COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works Department held a second transit study open house on Tuesday at Wabash Bus Station. The department is conducting a study to improve the Go COMO, the city’s transit provider. The meeting allowed the public to speak with representatives from Olsson, an engineering firm that the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A resurfacing project will cause a lane of Providence Road in Columbia to close on Thursday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. At their December 2023 meeting, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded Capital Paving & Construction, LLC (Capital) a $5,506,594.12 contract to resurface 5.33
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is seeing its largest amount of enrollment applications in nearly 10 years. MU Chancellor Mun Choi said in last week’s Board of Curators meeting that the university is seeing its highest amount of enrollment applications since 2015, with a noticeable increase in enrollment deposits. “The excitement at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty in March of a 2022 gas station shooting on Paris Road in Columbia was sentenced on Monday. Terrance Andra Johnson, 29, was found guilty on March 6 of first-degree assault, shooting a gun at a motor vehicle/person, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is looking into traffic calming measures at East Walnut Street, East of Old Highway 63, after some residents voiced concern over speeding along the street. An engineer with the City of Columbia Public Works Andrew Briedwell said the city is looking to add speed humps or speed tables
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Solid Waste is “in the process of exchanging” more than 1,400 roll carts for trash customers, according to a Monday social media post from Columbia Recycling and Trash. “Customers may request to exchange their refuse cart one time at no charge within the first 120 days of initially receiving the cart.
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A Columbia Parks and Recreation homeless camp cleanup near Old 63 and Broadway is being done in anticipation of a forestry project, a spokesperson said Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Columbia Parks and Recreation is set to clear out a homeless camp located off Broadway and Old 63, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near the intersection. According to the sign, the city is asking for personal belongings to be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Columbia saw significant crowds and street closures in honor of Earth Day. Streets were shut down from 6:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday. Thousands gathered in downtown Columbia Sunday to celebrate Earth Day. Both the Columbia Fire Department and MU Health Care were present, ready to respond to any emergencies that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: the system that crashed is called Dutchie, a third party cannabis retail tracking system. Saturday, on 4/20, a significant day for marijuana enthusiasts nationwide, stores across Missouri faced a hiccup as a popular online system for tracking cannabis sales crashed. In Columbia, dispensaries were swamped with customers after the system
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders at Columbia Public Schools broke ground on Friday afternoon on a new elementary school in southwest Columbia. The school will be built near John Warner Middle School on Sinclair Road. Officials say the school is expected to hold 750 students and is slated to open in the fall of 2026.
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Interstate 70 on Friday morning that involved a semi-truck led to a multi-hour lane closure, according to information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, about a quarter-mile west of Route BB, according to an MSHP crash
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia Public School leaders and state representatives are concerned about the Missouri House’s passing of Senate Bill 727 Thursday. SB727 mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the list of districts where a charter school could be operated. The bill would also expand K-12 private school scholarships
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Thursday approved a pay raise for Superintendent Brian Yearwood. The measure passed 5-2. It gives Yearwood a 5% raise to $261,640, according to meeting documents. The raise will begin next school year. The board voted in February to extend Yearwood’s contract through June 30, 2027.
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Official reports show a fire that closed Noodles and Company in downtown Columbia last month was sparked by a “warming fire” that was started too close to the building.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were accused of robbing a Centralia home in May 2023 were indicted on Friday by a grand jury. Curtis Lamar Russell, 45, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and third-degree assault. He was initially charged with
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A 43-year-old Columbia man who police say has “no permanent address” remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday on charges of trespassing, sexual misconduct and resisting arrest on the University of Missouri campus.
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About 10 firetrucks and police cars were outside a Columbia house that had smoke pouring from it Friday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is expected to begin clearing out a homeless encampment on Monday, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near Old 63 and Broadway. According to the sign, Parks and Recreation will conduct the clean-up, and asked for personal belongings
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