COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A March fire that left a building in North Columbia destroyed was set intentionally, according to a report from the Columbia Fire Department. The fire on March 22 left Plush Lounge on Business Loop in a total loss. No one was injured. The fire is still under investigation. The CFD report said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is working with the Columbia Police Department to try and prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance during Stop Day this Friday. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the University of Missouri that gives students a day off before finals each semester. The
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Editor’s note: Hanneken’s name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is leaning toward hiring a consultant to help set up the mayor’s proposed Office of Violence Prevention. Deputy City Manager Matt Unrein told ABC 17 News the city manager’s office was “being led to an idea” of bringing on a consultant
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing four shots in the parking lot of a Columbia apartment complex over the weekend has been charged with five felonies. Carlos Brown Jr., 37, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and two counts of endangering
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Boone County Emergency Management is working to fix a malfunction in one of its outdoor warning sirens after one activated on accident Thursday afternoon.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested an 18-year-old after a crash in Cooper County on Wednesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe returned from a trip to Switzerland. The trip included eight other female U.S. mayors as part of a delegation to Switzerland. Buffaloe said the trip did not cost taxpayers any money. The Swiss government organized and paid for the trip in an effort to bring leaders
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to begin making improvements to I-70 from Columbia to Kingdom City in July, according to a project director. On Wednesday night, the department held the first of two open houses this week to gain feedback from the public, as well as display design changes coming
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The brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. was arrested over the weekend in Boone County on suspicion of DWI.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pavement repairs that were supposed to start last week on Providence Road in Columbia will now begin on Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Roadwork was originally supposed to start on April 25, but were delayed to this week before getting pushed back again to
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An Illinois man was charged Wednesday with six felonies for allegedly shooting from a vehicle over the weekend on Paris Road.
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A man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a shots-fired incident that occurred Sunday in the 1700 block of Paris Road, according to a Tuesday evening press release from the Columbia Police Department.
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A pro-Palestine protest in Columbia this week saw no safety incidents.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a St. Louis man is demanding justice after they say a family member was injured in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Drew Schenk, 22 was in Columbia from St. Louis visiting a group of friends who attended the University of Missouri during the weekend, according to his sister
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Boone County commissioners approved more than $6.5 million in ARPA funding Tuesday, with affordable housing projects receiving a large chunk of the money.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was originally charged in relation to a 2022 shooting at a Paris Road gas station in Columbia saw her charges dropped on Monday. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that Jasmine Bell saw her first-degree assault charge dropped because of her cooperation
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is set to host a work session Monday at city hall to discuss the proposed public works ballot, proposed public safety ballot projects and ballot renewal steps. The city is hoping to hold a renewal vote in August on the quarter-cent Capital Improvement Project sales tax that is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday marks the deadline for the Missouri Department of Cannabis Regulation’s second round of microbusiness applications. According to Cannabis.Mo.Gov, applicants for a microbusiness license need to meet one of the following criteria: Have a net worth of fewer than $250,000 and have had an income below 250% of the federal poverty level,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is discussing possible ways to address inconsistencies in the district’s “confusing” Student Suspension and Expulsion Policy. During Monday night’s policy committee meeting, members of the committee noted that the district’s current policy, which was adopted in 1996 but was last revised in 2003, needs to be streamlined.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation in a press release announced a pair of open house meetings will occur this week in regards to the Improve I-70 Project. The project will add a third lane to Interstate 70 from Highway 63 in Columbia to the Kingdom City exit. According to the release, there
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