QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should voters decide on Columbia’s roll cart ban?
The Columbia City Council voted Monday to rescind a ban on rolling trash bins instead of putting the question on the ballot.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council voted Monday to rescind a ban on rolling trash bins instead of putting the question on the ballot.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is conducting a community engagement project to figure out the best way to spend the second half of its American Rescue Plan funding. The city has spent half of the $25 million in ARPA funds, but still has areas in need of the funds. For over a year
Continue ReadingThe city voted 4 to 3 at Monday’s council meeting which paves the way for the cities to even consider the trash system.
Continue ReadingA Boone County prosecutor has charged a woman accused of assaulting a worker at a restaurant in Columbia.
Continue ReadingPolice have closed a west Columbia street for what emergency dispatchers only called a “situation.”
Continue ReadingLawmakers only just agreed on a congressional map last week, but candidates had to decide which district to file in months ago. Now, some candidates no longer live in the district they filed for.
Continue ReadingLawyers for Columbia Public Schools argued for two motions to dismiss the attorney general’s lawsuit against the district’s mask mandate.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Students at the University of Missouri will see higher tuition prices next year. The UM System Board of Curators unanimously approved a 4.5 percent increase in tuition prices for the 2022-23 school year. Students at the Columbia campus will see a $14.50 increase for in-state credit hour prices for a total
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its power to issue mask mandates.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council will once again discuss and vote on undoing the ban on trash collecting roll carts Monday night.
Continue ReadingABC 17 News won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for breaking news coverage and sports reporting.
Continue ReadingMonday evening people will gather at the Boone County Courthouse columns to honor the 10 victims that lost their lives in the Buffalo, New York hate-fueled shooting Saturday.
Continue ReadingRental prices nationwide have soared over the past year and experts predict they will remain high throughout 2022.
Continue ReadingState Rep. Sara Walsh is dropping out of the Republican primary for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, she said in a news release Monday.
Continue ReadingTwo men are facing an assault charge after allegedly hitting a man and sending him to the hospital with injuries following an April 18 incident off the 2400 block of West Broadway.
Continue ReadingUndergraduate students in the University of Missouri System will pay about 4.5% more for tuition next year if the board of curators approves the changes this week.
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools’ motion to dismiss the mask mandate lawsuit filed by the attorney general is expected to be taken up Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingA total lunar eclipse caused the moon to glow red Sunday night into Monday morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Paternity leave has been changed to parental leave to encompass both maternity and paternity leave. The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on multiple agenda items Monday night including roll carts, paid parental leave for the council, and salary increases for Columbia employees. Roll Carts City council members are
Continue ReadingEDITOR’S NOTE: The date of the council vote for a special election has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After years of trying to solve Columbia’s trash problem, the Columbia City Council will once again discuss and vote on undoing the ban on trash collecting roll carts Monday night. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at
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