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Southern Boone High School band director marches in the 2026 Rose Parade COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On the first day of the 2026, the Southern Boone High School and Middle School Director of Bands spent the day representing Mid-Missouri at the Rose Bowl in Pasa... See more

Good Morning America to be in St. Louis Friday for its ’50 States in 50 Weeks’ tour COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, Good Morning America will be stopping in St. Louis for its "50 States in 50 Weeks" tour, leading up to the 250th birthday of the United Sta... See more

Teen’s Columbia homicide remains unsolved after five years COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Oct. 25, 2020, Columbia Police responded to 300 W. Brookside Lane around 1 a.m. for a report of shots heard. When police arrived, they found 17-year-old Bryant Wilks II had... See more

Columbia’s youth gun crime numbers dropping, but violence remains priority for city office COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has long said it is working to curb violence and gun crimes, especially crimes involving youth, even as stories of young p... See more

Columbia police officers, former mayor reflect on a violent two weeks in fall 2019 COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than six years after a string of homicides and gun violence struck Columbia, police and the former mayor spoke with ABC 17 News about a violent Se... See more