COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who allegedly sprayed two women with a caustic fluid near the Bear Creek Trail parking lot in March has been deemed competent to stand trial. Maxon Castle, 23, was charged in Boone County with two counts of second-degree assault. A mental exam was ordered in April and he was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager reached a plea deal with prosecutors Wednesday to drop a murder charge against him. Cordero L. Riley Jr., 17, pleaded guilty in a Boone County court to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault. Sentencing is set for Sept. 15. He remains in the Boone County jail pending
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is restored after storms rolled through Howard County Wednesday night. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map on Wednesday night showed 216 Howard Electric customers without power, while 50 Co-Mo Cooperative customers in Cooper County had no power and 28 Boone Electric Co-op customers with no power in Randolph County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The quarterly report filing for the Missouri Ethics Commission shows a few high-dollar donations being made in Columbia’s Ward 2 race. Campaigns for Vera Elwood and Ken Rice submitted reports for the July 15 quarterly filing. Rice’s was submitted on July 10, while Elwood’s was submitted on July 14. Documents show that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An associate pastor at Broadway Christian Church who was accused of stealing campaign signs during the mayoral election has had his charges dropped. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, was originally charged with misdemeanor stealing. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that the case
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light discussed changing the water rate during a budget meeting on Wednesday. The rate increase would increase revenue 12% — or $3.6 million — in fiscal year 2026 that should also lower prices for near two-thirds of residential water customers. The change would increase the base rate of meters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste Assistant Utilities Director Tom Ratermann is encouraging the public to listen to new guidelines a day after the city announced it would begin recycling some materials. Columbia’s recycling trucks will collect some materials and bring them to Jefferson City. The effort is part of the city’s first major step
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man convicted of being involved in a Mid-Missouri drug ring was released from federal custody on Wednesday. Malcolm Redmon, 42 of Columbia, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to being involved in a cocaine-selling ring in Mid-Missouri from 2011-14. He was one
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Editor’s note: The idea of establishing a curfew was not discussed during the Office of Violence Prevention’s first meeting. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Office of Violence Prevention Advisory Committee met Tuesday, as city leaders and law enforcement work to build collaborative strategies to address violent crime. So far in 2025, Columbia Police have reported 186
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Realtors hosted a forum for the candidates for Columbia’s Second Ward on Wednesday. Candidates Ken Rice and Vera Elwood each took questions. The special election for the vacant Ward 2 seat will be held Aug. 5.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested after he allegedly took THC gummies and punched a Jefferson City police officer on Wednesday morning. Collin Stosberg, 52, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of third-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Overnight roadwork for a number of downtown Columbia streets and roads near the University of Missouri’s that was set to begin Thursday will now be moved to Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia. Work begins 5 p.m. Monday. Crews will mill and overlay pavement for about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and University of Missouri Health Care said Tuesday that they had reached a deal to bring about 90,000 Anthem customers back into the MU Health Care network. The terms of the deal were not disclosed in the news release announcing it. “I’m joining the tens of thousands
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The City of Columbia has partnered with Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions to restart recycling some items using the city blue bags.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first night of the Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday evening with the use of a weapons detection systems loaned by Columbia Public Schools. CPS loaned the fair a total of four systems and two-to-four will be used depending on the day and volume of fair goers. It’s an upgrade
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two child sex crimes on Tuesday in Boone County. John Harvey, 26, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of stabbing a woman in her back. Nick Burris, 31, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly chased people on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park and injured a Columbia police officer. Jesse Howe, 45, was charged with first-degree assault, misdemeanor peace disturbance and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who forced his way into a University of Missouri sorority house in February has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. He was previously charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping and a fourth-degree assault.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A space for Mid-Missouri women to get specialty treatment for breast cancer is now available to them with a unique store inside. Boone Health Breast Care’s new clinic, which is set to fully open early next year, will provide services including breast cancer screenings, diagnostic imaging, breast-conserving surgeries, mastectomies with or without
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