COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state representative gets fourth in the Columbia Board of Education race, just one place shy of winning a seat on the board. “If I had not of got in, the other candidates would not be talking about the stuff that I was pushing. Accountability, transparency, discipline problems in CPS and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Donald Waterman has won a seat on the Columbia City Council. Waterman won the race for Ward 5 over Gregg Bush on Tuesday by a margin of fewer than 150 votes out of close to 4,000 cast. Waterman joined Chuck Basye and John Potter — two candidates running for a spot on
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Residents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will have three new faces when it meets again. April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper took the top three spots in the field of seven. The group included only one incumbent — Chris Horn. Horn came in fifth place behind former state Rep. Chuck Basye. Ferrao
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is set to go to trial over his alleged role in a hazing incident that left Danny Santulli disabled. Ryan P. Delanty, 21, of Ballwin, is charged with hazing causing life endangerment – a felony – and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A hearing was held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For April 4, Election Day, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a weather alert day for potential severe weather. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said there are plans in place to keep employees and voters safe. “One of the safety measures that we have as a county is that we
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A storm Friday left many homes and cars with hail damage in Columbia. Contractors both local and from out of town often come to areas hit by severe weather to try and sell their services to homeowners whose property is damaged. These are one of the many times scammers are prone to
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Columbia police have warned at least one apartment complex to be on the lookout for people stealing from unlocked cars.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Friday in relation to the 2020 shooting death of Marqukis Hayes at a McDonald’s on Clark Lane in Columbia. Correy Greene, 33, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful transfer of a weapon, unlawful possession of a gun and armed-criminal action. He is not in custody. No
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Monday, the Columbia City Council is set to meet with plans to discuss putting more money towards utility assistance. So far, the city appropriated a total of $600,000 to the new utility assistance program but council leaders say it’s already run out of all the money it had set aside for the year.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has partnered with Red Cross to prepare for its 32nd annual “Spring Greek Week” blood drive. The drive is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 3. – Wednesday, April 5. at Mizzou Rec. Red Cross says during the 2022 Spring Greek Week blood drive a little
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JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police along with other law enforcement agencies are joining together to put more focus on youth driving safety in Mid- Missouri to help increase seat belt use among teens and to reduce deaths on the roads. The effort is a part of law enforcement’s “Youth Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign” that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While Friday’s storm only lasted a few minutes, the hail and rain left their mark. Damage and dings to homes, cars, and even backyard grills could be seen across Mid-Missouri Saturday. “I’ve probably been on probably 40 roofs today since eight o’clock this morning,” Mark, the sales manager with Premier Property Services
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Callaway County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Columbia man Thursday in connection with a shooting investigation, the sheriff’s office says.
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ABC 17 News is interviewing each of the seven candidates running for three open spots on the Columbia Board of Education. At least two of them will be new members — only one incumbent is in the race.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, The Boone County Muleskinners hosted another discussion on proposed marijuana sales taxes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Columbia, Boone County and several other cities and counties have asked voters if they should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The state currently collects a 6% tax from recreational marijuana sales, following the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department officers searched for a person with a gun near Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive in south Columbia on Thursday afternoon, with reports of at least one arrest. MU Alert Update: ALL CLEAR. Subject taken into custody. No reported injuries. Campus operating under normal conditions. ALL CLEAR.— MU Alert (@MUalert)
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ABC 17 News is interviewing each of the seven candidates running for three open spots on the Columbia Board of Education. At least two of them will be new members — only one incumbent is in the race.
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Columbia police have announced no arrests in connection with three separate shootings over two days this week.
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Columbia police taped off a shooting scene outside a north Columbia gas station Wednesday after three people suffered minor injuries.
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