Editor’s Note: Some of the financial figures have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School’s finance committee has voted to move forward with a $10 million increase in the district’s operating budget for the next academic year, despite some anticipated changes to the state budget. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday night. Cameron Baker, 19, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing and endangering the welfare of a child. He appeared in court on Monday from video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after he was accused of pulling out a gun Sunday at the IHOP on Conley Road in Columbia. Sothea Prach, 34, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He posted a $75,000 bond on Monday. A hearing is set for 1:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) US Cellular announced that employees at three locations in Columbia will be among the 4,100 around the country that will be laid off. A WARN notice that is dated March 26 but was shared on Monday states that US Cellular plans to sell “all of its wireless operations, customers, and approximately 30%
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the seven men charged in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in June 2023 will be in court for a status hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at the Boone County Courthouse in front of judge Hasbrouck Jacobs. Deazez Turner, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon
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COLUMBIA, Mo.. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of running away from Boone County deputies with a child Saturday night in northeast Columbia. Capt. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News via email Cameron A. Baker, 19, of Columbia was arrested in connection with the pursuit. He was arrested on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 returned safely to Columbia Sunday, after a four-day deployment to Southeast Missouri. The team arrived back at the Boone County Fire Protection District Headquarters around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Family members greeted the team with gratitude, as they reunited following days of intense rescue operations in hazardous weather.
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Columbia Parks and Recreation requested over $350,000 in funds to go to various projects, including a replacement for the Northeast Regional Park Northeast Event Center roof.
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are urging drivers to remain alert and use extreme caution this weekend, as parts of the state prepare for what could be a historic rainfall event. According to MoDOT, more than six inches of rain are expected in some areas across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen in north Columbia Saturday evening on Vandiver Drive. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least six CPD vehicles and police searching a white truck around 5:15 p.m. An MU Healthcare was also on scene. A Boone County Joint Communications alert said that the Parker and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood is once again a finalist to lead another school district. The Christina School District in Newark, Delaware, announced on its Facebook page on Friday that Yearwood is one-of-three finalists for its superintendent position. Yearwood is expected to appear at a forum that school district is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After failing to reach an agreement with MU Health Care by the March 31 deadline, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it is working with other Mid-Missouri health care providers, including Boone Hospital, SSM St. Mary’s, Moberly Regional Hospital and Jefferson City Medical Group. Some of those hospitals have since reported an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men charged for a deadly 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia had a hearing pushed back for the third time on Friday. Jajuan Crockett appeared by video from the Department of Corrections. Crockett’s attorney, Andrew Garnett, told Judge Brouck Jacobs he needs to meet with Crockett in-person to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s auditor is still looking into how a freeze on three federal FEMA grants could affect county finances. The Missouri Department of Public Safety notified the county on Friday that three grants – the Homeland Security Grant Program, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to statutory sodomy has been charged again. Jacob Noel, 38, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday with statutory sodomy of person younger than 12 years old. He pleaded guilty in November 2023 to statutory sodomy with a person younger than 14 years old and was sentenced to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state trooper found guilty of sexual abuse and kidnapping was not sentenced on Friday. A jury found Jeffrey Durbin guilty in January after a woman had accused Durbin of assaulting her and keeping her inside his hotel room after she tried to escape during a conference on DWI training at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who sued the Columbia Police Department over claims of excessive use of force in June 2023 has been charged again. Donald James Lynch, 39, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday with tampering with a judicial official. He is being held without bond in Boone County Jail and had a hearing
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Elections that will decide the new leaders of schools and cities around Mid-Missouri are coming up on Tuesday. The big race to watch in Columbia is the four-person mayoral race. The top two candidates, per financial reports, are incumbent Barbara Buffaloe and challenger Blair “Murph” Murphy. The race has drawn in lots of money, lots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 was activated on Thursday to respond to expected flooding in southeast Missouri. According to a news release, the team has been activated to help local authorities in flood-related emergency response operations on Friday. Task Force 1 left Columbia just before 3 p.m., marking its first in-state deployment since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift through a work zone on Highway 63 in Columbia is expected to occur next week, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday press release. The new southbound bridge near Interstate 70 will be completed and crews will start work on the northbound bridge soon, the release says.
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