QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia Public Schools use weapons detection systems?
Columbia Public Schools held a demonstration of the Evolv weapons detection system Monday at Hickman High School for the second time.
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Columbia teachers’ union protests over school safety Monday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia teachers’ union protested over school safety during Monday night’s school board meeting. Members of the union claim that fights involving students has become a growing concern, nothing that some students don’t attend school because of it. Columbia Missouri National Education Association’s President Noelle Gilzow spoke during the public comment portion
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Columbia group aims to tackle causes leading to youth violence
COLUMBIA, Mo. KMIZ Community leaders continue to work on reducing youth violence in Columbia. That starts with tackling the root causes. Area nonprofit Destiny of H.O.P.E is a group that aims to reduce youth violence. The group’s mission statement, according to its website, is to “help at-risk youth, the formerly incarcerated, and the community at
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First-degree murder charge filed in Columbia killing
A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.
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Multiple Columbia murals vandalized
The painting of a lantern catching fireflies that sits in front of the Columbia Senior Center is usually a monochromatic masterpiece of black and white with a splash of green for the bugs’ glow. However, it now has a dash of red through it that the artist did not intend.
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Food Bank continues to see increased need, adapts to serve community
The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri is preparing to host its annual One to One Holiday Food Drive on Wednesday as it continues to see an increased need in the community.
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Columbia Public Schools testing touchless weapons detection system at Hickman High School
The test started Monday and will run through the Dec. 21 start of winter break.
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Columbia teenager charged as adult with robbery, other felonies
A Columbia teenager has been charged as an adult in Boone County with multiple felonies including armed robbery.
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The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri to hosts annual Holiday Food and Fund Drive
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri will host its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, December 13th from 6A.M. to 6P.M. in Columbia and Jefferson City. festivities. This will be The Food Bank’s 17th One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The event is
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Loved ones honor Columbia homicide victim Sunday afternoon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aziariah Brownlee, a recent victim, was remembered and honored Sunday evening by friends and family after her sudden death on Friday night. The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to Brownlee’s death. According to a news release from the department, Williamson was
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Columbia homicide victim’s family to hold balloon release following arrest of suspect
The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred on Friday.
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Columbia Police Department present at home in south Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers, Crime Scene investigators, and a bearcat were all seen outside of a home in Southwest Columbia on Saturday. The Columbia Police Department presence was seen outside of a home on Bethany Drive early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw 4
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Columbia Public School Board discuss meal debt and nutritional services
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School Board of Education met on Wednesday, to discuss the ongoing student meal debt accumulation and nutritional services. For the 2022-2023 school year alone, over 2.5 million students have gotten meals or snacks from school. However, revenue numbers may not accurately reflect the large number of students served as
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Columbia Regional Airport’s record traffic spurs creation of new master plan
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planning is underway for the Columbia Regional Airport’s new master plan which will help determine the future of the airport. The Airport Advisory Board met on Friday to discuss the plan. According to the Board, the last master plan was created in 2009. Planning for the new master plan began a month ago
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Weapons detection system being tested at Hickman High School until winter break
Hickman High School will test a weapons detection system Monday through Dec. 21, the start of winter break, according to an email sent Thursday to families.
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Murder suspect appears in court, opioid epidemic continues to grow in Missouri
A Columbia man was charged Thursday with felony second-degree murder for two October fentanyl overdoses.
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Some Missouri counties behind on expunging felony weed charges on day of deadline
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday was the deadline for counties in Missouri to expunge felony marijuana cases, however some counties are behind, according to one attorney and author of Amendment 14. Friday also marks the one-year anniversary of marijuana becoming legalized in Missouri. Dan Viets, attorney and secretary of the National Board of Directors of NORML,
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Recall issued for Shakespeare’s frozen pizza at grocery stores
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shakespeare’s Pizza has issued a recall for all of its frozen pizzas sold at grocery stores, claiming they contain wheat, but it is not declared on the packaging, a Friday press release from the Food and Drug Administration says. The Columbia company distributes frozen pizza throughout the state of Missouri and parts
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia regulate short-term rentals?
The City of Columbia has been considering regulation of short-term rental properties for a while now.
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Certification hearing for juvenile suspect in Columbia homicide set for Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge will decide Friday if a juvenile suspected to be involved with killing a woman at her home back in May will be tried as an adult. The hearing is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Boone County Courthouse. The judge will go through a certification hearing
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