City, county leaders support Columbia Police getting mental health co-responders
Columbia Police Department has sought bids for behavioral health co-responders to help with mental health calls.
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One person in custody after Friday morning shooting in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say one person is in custody after a shooting in the west part of the city on Friday morning. ABC 17 News Crews arrived on scene in the 100 block of Briarwood Ln. a little after 4:15 a.m. and saw multiple CPD officers investigating along a wooded area. Sgt. Hobbs
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CPD, STAARR to hold community meetings next week to discuss crime, safety in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and Stronger Together Aspiring and Achieving Relevant Relationships are set to hold separate community meetings to discuss crime trends and community violence in Columbia next week. The Columbia Police Department’s meetings were initially set for May 10 and 11, but were rescheduled for Monday and Thursday, June 29.
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University Hospital parking garage closure part of Children’s Hospital construction project
A University of Missouri Board of Curators committee will hear updates on construction projects at University Hospital on Thursday, just days before the hospital parking garage will close for construction.
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City of Columbia breaks ground on park on former contaminated site in North Village
Columbia city officials will break ground Thursday on the city’s newest park, located in the North Village area of the central city.
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West Worley Street/West Boulevard traffic signal to operate as four-way stop next week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The intersection of West Worley Street and West Boulevard will operate as a four-way stop Monday through Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia. Traffic lights will not operate and stop signs will be posted at all four street corners. Subcontractors will be moving a traffic signal cabinet
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Columbia Municipal Court hours to change Monday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Municipal Court announced in a Thursday press release that its hours will change, beginning Monday. Hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Those hours include lunch. The court will be closed to the public on Fridays, the press release states. The court will still
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Woman accused of stealing nearly $47,000 from bank account
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged after she was accused of stealing $46,800.20 from a bank account in last year. Concepcion Rolden-Guevara, 56, is charged with stealing more than $25,000. Her address is listed as Columbia on Casenet, but the probable cause statement lists her address as Napa, California. She is not in
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you had a package stolen from outside your home?
The term “porch pirate” has become a part of the American vernacular, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CPD: Man with gunshot wound taken to hospital following shots-fired call Wednesday in central Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department said on its social media that a man suffered an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon. Officers were sent to a shots-fired call Wednesday afternoon in the 900 block of Jewell Avenue in central Columbia. CPD tweeted the man who was shot was brought to an area hospital and is
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Pavement maintenance scheduled for Columbia streets; road work also announced in Boone and Cole counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work will begin Friday in Columbia on several streets, according to a press release from the City. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, June 30. Capital Paving — contractors for the City of Columbia Public Works — are scheduled to perform mill and overlay pavement maintenance on: Lea Verde
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Fire department investigating shed fire in Central Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department is investigating what caused a shed to catch fire in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue on Wednesday morning.
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Columbia City Council approves design elements for I-70/Highway 63 connector, electric rate increase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday approved the design for a beautification project at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector, an electric rate increase and a purchase of land that can be used for a new fire station. The City Council did not nail down a final price tag for the beautification project,
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University Hospital patient and visitor parking garage to close for a month
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The patient and visitor parking garage attached to University Hospital in Columbia will close for a month – beginning Monday – for construction and upgrades, according to a press release from MU Health Care. Upgrades include a new automated parking guidance system displaying the number of spaces available on each level, and an additional
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COMO Safe Water Coalition asks the city for proactive efforts to prevent water main breaks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COMO Safe Water Coalition is asking the City of Columbia to address water line infrastructure to prevent water main breaks. “The problem that we’ve noticed here in the City of Columbia is that they operate very much in a reactive manner instead of a proactive manner,” Co-founder of COMO Safe Water Coalitions
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Judge delays decision on whether Columbia woman accused of murder should be committed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge has delayed a decision on whether or not to commit a Columbia woman accused of murder. Emma Adams, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of Samuel Clemons, who was a University of Missouri student.
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Columbia man charged after allegedly threatening victim, having standoff with police
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several felony charges following a standoff with Columbia Police. Jaytaj Moore, 21, is charged with first-degree burglary, armed-criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, fourth-degree domestic assault and two counts of fourth-degree assault. A warrant was ordered Monday. He is not listed on the Boone County
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Firework stands open around the state ahead of July 4
More than 1,500 firework stands are now open for business in Missouri until July 10, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
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Columbia man sentenced 11 years for fentanyl trafficking and gun charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Warren Andre Washington, 30, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison without parole. Washington pleaded guilty on Nov. 29 to possessing fentanyl with
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Boil-water advisory issued for southwest Columbia neighborhoods
A handful of southwest Columbia neighborhoods were under a boil-water advisory Tuesday morning after a main broke.
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