COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police said one man was shot in connection with a home invasion Saturday night. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Eastland Circle, off of Business Loop 70. The victim was taken to University Hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound after officers arrived. Police did not say if the victim
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Friends and family of a missing Columbia woman gathered for a vigil Saturday, one month after she was reported missing by her husband, who is now the prime suspect in her disappearance. Mengqi Ji Elledge, 28, went missing Oct. 8. Her husband, Joseph Elledge reported her missing a day and a half after she allegedly
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Authorities are investigating what caused a Columbia apartment building to catch fire on Saturday morning. The Columbia Fire Department responded to Smithton Condo Apartments around 8 a.m. for reports of a fire. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy smoke coming from the building, according to a news release. The department requested more assistance after receiving reports
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man suspected of a Sept. 18 armed robbery at a Columbia gas station. David Slaughter faces a charge of first-degree robbery in the case. He was booked into the Boone County jail Friday. Court documents say Slaughter handed a note to a worker at the Midwest Petroleum
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Resources at Mid-Missouri homeless shelters could be thin with members of the vulnerable population needing assistance. Wilkes Boulevard United Methoidst Church, Salvation Army, St. Francis House and others serve Columbia’s homeless population. Some homeless shelters require a state ID or background check to enter the homes, according to members of Columbia’s homeless
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial scheduled for a Columbia contractor over allegations of stealing is pushed back following his imprisonment in Minnesota. Court records in Washington County, Minnesota show that a judge ordered Scott G. Treffert be sent to prison following a probation violation. The August order does not specify how Treffert violated his probation
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mary Posner, co-founder and president of Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans Corporation, died on Oct. 26, 2019. Posner along with more than 3,000 volunteers ran the salute to veterans event in Columbia for the past 33 years. The event was moved to Jefferson City in 2019 while crews worked on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged Zechariah Williams on Thursday with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 12 years old. According to court documents, investigators interviewed the victim, who detailed the alleged assault. The probable cause statements says Williams blew marijuana smoke into the child’s mouth. Documents show the incident happened in central
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Boone County’s 911 agency says it had safeguards in place to make sure the system stayed online during recent scheduled call center maintenance. Boone County Joint Communications director Chad Martin said during the scheduled maintenance the department staffs its backup location in case something were to happen. “When either CenturyLink or our IT department will
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A Boone County judge has sided with an animal rights organization in its lawsuit claiming the University of Missouri charged an excessive price for records about animals used in research. The Beagle Freedom Project sued MU in May 2016 after the university gave an estimate of $82,222 to fulfill a request for records about animals
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s undergraduate student body met Thursday during a town hall. The town hall was a regularly scheduled meeting, but students and members of the Missouri Students Association discussed concerns about recent events that impacted university students. MSA sent out a vague release before the meeting. The group said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a request to rename part of Rice Road at its meeting Thursday night. D&D Investments of Columbia, LLC had proposed renaming a mile of Rice Road to Geyser Boulevard. The company wanted to rename the road from Ballenger Lane to Lake of the Woods Road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A city commission has approved a request to split the Columbia Mall into two lots to accommodate a new hotel. The commission voted unanimously to create a new lot on the north end of the mall property on Bernadette Drive. Developers plan to build a four-story Hilton hotel there. The commission denied
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Students Association held a town hall meeting Thursday after what the organization calls “a series of events” in recent weeks. MSA is the student government for the University of Missouri. The organization in a news release Monday did not provide any information about the events but said they “have caused
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James Sander Jr. James Sanders Jr., 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of felony possession of a firearm, according to the United States Attorney Office of the Western District. According to the court, in July 2018, authorities arrested Sanders two different times. One of those arrests occurred while he was allegedly riding a stolen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Right now crews are working a crash in north Columbia. The wreck happened just before 6 p.m. at Rangeline Street and Vandiver Drive, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that lanes are blocked in the area. ABC 17 News has contacted the police and fire departments to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sigma Chi International Fraternity has suspended its University of Missouri chapter, the organization said Thursday. The suspension is indefinite and takes effect immediately. “One of the most difficult things the Executive Committee can do is vote to close a chapter,” international president Steve Schuyler said in a news release. “In this
Continue Reading 31 Columbia Water & Light customers were without water Thursday afternoon, according to the city. In a Facebook post, city officials said water main repairs affected customers in the 1300 block of W. Ash Street. These customers will be under a precautionary boil advisory. The post said the city will put a hangtag on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the parents of a missing Columbia woman said Thursday they have reached a “very limited, short term agreement” in the custody battle over their grandchild. Mengqi Elledge’s and the family of her husband, Joseph Elledge, are each trying to get custody of the couple’s daughter. A set of hearings
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A downtown Columbia restaurant topped this week’s list of inspections with four critical violations and three non-critical violations. Taj Mahal’s inspection shows that when inspectors visited the restaurant on Oct. 30, they found food that was at the wrong temperature, uncovered food and clean dishes with food debris on them, just to
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