COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The operator of the proposed hospital has been corrected. The video attached has also been removed. A proposed veterinary hospital at the former Thompson Center for Autism building in east Columbia cleared a key step Thursday after the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy was certified as an adult on Wednesday in a case surrounding a June 24 shooting at a Clark Lane apartment complex. Tanner Raybon, 16, of Columbia, was is charged in Boone County with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, and single counts of unlawful use of a
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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) Police on Thursday afternoon closed off the 4900 block of Geyser Boulevard in northeast Columbia as officers served a warrant. At least seven Columbia Police Department vehicles were in the area, as well as a Columbia Fire Department truck. Police also had a SWAT in the driveway of a home and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is not satisfied with a Columbia bar’s response to alleged nuisance claims. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi has attributed a hot spot for crime in downtown Columbia to Reign Bar, located at 33 N. Ninth St., since the summer, when there was a large street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was involved in a five-vehicle crash that closed part of Interstate 70 on Wednesday has died. The 57-year-old man, who police did not identify by name, died at a hospital Wednesday night, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. Another driver, a minor, was taken to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brian Smith’s influence on Missouri wrestling can be measured in individual National Championships, All-Americans and conference titles. But for those who spent time around his program, his legacy extends well beyond the results on the mat. Smith announced Wednesday that his 29th season as Missouri’s head wrestling coach will be his last.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men from Columbia were given federal prison sentences in separate cases on Wednesday, according to press releases from the Department of Justice. Deshawn Anthony Harris, 21, was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a “machine gun conversion device,” after pleading guilty to the charge, the release says. After his
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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
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a trailer hauling Budweiser Clydesdales on Tuesday closed eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia after a three-vehicle crash. Columbia Police reported the crash a little before 11 a.m., saying both lanes were closed at the Business Loop 70 West exit. It wasn’t immediately clear how the crash happened. The Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person running across Interstate 70 on Tuesday night suffered serious injuries when they were hit by a car. The Columbia Police Department did not give the name or sex of the crash victim. CPD wrote in a news release that the person was running across the eastbound lanes near the Highway
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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) A crash involving a pedestrian led to a lane of Interstate 70 in Columbia to shut down on Tuesday night. The Columbia Police Department announced on its social media that officers have responded to a crash with a pedestrian at the I-70 Connector with Highway 63. One lane of traffic is closed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works crews will partake in its annual dry snow run Thursday, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The event is designed “to test readiness and familiarize drivers with routes” for the upcoming winter season. The release says plows will leave between 10-10:30 a.m. from
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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) 14 customers are under a precautionary boil advisory as crews with Columbia Water and Light fix a water main break in Northwest Columbia. At 12:41 a.m. Tuesday, A Boone County Joint Communications alert was sent, stating a water main break occurred near Interstate 70 Dr. SW and N. West Blvd. Jason West
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After state Sen. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia) secured $1 million in the state budget for the Columbia Police Department, the city is considering to use the funds to purchase vehicle barriers for special events. The barrier would be the Archer 1200 Mobile Barrier from the Meridian company. In June 2025, the company came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a nearly $93,000 contract Monday night to hire an outside consultant to evaluate the city’s water utility and develop a plan for maintenance and capital improvements over the next 20 years. The $92,820 contract with Provenance Engineering will include reviewing previous water utility studies, assessing current
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A $1 million settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over a crash that killed two women on Interstate 70 in August 2024. A Thursday court filing shows a settlement was tentatively reached on Aug. 19. Cindy Helms, 54, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina Colin, 84, of Broomfield, Colorado, were
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