COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Forum Boulevard Improvement Project was supposed to take place years ago, but faced delays due to the cost and size of the project. The project was first proposed in August 2015 and was supposed to start in the summer of 2026. However, the project has been pushed back to the summer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri President Mun Choi called on Columbia city leaders to take action Wednesday on safety concerns in downtown Columbia. Choi made the comments during a presentation at a Columbia Chamber of Commerce quarterly breakfast event Wednesday morning. His presentation focused in part on violence downtown, particularly around East Walnut Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The wife of a man who was charged with manslaughter last month in a fatal crash that occurred on St. Charles Road has been charged. Sandra Sharp, 55, of Columbia, was formally charged on Tuesday with hindering a felony prosecution, resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault. She was arrested with 53-year-old Shunta Bohanon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors for the Missouri Department of Transportation start setting girders Friday on the new flyover ramp connecting northbound Highway 63 to westbound Interstate 70. Work will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, just as the University of Missouri football team kicks off at Kansas. Westbound I-70 will narrow to one lane, and no
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of demanding money from a victim during an armed robbery on Monday has been arrested and charged. Wayneshia Woods, 34, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday in Boone County with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Texas who is charged in Boone County with child sex crimes was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday. Michael Moya, 33, of Austin, Texas, was charged on Aug. 26 with child enticement, misrepresenting his age while soliciting a minor, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businesswoman who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and not paying payroll taxes was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison. Kathryn L. Cunningham pleaded guilty in May 2025 and was previously charged with 38 felonies. Cunningham is the former owner and CEO of payroll company Moresource, which had about 140 clients when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A car ran into a building on Broadway in downtown Columbia on Wednesday morning. No one was injured when the four-door sedan ran into the building at 910 W. Broadway — a suite of offices. The car appeared to cause only minor damage. Columbia Police Department Officer John Hoff said the building
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man backed off an attempt to change his plea in a shooting case on Tuesday and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Steven M. Harris pleaded guilty in January to unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and stealing a gun in a March 2025 shooting near Ninth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in East Columbia early Wednesday morning. Fire crews responded to a kitchen fire in the 5100 block of Clark Lane just after 4 a.m. Columbia Fire official Wayne Cummins told ABC 17 News on scene that the fire was in only one unit and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an ordinance that will nearly double the number of downtown parking spaces designated for taxis and rideshare services. The proposal expands the downtown taxi and rideshare footprint from 34 spaces to 66. It would expand the start time to 9 p.m., two hours
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of South Fairview Road and Chapel Hill Road began Tuesday. According to a news release from the City of Columbia, the project is intended to improve safety and traffic flow at the intersection. The construction also includes stormwater improvements, along with sidewalk improvements along the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with several felonies after authorities claim he pistol-whipped someone during an armed robbery on Monday. Royce Kemp, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is not listed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after law enforcement claims he possessed child sex abuse materials in Boone County. George Haynes III, 44, was charged on Tuesday with six counts of possessing child sex abuse materials. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of trying to toss someone out of a two-story window in January has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Michael Wright, 39, of Columbia, was charged in February with first-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree domestic assault. He was booked into the jail at 11:04 p.m. Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council is scheduled to formally adopt a 1% public safety sales tax passed by Columbia voters in August at its meeting on Tuesday. The tax would then take effect on Jan. 1. City leaders project the tax to generate an additional $38 million each year to support police and
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The 67th Heart of America Marathon took place Monday morning, with runners enjoying cooler weather than had been around over the weekend. The race, which goes around parts of southwest Columbia and southwestern Boone County, started at 6 a.m. Temperatures stayed lower than they had been Saturday and Sunday; the high temperatures on those days
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Diesel prices have reached all-time highs nationally, statewide and in Columbia on Labor Day, with averages roughly 60% higher than they were one year ago. The national diesel average reached about $5.90 per gallon Monday, according to AAA. That is up from $5.60 one week ago and about $3.71 one year ago
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died after a tractor-trailer hit him while he was crossing the road late Sunday on Interstate 70 in Saline County. The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead minutes after the 11 p.m. crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The 2023 Freightliner hit the man on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police were busy overnight Saturday in an area of downtown Columbia that University of Missouri President Mun Choi has warned students away from because of safety issues. Columbia Police Department officers took 11 reports for calls in the vicinity of Eighth and Walnut streets in downtown Columbia starting late Saturday and continuing
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