Editor’s note: A sentence has been clarified to say the commission is considering approving the board’s sale. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County will consider approving the sale of the land and buildings that make up Boone Hospital to an unnamed buyer. Documents previewing the Boone County Commission’s meeting on Tuesday show the hospital’s Board of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police have arrested three people in connection with a fight and gunfire Sunday morning. The department posted on Facebook that Eddie Luster, 21, and Leland Paris, 26, had each been arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for the incident in the 1000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said a large police presence in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane Sunday night is connected to a shots fired incident from Sunday morning. CPD Lt. Derek Moore said officers were serving a search warrant. Moore said a person “turned himself in without incident.” One resident of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several tracts of land across north and east Columbia qualify as non-rural investment locations that were approved by the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday. Through the program, private investors who earn capital gain from the sale of an asset, such as real estate, stock, or a business, can reinvest that gain into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge crews did their annual dry snow run Thursday to prepare for the winter weather season. The purpose of the dry snow run is to get snowplow drivers used to the routes they will be taking and make sure equipment is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Treasury Department has approved 131 census tracts for designation as “Opportunity Zones,” where developers can earn special federal tax breaks. The zones include four in Boone County, one in Cole County and others in several Mid-Missouri counties, according to a list posted to the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s website. Gov.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey said Wednesday when early results came back for Tuesday’s election, he was surprised voters rebuked Proposition L. Prop L was a proposed 3/8 cent sales tax to pay for a new Boone County Jail that would have expired in 2042. Nearly 60% of voters said “no” to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police are investigating who fired off shots Tuesday night on the west side of the city. The department posted on Facebook that someone shot into the air in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane around 9:30 p.m. CPD said it was dispatched to the area at 9:28 p.m. when residents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Proposition L — a sales tax increase to pay for a new Boone County Jail — failed Tuesday, with nearly 60% of voters voting against it. A total of 65,511 votes were counted, with 39,178 “No” votes and 26,333 “yes” votes Proposition L was among the questions local voters saw on their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of two drivers in a head-on collision that closed a street last week has been cited on five criminal counts, including a serious-injury DWI, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Capt. Brian Leer said deputies issued a summons to Melvin Warrick, 46, for serious-injury DWI, driving without a license,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 61-year-old Southport, Florida woman was treated at University Hospital after she needed to be rescued from the Missouri River on Monday near Rocheport. Sgt. Kyle Green of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told ABC 17 News that a female fell out of a boat that ran out of fuel after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sufficient water pumping has been restored to Eagle Bluffs Conservation area, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Issues with the area’s water supply infrastructure led to the MDC to suspend waterfowl hunting in the area last month. With pumping restored, MDC staff can manage the water
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police confirmed shots fired at the Walmart on Grindstone Parkway in South Columbia Sunday night. A large police presence was on scene with officers investigating in and around the parking lot of the store. Columbia Police officers started blocking off the parking lot with crime scene tape shortly after 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the name of one of the drivers in Wednesday’s serious crash on St. Charles Road and said they’ve sent a recommendation for charges to the prosecutor’s office. The sheriff’s office identified 49-year-old Melvin A. Warrick as the driver they referred to the prosecutor. Warrick and the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia and Boone County saw another double-digit year-over-year drop in home sales in September, a stat that local realtors attribute to a market transitioning to mortgage rates topping 7%. Single-family home sales in Boone County fell 12% when compared to last September. Sales in Columbia dropped 18%, according to a release from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: An incorrect reference to the crash as fatal has been removed. The investigation into a head-on collision that left two drivers in critical condition on Wednesday has now been referred to the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office for one of the drivers involved. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Buchanan said the office
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled in favor of the state in a battle over a Boone County charter school on Thursday, determining that a law that allows charter schools in Boone County is constitutional. The suit was filed in December 2025, with Columbia Public Schools claiming Senate Bill 727, which was passed
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A northeast Columbia road was closed Wednesday evening after a crash that left two people with critical injuries. A crash was reported on East St. Charles Road near Demaret Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Lt. Joey Rimel told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved and the drivers were both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission has until Feb. 28, 2027, to rule on a proposed substation plan by Ameren Missouri. The application was submitted on Oct. 16 and plans to add a roughly 76,000-square-foot substation just southwest of Columbia. CCN Application – Katy PublicDownload According to a statement from Ameren, the substation’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former employee of the Cooper County Jail was sentenced to probation on Friday after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct. John Dillehay, 50, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct in the course of public duty. He was accused of having sex with an inmate in 2024. He was sentenced to probation for four
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