COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMcaster on Friday signed an extradition order for a man accused of killing a University of Missouri student 26 years ago. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in Boone County for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will hear a first reading Monday of a potential August ballot issue to create a public safety sales tax. The ordinance to put the tax before voters on Aug. 4 is listed under the introduction and first reading portion of the council’s agenda, meaning it won’t be discussed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The man Columbia police arrested Thursday after an hours-long standoff had skipped out on returning to jail following his release from the hospital, according to court documents. Brian Strickland, 58, was arrested Thursday night on Parkade Boulevard. Columbia police wrote that they tried to serve a warrant for his arrest on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials from the City of Columbia, Boone County, University of Missouri, Columbia Public Schools and the Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint meeting Friday morning. The meeting is set to begin at 8 a.m. in City Hall, where officials will discuss several items on the agenda, like public safety and housing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As construction continues on Columbia’s Opportunity Campus, community leaders are working to prepare both staff and the public ahead of the shelter’s opening this summer. The Voluntary Action Center is hosting a series of training sessions aimed at educating the community about homelessness. Thursday marked the third of six sessions and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police were in a standoff on Thursday night in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:44 p.m. that officers tried to arrest a man at 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard. The man is wanted on suspicion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after authorities claim he ran someone over with his Jeep Wrangler on Wednesday. Isaiah Aust, 19, is charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rock Bridge Elementary School student was found with a BB gun in their backpack before dismissal on Thursday, according to an email from a district spokeswoman. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark shared an email to ABC 17 News that was sent to parents following the incident. “We were alerted to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Non-uniformed employees at the Columbia Police Department are looking to form a union. An item listed in the consent agenda of Monday’s City Council meeting shows that the Columbia Police Civilians Association is seeking to be recognized by the city. Meeting documents say the group filed a petition for certification with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was arrested for a second time earlier this month is no longer listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Zachary Hutchinson, of Columbia, is charged with felonies in two cases. In one case, he is charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The name of the hospital the worker was sent to has been corrected. A worker suffered minor injuries when he fell at a University of Missouri construction site on Thursday morning. The man fell about 18 feet, Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said. A University spokesman said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced Wednesday that its looking for community feedback to update its 2021 Strategic Plan. The city said it wants the plan to reflect the community’s future priorities. Its gathering the feedback through a number of ways including a survey, ideas wall and discussion forum. Three public forums will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison without parole for federal child pornography charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Ryan Hine, 29, was sentenced for enticing a minor to produce child porn and advertising child porn to other people. He will also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority, a non-profit that offers low-cost housing, celebrated a ribbon cutting Wednesday marking 70 years of services. But demand for its services continues to outpace available housing. CHA serves over 2,000 households and nearly 4,000 people in Boone County and Columbia, according to the organization. Its work includes providing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Smoke in the Missouri Psychiatric Center that is connected to University Hospital caused a large Columbia Fire Department response Wednesday, but no evacuation was needed, according to a CFD official. CFD Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said an HVAC system handler started smoking and spread
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on North Providence road near Monday night Hickman High School that left a man seriously hurt marked the third crash in Columbia this year that involved a pedestrian. Statewide crash data shows pedestrian crashes are three times lower in Columbia than by the same point in 2025. By April 2025,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve an application for a Columbia charter school. The application was refiled by Frontier last week for a STEM charter school in Columbia. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended the board authorize the Frontier STEM school for pre-K
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged on Tuesday with disseminating a sexual video of someone without their consent. Megan Cabaniol, 27, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $15,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says police were called on Monday after the victim
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The two men accused of robbing the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville last month have each been indicted by a grand jury. Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia has been charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of embezzling money from nonprofits in Boonville and Columbia has pleaded guilty in one of her cases. Jennifer Waibel pleaded guilty on Monday in Cooper County to stealing more than $25,000. She will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 22. She is still charged in Boone County with stealing more than $750
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