Denita Jackson was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly stabbing a Lincoln University student with whom she had a romantic relationship and a history of domestic violence incidents.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have dropped seven felonies against a man charged with a Jefferson City shooting as part of a guilty plea. Adonius Boykin, 21, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon on Feb. 10. The judge on Tuesday scheduled his sentencing to be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 14.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after their car flipped after hitting a tree on Wednesday. A Boone County Joint Communications alert was sent out at 8:42 a.m. about a crash on Smiley Lane at Rangeline St., asking drivers to avoid the area. Columbia Police Department Sgt. Robert Fox said a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Montgomery County residents and property owners has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a data center. Preserve Montgomery County, LLC, is suing two parties, Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The group is asking for a Cole County judge to invalidate and ban the
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David Jarrett, 26, was charged with after he allegedly shot a victim in the torso in a Jefferson City home on Friday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled this week that Gov. Mike Kehoe acted within his legal authority when he called a special session for redistricting. The decision, issued by Judge Christopher Limbaugh, confirms the legality of the session and the resulting House Bill 1, which redraws Missouri’s congressional district. The NAACP challenged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was hurt after a crash in Southeast Columbia on Friday morning. Columbia police confirmed the crash happened at 8:20 a.m. on Southbound Highway 63. A Boone County Joint Communication alert went out minutes later that Highway 63 southbound at the Discovery Parkway onramp was closed due to the crash. ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody and charged with multiple felonies after the Morgan County R-2 in Versailles went on a temporary lockdown on Thursday evening. Superintendent Bryan Pettengill said in a statement that the campus was put on lockdown Thursday evening after a report of a person trying to bring a gun
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s city staff is seeking public feedback on a proposal to convert a 2.5-mile section of the COLT Railroad into a public-use trail. The project focuses on a stretch of track located along Paris Road, extending from Rogers Street to East Brown Station Road. City officials are gathering community input to decide whether to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Capitol Commission is moving forward with renovation plans for the state Capitol totaling nearly $600 million. The commission approved a motion Monday allowing the Office of Administration to begin the process of hiring an “owner’s representative” to oversee the project. A $595 million budget has been set aside
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage in southern Boone County halted operations at Columbia Regional Airport for about an hour on Tuesday. The airport shared on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday that a power outage is affecting services. The online flight status information shared on the airport’s website was down due to the outage. Airport
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Greene County jury found the man charged with killing a Hermann police officer guilty Saturday. The Hermann Police Department shared on Facebook that a jury found Kenneth Simpson guilty of killing Sgt. Mason Griffith and wounding Officer Adam Sullentrup in March 2023. Bill Miller Jr. from the Missourian, pool camera for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,300 Ameren Missouri customers in Morgan County were without power Friday morning. The online Ameren power outage map showed 1,332 customers without power as of 9 a.m. on Friday. The map shows the outage started at 5:51 a.m. Power was restored by 10:30 a.m. An Ameren spokesperson said over email
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for murder and other charges in Michigan was arrested in Callaway County. Maurice Harris, 20, was charged Friday in Callaway County with being a fugitive from out of state. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Office on Thursday for warrants out of Wayne County, Michigan. He is being held
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Zachary Muro pleaded guilty to charges for his role in a June 2024 overdose death.
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Missouri is experiencing a high level of seasonal influenza activity, with 33,681 cases reported so far this season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trailer northwest of Columbia was the scene of a fire investigation early Wednesday. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called to the 5800 block of North Oneal Road at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday after a trailer was set on fire over a dispute, Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. Boone County firefighters,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of killing another person is now in custody. The Jefferson City Police Department said in a Tuesday afternoon press release that Malcolm Mayes turned himself in on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Police were searching for Mayes after he allegedly shot and killed a person on Friday. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An AMBER alert was canceled Monday afternoon after two children were found safe. Law enforcement took Malang Jan Akbari in custody around 1:40 p.m. after he was accused of taking two children after killing their mother. MSHP Troop A spokesperson Justin Ewing told ABC 17 News the suspect was taken into custody
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men accused of a 2022 murder in Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon, just days before going to trial. They’ll likely serve nearly two decades in prison per the terms of the plea agreement. Oscar Ashford and Samarion Robins entered guilty pleas to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Boone
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