COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An arrest was made in connection with a stabbing that occurred Monday in the 4500 block of Rice Road. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a Monday afternoon social media post that it arrested Dariell Deshell Smith, 33, of Columbia, on suspicion of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. Smith was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick announced Monday afternoon on X that service has been restored to Boone County Joint Communications services. Lumen has restored service. BCJC should be receiving calls without issue again. https://t.co/CMGuZYFQEA— Kip Kendrick (@Kip_Kendrick) May 4, 2026 BCJC services were disrupted early Monday after a fiber line was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency repairs will again close a lane of Interstate 70 eastbound in Columbia near the St. Charles Road exit, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Monday. The closure of the driving (right) lane will begin at 3 p.m. Monday. Work will continue and the lane will reopen on Tuesday morning, MoDOT says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florida man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for shooting a man in the face at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia. Alexis Gonzalez, 38, of Orlando, was convicted in March of second-degree assault and armed criminal action in the Aug. 17, 2024, shooting of Gary Bitsicas at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sycamore Restaurant in downtown Columbia will close on May 29, according to a post on social media. According to the post, the owners are “moving on to the next phase of their lives” and will be closing Sycamore, with an employee hoping to reopen it at a new location. There is limited
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is heading into its Monday meeting with a major decision on the table following the upcoming resignation of Ward 4 Council Member Nick Foster. Foster announced Thursday that he plans to step down this summer, citing family matters. His final day in office is set for June 12.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gas prices have continued to rise since the start of the war with Iran and Missouri is nearing an average cost of $4 per gallon. According to AAA, Missouri currently averages $3.97 per gallon, which is over 30 cents more than last week. Colton Cochran, a freshman at the University of Missouri,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed shots were fired on Sylvan Lane near Hendrix road in Northeast Columbia around 6 p.m. Sunday. CPD officer Nathan Turner said at the scene that investigators found evidence of gunshots, but no one was reported to have been hurt. No damages were reported either. An ABC 17 News reporter
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Columbia residents are invited to comment on a more than $2 million project aimed at improving the stormwater infrastructure in a Ward 4 neighborhood.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Community members are concerned following another public suicide this week at the downtown parking garage at Fifth and Walnut streets. On Thursday, one person was found dead in the alley near the parking garage. The Columbia Police Department said it will not release additional information about the case due to the nature
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, honoring workers across the U.S. and around the world. LiUNA Local 955 brought its message directly to the University of Missouri campus, holding two rallies just hours apart to call for higher wages and better working conditions. The union represents service and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felonies on Monday. Elijah Butler, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree property damage and drug possession. He was given credit for time served. He originally faced an additional charge of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County dog breeder was denied bond in court once again on Friday. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. She previously faced 29 felony counts of animal abuse.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Endangered Silver Advisory for a 69-year-old Columbia woman was canceled on Friday afternoon after she was found “alive and well,” according to the Columbia Police Department. An advisory was issued on Thursday evening after police initially said Flor Vidal was last seen at 2240-6 Bennett Springs Drive at 6:50 a.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone jumped from the parking garage in downtown Columbia at Fifth and Walnut streets, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesman. Police are investigating an apparent suicide after one person was found dead, according to CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff. ABC 17 News typically does not report on suicides; but it will here
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday will introduce a bill aiming to delay any application for data centers within the city. City documents say the city is looking to delay “the acceptance or processing” of data center applications for a full year. Documents note the council passed an ordinance at its previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a hospital after an apartment fire in Columbia on Thursday. A Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman said 18 fire personnel were sent to the scene in the 2400 block of Whitegate Drive. The cause of the fire was under investigation, spokeswoman Skyler Clark said. The call came in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has received criticism of job postings for which it wants to hire foreign professionals. The university has eight job postings on the website of its International Student and Scholar Services program. The postings included Labor Condition Applications “in support of an H-1B status petition” as required by Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 4 City Councilman Nick Foster announced on Thursday that he will resign from his position this summer. Foster – who was reelected to his position during the spring 2025 election – announced on his social media that his last day will by June 12. He was first elected to the
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Verified Petition for Damages and Injunctive ReliefDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri marijuana dispensary chain with multiple Mid-Missouri stores denied Thursday the claims made of anti-competitive business practices made in a lawsuit filed by two cannabis wholesalers. CPC of Missouri-Smithville, LLC and GF Saint Mary LLC filed the lawsuit against Good Day Farm and its
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