COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state trooper was sentenced to three months in jail after he was found guilty of sexual assault and kidnapping. Jeffrey Durbin was found guilty of the two counts in January, but his sentencing was delayed after the defense argued juror misconduct. A Boone County judge ordered Durbin to serve three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Season tickets for the Mizzou Tigers’ 2025 football season sold out faster than last year despite a 50% increase in prices. The Mizzou Athletic Department announced on Aug. 5 that season tickets were sold out, despite raising prices by half. Assistant athletic director Joshua Moore said tickets sold out two weeks earlier
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) KOMU 8 announced Sports Director Ben Arnet, 43, passed away on Thursday. Arnet was a Columbia native, graduated from Hickman High School and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism where he later became an instructor and the Sports Director for KOMU 8 for five years. In 2004, Arnet moved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: A correction has been made about the closures on Interstate 70. Thousands of fans traveled to Columbia on Saturday for the Missouri Tigers’ first football game of the season, packing Faurot Field and creating heavy traffic around campus hours before the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. By mid-afternoon, traffic congestion was building
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he was accused of having more than 50 grams of fentanyl. Charles Walker Jr. is charged with first-degree trafficking drugs over the statutory amount, tampering with physical evidence and a misdemeanor of resisting arrest. Court documents state officers were patrolling on Wednesday when they saw a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Health Care made $45 million in its fiscal year 2025, according to the UM Board of Curators Health Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday. This comes after MU Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield reached a deal in July, according to a previous KMIZ report. Contract details haven’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was found guilty of murder by a jury in a 2022 shooting. Isaac Bryant was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Jurors received the case around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The verdict was delivered shortly after 6 p.m. Bryant was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless man has been charged after he was accused of assaulting someone else at Turning Point. Danelle Jordan, 46, was charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court documents state officers were called to 702 Wilkes Blvd on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. for an assault. Dispatch notes said a suspect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested after he was charged earlier this month for allegedly shooting at a home. Marlon Meija-Fuentez was booked into the Boone County Jail at 4:54 p.m. on Wednesday, according to online records. Meija-Fuentez was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans will see some changes to their game day experience out at Faurot Field this season with stadium upgrades, concession stand additions and travel impacts on I-70. The current renovations to the north end zone will continue throughout the season; however, in addition to those changes, Mizzou Athletics has also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than 24 hours, Memorial Stadium will be jam-packed with black and gold, as the Tigers kick off the 2025-26 season against Central Arkansas. Downtown is never a scarce scene in Columbia on game days, but with many students left unable to claim tickets after Mizzou Athletics rolled out a new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport is taking steps to prevent vehicles from being left in airport parking lots for extended periods, a problem that has limited available spaces for legitimate travelers. Â “We’ve had vehicles with flat tires and vehicles that have been sitting out there for long periods of time that we’ve observed,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in September, contractors will start the second phase of work on a new roundabout on Route K. Starting Sept. 8, West Route K will be closed east of the Break Time gas station driveway and east of Vermillion Drive. Access to the gas station will be available only from West Old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An organization will be announcing a lawsuit against University of Missouri President Mun Choi over the removal of Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from last year’s homecoming parade. The Council of American-Islamic Relations will be announcing the lawsuit in a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday on the corner of Elm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Manager De’Carlon Seewood has announced his pick to be the next Housing and Neighborhood Services director. William Rataj will start as the new director on Sept. 29. Rataj has previously worked as the director of housing with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration since 2014. He has worked
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A car crash blocked northbound lanes of Paris Road in northeast Columbia on Wednesday morning. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert just after 9 a.m. that first responders had blocked the northbound lanes of Paris Road near Brown Station Road. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to get a handle on work that needs to be completed within its schools. The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee met Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on its facility condition assessment. CPS narrowed down each facility’s needs into four categories: Immediate, critical, noncritical and deferred maintenance. Immediate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first witness in the jury trial for a deadly 2022 Columbia shooting took the stand on Tuesday. The trial for Isaac J. Bryant started on Tuesday morning. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Eight women and six men were selected for
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