KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri graduate who said his professor stole his invention for a drug delivery system will share in its profits under a settlement that also gives the University of Missouri System a cut of the revenue. The Kansas City Star reports that Kishore Cholkar will get at least $1.4 million
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Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to ban police from using federal laws to take away people’s guns.
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Investigators allege in court documents that a drug deal led to an MU Alert being sent out Monday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County man was arrested for possession of child pornography, 2nd offense, Tuesday after a Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force investigator received a tip. According to a Boone County Sheriff’s Department release, investigators found at least 20 images or one video on a social media account of Dennis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appeals court has reversed a 2019 ruling about guns on Mizzou’s campus. The ruling now allows employees to bring guns on campus but the weapons must stay in their vehicles and hidden from sight. A University of Missouri professor filed a lawsuit in 2015 after he wanted to keep his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Parson has appointed Christopher K. Limbaugh as Associate Circuit Judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit. Limbaugh currently serves as general counsel – chief legal officer for Gov. Parson. Limbaugh started his career in private practice in his hometown of Cape Girardeau. Former Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Limbaugh to be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of shots fired Monday night on the 4500 block of West Bellview Dr. While a report of shots fired was being reported, a report of a “suspicious person” call came on the 3500 block of Scott Blvd. While investigating the shots fired call, deputies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man after he allegedly ran over someone Monday night while looking for his dog. According to court documents, Timothy Withers is accused of running over the victim Monday night in the area of 8th St and Wilkes Blvd. Withers is accused of driving over someone Monday night in
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Laura Denvir Stith is retiring. Stith said Tuesday that her last day will be March 8. Stith was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2001 by former Democratic Gov. Bob Holden. She was only the second woman to be appointed to the high court. She was
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A Benton County judge approved bond for a mother charged in connection with her child’s death.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Alerts reported gunshots were fired at 5th and Turner in downtown Columbia just before 9 p.m. last night. ABC 17 News crews saw Columbia police and EMS are scene. More than a dozen MUPD and CPS vehicles were on the scene. About 20 minutes after the original MU Alert, the university
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested a man they believe led them on a chase on Interstate 70 that reached speeds of upwards of 100 mph. According to court documents, Columbia police attempted to stop Devonta Findley who was allegedly driving a truck that had a license plate that came back stolen before Findley sped
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TEBBETTS, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people have been arrested in connection with a church that was vandalized in Callaway County. The 143-year-old historically-black church suffered smashed windows and other damage. Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said vandals hit Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church sometime between Jan. 22 and 23. A week after the vandalism was
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On Friday, the sheriff said his office expects arrests in the case soon.
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her father used her as a shield after firing at officers Sunday night. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 3300 block of East 60th Street about a man dragging a screaming child down the
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Columbia Police said one man has been arrested and another is on the run after a chase Sunday morning.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man faces several charges after he led a deputy on a chase through Fulton. According to court documents, Callaway County Sheriff’s investigator tried to stop Malik Robinson in the area of Grand and e. 8th St. A chase ensued through Fulton before Robinson and his passenger got out of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) “We want to build it and protect it, because there was a lot of heritage there at one time,” said George Hord who grew up in Tebbetts going to Sunday dinners at the church. The 143-year-old, Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, suffered smashed windows and other damages after a vandalism incident
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County Sheriff’s department is reporting a death investigation involving an overdose at South State Highway 7 in Montreal. Officials say the investigation led them to the victim’s son. The son allegedly supplied a purported controlled substance that he had created from other illicit ingredients to the victim. Officials report this substance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found evidence of a shooting Friday night after multiple calls of shots fired in the Ridgeway and Worley area. According to officials on scene, police found shell casing at the scene. No one was hurt and no damage was reported. Stay with ABC 17 News for more information as it
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