Columbia Board of Education hopes to increase wages for every employee
The Columbia Board of Education authorized nearly $7.08 million to increase current employee salaries.
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Columbia residents applying as a Historic District Overlay to preserve neighborhood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Columbia residents in an old southwest neighborhood is trying to get their neighborhood designated as a Historic District Overlay. The group says they jump-started the process after they found out one house has plans for demolition. Nick Foster, the Ward 4 council member for the City of Columbia, says
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As inflation drives up grocery prices, Columbia Farmers Market offers alternative for those on state benefits
For those on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the Columbia Farmers Market also offers up to $60 in additional help.
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Attorney general wants to force JC Schools, other districts to turn over documents
Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday this his office is seeking to force the Jefferson City School District and six other districts to turn over information related to student surveys.
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Power outages reported across Mid-Missouri after early morning storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. 8:45 a.m. update: Ameren Missouri crews continue to work to restore the power to customers around the Lake of the Ozarks area. The utility provider’s outage map shows the number of outages is down to 48. Ameren Missouri reports the power outages are impacting more than 1,150 customers. Boone Electric is working to
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Columbia Board of Education to hold budget hearing Wednesday
Columbia Public School’s Board of Education is set to hold a budget hearing for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year Wednesday evening.
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Bus routes are seeing an uptick in ridership following rising gas prices in Columbia
GoCOMO transit’s bus services have seen an increase in ridership over the past year as people begin to return to normalcy following the pandemic and as the price of gasoline increases.
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Millions of COVID vaccines wasted as statewide transmission increases
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 82 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine has been discarded nationwide since the start of the pandemic.
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Police investigating shooting near I-70 and Range Line St. on Monday night
Columbia police continue to investigate a Monday night shooting that occurred off the 1500 block of Fir Place.
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Columbia police chief says work to be done after reviewing latest vehicle stops report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said while progress has been made there is still work to be done to address bias in policing and traffic stops during a meeting with the city council Monday. Chief Jones spoke briefly with the city council during a review of the latest vehicle stops report during
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Columbia attorney’s death investigated
 The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of, Steven Wyse, a Columbia attorney, according to Boone County Sheriff’s Capt. Brian Leer.
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Funeral services to be held Saturday for slain Rock Bridge High School employee
The funeral services for the Rock Bridge High School employee killed in May will be held this Saturday.
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Three shootings reported in downtown Columbia since Jan. 1
There have been a total of 76 shots fired calls so far this year according to the City of Columbia dispatch log.
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What’s next for the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office?
After the sudden death of long-time Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight, there is no timeline readily available for when the governor’s office might appoint a replacement.
Continue Reading Locals say they are not deterred from going out in Downtown Columbia following recent shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday. CPD says that two people were shot during the altercation, officials said that they two victims were taken down to a local hospital in private cars to treat their life-threatening injuries. The shooting took place in the
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Top assistant sworn in as interim Boone County prosecutor; autopsy for Dan Knight Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The top assistant in the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will take over as interim prosecutor. The prosecutor’s office tells ABC 17 News that Nick Komoroski was sworn in as prosecutor on Saturday. He will serve as the county’s top prosecutor following the death of former prosecutor Dan Knight. Columbia police
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Multiple people shot in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning
The Columbia Police Department confirmed early Sunday morning that two people were shot, suffering non-life threatening injuries following a shooting downtown.
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Boone County prosecutor found dead at Columbia home
Several police cruisers and a crime scene investigation van were at the home of Boone County’s top prosecutor Saturday.
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Colleagues remember Dan Knight following death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Lawyers and others reflected on their times with former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight following his death on Saturday. Columbia police said officers found Knight dead at his south Columbia home on Memorial Court Saturday morning. Chief Geoff Jones said officers were dispatched to a possible gunshot death around 9:30 a.m.
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Columbia Police Department will no longer do vehicle searches based on the smell of Marijuana
The Columbia Police Department released it’s 2021 traffic data on Friday.
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