COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Black drivers in Missouri were once again stopped at higher rates last year than white drivers, according to the annual Vehicle Stops Report. The Attorney General’s Vehicle Stops Report is due on June 1 each year. It provides data related to vehicle stops statewide, including an index that measures the rate at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The suspect’s age has been corrected. A murder charge was filed Tuesday against a Columbia man accused of putting his significant other’s body in a City of Columbia trash bin and dumping it into a body of water. Andrew B. Acton, 53, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have filed to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council in the Aug. 4 election. Tuesday was the deadline to file for the August election. The city clerk’s office confirmed the field includes former Columbia Utilities Director David Sorrell, Ryan King and attorney Sharon Jones,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s parking revenue is up substantially in the first six months of this year after the city raised parking rates in January. On-street parking rates increased to a $1 an hour on during the first week of January and has resulted in a 50.4% gain in revenue compared to the same time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Activity and Recreation Center Water Zone is closed Tuesday due to a “fecal incident,” according to a social media post. The ARC staff will clean and sanitize the pool. It will reopen Wednesday. Tammy Miller, a Columbia Parks and Recreation spokesperson, said a lifeguard noticed the excrement in the indoor pool
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved a nearly $9.4 million budget amendment on Monday that incorporates funding for several projects. The meeting agenda shows the city is looking to appropriate $9,398,731.56 in funds. Meeting documents show $3.5 million will be appropriated from electric retained earnings to replace a transformer for the Columbia Energy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager who is charged with murder and other charges was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Mikel Jones, 17, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Michael Ryan Burke on Ridgemont
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several drivers were left stranded on flooded roads over the weekend has heavy rains in Mid-Missouri closed out the month of May. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News on Monday three vehicles were stuck in floodwaters from Friday to Sunday this past weekend. The BCFPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy who is charged as an adult in connection with a 2025 shooting death was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Deshawn D. Brown, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and second-degree murder in the death of Zarian Simpson. Another 16-year-old, Rodney Moore
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third Columbia man has pleaded guilty to a felony in a January 2025 shooting that occurred on Providence Road in Columbia. Ataveon Gordon pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault. He was sentenced to four years in prison. He was given credit for time served. Jared Britt Jr., 20, of Columbia,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport on Monday launched its new shuttle service for the new 700-space south parking lot as the airport continues to see growth. The lot opened at 4 a.m. Monday with a shuttle taking the first group of passengers to the main terminal. The shuttle is set run in 10-minute
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday was the first day of summer school for Columbia Public Schools, and a press release from a district spokeswoman says more than 9,400 students are attending class. The release says that figure represents more than half of the district’ regular school year enrollment. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade can enter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested last week in Jefferson City in connection with an April 26 shots-fired scene at a Waffle House on the north side of Columbia has been charged with two felonies. D’Monte Lee, 19, of Jefferson City, was charged on Monday in Boone County with unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged last week with first-degree assault, shooting from a vehicle and armed criminal action after he allegedly fired shots during a road rage incident in a Home Depot parking lot. Columbia Police reported Robert Neese Jr.’s arrest Friday, in concert with Moberly officers. Charges were filed Thursday, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A southeast Columbia road was closed for about an hour Monday morning after a bomb threat was made against a hotel. Columbia Police officers were sent to a reported bomb threat at the Courtyard by Marriott on Lemone Industrial Drive at about 10 a.m., Columbia Police Department spokesmanBrian McNeil said. Police cleared
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A Columbia firefighter’s rank has been corrected. Emergency crews in Columbia rescued two people from a car that was stuck in water Monday after early morning storms. Columbia Fire crews responded to a car trapped in flooded waters on Creasy Springs. Columbia Fire Department Battalion Chief Roger Mertensmeyer told ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge in Columbia is officially gone after crews spent the weekend demolishing the Providence Road Bridge over Interstate 70. The bridge project is part of the Improve I-70 project from Rocheport to Columbia. Missouri Department of Transportation expects the larger project to be completed by late 2029. According to MoDOT officials,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A member of ABC 17’s news staff has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy stopped news anchor Erika McGuire early Sunday while she was driving on South Providence Road in Columbia. She’s also facing a possible charge of careless and imprudent driving. McGuire was booked into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Regional Airport is rolling out a new shuttle service starting Monday as airport leaders work to accommodate growing travel demand. Airport officials announced travelers parked in the new south parking lot will now be able to take a shuttle directly to the terminal. The change comes after the airport added
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite rainy weather Friday, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it is continuing with plan to demolish the North Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70 in Columbia. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down the overpass at 9 p.m. Friday as part of a major reconstruction project expected to impact traffic in
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