COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Missouri Department of Conservation cut the ribbon to officially open the Boone County Nature School on Friday. The new school will serve fifth-grade students from all six Boone County school districts through unique “place-based” education as well as the public through special conservation-related programming. According to CPS
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The man accused in a shooting that left three people injured on the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend two years ago saw his charges dropped Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures will be required on Scott Boulevard and West Broadway in west Columbia as crews begin building a new sidewalk, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia Public Works. Work begins at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 and is expected to be completed by “early winter,” the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree sodomy on Thursday. Jesus Hernandez, 37, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 1:54 a.m. Thursday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. According to the probable cause statement, Hernandez identified himself to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of assaulting another person on Aug. 10 in front of a Downtown Columbia bar was booked into the Boone County Jail on Wednesday. David Jeremiah Moore, 19, was charged with first-degree assault. His address is listed as Columbia on Casenet, but was listed as Fulton on the
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Authorities brought a 54-year-old Iowa man to Boone County this week to face allegations that he molested a child over about two years in Iowa and Missouri.
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With the growing homeless population in Boone County, the Voluntary Action Center is building The Opportunity Campus with the hopes of getting people back on their feet.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Providence Road in Columbia was closed at the intersection with Worley Street on Wednesday evening after a crash with multiple vehicles occurred. A notification from Boone County Joint Communications at 9:42 p.m. stated the intersection was closed. The intersection reopened at 10:30 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw a car stopped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Bike and Pedestrian Commission is hoping that a handful of requests sent to the Missouri Department of Transportation will be added to the Improve I-70 Project to make the new Highway 63/Interstate 70 connector safer. On Monday, the City Council approved the authorization of an application to MoDOT for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash caused a section of South Providence Road in Columbia to be closed on Wednesday evening. South Providence was shut down between Green Meadows Road and Carter Lane, according to a Boone County Joint Communications message sent at 7:32 p.m. The road fully reopened at 8:07: p.m. An ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College and Stephens College are seeing an increase in undergraduate enrollment this year, with Stephens College’s undergraduate enrollment increasing by 60%. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, undergraduate enrollment is on the upswing with a 2.5% growth in spring 2024. This marks a second consecutive semester of enrollment growth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lebanon, Ohio, man was charged on Wednesday with a pair of crimes in relation to a Tuesday evening crash on Scott Boulevard near West Bethany Drive. John Douglas Casey, 27, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing physical injury and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. An initial court appearance
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A Columbia man who was acquitted two years ago in an arson case has sued the City of Columbia, Columbia Police Department and the Boone County prosecutor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say they’e unsure a recent decision made by the university is necessary. The Mizzou Legion of Black Collegians posted on its social media stating its fall barbecue will now have to operate under the name “Welcome Black and Gold BBQ,” as opposed to “Welcome Black BBQ.” The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the northbound lane of Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia was shut down on Tuesday evening after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications issued an alert at 9:06 p.m. that a motor vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Scott Boulevard and West Bethany Drive. First responders reopened the intersection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College announced in a Tuesday press release that its incoming fall undergraduate enrollment is up 60% from last year. More than 400 undergraduate students begin classes Monday, as well as 175 graduate students, the release says. The release cites new scheduling methods and a scholarship program as reasons for the increase.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia group is unhappy with the City Council after it unanimously passed a water rate increase at its Monday night meeting. Julie Ryan, of the COMO Safe Water Coalition, feels like the City Council failed to hold public utilities accountable for failing to make progress on several projects that were part
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An abandoned building was engulfed in flames early Tuesday in south Columbia.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Chandelle Eugene Marteen, 39, and Jason Lee Patillo, 50, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was already charged with several child sex crimes in February has been charged again. Keith Fletcher, 53, was charged on Tuesday with possession of child pornography, second-degree child molestation, second-degree child sex trafficking, second-degree statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor and tampering with a witness. Fletcher is
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