COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Public education efforts are underway by the Columbia Police Department as the city’s new median ordinance is set to take effect July 1. CPD Lt. Clint Sinclair, who is overseeing the implementation, said education efforts began the first week of April, providing a three-month window before the law takes effect. “I think we’re
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) August voters are set to decide on Amendment 4, which looks to increase the required number of votes needed for a citizen petition to pass. Currently, amendments pass through a simple majority. If approved, Amendment 4 would require a majority vote in all eight of the state’s congressional districts. Previous ballot measures
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former youth minister was charged on Wednesday in Cole County with sex crimes. Robert Ferguson, 27, of Jefferson City, was charged with child enticement, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) Columbia College officially auctioned off nine properties on Wednesday afternoon. The Atterberry Auction & Realty Group was tasked with the auction and said that in total nine properties, 21 units, a vacant lot and a building near Columbia College and downtown were auctioned. The auction opened on June 11, and potential buyers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old man from Danville, Illinois, was found dead after a crash occurred at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route J in Montgomery County at Loutre Valley Lane, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. An MSHP spokesman wrote in an email the crash was reported the next day. The report says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a recent six-week checkup, Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy is ‘ahead of schedule’ in his rehab, according to head coach Eli Drinkwitz. On Wednesday, the leader of Tiger football sat down with ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones to record the latest edition of Sunday Sit-down. During their chat, Coach Drinkwitz
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man who was accused of shooting and injuring two Pettis County deputies last year was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. James Joseph Elsea, 63, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of illegal gun and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national who pleaded guilty in December to illegally reentering the country and being an illegal alien with a gun was sentenced on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Israel Ramirez-Jaramillo, 34, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. The release says he was living
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A new $18.6 million facility built to support people experiencing hardship and homelessness is set to open its doors in Columbia in late July.
Construction on the Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus began in February 2024. Ahead of its opening, members of the public are invited to an open house Thursday to tour the resource center and shelter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teacher who was arrested on suspicion of having sexual misconduct with a student has resigned, according to a Wednesday social media post from the Iberia R-5 School District. The Board of Education met in a closed session on Tuesday and voted to accept Casey Mason’s resignation, which is retroactive to May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As former Mizzou star Mark Mitchell awaits the start of the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, he’s on the cusp of starting the next chapter of his career. The Kansas City, Kansas native did not hear his name called in the first 30 picks of the Draft, on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Dixon man was seriously hurt in a Pulaski County crash just after 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2012 Ford F150 south on Highway 28 at Highway O when he went off the right side of the road. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Polo man was seriously hurt in an ATV crash in Moniteau County just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was riding a 2004 Honda Recon in the 16000 block of Garrett Road going south, with a 50-year-old Polo woman, when the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia and Boone County officials met for a joint work session Wednesday morning regarding homelessness and a housing study. Boone County and Columbia officials met at Boone Electric Cooperative at 9 a.m. Wednesday. According to the meeting agenda, officials discussed the Homeless Strategic Plan, Housing Continuum Update, Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration and
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Columbia’s police department has been at work educating people on a law taking effect July 1 that will make it illegal to linger in medians at busy city intersections. The law is like those in several other cities, and by its letter, looks to prevent collisions between pedestrians and vehicles at busy medians. However, critics
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) Around 100 people showed up for a town hall meeting in Pilot Grove on Tuesday about a potential solar field in the city. An organized effort was made by Cooper County residents over questions about neighbors’ concerns over the project. Local elected officials and the developers of the project presented details
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates vying to fill Columbia’s vacant Fourth Ward City Council seat laid out competing visions for growth, government efficiency, housing and public safety during a forum Tuesday hosted by the Columbia Board of Realtors. The forum, held at 311 Bernadette Dr., featured former Columbia Utilities Director Dave Sorrell, attorney Sharon Jones and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old man died Tuesday after his vehicle went into the Osage River in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 60-year-old man from Clark, Missouri, backed a 2016 Dodge Ram and a trailer to a boat ramp. A pedestrian – a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a partnership with the City of Jefferson City, the Capital City Housing Task Force is looking for public comment on the state of housing in the city Tuesday evening. The Capital City Housing Task Force worked with the consulting group Housing Innovations Group LLC to create the Jefferson City Housing Supply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is accused of murder and other charges was denied bond again during a hearing on Tuesday. Andrew Acton, 53, is charged with abandoning a corpse, tampering with evidence and second-degree murder. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. Court documents from previous reporting indicate Acton is
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