COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia partners with several emergency shelter providers in the community to provide a warm place for individuals to escape the cold. Columbia’s shelters include: Flourish (for teens), please call 573.615.6135Room at the Inn (beginning Nov. 28), 1509 Ashley St. Salvation Army Harbor House (men, women and families), 602 N. Ann
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The Columbia Public Works Department says despite being short-staffed it is feeling confident about heading into winter after its first real-world test of the season.
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Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Columbia man with multiple felonies after they found a woman’s body in a car Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temporary traffic-counting cameras will be set up on Wednesday and Thursday on Forum Boulevard to complete a traffic study. The cameras will point at various locations along Forum Boulevard. The traffic study – which is being conducted by Engineering Surveys & Services, a consultant for the City of Columbia Public Works —
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(KMIZ) Update 8:40 a.m.: Road conditions across Mid-Missouri continue to improve Tuesday morning. According to the MoDOT Traveler Information Map, most roads and streets in the area are clear. ❄️❄️WINTER WEATHER ROAD UPDATE 11/15 8:30 AM❄️❄️That's a lot of green! Major roadways across the district are clear. However roads are still wet & temps are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Public works departments across Mid-Missouri are on the roads Monday night preparing for snowfall. Crews are first going to start salting all roads that are most susceptible to slickness. “We’ll have crews in overnight and they’ll react to conditions as they develop,” Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said. “They are going
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Regional Library Board of Trustees issued a resolution Monday afternoon opposing a proposed rule that would allegedly require libraries to determine if books are “age-appropriate” for children. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft proposed the rule in October. This proposed rule — 15 CSR 30-200.015 — impacts any library receiving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works crews will be start responding to an anticipated snow storm at 7 p.m. Their initial focus will be on pretreating bridges, curves and intersections, which are areas more susceptible to slickness.The city’s primary concern will be slushy conditions for the Tuesday morning commute. Residents are advised to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police have closed part of a northeast Columbia road due to a death investigation Monday morning. According to the Columbia Police Department, detectives and crime scene investigators are responding to the scene in the 2700 block of Blue Ridge Road. (1) We’re conducting a death investigation in the 2700 block of Blue
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Park Hills woman is accused of hitting a Columbia man with a car in Jefferson County on Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tiffany L. Nahlik, 33, hit Dustin M. Short, 38, on southbound Highway 67 near Oakvale Road around 5:55 p.m. Troopers said Nahlik’s car hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) By the end of Monday night, Mid-Missouri could see its first snowfall accumulations. The ABC 17 Stormtrack is tracking the potential for 1 to 3 inches of snow for parts of the area from Monday night into Tuesday morning. Drivers will want to consider preparing their vehicles with winter necessities if they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Mid-Missouri public works departments have already started preparing for the first snowfall since winter. Columbia Public Works says it has 34 snow vehicles available to this winter season. The department says it is going into the winter with the same amount of staffing as last winter, which is 20% below what it would like
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BOONE Co. (KMIZ) CrimeStoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man labeled the ‘Columbia Prowler’. CrimeStoppers is a nonprofit organization which aims to help solve crimes in the Columbia area by relying on tips from local residents. The $2,500 reward comes after Columbia Police have asked the community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Missouri continues to see a rise in Flu cases, the Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department is holding vaccine clinics for those who need vaccinations. According to Missouri’s Health Department’s most recent report, there have been more than 1,700 Flu cases reported between October 30th and November 5th. Public Health
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society needs the public’s help to identify a man accused of breaking into the shelter on Wednesday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfm0D3Smrj4 This video provided by the Central Missouri Humane Society shows a man breaking into the building on Nov. 9. According to a press release, the man got inside the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The search continues for a suspected prowler targeting women in Columbia Columbia police say investigators are currently following up on multiple leads. A sketch showing a suspected prowler in Columbia, provided by the Columbia Police Department Reports show the potential prowler has targeted several women’s apartments in south Columbia. All women were between
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility will host two customer input meetings to discuss proposed ordinance changes around the use of city logo refuse bags. The first meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. This meeting can be live-streamed. The second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is looking for any information regarding a suspected prowler, who is believed to be linked to five attacks against women in the southern part of Columbia. Local women are expressing concerns about the ongoing situation. Alexis McNamara lives in the area and said she and her friends have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Children’s hospitals across the state are full, due to a recent surge of RSV and other respiratory illnesses. Officials said hospitals are not at their breaking point yet, but could be soon if cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases keep going up. RSV usually sends hundreds to the hospitals each year. But this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ivan Metzger has been officially charged with first-degree statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old. Metzger, 76, was charged with possessing child pornography on Nov. 2. The Columbia Police Department said last week that Metzger would be facing additional charges. Metzger is still being held without bond at the
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