COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final suspect in a 2018 killing received probation for her part in the Columbia man’s death. Hollie Johnson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of a controlled substance. Judge Brouck Jacobs sentenced her to five years of probation, but she could serve a seven-year prison sentence if she violates it. Johnson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday night marked another night of protests in Columbia. The demonstration remained calm as law enforcement escorted the crowd around parts of the city. The group went from downtown toward the Business Loop and back to the Columbia Police Department. At times protestors chanted and temporarily blocked traffic downtown, but remained peaceful.
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Students at The University of Missouri haven’t been to an in person classroom since March 11, but that may change soon.
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A road project aimed at improving safety is set to start next week in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools proposed a 2020-21 budget on Wednesday that relies on $17 million in deficit spending as COVID-19 continues to drag down revenue and a new middle school opens. Kathy Steinhoff, president of the Columbia Missouri National Education Association teachers’ union, said she believes that students or classrooms will not see
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of MU Health Care doctors held a show of solidarity with protesters Thursday. The group White Coats 4 Black Lives held the event on the University of Missouri campus. The group observed a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd, the black man who
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The owner of a Columbia daycare has dropped his case seeking to stop COVID-19-related health orders issued by the county and city health director.
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office upgraded charges Wednesday against the former Minneapolis police officers allegedly responsible for George Floyd’s death. ABC 17 spoke with local attorney and former Cole County prosecutor Bill Tackett about what the next steps are in the case. Tackett said there are a couple of things the
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Protesters took to the streets in downtown Columbia again Wednesday evening. Groups have been marching through streets and kneeling in intersections of downtown Columbia for several days.
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There are no set plans for what the City of Columbia’s curbside trash collection and recycling pick up will look like next week.
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The City of Columbia saw protests both Monday and Tuesday of this week and Columbia PD took very different approaches to handling each night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County health department and city volunteers are scheduled to hand out free lunches at Douglass Park starting Wednesday through the end of July. Lunches will be available Monday-Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., the department said in a news release Wednesday. Changes have been made to the annual program.
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A Columbia man, 20, is being held in the Boone County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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Columbia police made a public appeal Tuesday for help finding a missing 17-year-old boy.
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A group of about 50 protesters gathered at the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday, holding signs and chanting things such as “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police.”
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Police said Tuesday they have not identified any suspects in two incidents where protesters were hit by drivers Monday night.
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Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said Tuesday that voting has been slow at the Boone County Government Building.
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Police are investigating a report of a home invasion in southeast Columbia and bullets hitting homes in east Columbia late Monday and early Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd protesting the death of George Floyd was out in downtown Columbia into the early hours Tuesday. Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis last week with a white police officer’s knee on his neck. Video of his death has led to protests across the country.
Continue Reading Protests continued in downtown Columbia continued into early Tuesday morning.
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