COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission’s Cold Weather Rule will go into effect Wednesday for gas and electric utilities across Missouri. Under the rule, natural gas and electric utilities are prohibited from disconnecting any heat-related services when the temperature is predicted to drop below 32 degrees during the following 24 hours. The rule
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The RSV vaccine is being offered for adults 60 years old and older at the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, according to a press release from the PHHS. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults 60 years old and older to receive a dose of RSV vaccine (Abrysvo),
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Intermittent closures should be expected this week for the on/off ramps at the Route BB overpass on Interstate 70, according to a Tuesday night press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The contractor first plans to remove temporary overhangs on the new bridge Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the release. Traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The winter trout season begins Wednesday at Cosmo-Bethel Park. According to a press release from the City of Columbia, the Missouri Department of Conservation will stock the lake with 2,400 rainbow trout. The catch-and-release season runs through Jan. 31, and only artificial lures and unscented baits can be used. Anglers must have
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After a Battle High School student was found with a weapon in their backpack Monday, ABC 17 submitted a records request to find out how many weapons incidents have occurred on Columbia Public School properties.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri is one of eight states that experiences food insecurity more than the national average, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Food Bank of Central & Northeast Missouri’s new food pantry, the Food Bank Market opens to the public on Wednesday and aims to help with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department will host a training session Friday on how to respond to an “active assailant situation,” according to a Tuesday release from the department. The release describes an active assailant as “a person or persons who, intentionally, through use of a knife, a gun, a car, truck or other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of killing his father last week has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Alen Muslic, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A court date has not been set. He is accused of stabbing Zufer Muslic, 62, to death on Thursday in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Warming shelters around the City of Columbia opened their doors Monday night to welcome those in need as the temperature continues to drop. The Room at the Inn opened its doors on Sunday and announced that its doors will remain open throughout the year. The emergency shelter located on 1509 Ashley St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly threatening employees Friday at multiple businesses on Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Tyler Schnieders, 28, was charged in Boone County with a peace disturbance, first-degree trespassing and two counts of fourth-degree assault. He is being held in the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pretrial date for the man accused of killing April Joann Brooks has been moved to Monday, Nov. 6 Montez Williams, 32, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States Postal Service is conducting a mail processing and facility review of the Columbia Processing and Distribution Center, according to a Monday press release. According to the release, initial results from the review support the facility to remain open and become “modernized” as a Local Processing Center. The release states
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police official has told ABC 17 News that shots were fired Monday in Cosmo Park in Columbia. Shell casings were found by police at the park. Columbia Police Sgt. Anthony Bowne said police received a call about shots heard at 3:42 p.m. Bowne said a victim or possible suspect was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lawrence, Kansas, man has been sentenced in federal court on Friday for soliciting child pornography from two Boone County children, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Kyle G. Gibler, 30, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole and 10 years of supervised release.
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People made use of the new, permanent location of Columbia’s Room at the Inn homeless shelter as the temperature plunged overnight Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday Room At The Inn’s winter shelter opened its doors and will remain open every night of the year. According to a press release, this is the first year in which there is no closing date since the shelter first opened 16 years ago. Room At The Inn is an emergency
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As colder months are quickly approaching, more people are turning on the heat to keep their homes warm. Ameren says it is important to know how to maintain and operate any heating devices used in homes, and to be aware of signs that indicate a gas leak. “If they’re ever smelling the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The final of three MU Health Care drive-thru vaccine clinics began at 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at South Providence Medical Park. At the event, patients were able to receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine. According to an email from MU Health spokesman Eric Slusher, at the previous two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a 3-year-old boy who was shot and killed in September has dropped her wrongful death lawsuit against the man accused of shooting him. Gabrielle Harris filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday against Larry Brownlee Jr. Harris’ lawyer, Jill Harper, filed a motion to dismiss the case without prejudice
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in federal court last year for illegal gun possession was sentenced on Friday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Cecil Jason Robinson, 44, was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 13, 2022,
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