COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Democrat Michela Skelton announced Friday that she will no longer seek to represent Missouri’s 19th Senate District. The Columbia attorney originally announced her candidacy August 22. The 19th Senate District seat is currently filled by Republican Sen. Caleb Rowden, who serves as the chamber’s majority floor leader.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Saturday Dec. 28, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Jefferson City (55) Deer Creek OK (44) FINAL Blair Oaks (28) Blue Springs South (54) FINAL Hickman (35) Eureka (54) FINAL Helias (36) Benton (27) FINAL
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in custody after a vehicle pursuit ended near Fulton Saturday evening. Tracey Martin, 20, of Columbia, William Templeton Jr, 31, and John Garett, 26, both of Fulton are all facing charges of first-degree robbery. Tracey MartinJohn GarrettWilliam Templeton Jr.3 suspects in custody after chase The Fulton Police department arrested
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Officials say a Jefferson City Police officer was injured while trying to arrest a fleeing suspect Saturday morning on Jefferson Street. Four suspects were taken into custody for outstanding warrants. Officers responded at 11 Saturday morning to the Holiday Inn on Jefferson Street to a report of trespassing. During the investigation, two of the suspects
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TONIGHT: Widespread showers and a few storms likely past midnight. A few isolated thunderstorms could become severe with a risk for damaging winds. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. SUNDAY: Clouds hold and it’s still mild before the cold front cools us down at night. Highs in the mid-upper 50s. Lows in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three local high school athletes came away with hardware on Saturday at Fleming Fieldhouse. Blair Oaks standout Eric Northweather won the 2019 Capital City Hoops Showcase slam dunk competition. Watch: @WeAreBlairOaks standout Eric Northweather is the 2019 Great 8 Slam Dunk Champ! Here's his winning dunk! pic.twitter.com/yxzXaaGWC5— Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) December
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A semi truck fire shut down Exit 155 on west-bound I-70 Saturday morning. The North Callaway Fire Protection District posted on Facebook they responded to the fire with the help of the Central Fire protection district. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism told ABC17 News they did not respond to the fire. He said the Missouri
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SATURDAY: We’ll stay mostly cloudy today with shower and thunderstorm chances increasing this afternoon and evening. Highs will top out in the low 60s, which could fuel some storms later today, with an outside chance one or two becomes strong with some gusty winds possible. TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms hold on into the overnight hours
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The Boonville Police are searching for a man after an armed robbery overnight on Saturday. Police say they responded to an armed robbery around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lucky’s Eagle Stop at 205 East Morgan Street in Boonville. Photo taken of the scene by Tiffany Rorher early Saturday morning. Police identified the robber as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local high school basketball scores from Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hickman (27) Jefferson City (62) FINAL Blue Springs South (48) Helias (35) FINAL Benton (43) Blair Oaks (48) FINAL Deer Creek OK (71) Eureka (35) FINAL
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Dorice Reue Smith, 27, of Columbia, was taken into custody Friday after police say he barricaded himself inside of a residence on Rocky Fork Drive.
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Wreck at Clark and Highway 63 Update: Boone County Joint Communications posted on twitter saying Highway 63 Southbound off-ramp to the 63 connector is back open. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Update-Motor Vehicle Collision N Hwy 63 SB off-ramp to the 63 Connector is back open.— Boone County Joint Communications (@BCJC911) December 28, 2019 Police say
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Columbia Police on Friday took one woman into custody after accusing her of leaving the scene of a Columbia crash. BREAKING: One woman is in custody on Nifong Blvd and Santiago Dr in Columbia after leaving the scene of a crash. #ABC17News pic.twitter.com/z7N61WFQk2— Zach Boetto (@newsmanzach) December 27, 2019 The crash happened around 2:30 Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Work continues at The Networks of Mid-Missouri broadcast facility and it will affect our viewers of channels 17 and 22 this weekend. The FCC is requiring us to make long term technical changes to channel 22 because of interference concerns with stations in other markets. Immediately following Saturday’s late news, channel 17 will
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few spot showers. Temperatures drop into the low 40s and rise overnight. SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with showers increasing by late afternoon. Thunderstorms possible by evening. Rain amounts between 1″ and 1.5″. Highs in the low 60s. EXTENDED: A warm front lifting across the state overnight will actually warm temperatures back
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Police arrive on scene of burglary December 24, 2019 COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia burglary suspect was taken into custody after a standoff on Friday. Columbia Police went to the 5700 block of Rocky Fork Drive to serve warrants for a burglary that happened on Tuesday at the Arch Apartments. Detectives identified Dorice Reue Smith,
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The state of Missouri has stopped withholding union dues from the bi-monthly paychecks of prison guards in what the union’s grievance officer calls a “pitiful attempt to bankrupt” the labor organization.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man will now serve a fraction of his original sentence after a plea agreement in a 2014 death. Anthony Shegog pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday. He was sentenced to 5 years with credit for time served during his previous conviction. Shegog was sentenced to 30 years in prison
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FRIDAY: Cooler air is back to visit this morning and looks to stick around this afternoon as highs make it into the upper 40s—still above average but not what we’ve gotten used to this week with a mix of sun and clouds. TONIGHT: We could see a spot shower here and there but many of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was on-board the Carnival Glory cruise ship when it collided with another cruise ship in Mexico. “I remember lying in bed and feeling a lot of scraping and my bed began going back and forth back and forth and hitting against the wall and then the sound
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