COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The City of Columbia is looking to work with others and build a permanent opportunity campus to house unsheltered people but for now, the city’s talking about buying a temporary shelter. The temporary shelter would be located on the 1500 block of Ashley Street and is expected to cost around $865,000 according to the city. City
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Missouri Task Force 1 has moved from Fort Myers, Florida to nearby Fort Myers Beach as it helps with Hurricane Ian recovery work.
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The Columbia City Council is considering buying the police department a new video surveillance system that would allow it to tap into non-police cameras across the city.
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The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is set to offer the flu vaccine for free, to those between the ages of six months to 18 years old at multiple clinics.
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The Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association sent a letter of concern about the FUSUS Real-time Crime Center proposal Monday, ahead of the Columbia city Council’s discussion that night.
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AÂ judge denied bond Monday for one of the two suspects charged in a Boone County murder.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Boone Regional Library Workers United (DBRLWU) met with the DBRL administration Monday. The DBRLWU sent its list of demands to the administration on Sept. 29. Workers approved to unionize in May. The two sides agreed to terms for the contract negotiations and discussed the list of demands on Monday. The actual
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Treasurer’s Office plans to give Missourians a chance to purchase some interesting items in Columbia this week. Officials will hold an unclaimed property auction at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center at 3200 Vandiver Dr. The auction is scheduled to start Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. each day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County-based Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1) will deploy to southwest Florida Monday morning to help with Hurricane Ian recovery efforts. A spokesman for the task force said MO-TF1 arrived in Orlando on Sunday around 3 a.m. Task force members plan to move to the Fort Myers area to help with search
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police told ABC 17 on Sunday no one was hurt in a central Columbia shooting. Columbia police investigated a shooting Saturday night near Providence Road and Forest Avenue intersection. Shots were reported to the police around 8 p.m. ABC 17 crews arrived on the scene around 8:45 p.m. and saw at least
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers nearly rode the leg of their kicker to a victory over the country’s No. 1 team Saturday night in Columbia. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou football’s near upset in the video player below. https://youtu.be/bYapddZY8Zs Watch a post-game news conference by coach Eli Drinkwitz in the player. Harrison
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday is expected to be a busy day for Mizzou as they host the Georgia Bulldogs at Faurot Field. The Tigers, will be kicking things off against the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Large crowds and traffic impacts are anticipated for Saturday’s according to Mizzou’s website. Those attending the game will need to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Councilwoman Betsy Peters is in the process of selling her land to the Voluntary Action Center. The VAC has been looking for land to build it’s homeless shelter, called Homeless Opportunity Campus. Project coordinators submitted a plan to the Columbia Boone County Health and Human Services on Friday. Peters purchased
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Starting in January, those who sleep on the streets could face legal consequences if found on state land in Missouri.
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A Columbia pharmacist says it’s a good idea to get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time.
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A Columbia man was charged Friday in federal court with distributing fentanyl after investigators learned a package containing drugs was going to be delivered to his home.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with multiple crimes Wednesday after causing a police chase in north Columbia. Cameron Comstock, 22, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and driving while revoked — second or third offense. A Boone County police officer came across Comstock driving a stolen GMC Yukon in
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The American Red Cross is sending people and equipment from Columbia to help with Hurricane Ian recovery efforts.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative is reporting a power outage north of Columbia Friday morning. The utility provider shared on Twitter that crews are working to repair A power pole off Highway VV. We have a large outage taking place on Highway VV, due to a broken pole from early this morning. Crews
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some people who work in downtown Columbia are in favor of the Voluntary Action Center and Columbia Housing Authority’s proposed homeless shelter. “We’ve been down here for 14 years,” said Melody Beach, who owns The Beach Salon. “In the last probably three to four years we’ve seen an increase in the homeless
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