WATCH: Columbia mayor on local protests against police violence
Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will appear live Monday on ABC 17 News at 5 and 6 ahead of the city’s council regular meeting.
Continue ReadingColumbia Mayor Brian Treece will appear live Monday on ABC 17 News at 5 and 6 ahead of the city’s council regular meeting.
Continue ReadingMissouri’s public colleges and universities will get no money from the state this month and K-12 school districts will see their payments reduced, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Senior Services and the National Guard are at Hickman High School in Columbia for a community testing event for Boone County residents on Monday and Tuesday.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Fire Department said Monday afternoon that crews responded to a suspicious fire at a Columbia Dollar General just after midnight.
Continue ReadingThe intersection of Broadway and Providence Road reopened around 5 a.m. Monday after protestors blocked the area for several hours overnight.
Continue ReadingProtests spilled into the streets of Columbia on Sunday after George Floyd, a black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia/Boone County Health Department reported new cases of COVID-19 Sunday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A resident at the retirement home the Bluffs in Columbia tested positive for COVID-19. The case was found as the result of facility-wide testing of all residents and staff after it was announced on Wednesday a staff member tested positive for the virus. The Bluffs said it will continue to screen residents
Continue ReadingColumbia Police Department responded to shots fired off of Circus Ave. in Columbia.
Continue ReadingAs personal care services in Columbia continue to reopen and serve clients in close contact, more cases are beginning to pop up at businesses like salons.
Continue ReadingThe Clip Joint Salon in Columbia said two of its stylists tested positive for COVID-19.
Continue ReadingReservations for community testing event in Boone County are filled.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to new traffic stop data from Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the racial disparity of black drivers being pulled over by Columbia and Boone County law enforcement is the highest it has been since 2000. The data shows the Columbia Police Department is more than four and a half times more likely
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crowd gathered Friday afternoon for the second protest of the day outside the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia. The protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died after a former Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck. The officer was charged Friday with murder and
Continue ReadingDr. Johnathon Dyer, a dermatologist with MU Health care, explained there have been several different types of rashes reported with COVID, including one that gained national attention deemed “COVID Toes.”
Continue ReadingA student at Tiger Tots Academy in Columbia has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the owner Paul Prevo.
Continue ReadingLocal authorities, the University of Missouri System and Gov. Mike Parson addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The number of hotel rooms used in Columbia and Jefferson City made steep drops in April, mirroring a loss of business seen across the state. Numbers from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau show a drop of 40 percent in April compared to April 2019. The CVB reported 21.5 percent of hotel
Continue ReadingResults from a recent survey show some Columbia businesses do not feel ready to reopen to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingColumbia City Manager John Glascock said Thursday that he is directing departments to make plans for 10 percent cuts as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit city revenue.
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