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Jury convicts North Carolina man in 1984 Columbia rape, assault
It has been nearly four decades since a 17-year-old girl was raped, stabbed and left in a creek by a man in Columbia.
Continue ReadingHaley Swaino, a graduate of Ohio University, joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in November 2024.
It has been nearly four decades since a 17-year-old girl was raped, stabbed and left in a creek by a man in Columbia.
Continue ReadingFive witnesses have testified in day two of the State v. James F. Wilson jury trial. The victim who was 17 at the time of her 1984 attack testified Tuesday in her alleged assailant’s trial.
Continue ReadingA woman who was 17 at the time of her 1984 attack testified Tuesday on the first day of her alleged assailant’s trial.
Continue ReadingFootball fans across the country will be gathering to watch Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. Hosting a Super Bowl party can be costly.
“I think collectively we’ll probably spend about 350, 400 dollars on drinks and food,” Chiefs fan Paul-Scott Wheeler said.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Health Department posts updated flu numbers to its website every Friday. Data released Friday brought the Influenza-like Illness Activity Level to moderate.
There were 5,414 influenza cases reported in Missouri between Jan. 24, 2025 and Jan. 31. 2025, according to the department.
Continue Reading67 people are presumed dead after an air crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
The same model of airplane involved in that horrific incident, CRJ 700s, fly in and out of the Columbia Regional Airport. American Airlines CRJ 700 planes are used for some flights by Skywest between Columbia, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.
Continue ReadingLiUNA Local 955, a Mid-Missouri construction workers and public employeeses union, announced it is endorsing incumbent Barbara Buffaloe for mayor and Jacque Sample for Ward 3 council member in the April 8 municipal election.
The union hosted a candidate forum on Saturday for city council in the 3rd Ward, 4th Ward and mayor for the city of Columbia. The forum was the first of the election cycle and addressed crucial topics for union members.
Continue ReadingThe alleged victim in the State v. Jeffery Durbin case took the witness stand Thursday morning in the second day of what is expected to be a two-to-three day jury trial at the Boone County Courthouse.
Former MSHP trooper Jeffery Durbin is accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a law enforcement training session in the Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia two years ago. He is charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping, a felony and a misdemeanor charge.
Continue ReadingA jury trial begins Wednesday for a former state trooper charged with sexual assault in the first degree and kidnapping in the third degree.
The State v. Jeffery Durbin trial is expected to last two to three days at the Boone County Courthouse.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump signed more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office Monday. One of them directed the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The 2015 agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, and was signed by 194 states and the European Union in
Continue ReadingOn average, the Missouri Department of Transportation fixes around 150 potholes a day, according to MoDOT Assistant District Engineer Randy Aulbur.
Continue ReadingNearly 450 Red Cross responders are in California working to help the victims of the continued wildfires, according to a press release from the American Red Cross on Thursday.
ABC 17 News had the opportunity to speak with one of those volunteers, a man from Neosho, Missouri.
Continue ReadingWhen winter storms hit, the City of Columbia Public Works department’s primary focus is maintaining heavily-used and emergency routes first.
Once those roads are cleared, the department will shift its focus to residential streets.
Continue ReadingAs temperatures continue to drop, the need for shelter increases. Resources here in Columbia are working to keep the homeless community safe through dangerously low temperatures.
Continue ReadingA winter storm like the one that hit Mid-Missouri Saturday through Monday can leave plows with a sizable amount of snow to clear.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communication sent out multiple road closure alerts Sunday due to the winter weather, urging drivers to either stay home or choose an alternate route. Roads across Mid-Missouri were covered in snow and ice by Sunday morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map showed covered roads throughout the
Continue ReadingThe Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is set to host their eighteenth annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Dec. 18. But the 12-hour event is still in need of volunteers.
Continue ReadingThe City of Columbia Water Utility proposed the construction of a water tower on Beulah Ralph Elementary property near the end of Thornbrook Parkway, and some residents of the Thornbrook neighborhood in Southwest Columbia are not happy with the city’s proposal.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Task Force on Homelessness on Thursday heard from three organizations who can provide services in the Jefferson City area.
Continue ReadingThe current contract between University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance agency is set to expire on March 31, 2025.
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