COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a fire at a home on Wednesday night in the 1300 block of Godas Circle in northeast Columbia, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says that firefighters were called at 11:53 p.m. and found a duplex with smoke coming from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been assigned with conducting searched in Kerr County, Texas, the Boone County Fire Protection District wrote in a Wednesday social media post. Fifty-two members of Task Force 1 were deployed on Monday and arrived in Texas on Tuesday. The post says that Task Force 1 will conduct
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said it is increasing speed enforcement along Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia in an effort to bring speeds down after catching drivers going nearly 100 miles per hour. A CPD spokesperson confirmed in an email that the traffic unit will be increasing enforcement on the road. In a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police responded to a a report of shots fired late Tuesday night in the 200 block of Apple Tree Court in Columbia. Management of the property told ABC 17 News this was a drive-by shooting. Dispatch logs show Columbia police were called to the neighborhood around 11:45 p.m. for a shots-fired call.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County leaders said Wednesday that they back an effort by Boone Health to find a “strategic partner” to help grow its operation. The Audrain County Commission, County Health Department and Boone Health signed a letter of intent in October 2024 to begin building a Medicare-certified critical access hospital in Mexico. Audrain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers at a south Columbia Starbucks have unionized. Employees at the Starbucks at Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive voted 12-4 on Tuesday to join Starbucks Workers United, according to a Wednesday press release from the union. The location is the 15th store in Missouri and the first in Columbia to unionize, joining
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans Day will now be considered a paid holiday for University of Missouri System workers following Gov. Mike Kehoe’s signing of House Bill 419 on Wednesday. Local union LiUNA 955 released a statement in favor of the signing on Wednesday. “This is a huge victory for our union and for all UM-System
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A leader of the Missouri Senate said Tuesday that she wants MU Health Care to accept terms offered by insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield by the end of the week. “This contract needs renewed this week,” Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) wrote on Facebook. “I have contacted a few
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday marked one year since Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Tobben died while saving two people. On July 8, 2024, a rescue boat lost power and capsized near Bear Creek. The boat carried Tobben, Columbia firefighter Derek Abbott and two people they rescued. All four people were thrown
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Columbia’s busy Stadium Boulevard was closed during rush hour Tuesday evening after a crash took out a utility pole, according to a public alert. South Stadium was closed from Rollins Road to College Park Drive after a crash caused an electric line to go across the road, the alert said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel has been accused again of driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report shows that Pinkel, 73, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. Monday in Camden County. The arrest report says he was brought to the Camden County jail and was released. He was accused of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Daily Tribune’s downtown printing press will close in September, moving the printing of the century-old paper to Iowa. The Columbia Daily Tribune announced parent company Gannett’s decision in a story on Tuesday. The company told staff on Tuesday about the closure and transfer of printing and packaging to the company’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting Tuesday night, a traffic shift will occur on Eastbound I-70 in Columbia, between Paris Road and Highway 63, as the Missouri Department of Transportation continues the Improve I-70 Project. MoDOT has completed new lanes in the median between Eastbound and westbound I-70 and will begin reconstructing the existing Eastbound lanes. For
Continue Reading (Editor’s note, 7/8: This story has been updated with a new quote from Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is seeking a partner to help it expand, according to the independent system’s top executive. Boone Health announced on Tuesday its search for a possible new “strategic partner.” Boone Health wants to find
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been activated by FEMA to assist in rescue operations following catastrophic flooding in Texas’ Guadalupe River. The Boone County Fire Protection District announced the deployment Monday afternoon. At least 95 people have died in the flooding, according to reporting from CNN. The task force will focus on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he allegedly set a backpack on fire and threw it on top of a home on Paris Road last month. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, was charged on Monday with first-degree arson and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An “interested parties” meeting has been scheduled to discuss adding a sidewalk in a portion of West Broadway, according to a Monday press release from the city. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, July 14 at the Activity and Recreational Center at 1701 W. Ash St. Organizers will discuss a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Columbia man was found guilty on Thursday of three felonies in a July 2024 shooting. Jeremiah Johnson was found guilty of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 8
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old Columbia man was in the Boone County Jail on Monday, facing six felonies for allegedly shooting at his mobile home park neighbors over fireworks. Nevada Henderson was charged Monday with three counts of first-degree assault, being a felon with a gun, armed criminal action and child endangerment. His initial court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin nightly lane closures of U.S. 63 near Grindstone Parkway for interchange improvements. From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until July 14, MoDOT will be closing one lane northbound on U.S. 63 to prepare for outside lane widening. Construction on New Haven Road has been postponed
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