COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia officials will conduct their own walk around downtown Columbia, but they won’t announce the date and time in advance, a city spokesperson said Monday. Spokesperson Sydney Olsen said Mayor Barabare Buffaloe and city leaders are planning their own walk-through of downtown that will not be publicized in advance. Officials want
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Associate Circuit Judge Tracy Gonzalez will not seek reelection in 2026, according to a press release from the 13th Judicial Circuit. Gonzalez has served in the role since Jan. 1, 2019, and her term ends on Dec. 31, 2026. She has focused mostly on juvenile and family matters. She plans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a Boone County liquor store has been charged with a misdemeanor for an alleged sale that occurred in July. Jashiben Patel, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with selling alcohol without a proper license. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Previous reporting shows the state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new “Ride Home” program aimed to get people back to their support system, will begin taking referrals from the City of Columbia on Monday. The “Ride Home” initiative came about after the Columbia City Council agreed to amend its existing contract with First Last Mile in August. It will begin with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude sat down with ABC 17 News on Friday to discuss changes the department is making to make downtown Columbia safer on the weekends. On most Friday and Saturday nights, nearly half of CPD’s on-duty officers are placed downtown. Following a shooting last weekend on East Broadway, Schlude
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed Paul Boyd on Friday to become Montgomery County’s next prosecuting attorney, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. The release says Boyd is the violent crimes team lead for the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office and has previously served as a counterdrug coordinator and military judge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools said a police call to Hickman High School on Friday morning did not involve a student with a weapon. Hickman principal Mary Grupe sent a message to parents on Friday about the call. The district said the incident involved just one student, which had been “fully addressed and resolved.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “disturbing message” on Snapchat seen by Columbia Public School students and parents has prompted a police investigation. Rock Bridge High School principal Jacob Sirna told families Thursday morning the district’s security team asked the Columbia Police Department to look into the message after parents and students reported the message. Sirna’s email
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Columbia man was arrested after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase on Tuesday night. James Miller is charged with drug possession, delivery of a controlled substance, aggravated fleeing, driving without a license and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State lawmakers are reacting to the outpouring response by local leaders and community organizations following a deadly downtown Columbia shooting over the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Columbia police responded to a shooting in the 800 block of East Broadway just before 2 a.m. Saturday. Police found three people shot; one woman,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Boone County will buy space at a Jefferson City cemetery to house dozens of unclaimed remains at the medical examiner’s office. The county commission approved the $6,600 contract with Hawthorn Memorial Gardens at its Tuesday meeting. The contract allows the Boone/Callaway Medical Examiner’s Office to keep unclaimed cremated remains at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors on Monday proposed reduced charges for a man accused of killing two women in a crash last year ahead of his plea hearing on Tuesday. Walter Montejo, 27, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while revoked and driving without insurance. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash Sunday night has led to closed lanes on Interstate 70 east of Columbia. The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the eastbound and westbound passing lanes at mile marker 134, according to a news release. Repairs are expected to wrap up by Monday evening, MoDOT says. The crash Sunday night
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week for a man accused of manslaughter in a fatal crash in August 2024. Walter Montejo, 27, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while revoked and driving without insurance. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of soliciting prostitution from an undercover police officer was allegedly found with 29 grams of fentanyl in July. Amy Hill, 47, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with second-degree drug trafficking, misdemeanor prostitution, two counts of felony drug possession and a single count of
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction on the new Boone County Fire Protection District Station 8 is complete. Work on Station 8, located on Route K in southern Boone County, began late last year. It is expected to be fully operating by Nov. 1, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. The
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to say Casa Maria’s license was suspended and fix the date of a hearing. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly two dozen Missouri businesses have had their liquor licenses revoked over the past five years, with more than a fifth of those located in Boone County. The latest was Spring
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe will be awarding Missouri’s highest public safety honors Tuesday to a select few responders and people for their heroic acts made in 2024, including some first responders from Mid-Missouri. According to a press release, the awards include: 15 Missouri Medals of Valor for exceptional courage and heroism in
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Southern Boone School District may soon join the over 25% of Missouri school districts that have adopted a four-day school week.
According to the district, discussions about the change began in August, with a committee of administrators, teachers, parents, and board members reviewing feedback from parent and staff surveys.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was recently arrested in connection with a 2017 homicide case is facing additional felony charges. David Adams, 44, of Columbia, was charged on Friday in Boone County with illegal gun possession and stealing a gun. He is also charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree felony murder and illegal
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