COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed on a Columbia woman who was accused of shooting at a car Monday night on Brown Station Road in Columbia. Carra Maleghia Brooks, 27, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Jail records indicate that she has a court
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A number of Columbia police officers were seen Monday night in the 3600 block of Brown Station Road.
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A Columbia man charged with abandoning a corpse has been arrested and booked into the Boone County Jail.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A naloxone education and distribution event will be held noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services building on West Worley Street, according to a Monday press release. PHHS staff will also provide a brief training session for walk-ins from 1-1:30 p.m., the release states. No registration is required
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Utility customers who use auto-pay features on their utility bills will have to enroll in a new system before their March bill is due, according to a Monday release from the city. According to the release, the city is transitioning its utility autopay to the finance department’s new platform,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One family is dropping out of a federal lawsuit filed against MU Health Care in a case surrounding gender-affirming care. MU Health Care said in August that it would stop prescribing or administering puberty-delaying drugs or hormone replacement therapy to transgender minors. A pair of Boone County families sued MU Health in November, claiming MU Health was
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A charred home in Columbia is still standing more than a month after a Columbia man was found dead inside.
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The Columbia Police Department has been solving crimes at a better rate the past couple of years but is still struggling with too few officers and slower responses to calls, according to official data.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was previously indicted on a murder charge has had charges filed again in relation to a February 2020 shooting in downtown Columbia. Curtis Allen Lewis, 40, was charged on Friday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. A warrant was requested by
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The City of Columbia will resume curbside recycling services next month, ending about 10 months during which pickup was suspended.
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Several of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of road closures were announced for Columbia and Boone County on Friday. In a press release from the City of Columbia, Garth Avenue between Oak and Ash streets will be closed Monday through Friday for a sewer line improvement project. The sewer utility plans to straighten the sanitary sewer pipes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A campaign committee has been filed for Columbia attorney Jeffrey Basinger the District 50 state House race, according to paperwork filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Basinger’s committee shows he is running as a Democrat. Rep. Douglas Mann (D-Columbia) announced in October that he would not seek reelection, citing mental
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Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia spokesman Matt Nestor said Wednesday that the city is one step closer for curbside recycling to resume. In January, Utilities Director Dave Sorrell said the city was hoping to resume curbside collection by the end of February, if staffing levels allowed. According to Sorrell, staffing for the department needs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works employees installed new street signs in some parts of downtown Columbia. An area between Fifth and Sixth streets and East Ash and East Walnut streets – near the post office — was once a cultural center of Columbia’s Black community. The new signs include the words “historic
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals will be hearing oral arguments for cases for a couple of days next month at area colleges. Four cases each day will be heard, with the first being 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the University of Missouri School of Law and the second at
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The City of Columbia’s second assistant manager began his new role on Monday after the City approved the position in the fiscal 2024 budget.
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Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Police Department responded to Old Highway 63 South near Hominy Branch Ct. around 5 a.m. to find a severely damaged vehicle.
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