KMIZThe front of a vehicle was smashed in Friday on Highway 63 in Columbia. KMIZHighway 63 in Columbia was closed down on Friday after a crash. Jerunek Morris/KMIZLaw enforcement closes a lane Friday, May 3, 204, on Highway 63 near I-70 Drive and Conley Road in Columbia. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that left one person injured caused the southbound lanes of Highway 63 in Columbia to close on Friday afternoon near the Interstate 70 connector. Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez said two vehicles were involved in the crash and that one injured person was brought to an area ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center was charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly tried to smother a sleeping patient with a pillow. Cody Hall was charged on Friday and the probable cause statement claims that the assault occurred on Saturday, April 27. A court date has not been scheduled and a no-bond warrant was ordered on Friday. The probable cause statement says Hall had not been moved from the hospital. According to the probable cause statement, University police were called to the hospital just before 1 a.m. on April 27. Hospital st ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cliff Drive will be closed to through traffic next week as the City of Columbia Stormwater Utility will work to replace an inlet, pipe and a section of the street, according to a Friday press release from City of Columbia Utilities. The closure will be just south of the intersection with University Avenue, according to the release. The closure begins at 7:30 a.m. Monday and is expected to reopen Friday. The post Part of Cliff Drive to close next week for utility work appeared first on ABC17NEWS ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A March fire that left a building in North Columbia destroyed was set intentionally, according to a report from the Columbia Fire Department. The fire on March 22 left Plush Lounge on Business Loop in a total loss. No one was injured. The fire is still under investigation. The CFD report said the cause of the fire was intentional, though the item first set on fire is listed as undetermined. The building was listed as vacant, unsecured and without any smoke detectors at the time of the fire. Plush Lounge announced last year it was closing indefinitely after a deadly shooti ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is working with the Columbia Police Department to try and prevent students from violating the city's nuisance ordinance during Stop Day this Friday.   Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the University of Missouri that gives students a day off before finals each semester. The day is intended to give students extra time to study and catch up on classwork before finals. However, for many students, it has been used as a day to party.  MU senior Eugene Moses says he has one final presentation to work on, but if he ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing four shots in the parking lot of a Columbia apartment complex over the weekend has been charged with five felonies. Carlos Brown Jr., 37, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was scheduled to be held Thursday. His next court appearance has not been scheduled. However, jail records say he has a court appearance set for 9 a.m. Thursday, May 23 ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lightning strike caused a tornado siren in Boone County to malfunction, according to a Thursday press release from the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. The release says a siren in the 5400 block of North Highway 763 had a technical malfunction Thursday afternoon and activated without a warning present. A radio technician has removed the siren from service, the release says. The release says technicians are working on the siren and expect it to be full service by this weekend. “Boone County residents are encouraged to have more than one way to receive local ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Office of Emergency Management is working to fix a malfunction in one of its outdoor warning sirens after one activated on accident Thursday afternoon. "One of our North Columbia sirens located at 5481 Hwy 763 is activating due to a malfunction," Deputy Director Jake Waller told ABC 17. "Our siren contractor Blue Valley is currently working on troubleshooting the issue." A Boone County Joint Communication alert went out shortly after ABC 17 reached out to Boone County OEM. "BCJC Urgent: We are aware the tornado sirens have sounded. This is a malfunction, ther ..read more

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested an 18-year-old after a crash in Cooper County on Wednesday afternoon. According to the crash report, Jameson McAnelly, 18 of Columbia, was driving his 1997 Ford Ranger on Highway 41 at 5 p.m. when he went off the right side of the road and the truck flipped over. A Highway Patrol arrest report says McAnelly was arrested for driving while influenced, careless and imprudent driving resulting in a crash and not wearing a seatbelt. He was released for medical treatment and taken to University Hospital in serious condition. MU He ..read more

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe returned from a trip to Switzerland. The trip included eight other female U.S. mayors as part of a delegation to Switzerland.  Buffaloe said the trip did not cost taxpayers any money. The Swiss government organized and paid for the trip in an effort to bring leaders from both countries together to discuss a variety of topics. Buffaloe visited five cities in five days to see how local governments deal with some of the issues Columbia is facing.  Buffaloe said affordable housing was an issue for cities represented by the ..read more