COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new roundabout at Conley Road and Business Loop 70 in Columbia has opened. Closed started constructing a roundabout at the intersection on March 23 and it was expected to be closed for 60 days. It opened Thursday. All businesses near the construction remained open. “The roundabout provides a safer and more efficient intersection. Compared to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Liberty Utilities customers in several Mid-Missouri counties will see a temporary increase on their electric bills starting next month. The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved Liberty’s application for a rate increase from June through November, though regulators slimmed down the incrase from $14.81 per month to $8.74 per month. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) NASCAR announced on Thursday afternoon that two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch has died. Busch was 41 years old. “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport’s greatest and fiercest drivers,” NASCAR shared on its social media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 4% increase for undergraduate tuition for next school year during a Thursday afternoon meeting. The increase is for all four of its campuses. A 3% increase was approved for its graduate programs. The increases will range from $16.50 per credit hour at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County will be audited by the state, according to a Thursday press release from State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. The release says the Camden County Commission requested the audit to help determine “determine if revenue generated by a sales tax that has been in effect since 2008 is being distributed the way
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former parking manager for the City of Columbia allegedly stole roughly $45,000 in coins from the city during a nine-month period, court documents say. James Faup, 38, of Columbia, is charged in Boone County with stealing more than $25,000. He was arrested on April 2 and was released from jail after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Silver Alert has been canceled after a 90-year-old woman who has dementia was found safe. The Columbia Police Department said on Facebook that Nancy Thrower was home safe in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. The department thanked the public and other agencies for their help. “We would also like to thank BCSD,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the body found in the Perche Creek on Sunday has been identified. However, the person’s name was not released. The agency did share that she was a 47-year-old woman from Columbia. “We are deferring to friends and family of the victim to decide as to whether
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Gov. Mike Kehoe joined executives from Google on Wednesday in High Hill to celebrate the company’s plan to build a data center near New Florence in Montgomery County. Part of the message emphasized the benefits of such projects for local communities. In this case, Kehoe said Google plans to invest $15 billion, including infrastructure upgrades.
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HIGH HILL, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe and leaders from Google unveiled a data center project Wednesday that includes a $15 billion infrastructure investment from the tech giant. Kehoe joined local officials and Google executives at the Laborers and Contractors Training Center in High Hill on Wednesday afternoon. Speakers touted the jobs the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in the Perche Creek over the weekend had his court date moved after failing to appear on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News that the delay was due to an unforeseen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,400 Columbia Public Schools students will graduate this weekend. CPS is holding four graduation ceremonies for its high schools on Saturday and Sunday. An email from a district spokeswoman says Battle High School will graduate 345 students, Douglass High School will graduate 58, Hickman High School will see 477 students walk
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against Columbia Police Department officers who shot a man on Christmas Day. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger – who was named the special prosecutor in the case — wrote in a letter to the Boone County Circuit Court that he will not file charges against the officers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a couple of felonies after he was accused of leading a deputy on a high-speed chase Monday in southern Columbia. Arthur James Hill, 38, was charged with aggravated fleeing and driving while revoked. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $10,000 bond. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Tuesday with second-degree statutory rape in Cole County. Page Guss, 22, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The probable cause statement says the victim’s mother called Columbia police on May 16 to say their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Justice Department on Thursday unveiled an indictment against former Cuban leader Raul Castro and five others at Miami’s Freedom Tower. The charges are related to a 1996 incident in which two planes carrying humanitarian aid were shot down. Watch the full news conference announcing the charges.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman initially charged with attempted murder for sneaking a poisonous plant extract into her husband’s smoothies has been given probation. Judge Daniel Green last week sentenced Sarah E. Scheffer, who now lives in Sullivan, Missouri, to five years of supervised probation with a suspended sentence after she pleaded guilty to third-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is expected to vote Thursday on a 4% across-the-board tuition increase for undergraduate courses at the system’s four campuses. The increases will range from $16.50 per credit hour at UMKC to $21 at UMSL. The Columbia campus would see a $19.11-per-credit-hour increase if the curators
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Republican lawmakers in Missouri are joining up to call for a special session for gas tax relief. Multiple GOP state representatives have issued statements pushing for Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special legislative session to vote on suspending Missouri’s 29.5-cent gasoline tax. This coincides with President Donald Trump’s proposal to suspend the federal 18.4-cent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is continuing the crack down on unregulated gaming machines with a new ordinance. An ordinance was passed at Monday night’s council meeting against the maintenance and offering of illegal gaming or lottery machines. Previous reporting shows the city has been targeting unregulated machines known as “gray machines” or “no-chance
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