiday scams this season

December 3, 2022 8:40 PM Abby Landwehr

Some deals are just too good to be true. Both in-person and online, holiday scams have returned this season.

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies search east Columbia on Friday for suspect with active warrants

December 2, 2022 10:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was searching for someone in eastern Columbia on Friday morning near South Field Drive. A sheriff’s office spokesman told ABC17 News that a deputy saw someone in the area who was believed to be a resident with six active Boone County warrants for failure to appear on

English found guilty in 2019 murder of Columbia man

December 2, 2022 8:38 PM Ryan Shiner

LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man accused of the 2019 killing of Aaron Brantley was found guilty of murder and other charges on Friday. Christopher English, 45, was found guilty of first-degree murder, armed-criminal action and the abandonment of a corpse. A sentencing hearing is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The

Missouri flu cases spike; Boone County cases more than double in a week

December 2, 2022 6:46 PM Abby Landwehr

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior services weekly data released on Friday says Missouri influenza cases are categorized as “very high.” Boone County’s cases have more than doubled in the past week. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that Boone County influenza numbers went from 96 to 251 cases within the

Memphis murder suspect arrested in Columbia

December 2, 2022 5:27 PM Matthew Sanders

A Memphis man wanted by police for a deadly shooting was arrested Thursday in Columbia, the U.S. attorney’s office said Friday.

Police identify woman killed in east Columbia crash

December 2, 2022 11:41 AM Matthew Sanders

An 83-year-old woman died in a crash in east Columbia that shut down a road Thursday, police say.

Proposed regulations could affect short-term rental owners in Columbia

December 1, 2022 7:11 PM Abby Landwehr

Thursday evening, the City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission met to discuss a topic that’s been on the table for four years now: Short-term rental regulations. City leaders began discussing the issue in 2018. A revised version of those regulations has been in the works since a proposition was shot down in 2020. The

One dead in crash near Hominy Creek, Route WW reopened

December 1, 2022 3:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a tweet that Route WW is closed at Hominy Creek, between Keene Street and Legion Lane due to a crash. The Columbia Police Department tweeted that one person died in the crash. Another person was sent to an area hospital for reported minor injuries. (1)

Vaccine clinic to be held Saturday at Roseta Avenue Center

November 30, 2022 8:12 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A COVID-19 bivalent booster and flu vaccine clinic will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Roseta Avenue Center at 1100 S. Roseta Avenue in Columbia. No appointments are needed, the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services said Wednesday in a press release. Updated/bivalent Pfizer booster doses will be available

Columbia police give tips on how to protect packages against ‘porch pirates’

November 30, 2022 4:55 PM Abby Landwehr

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Amazon delivery station in Ashland has already started to see a seasonal increase in Mid-Missouri packages. With the holidays getting closer, the station said it expects more than 1 million boxes to be delivered from October-January. Aaron Ponder — owner of Frontline Logistics — partnered with the facility when it opened

Crews tear down Manor House on MU’s campus

November 29, 2022 8:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews spent Tuesday tearing down Manor House Graduate Student Apartments on the University of Missouri’s campus today. The building closed at the start of the fall semester. With the demolition of Manor House, this leaves only Tara Apartments available for graduate students. The university has seen a decrease in graduate housing since 2014.

Missouri utility assistance program sees spike in applications as winter approaches

November 29, 2022 7:12 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri residents struggling to make ends meet may be able to meet utility assistance program requirements. Cities across Missouri are increasing energy prices as high inflation rates continue to impact the area. Natural gas rates changed for Ameren Missouri Customers on Nov. 1 to primarily reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost

Police: Woman charged after threatening students on bus

November 29, 2022 3:57 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with trespassing on a school bus and peace disturbance after police say she threatened children on a bus in October. The Columbia Police Department said in a probable cause statement that it had video of Alexis Harvey-Phillips, 24, entering a school bus and screaming and yelling at

Columbia police respond to fight at Battle High School on Tuesday

November 29, 2022 2:49 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department tweeted on Tuesday that it had responded to a “disturbance” at Battle High School. CPD said a fight broke out among several male students. Police said the conflict was resolved and four students were detained. (1) We responded to a disturbance at Battle High School at approximately 10:50

Police find nothing after road closure in east Columbia

November 29, 2022 1:23 PM Matthew Sanders

Police closed part of an east Columbia residential street Tuesday.

Winter shelters for unhoused people open in Columbia

November 28, 2022 7:40 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Room at the Inn in Columbia opened Monday night for the winter season in its new location. This is one of several shelters that are part of the city’s plan to minimize the impact of chronic homelessness in Columbia. Room at the Inn’s winter overnight shelter will opened Monday and will run

Man arrested in relation to shots fired investigation on Paris Road in Columbia

November 28, 2022 2:10 PM Matthew Sanders

Police were sent to a shots-fired call Monday in a commercial area of north Columbia.

MoDOT to host meeting Dec. 7 in Columbia to discuss unfunded transportation needs

November 28, 2022 8:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the ARC in Columbia — 1701 W. Ash St. — to discuss its High Priority Unfunded Needs list for transportation in Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation — working with its statewide regional planning partners — identified $1

Columbia Solid Waste to host second customer input meeting on bag ordinance

November 28, 2022 3:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility will be hosting its second customer input meeting to discuss proposed ordinance changes around the use of City logo refuse bags. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. This meeting will also be live-streamed. The public will have the opportunity to ask

Room at the Inn opens temporary shelter for homeless at new location

November 28, 2022 5:52 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Room at the Inn is set to open an emergency shelter at a new location Room at the Inn website Organizers will welcome guests to the shelter at the old VFW Post 280 building at 1509 Ashley St. in Columbia. The move follows the Columbia City Council’s approval of the