COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia plans to do its annual dry snow run training exercise Tuesday. Public Works crews will use the exercise as an opportunity to review safety procedures and practice their snow routes in order to better prepare for winter.Most participants of the exercise will depart from the Grissum Building, 1313
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Columbia residents are welcome to voice their opinion on proposed changes to the city’s controversial trash system at a Thursday night meeting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway Friday morning after a fire at an apartment complex near central Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Larch Court around 6:15 a.m. Firefighters at the scene said there were no injuries. Crews kept the fire contained to a room in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You’ll want to make sure to get your shopping done early as several grocery stores will be closed on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Hy-Vee, Schnucks, Prenger Foods, Aldi, Target and Walmart will all be closed. Walmart, Target and Sam’s Club are also closing for the holiday. There will be some stores open, including Gerbes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As it gets deeper into the winter months, it is crucial to have a shelter in Columbia, that people in need can go to get warm. In October, the city approved the purchase of the VFW building on 1509 Ashley St. for the Room at the Inn Como to use as a winter-weather shelter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Danny Santulli and lawyers have settled with the last defendant in the lawsuit filed in January and the case is now closed. Santulli was left disabled following an alleged hazing incident at Phi Gamma Delta in 2021. Harrison Reichman was sued in September shortly after a settlement was reached with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Some supermarkets have upped the cost of annual Thanksgiving dinner dishes. The American Farm Bureau’s informal Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey reported a nationwide average of $64.05 for a meal for 10 people. That’s up 20% from last year. “We have ample supplies of turkey in the United States, and in fact, Missouri’s the sixth-largest
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The University of Missouri System Board of Curators met Thursday on the University of Missouri – St. Louis campus about the proposal and other topics.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of Columbia Public Schools said Thursday that a Hickman High School student has been detained for a threat scrawled on a bathroom stall. The threat of a Thursday shooting at Hickman High School, which was discovered Wednesday and which CPS officials and police said was not credible, was circulated on
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A crash closed the westbound lane of Route K in south Columbia on Wednesday after a crash.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School Principal Mary Grupe sent an email to parents at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to make parents aware that there was no credible threat to the school. A CPS spokesperson told ABC17 News that the district learned about a possible threat that was circulating on social media on Wednesday. “Late this
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A Columbia man accused of murdering a woman learned that his charges would be upgraded Wednesday afternoon because he is considered a persistent offender.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 13th Circuit Court — which includes Boone and Callaway counties — has chosen to reduce the court costs and fees associated with juvenile cases, according to a press release from the Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association. Boone County was imposing one of the highest juvenile court costs and fees in Missouri, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol’s anonymous tip hotline Courage2Report has received more reports in 2022 than the previous three years. MSHP’s Courage2Report records showed the anonymous hotline has received 742 tips between Jan. 1- Oct. 26. In 2021 there were 594 total tips received, 330 in 2020 and 430 in 2019. Bullying continues
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South Sixth Street in downtown Columbia between Stewart Road and the Mizzou RC4 parking lot were closed Wednesday morning after a water main broke.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INf9LwaEGKU Watch a livestream of the Artemis 1 rock launch. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dr. Linda Godwin in her 30 year career spent more than 38 days in space and spent over 10 hours outside the shuttle on spacewalks. The University of Missouri professor spoke to ABC17 News on Tuesday about her experiences in space as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) True North Columbia — an advocacy group for people experiencing domestic and sexual violence — encourages at-risk people to reach out, as the Columbia Police Department says it has seen an increase in homicides involving elements of domestic violence. A Columbia man has been arrested and charged with murder after Columbia police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia partners with several emergency shelter providers in the community to provide a warm place for individuals to escape the cold. Columbia’s shelters include: Flourish (for teens), please call 573.615.6135Room at the Inn (beginning Nov. 28), 1509 Ashley St. Salvation Army Harbor House (men, women and families), 602 N. Ann
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The Columbia Public Works Department says despite being short-staffed it is feeling confident about heading into winter after its first real-world test of the season.
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Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Columbia man with multiple felonies after they found a woman’s body in a car Monday.
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