University of Missouri President Mun Choi has been applying pressure on city leaders on downtown crime issues for weeks. During that pressure campaign, one bar in particular has drawn a direct callout — Reign. Now the state’s top law enforcement official is applying pressure of her own. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Tuesday that her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Tuesday that her office sent a letter to a downtown Columbia bar that was previously targeted by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. Hanaway issued a letter to Reign Bar – located on East Walnut Street between Eighth and Ninth streets – to address
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is looking to make safety enhancements to a busy Columbia intersection and roadway. MoDOT showed plans for two intersections along College Avenue during an open-house meeting on Tuesday at 900 East Stadium Boulevard. At the College Avenue and University Avenue intersection, the left turn signal would be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is asking the community to help determine which facility improvements should take priority as the district prepares its long-range facilities plan. Tuesday marked the first of three community town hall meetings designed to gather feedback before the district decides where to invest its limited funding. District officials and representatives
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it is adding a new ambulance base to west Columbia. The release says the new base will be located near the Digestive Health Center at 101 South Fairview Road to bring “emergency medical services closer to a high-volume call area.” It will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was sentenced on Friday to 90 years in state prison for a drive-by shooting that occurred last year in a Boone County neighborhood. Kevin Buckner, 27, was found guilty on Aug. 5 by a Boone County jury on four counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council directed city staff Monday night to examine whether the city can legally delay demolition permits involving properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The council unanimously approved a motion requesting a staff memo or short report on the legality of creating an administrative delay. Staff members
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third person was charged in a shooting that occurred on Aug. 2 in Columbia. Charges appeared on Wednesday for Montrez Ricketts, 47, of Columbia, which included first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been nearly one year since a Stephens College student was shot and killed in downtown Columbia, and MU students differ on their feelings about warnings from the University of Missouri to avoid certain areas of downtown at night. “Walking downtown at night, it can definitely vary based on the time of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly eight years after the January 2019 death of Dominick Roland, Columbia Police have persons of interest in the case, but are yet to arrest anyone. Witnesses described to police a dispute that night between a man in the car with Roland and another man just before the drive-by shooting that killed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council unanimously passed the fiscal year 2027 budget during its Monday night meeting. The city will begin spending its allocated $606 million when the fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Documentation from the city shows the largest portion of spending is allocated to utilities at $304.8 million, while transportation will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is calling out Columbia city leaders, after it says a request to discuss city ordinances — which it says targets unhoused people — remains unanswered. The request was first sent in a letter on July 16 and included support from local and state advocates including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is in the Boone County Jail after investigators claim he molested a child at a Bonnie View Park in Columbia on Sept. 14. Matthew McCoy, 30, of Columbia, is charged in Boone County with second-degree child molestation of a youth younger than 12 years old. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager already being prosecuted for evidence tampering in a separate shooting has been charged with four felonies in an August shooting on the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector. Chase D. Ricketts, 19, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of killing his girlfriend was ordered to take a mental exam by a judge for the defense to present battered spouse syndrome evidence. Isaiah Goins, 27, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after shooting his girlfriend, identified as M.G. in court documents, in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Northwest Interstate 70 Dr. at Garden Dr. in Columbia is back open after it was closed due to a crash. The road reopened around 7:50 a.m. ABC 17 News at the scene saw four Columbia Fire Department trucks, an MU Health Care Ambulance, two tow trucks and two Columbia Police Department patrol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council will meet Monday to discuss a grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration that will help to fund a reconstruction project along 1.32 miles of Clark Lane. Approval will authorize the city manager to execute a $8.4 million federal grant awarded through the 2024 Safe Streets and Roads
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The Columbia City Council is set to vote Monday on the proposed $606.7 million city budget for fiscal year 2027 following millions of dollars in cuts to the proposed budget.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is celebrating 100 years of Memorial Stadium on Saturday, and the home game kicks off against the Troy University Trojans at 6 p.m. Memorial Stadium has changed a lot over the years. MU unveiled its 18-month-long, multi-million-dollar North End Zone ahead of its first home game in early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new owners of properties on Eighth Street that used to belong to Columbia College are looking to redevelop them. Columbia College auctioned off nine properties in June for roughly $2 million. The owners of three properties near the corner of Eight Street and Lyon Street are looking to develop the
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