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Columbia man, 33, killed in Dove Drive homicide

June 27, 2023 10:58 AM Erika McGuire

A 33-year-old Columbia man was killed in a homicide Monday in a residential area of north Columbia.

Columbia’s Fire in the Sky event set for July 4

June 27, 2023 3:25 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s 71st annual Fire in the Sky celebration will return to Stephens Lake Park this year for July 4. The Independence Day celebration kicks off at 6:30 p.m., with the fireworks display beginning at 9:15 p.m. at the east side of the park, according to a press release from

Police search for four men during homicide investigation in Columbia; two scenes connected

June 26, 2023 4:55 PM Ryan Shiner

View video of the scene in the player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday morning, officers cleared the scene of a deadly North Columbia shooting that closed down a pair of streets Monday afternoon in the 3200 block of Dove Drive. Officials are now searching for four men who they believe could be connected to

STAARR, CPD held meetings Monday night to discuss crime, safety in Columbia

June 26, 2023 4:38 PM Marina Diaz

Watch the Columbia police meeting in the player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and Stronger Together Aspiring and Achieving Relevant Relationships held separate community meetings to discuss community violence and safety in Columbia on Monday night. Monday night’s meeting covered crime trends and safety issues in the North Districts of Columbia. The

Columbia man charged after allegedly stabbing another

June 26, 2023 7:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after allegedly stabbing another man Saturday. Tyrone Seals, 51, is charged with first-degree assault and armed-criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. An initial court appearance was held Monday, where Seals appeared by video from the jail. A confined docket hearing

Woman charged with child abuse, allegedly left children at pool

June 26, 2023 4:26 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman faces several child-abuse charges after allegedly leaving four children at a pool in Columbia. Ebony Myers, 30, is charged with five counts of child abuse. Her address is listed as Jefferson City on Casenet, but is said to be an Indiana resident who was visiting Missouri in the probable cause

Woman accused in University of Missouri student death to undergo mental evaluation

June 26, 2023 11:13 AM Matthew Sanders

The woman accused of killing a University of Missouri student and trying to burn his body has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation to see if she is fit to stand trial.

Firefighter injured, multiple animals believed to be lost following house fire in South Columbia

June 25, 2023 5:17 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 4600 block of Winterbrook Court Sunday that left one fireman injured and may have killed multiple animals. The Columbia Fire Department responded to the call at around 2:40 p.m. for a residential structure fire in Thornbrook. Columbia Fire Captain

Power restored to nearly 100 Columbia customers after outage on Monday morning

June 26, 2023 7:46 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to Columbia’s power and water outage map, as of 8 a.m. power has been restored to the 99 customers who were seeing an electrical outage on Monday morning. The map showed one electrical outage along McBaine Ave. near W. Broadway in central Columbia. According to the map, the incident started at

Columbia Police and STAARR to hold meetings discussing crime trends in the community

June 26, 2023 5:34 AM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Monday, CPD will host the first of two meetings to discuss crime trends and safety issues at 6 p.m. in the community room at the Molly Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center. Police will be speaking to residents of the North District of Columbia and members from CPD’s patrol and Criminal Investigation Bureaus

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you interested in the Columbia Police Department’s community meetings?

June 26, 2023 2:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Columbia Police Department will hold two community meetings this week to talk about public safety.

Local business fails fire inspection

June 25, 2023 5:00 AM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) On Monday, the Columbia Building Construction Codes Commission is set to meet to discuss a building’s failure to meet city codes. Atlas Autism Health is located on 800 Cherry Street and is classified as an I-4 Institutional Group, which is a building that is occupied by more than 5 people who receive

Columbia Police Department to hold meetings discussing community safety

June 24, 2023 5:27 PM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Columbia Police Department is holding two meetings to discuss crime and safety in Columbia. The meetings will be held this Monday and Thursday. One meeting will be held in the north district of Columbia, the other in the south district and each meeting will discuss the crime trends in the

Columbia City Council spends $17,000 on work retreat

June 23, 2023 5:58 PM Lucas Geisler

City spokesperson Sydney Olsen said 34 people attended the retreat at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Independence, including consultants with Raftelis, which provides management advice to local governments and utilities.

Fire causes damage to home in northern Columbia

June 23, 2023 9:55 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fire damaged a Columbia residence Friday night in the 4400 block of Rice Road. The Columbia Fire Department arrived to the scene at 9:01 p.m. with the right side of the house on fire, according to CFD Capt. Ed Kehrer. The fire was put out by 9:09 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Shangri-La, employees file objections

June 23, 2023 8:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia dispensary and workers filed objections to an election to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday. This continues the ongoing disagreements with Shangri-La Dispensary and workers. A number of current and former workers at the dispensary began picketing in May. A number of former employees said at the time that

Popular Columbia swim club reports car break-ins

June 23, 2023 4:03 PM Isabella Roberts

A popular, members-only Columbia swimming spot warned its members to take caution after a series of car break-ins Thursday.

City, county leaders support Columbia Police getting mental health co-responders

June 23, 2023 2:02 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Police Department has sought bids for behavioral health co-responders to help with mental health calls.

One person in custody after Friday morning shooting in Columbia

June 23, 2023 5:49 AM Meghan Drakas

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

CPD, STAARR to hold community meetings next week to discuss crime, safety in Columbia

June 22, 2023 5:15 PM Marina Diaz

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.