Man sentenced to 27 years for 2024 overdose death
Zachary Muro pleaded guilty to charges for his role in a June 2024 overdose death.
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Paris R-II Schools cancel classes due to widespread illness
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Paris R-II schools will not be in session Friday due to several students and staff becoming sick. On Thursday, Paris R-II School District Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith wrote a letter to students and their families regarding the decision to cancel school. The letter states that the district is monitoring the illness rates
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Whose Missouri income tax plan do you like more?
Democrats have an answer to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to phase out Missouri’s income tax. Rep. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) has filed a bill that would remake Missouri’s income tax brackets to put less of the burden on lower income brackets and more on the top bracket. Meanwhile, House Speaker Jonathan Patterson has filed legislation
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Fire damages Boone County dispensary, gas leak discovered
Editor’s note: The name of the business was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire damaged a cannabis dispensary Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Columbia. Greenlight Dispensary was damaged. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message there was a fire on
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‘Kick It In CoMo’ campaign aims to draw World Cup fans to Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling out a new campaign designed to bring both international and domestic soccer fans to Mid-Missouri ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative, called “Kick It in CoMo,” is meant to boost local businesses and showcase Columbia as a destination for visitors traveling
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Families move into Columbia Housing Authority Kinney Point low-income homes; housing waitlist hits more than 1,200
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Housing Authority’s Kinney Point low-income housing project is complete, and families have moved into all 34 homes, as more than 1,257 households remain on the agency’s waitlist, according to CHA. Previous reporting shows the list stood at about 800 households in September. Randy Cole, CEO of the Columbia Housing Authority,
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Beamer named next Fulton High School principal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Public Schools announced in a Thursday press release that Morgan Beamer will be the high school’s next principal. Beamer is currently in her third year as the principal of Fulton Middle School and will begin her new role July 1 and has previously served as an assistant principal in the district.
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Columbia Parks and Rec advances new design for Douglass Park basketball courts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Parks and Recreation voted unanimously to move forward with a new design of the Douglass Park basketball courts on Thursday, following community debate over a proposed name and theme for the $900,000 renovation project. In 2023, the city announced that the courts would honor Willie Cox, a former assistant coach of
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Columbia man accused in spring shootings found guilty of 2 felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in shootings that occurred in April and May was found guilty by a Boone County jury on Wednesday on two felonies. Joshua Abrams, 24, was found guilty of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal
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Columbia man charged in police chase that ended in crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies and a misdemeanor after leading police on a chase that ended with a crash Wednesday night at a Columbia intersection. Daylon Logan, 21, is charged with driving without a license, kidnapping, stealing a car, fleeing a traffic stop and leaving the scene of
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Columbia City Council to discuss ‘chariot races’ at next meeting
Editor’s note: The date of the meeting has been updated. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “Chariot races” will be discussed at Tuesday night’s Columbia City Council meeting. New business on the council agenda shows that the energy drink company Red Bull filed an application with the city to hold the 2026 Red Bull Chariot Races on Saturday,
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Man who was accused of rape in Audrain County sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of raping someone in 2008-09 was sentenced this week. Roger Allen Curtis, of Mexico, Missouri, was initially charged in 2024 in Audrain County with first-degree rape. He pleaded guilty on Nov. 10 to incest and was sentenced on Monday to five years of probation, along with a
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Columbia Parks and Rec Commission to discuss ‘family reunification’ agreement at Thursday meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss a recently approved family reunification agreement at its Thursday night meeting. The City of Columbia approved the agreement with Columbia Public Schools at its Jan. 5 City Council meeting. The agreement – which runs through June 30 – stats that students can go to
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Lane of eastbound I-70 in Columbia closed for emergency repairs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the driving lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed until 3 p.m. Friday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Emergency repairs are occurring at St. Charles Road. MoDOT crews temporarily reduced that portion of eastbound I-70 on Wednesday evening to
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Part of eastbound lane of East Walnut in downtown Columbia to close until Jan. 21
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the eastbound lane of East Walnut Street in downtown Columbia will be closed until Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia. The release says the lane between North Eighth and Ninth streets near the Guitar Building closed Thursday morning and will reopen by 5
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Man accused in chase that ended at Veterans United charged with 6 felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stole a gun and got into a chase with law enforcement has been charged with six felonies. Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, second-degree burglary, stealing a gun and tampering with evidence.
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Democrats file alternate tax plan to Kehoe’s proposed income tax elimination
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Speaker of the House Jonathon Patterson (R-Lees Summit) has introduced the framework of the governor’s tax elimination plan, and Representative Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) from across the aisle filed an alternate plan. Governor Mike Kehoe has been a long-standing proponent of eliminating the state’s income tax. The bill Patterson filed would do
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MU Health doc warns flu activity still rising, peak not reached
Missouri is experiencing a high level of seasonal influenza activity, with 33,681 cases reported so far this season.
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Trump unveils health care framework aimed at lowering costs in latest affordability push
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unveiled a multipart proposal on Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices and reducing health insurance premiums, as well as increasing price transparency within the health care system. The White House is positioning the package – dubbed the “Great Healthcare Plan” – as a framework to
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DHS confirms another federal agent shooting in Minneapolis
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a social media post that a federal agent has again shot someone in the city if Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when the man, a Venezuelan national, was shot in the leg after he began
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