COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein was promoted to deputy city manager on Monday, according to a press release from the city. The deputy city manager position helps provide strategic leadership to several departments, including Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Utilities, the release states. Unrein had been making $150,000 per year as assistant city manager and will
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A group of University of Missouri students has planned a walkout and march for late Monday morning to show their support for the people in Gaza.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Friday to involuntary manslaughter and other charges in connection to the 2020 shooting death of Jermaine Spain at Cosmo Park. Detravion Latrell Coats, 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to eight years in prison with credit for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of misdemeanors after he allegedly assaulted an employee at the Hy-Vee on West Broadway in Columbia. Jojuan Leon Hunter, 36, was charged with first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. He is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $1,500 bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody after a shooting on the 500 block of West Texas Avenue Monday morning. Police on scene told ABC 17 News they arrived on scene on 3:36 a.m. for a shots-fired call and found one person grazed by a bullet, but their injury was not life-threatening. Columbia Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: The location was changed to be more accurate. Columbia Police responded to a report of shots fired in east Columbia Sunday night. Crime scene tape went up Sunday night in the 2600 block of Jacobs Place in Columbia, near the Broadway Village Apartments. Police were called to the scene around
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police officers took one man into custody after an alleged domestic assault incident in north Columbia. A Columbia Police spokesperson tells ABC 17 News a man was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a woman, resulting in minor injuries. No names are released at this time. ABC 17 viewers shared video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Agency hosted National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. The event encourages Americans to return unneeded medication as a preventive measure against medication misuse and opioid addiction, according to the DEA website. The DEA collaborated with local and state law enforcement agencies. In Boone County, there were five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will hold an active shooter training session at The Crossing on Monday, according to a Friday press release from the Columbia Police Department. The press release states that the training will take place in the morning, but did not give a time. The release says emergency vehicles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on Thursday against a Columbia man who was accused of shooting and killing another man at Columbia gas station. Seth Andrew Brinegar, 18, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for a new location for the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, which is expected to help with an increased demand in testing. The new location is slated to open in the spring of 2026 at South Providence Medical Park at 551 Veterans United Drive in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are considering solutions for its outdated Material Recovery Facility. This week, the City Council authorized an agreement with a consultant group to help evaluate the future of recycling in Columbia. On Oct. 3, 2022, the City Council approved an agreement with RRT Engineering to conduct an extensive evaluation of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parking brake manufacturer Otscon, Inc. announced in a Wednesday social media post that it will be closing its Columbia facility after 36 years. The post states that more than 220 employees – more than 150 of which are full-time – will lose their jobs. Full-time employees will be given “severance packages and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A majority of roll cart exchange requests in Columbia have been for requests for a larger cart, according to an email from City Utility spokesman Matt Nestor. Earlier this week, a social media post from Columbia Recycling and Trash stated that the city was “in the process of exchanging” more than 1,400 roll carts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Citizens Police Review Board discussed Columbia Police Department’s policy regarding body-worn cameras Wednesday night. During the work session at Columbia City Hall, the board and community members discussed Policy 447 and potential changes to it. Board member Stephanie Yoakum said the board targeted three specific areas to the policy: retention, access
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As budget negotiations continue at the Missouri State Capitol, lawmakers have multiple proposals on how to give teachers across the state a raise.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including three guns, while helping a woman move in October. Christian Maxwell Gee was charged with stealing more than $750 and three counts of stealing a gun. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Wednesday
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Tuesday in Pettis County after authorities say he attempted to pay a teenager for sex. Larry David Craig III, born in 1994, was charged with patronizing prostitution of a person older than 14 years old and younger than 18 years old. A warrant was issued for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project that would require a lone of Providence Road in Columbia to close has been postponed to next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Pavement repairs to Providence Road were originally set to begin on Thursday. They are now set to being on Tuesday,
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