COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A construction worker is dead after being hit by a car in Pulaski County around 2:20 p.m. Monday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an 88-year-old Waynesville man was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer east on Spruce Road, one mile west of Highway H, when he didn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sycamore Restaurant in downtown Columbia will close on May 29, according to a post on social media. According to the post, the owners are “moving on to the next phase of their lives” and will be closing Sycamore, with an employee hoping to reopen it at a new location. There is limited
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (MKIZ) Two stabbings were reported in Columbia early Monday morning. The first incident happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Claudell Lane. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesperson. The severity of the victim’s injuries is unknown. The second stabbing occurred around
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Endangered Silver Advisory for a 69-year-old Columbia woman was canceled on Friday afternoon after she was found “alive and well,” according to the Columbia Police Department. An advisory was issued on Thursday evening after police initially said Flor Vidal was last seen at 2240-6 Bennett Springs Drive at 6:50 a.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2000 Columbia murder suspect has been booked into the Boone County Jail after being extradited from South Carolina. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina on Feb. 23
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tornado hit the Middle Grove area of Randolph and Monroe counties on Monday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. The National Weather Service has yet to confirm that a tornado touched down. “Preliminary reports are multiple residences have sustained damage along with grain bins, trees, & powerlines. No injuries have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman were seriously hurt after a crash in Callaway County just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 45-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2017 Ford Taurus on Route BB when he crossed Highway 54 in front of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an endangered person advisory late Monday for a 21-year-old man last seen in Russellville. According to a press release, 21-year-old Blaze Starkey was last seen at 13313 Park St. in Russellville at 1:38 p.m. Monday. He left on foot and his destination is unknown. Starkey is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old Mexico woman was seriously hurt after an ATV crash in Howard County Sunday afternoon. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old Mexico man was driving a 2017 CFMOTO ATV on private property with the woman riding as a passenger when he made a sharp
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 5-year-old boy is recovering after he almost drowned in Benton County just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning. According to an incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the boy was looking at the rising flood waters from a bridge at the intersection of Rambow Road and Beeman Ave., when he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both drivers are dead after a head-on crash in Pettis County late Tuesday night. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 58-year-old Smithton man was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado east on Highway 50, west of Monsees Road, at 11:30 p.m., when he crossed into oncoming traffic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It can happen to anyone. Forty-eight-year-old Jennifer Brooks didn’t think being out of breath would lead to a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. “I was a little out of breath, my heart was racing a little bit, so I was thinking maybe it was perimenopause or menopause,” said Brooks. “It just didn’t seem
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 84-year-old Marshall man was seriously hurt after a crash in Saline County. The Missouri State Highway report states the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 240 and Landmark Ave/Eastwood Street just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Troopers said that the 84-year-old was driving a 2016 Ford Escape south when he crossed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle is causing delays on Interstate 70 Monday morning. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said they are investigating at the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. According to the MoDOT Traveler Map, the crash was reported just before 8 a.m. and delays are expected for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for adults under 50 years old in the United States, and it’s becoming more prominent in Missouri. According to data from the American Cancer Society, an estimated 158,850 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2026 — 3,200 of them Missourians. More than 1,200
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vichy man is seriously hurt after a crash in Phelps County just after midnight Wednesday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the man was driving a 2004 Nissan Frontier on Highway P, near Forrest Service Road 1516, heading west, when the car went off
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A duplex is a total loss after an early morning fire on Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard just after 2 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a home on fire. When
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after they were hit by a car at the intersection of Rangeline Street and Business Loop 70 on Wednesday morning. An ABC 17 News videographer arrived at the scene just after 7 a.m. and saw a person lying on the ground in the road, while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shell casings were found at a west Columbia apartment complex early Wednesday morning. According to Sergeant Hill with the Columbia Police Department, the department was called to the 300 block of Tiger Lane for a report of shots being fired. Three bullet casings were found, but no property damage or victims were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A home is damaged after a fire early Friday morning in Jefferson City, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The release states firefighters were called to a home in the 400 block of Locust Street just after midnight Friday for reports of a home on fire. When
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