COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody yet after two shootings in Northeast Columbia Wednesday. The Columbia Police Department taped off a parking lot at The Greens apartments, on Clark Lane, east of the Highway 63/Interstate 70 Connector. An ABC 17 News photographer saw at least 13 CPD patrol vehicles. Police responded at 4
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 56-year-old Columbia man was charged with a child sex crime on Wednesday in Boone County. Daniel Follett, 56, was charged with child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The brief probable cause statement says Follett arrived at a
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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) 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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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) 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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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 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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies after law enforcement claims he pulled a knife out at someone after rear-ending a vehicle on Monday in south Columbia. Michael Mattingly Jr., 35, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Columbia man was arrested on Monday and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly attempted to pay a minor for sex. Rifat Apurba was charged in Boone County with child enticement. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second class action lawsuit was filed against Columbia Orthopaedic Group on Monday in Boone County. The new lawsuit also alleges that Columbia Orthopaedic Group did not do enough to protect patients’ personal information after a ransomware attack occurred last month. A class-action lawsuit was filed last week in Boone County by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Board of Realtors is set to host a forum Tuesday for the upcoming August elections. The event will be a candidate forum for Columbia’s 4th Ward City Council race from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at 311 Bernadette Dr. The Board of Realtors will also host a talk session
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport man who was found guilty of manslaughter last month was sentenced to 15 years in the Department of Corrections on Monday following emotional testimony from family members of the woman killed in the crash. Matthew Shilling was found guilty on May 14 of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A southwest Columbia road closure that was originally scheduled for Tuesday has been rescheduled for Thursday night, according to a Monday press release from the city. The release says the closure of South Sinclair Road between West Southampton Drive and Murifield Drive was scheduled to 7 p.m. Thursday because of a scheduling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has filed a lawsuit against a man who pleaded guilty in April to filming women while they were undressed at a Columbia Planet Fitness in 2024. Kenneth Steele — who was a trainer at the Planet Fitness on Nifong Boulevard in Columbia – pleaded guilty on April 6 to invasion of privacy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Columbia man was charged with three felonies after authorities say he attacked a victim and dragged them into a wooded area on Saturday. Carmine Cobb was charged on Monday with third-degree domestic assault, second-degree kidnapping and felony stealing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is following the lead of other Missouri cities by implementing a median ordinance set to take effect July 1. The City of Springfield put its median ordinance in place in January 2018. Both ordinances focus on medians in intersections with speed limits of 35 mph or higher, average
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocheport man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the February 2024 death of a woman is set to be sentenced Monday afternoon. In May, Matthew Shilling was found guilty of second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of second-degree assault and driving while suspended.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers out on the roads Sunday may have seen several flood notifications on their phones throughout the morning. Heavy rain and severe storms moved through parts of Mid-Missouri throughout the day, prompting several flash flood warnings and raising concerns about dangerous travel conditions. While driving to Sedalia Saturday afternoon, an ABC 17
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