COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A term-limited state lawmaker running for a seat on the Boone County Commission said Friday that she turned in nearly 5,000 petitions to the county clerk to put a measure freezing senior property tax on the ballot in 2025. Cheri Toalson Reisch, a Republican being term-limited from her Missouri House seat after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A public information meeting has been announced for a bridge replacement project on Highway 22 in Audrain and Boone counties, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says a bridge over a railroad that’s just west of Highway 151 will be replaced in 2027. Most
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the Columbia Police Department indicates alcohol could have played a role in a northeast Columbia fatal crash. According to previous reporting, Tristen Crawford, 24, of Columbia was hit around 8 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 4600 block of Paris Road by a vehicle that was traveling south. He died
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 4,200 people have voted early in person in Boone County, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. No-excuse absentee voting began in Missouri on Tuesday. There were 1,500 people who voted the first day. In Boone County, no-excuse absentee voting takes place every day – except on Sundays – between 8
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man shot Sunday night in northeast Columbia has died. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release Thursday that Orrion Moody, 28, of Columbia, died Wednesday at the Columbia hospital where he was treated for his wounds. Police on Wednesday arrested Tavion Johnson, 19, on six felony charges including armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was found guilty by a jury early Thursday in an August 2022 shooting in Columbia. Johnathan Mosley, 41, was found guilty of first-degree property damage, armed criminal action, first-degree stalking, shooting at a vehicle/home and two misdemeanors: Fourth-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree assault. Mosley is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was found guilty on two felonies related to a January 2023 mobile home shooting. Sean Colton, 23, was found guilty by a Boone County Jury on Wednesday of second-degree assault and armed criminal action. He will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18. He is being held at
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with six felonies after a shooting Sunday night left a man with life-threatening injuries. Tavion R. Johnson, 19, was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon after what court documents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured in a kitchen fire Wednesday night at a senior living facility in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called after 8 p.m. to Gentry Estates in the 4100 block of South Bethel Street, CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez wrote in an email to ABC 17 News. One person was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday approved a $2.5 million funding agreement with the state to build a public safety childcare center, according to a Wednesday press release. The release claims this will be the “first purpose-built public safety childcare center in the nation.” The release says the money from the state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia in a Wednesday press release reminded residents that the first day to file for the April 8 election is Oct. 29. Races in April for the city include mayor and the Wards 3 and 4 council seats. Election packets for potential candidates can be picked up at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grocery store chain has announced a new deli partnership amid a listeria outbreak with Boar’s Head. Schnucks – which has locations in Columbia and Jefferson City – will begin offering Dietz and Watson’s Premium Meats and Artisan Cheeses next month, according to a Wednesday press release from the company. “Schnucks’ delis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City workers have restricted traffic on two busy streets for emergency water main repairs. Crews are fixing a water main leak at 307 W. Broadway on Wednesday, which has closed one lane of Broadway between McBaine and Aldeah avenues, according to a City of Columbia news release. A flagger will be at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 1,500 people who voted in Boone County on Tuesday, when in-person, no-excuse absentee voting opened in Missouri, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. Lennon said the 1,500 voters exceeds the votes cast on the first day of early in-person voting in 2022. She said she also expects the amount
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a Sept. 20 fire in the 1000 block of Crestland Avenue in Columbia is still not known. According to an investigation report from the Columbia Fire Department, the cause was “undetermined.” The report says the fire started in the kitchen. Previous reporting indicates that no one was injured in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that states with helmet laws for motorcyclists have a 37% decrease in motorcyclist deaths. If every state had required all riders to wear helmets between 1976-2022, the study’s author, Eric Teoh said more than 22,000 motorcyclists’ lives would have been saved. Some of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) James Coyne and Stephen Webber are both eyeing the seat for Missouri Senate District 19. The district covers all of Boone County. The seat allows for two, four-year terms and is currently filled by State Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), who cannot run because of term limits. Coyne is the Republican on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews on Wednesday will close two left-turn lanes on an off-ramp from Interstate 70 in Columbia, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The two left-turn lanes from westbound Interstate 70 to the Highway 63 connector at exit 128A will be closed from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Monday. Steven Ray Mings was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and second-degree domestic assault. Mings was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Tuesday afternoon. A warrant was ordered and no bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer and Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins will face off in the race for Missouri’s Secretary of State on Nov. 5. The Secretary of State serves as Missouri’s chief elections official and is responsible for maintaining and preserving records, overseeing the State Library, regulating the securities industry and serving
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