COLUMBIA, Mo. The City of Columbia Sewer Utility is proposing to replace a privately maintained sewer system near the intersection of South West Boulevard and West Stewart Road. If approved, the utility would construct a new public sanitary sewer to serve the affected property owners. According to Assistant Utilities Director Tom Ratermann, the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person had moderate injuries after a vehicle crashed into an RV Wednesday afternoon in southwest Columbia. A vehicle was seen turned on its side on Coats Lane, a road just off of West Gillespie Bridge Road. Boone County Fire Protection Chief Battalion Chief Clint Walker told ABC 17 News that a
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Editor’s note: The votes on the issue for the Wards 1 and 3 councilwomen have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday rejected the development of new triplexes known as Ashford Place, following intense pushback from residents. “No” votes consisted of Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Ward 2 Councilwoman Vera Elwood, Ward 3
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sophia Danh attends Hickman High School in Columbia as a freshman, and goes to class alongside her usual classmates. But she said there’s a feeling of uncertainty that lingers in her mind from time to time. Danh said her parents are immigrants, and though most of her family are citizens but it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A meeting set up on Facebook to ostensibly sell an iPhone turned deadly in Columbia on Sunday, according to court documents. Columbia police on Tuesday arrested a woman, two men and a juvenile in connection with a deadly shooting that took place in the 1400 block of Ridgemont Court on Sunday. They
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail after she was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault. An initial court appearance for Tachelle Welch, 32, was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. The probable cause statement says police were called at 2:47 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a Columbia man charged with 10 felonies after a late-November standoff with police has filed paperwork to have his client undergo a mental evaluation. Kaitlyn Bullard filed the motion for a mental evaluation for Rodquel R. Jones, 21, last Thursday. The motion states that Bullard has concerns about Jones’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is charged with 29 counts of felony animal abuse is expected to go to trial in April. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday, April 28 at the Boone County Courthouse, according to Prosecutor Roger Johnson. She has been held at the Phelps
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) About a group of 30 people walked from the Armory Sports Center in Columbia to the St. Luke United Methodist Church holding candles, remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The walk was apart of the Columbia Parks and Recreation annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Walk and Memorial Celebration. That number doubled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police numbers, sidewalk improvements, homelessness and improved housing opportunities are the top priorities of more than 800 Columbia households that responded to the city’s annual Community Survey Findings Report. 2025 Columbia MO Survey ReportDownload According to city documents, the survey was completed by 804 random households. Around 84% of survey respondents have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said Monday that a man shot in a residential area Sunday night has died. Michael R. Burke, 42, of Columbia, was killed in the shooting that was called in at about 8 p.m. Sunday. Burke died at a local hospital, Columbia Police wrote in a Facebook post. Officers were sent
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Three shootings in Columbia have left one person dead and four people hurt in the first 19 days of 2026. The shooters in two of the shootings have not been identified and arrested, police say.
According to Columbia police dispatch logs, officers responded to eight calls for shots fired and 16 calls for shots heard from Jan. 1 to Jan. 19, 2026.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is set to take up a controversial development proposal Tuesday that would bring 77 triplex buildings to an east side neighborhood. Developer Troy Miller Properties is asking the city to approve plans for the project, which would cover more than 24 acres off East Broadway near the Brooks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Room at the Inn is keeping its doors open throughout Saturday night for people in need of a warm place to sleep as the frigid cold sweeps through mid-Missouri. Manager John Trapp said the shelter regularly hits its full capacity of 110 people. The shelter opens at 6:30 p.m. and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Thursday entered an agreement with Utah-based EnviroServe that involves cleaning out homeless camps around the city. A city spokeswoman wrote in an email that bids were requested because the city will often not have the specialized equipment needed to deal with hazardous materials and other items left
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold. There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dispensary caught fire on Thursday night after a vehicle hit the gas meter of the building, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Firefighters were called around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at Greenlight Dispensary in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City man on Thursday was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a gun crime, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. James Tatum, 35, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for being a felon with a gun. The sentence includes three years
Continue Reading Editor’s note: The name of the business was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire damaged a cannabis dispensary Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Columbia. Greenlight Dispensary was damaged. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message there was a fire on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling out a new campaign designed to bring both international and domestic soccer fans to Mid-Missouri ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The initiative, called “Kick It in CoMo,” is meant to boost local businesses and showcase Columbia as a destination for visitors traveling
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