COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County firefighters responded to an area between Interstate 70 and the 700 block of Demaret Drive at 6:10 p.m. Thursday after fire was seen. The fire was under control within 15 minutes, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. The fire was caused by fireworks. Blomenkamp told
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Boone County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a third man allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in a north Columbia neighborhood.
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The Columbia Police Department is asking residents in the neighborhood of Old Hawthorne and surrounding areas to shelter in place as they search for a suspect in an active investigation.
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Columbia Police Department leadership will host a meeting with the public Thursday night to talk about crime trends in CPD’s south district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System issued a statement in regards to the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to omit the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In the statement, the school said it will stop allowing a number of scholarships, following the decision and a letter issued by the state’s attorney
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into a home and tried to stab a man with a knife. Mark Autenrieth, 52, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial arraignment was held
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Close to 900 Ameren Missouri customers were without power in the Moberly area just before noon Thursday.
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man was charged Thursday with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Manuel Fuentes, 27, is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond. A court date has not been set. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office in early June received information from the National Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of municipalities in the Mid-Missouri area are canceling or postponing their Independence Day fireworks displays as intense heat and drought conditions continue to hammer the area. The City of Centralia said Thursday that it is canceling its July 1 fireworks display because of dry conditions. It will be rescheduled, the
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The Columbia Police Department held the first of two community meetings to talk about crime trends on Monday. The focus was on north Columbia.
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Prosecutors charged two Columbia men Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of a local man in a residential neighborhood.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ServPro and HVAC repair companies advise homeowners to check their AC filters and clean air ducts ahead of the heatwave to prevent house fires. As Missouri’s heat rises ahead of ABC 17’s Stormtrack Weather Team’s Weather Alert Day on Thursday, and ongoing drought conditions continue, ServPro and 3rd Coast HVAC advise homeowners
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said on its social media Wednesday night that it is actively looking for a 36-year-old man. “Columbia Police are actively searching for Brandt Feutz, 36, in connection to an active investigation. Members of the community should not approach Mr. Feutz as he is considered armed and dangerous,” CPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police officers responded Wednesday night to a neighborhood in southern Columbia in the 600 block of Huntridge Drive. An ABC 17 News reporter saw eight Columbia police officers at the scene, as well as a Crime Scene Investigation van. A neighbor told ABC 17 News they heard what sounded like seven
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget will include a $1,3000 increase to teacher salaries, the largest in 15 years. Portions of the budget will also go to a series of upcoming projects including the early childhood learning center, Bel Air Elementary and Thorpe Gordon Elementary.
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All of Mid-Missouri is experiencing some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, most of it in the moderate to extreme range.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating several people being “hit with projectiles” Tuesday afternoon near the Harry S Truman Building. Officers are not sure yet what the projectiles were, but did not believe they were pellets or paintballs because of the lack of distinctive marks left behind, JCPD Lt. David
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia will see millions from the RAISE discretionary grant program for a transportation project, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A total of $54,005,777 from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity is being used for projects in Missouri, the release states. Of that total, $23,179,173
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Central Missouri will see the heat index reach climb between 104-108 degrees on Thursday and Friday. As these temperatures continue to rise so will the number of heat-related illnesses.
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Garrett is charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the death of 22-year-old Maya Stillwell and her unborn child. He is also facing DWI charges and armed criminal action.
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