CNN, KOLD, NBC, KTVK , KPHO, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE , INSTAGRAM, KTVK / KPHO, Savannah Guthrie / Instagram By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A proposed 240-unit apartment complex, called “The Vantage,” could bring new housing options to Columbia, but some nearby residents worry about added traffic along Rolling Hills and Richland roads. On Thursday, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to send the proposal to the city council. The development, planned on 50.8
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the three adults charged with felony murder in shooting death of Michael Ryan Burke was given a bond on Thursday, court filings show. Alexis Baumann, 18, of Hallsville, saw her bond reduced to $50,000 on Thursday and is eligible for home detention. She is charged with first-degree robbery, two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating a death that occurred Thursday near Vandiver Drive and Paris Road. CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff confirmed that officers are investigating a death. The Columbia Police Dispatch Six-Hour log shows that an “assist medic” call was made to the 2400 block of Vandiver Drive at 11:02 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health Food Service Supervisor Marian Zellner-Evers performed the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking man this week. Zellner-Evers said she was in the cafeteria working at the register when she noticed a man sitting at a table gesturing for help. “I just turned around and I’m like are you ok? he’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some of Columbia’s political leaders are hopeful the public can be more involved in discussions surrounding public safety. The city had at least three meetings that included University of Missouri officials in 2025 in an effort to curb crime after the shooting death of Aiyanna Williams in September 2025. Another meeting is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is making more money from downtown parking meters so far this year than it did in the first month of 2025. Columbia raised the price for all on-street parking downtown from 40 cents to $1 on Jan. 5. The Public Works spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house that caught fire early Thursday on Route T in Pettis County was accidentally caused by an electrical issue, the Doolittle Fire Protection District announced in a social media post. Crews were called a 6 a.m. near Poncho’s Garage on Route T for a house fire after residents in the area
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By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The brother of Israel’s security chief was arrested along with 14 others in a major police bust of an alleged smuggling ring accused of shipping crates of illegal goods into the Gaza Strip. Bezalel Zini, a brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini, was arrested as part
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Hale was in the middle of teaching a Western geography lesson on Wednesday afternoon when his sixth-grade students informed him that the online reference they usually consulted was gone. He’d instructed them to compare the gross domestic products of Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, and so they turned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for child sex crimes in Wyoming was booked into the Miller County Jail on Tuesday. Ellis Martin Bay, 43, of Marys Home, Missouri, was charged in Miller County with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held without bond. He is charged in Campbell
Continue ReadingBy Jordan D. Brown, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Stroke risks rise for women as they age — especially after menopause. A new study suggests this award-winning diet may play a powerful role in decreasing those odds. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Snack stats
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A contractor for the fifth portion of the Improve I-70 Project has been approved, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Columbia-based Capital Paving and Construction was awarded the contract, the release says. It will cost roughly $104 million to add a third lane in each direction
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have taken her against her will. It has been five days since Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people, including two teenagers, were seriously injured in a Wednesday night crash on Route Y in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 15-year-old boy from Sedalia tried to pass a 2011 BMW 328 with a 2012 Audi A4, the report says.
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As Nancy Guthrie’s family desperately pleads for her safe return, investigators announced Thursday they believe she is still alive – though they have no idea who may have taken her against her will. It has been five days since Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was
Continue ReadingBy Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — The café is spacious and softly buzzing, with quiet conversations carrying over from distant tables. Reflections flicker in the large mirrors lining the walls of the Lavapiés café where we meet. Seated near the entrance is activist and playwright Yúnior García, who speaks about memories and longings tied to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Off the back of a win against Mississippi State, Mizzou men’s basketball finds itself at 15-7 with just nine games left until the postseason. With the team currently on the bubble of this year’s NCAA tournament, head coach Dennis Gates and everyone in the locker room knows that every game matters. “They
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials in Pima County, Arizona, gave an update Thursday afternoon on the investigation in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. Guthrie is the mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie. Watch a replay of the full news conference in the media player.
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The search for Nancy Guthrie is now in its fifth day, and investigators and the family are frantically searching for her whereabouts after her suspected abduction. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing Sunday around noon when she did not attend her regular church
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