COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a dog-breeding and boarding business in Boone County has been charged with several counts of animal abuse after several dead dogs and remains were found. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, has been charged with three counts of felony animal abuse and 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will hold an “interested parties” meeting next week on the potential remodel of the first floor of city hall. The post on the city’s BeHeard website says the meeting will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the Daniel Boone Lobby at City Hall. Public comments will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to murdering his mother’s roommate in October 2022 on Friday. Adam Conner, 40, appeared by video and changed his plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty before a Boone County judge. Conner was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. He pleaded guilty to second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Muleskinners and city leaders will hold a discussion panel Friday afternoon on Columbia’s proposed pedestrian safety ordinance. The panel hosted by the Muleskinners will be on Zoom from 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. The panel will be attended by Ward Two Councilwoman Vera Elwood, Civil Rights Attorney Dan Viets and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 12-year-old boy was found in a storm sewer on Thursday evening along West Broadway in Columbia near the library. First responders initially shut down the road near Parkway Drive and McBaine Avenue around 5 p.m. to look for a 12-year-old boy. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman wrote that firefighters were called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Coyote Hill, a nonprofit foster care ministry, celebrated its opening Thursday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new $2.6 million facility is located on North Tenth Street in downtown Columbia and aims to provide space for licensing and training new foster families, along with ongoing parent, coaching, advocacy and family support and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of cardboard recyclables being tossed in with the landfill, cardboard recycling for City of Columbia customers could return as soon as next week. A city utilities spokesman said equipment repairs are still underway at the Material Recovery Facility, which was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. Currently, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect involved in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in north Columbia in 2023 took a plea deal Thursday. Damarkus Williams, 20, was given a 10-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for a guilty plea to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder. Williams had been charged with first-degree murder, three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is charged with felony murder in the 2023 shooting death of a child has a trial scheduled for the spring. Larry Brownlee Jr., 31, was charged with illegal gun possession, second-degree felony murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teen has been charged with murder for a May deadly shooting just outside the city limits. Anthony K. Marine, 17, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of a person identified in a probable cause statement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former police officer who shot and killed a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf dog last year in Sturgeon has been charged with a misdemeanor. Myron Woodson, of Moberly, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor first-degree trespassing for an alleged incident that occurred on Sept. 29. A court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than six years after two Columbia residents were shot and killed in northeast Columbia, their families and police are still searching for answers. “Something that was different about this scene than others, it was very quiet,” Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Gremore said. Just after 3 a.m. Sept. 22, 2019, police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Young Democratic Democratic Socialists of America allege recent proposals from UM System President Mun Choi would lead to criminalizing homeless The group held a town hall Wednesday night where roughly 50 students gathered to discuss policing and housing in the city. Councilwomen Valerie Carroll (Ward 1) and Vera
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local veterans met at Broadway Bluffs Drive on Wednesday to bring awareness to claims of poor management and employee treatment at the Columbia Vet Center. In a joint statement from veterans protesting the center, they claim the current Vet Center director has built a “toxic work environment,” causing several staff members to
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Doug Hunt’s full comments to the board have been added to the story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officers’ Association is asking the Citizens Police Review Board to remove one of its members over a social media comment that appeared to criticize the CPOA’s president. The CPRB plans to discuss the issue
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three incumbents on the Columbia Board of Education will seek reelection, according to a joint press release sent by the members on Wednesday. The release says Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Board Member April Ferrao will file for reelection next month. Filing for the positions will be open
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Missouri Humane Society announced in a Wednesday press release that demolition started on Wednesday at the location of its future campus. A house and a concrete shed located at the 17.5-acre property on East Brown School will be cleared for CMHS’ new campus. CMHS has served Mid-Missouri since 1943. Previous reports
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Northern Lights can be seen throughout a decent portion of the country on Tuesday evening. Some ABC 17 News viewers took photos showing the views from their homes. Do you want to share what you see with us? Let us know on our Facebook page or on the share page of
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A section of Business Loop 70 between Hathman Place and Eastland Circle will be closed from Nov. 12-26 as construction on a new roundabout begins. The roundabout is part of the larger Improve I-70 project, with the addition connecting eastbound I-70 traffic to the Business Loop. “We’re going to really attack this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been arrested and charged after he was accused of robbing someone at knifepoint on June 18 in downtown Columbia. Jordan Thompson, 28, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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