COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Charles Road overpass on I-70 will close in mid-April for demolition and replacement, with the latter phase expected to take upwards of five months. According to a news release from MoDOT, crews will start bridge demolition at 7 p.m. on April 10 and work until 6 a.m. on April 13.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was described as a hired caretaker for a disabled person in Boone County has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly stole money from the patient’s debit account. Cassandra Cook, 34, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with stealing more than $750 and fraudulently using a debit card.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down parts of a 2022 elections law that restricted how organizations and individuals conduct voter registration drives, ruling the provisions unconstitutional limits on political speech. The decision affirms lower court rulings that permanently block enforcement of the restrictions, which were part of House Bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A type of opioid has been detected in the wastewater of several schools around the state, including a few in Mid-Missouri. A press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says nitazenes are “a highly potent class of synthetic opioids increasingly detected across the state.” The drug is roughly
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to close the intersection of Conley Road and Business Loop 70 for about 60 days while the crossing is replaced with a roundabout.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission voted to move forward with the updated affordable housing plan Thursday following changes made earlier this month. Bill Florea with Boone County spoke with ABC 17 after the meeting. “It went great and I expected that it would.” Florea said. “We had worked closely with the Planning and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Animal Hospital is set to close on Friday, but a clear reason for the sudden shutdown hasn’t been provided. The hospital, located in northern Columbia, announced the closure last week in a social media post saying, “After many years of serving the Columbia community, it is with sincere sadness that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Each of the two candidates for the Fifth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council says infrastructure projects would be a top priority if they’re elected April 7. Incumbent Don Waterman and challenger Christina Hartman told ABC 17 News in separate interviews that they are focused on long-delayed infrastructure projects, including a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An everyday sale took a turn last Friday after a man pulled a shotgun and shot at a salesman in Boone County, according to authorities. Boone County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Leer said 69-year-old Mark Streeter allegedly confronted a salesman and later fired shots at him as the salesman was leaving. Deputies
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting at a door-to-door salesman in Boone County was arrested on Friday night. Capt. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News in an email Mark Q. Streeter was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon. Around 6:30 p.m. Friday, deputies were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Free naloxone distribution boxes are now available at locations across Columbia, the city announced in a news release on Friday. Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, is a medication that can help reverse overdoses from opioids like heroin, fentanyl or prescription opioid medications. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville school district broke ground Thursday on the second phase of a series of improvements to its facilities. Phase one of the district’s long-term facility master plan focused on improvements to the middle school. Upcoming work will include changes to sports facilities and expanded parking for students, as well as additional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District named a new assistant chief for its operations bureau on Wednesday, according to a news release posted on Facebook. Chuck Doss was named the new assistant chief and brings “a leadership style that adapts to the situation, clear and decisive during emergency operations, while focusing on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple customers are without power Wednesday morning, following overnight storms in Mid-Missouri. According to the statewide outage map from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Benton County has the most outages with 795 customers without power as of 7:53 a.m. Wednesday. After Boone County customers had their power restored just before 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is prepared to use its alert system on Tuesday, as strong storms could move into the area. Parts of Mid-Missouri were under a tornado watch on Tuesday evening, stretching from Sedalia to Paris. Other areas risk seeing the possibility of damaging wind, large hail and rainfall as the
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple agencies responded to a fire at a hay barn on Tuesday evening in the 600 block of Audrain Road 110. Dispatch data from the city of Columbia shows the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a mutual aid call at 4:49 p.m. BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County deputies have arrested a Columbia man for a crash that left a child hurt over the weekend. On Monday, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said it was searching for a driver accused of hitting a 9-year-old girl with their car in the 700 block of Demaret Drive on Sunday night.
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Editor’s note: The date and area of the shooting was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Witnesses took the stand Tuesday in day one of the jury trial for the man charged in connection with a shooting inside a Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia in 2024. A jury of nine men and five women were chosen for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who hit a 9-year-old girl and drove away Sunday night. The child, who was taken to a hospital but was alert and talking at the scene, was crossing in the 700 block of Demaret Drive east of Columbia at
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EDITOR’S NOTE: AI tools were used to help organize the information in this story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to travel with caution, with warmer weather causing potholes to pop up across roads. MoDOT crews responded to the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp at the Highway 63 connector twice over
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