COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the body found in the Perche Creek on Sunday has been identified. However, the person’s name was not released. The agency did share that she was a 47-year-old woman from Columbia. “We are deferring to friends and family of the victim to decide as to whether
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Allegiant Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will be launching a new route from Columbia Regional Airport. The airline said in a release that flights will start on Nov. 19 from Columbia to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. This is the third new route Allegiant is launching from Columbia in 2026. Flights to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 30-year-old Macks Creek woman died in a crash after her vehicle hydroplaned in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred in the eastbound lane of Highway 54, west of Route AA, according to the report. The report says the woman’s 2017 Hyundai
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Laurel, Mississippi, police chief said Monday that Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy was a victim in a shooting that occurred over the weekend. The police department is currently working the case. Laurel Police Sgt. Macon Davis, in an interview with ABC 17, said that Hardy was attending a concert at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The minor accused of stabbing another youth Tuesday night in central Columbia is in custody, according to the Columbia Police Department. CPD responded to the 200 block of Unity Drive around 5:30 p.m. and found a juvenile victim with a non-life-threatening stab wound, according to the post. The minor was arrested for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fayette police are investigating after a possible threat was reported against the Fayette R-III School District on Wednesday. The police department said on Facebook that the report was made around 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Police Chief Bo Wells said in the statement that they do not believe the threat to be credible.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple people suffered injuries after a deck collapsed in Lake Ozark on Wednesday night. According to the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District, the dock collapsed around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Sander Road. Fire crews found that the entrance walkway of a multi-family home had collapsed, with six people. Fire Chief Jerome Blomberg
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was hurt after a crash Tuesday night. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on eastbound Business 54 east of Spire Lane on Tuesday at 7:25 p.m. Troopers said a 33-year-old woman from Mexico was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe when she went off the right side
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Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested in Tennessee on an arrest warrant for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree after allegedly hitting a motorcyclist during a crash on Nov. 2.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that Mohamed Abdalla, 20, of Columbia, died Thursday after a crash earlier in the week. Police said the crash happened on Wednesday just after midnight on Route B near the intersection of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of people in Mid-Missouri were without power on Thursday morning. Columbia Water and Light shared on X at 8 a.m. that an electrical outage was affecting 1,200 customers in south Columbia. Matt Nestor, a spokesperson for the department, said a tree fell on power lines at Oak Lawn Drive. Crews were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, died in a crash in Audrain County on Wednesday. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 6:20 a.m. on Route J at Audrain County Road 481. Troopers said the driver of a 2011 International LF627 was going westbound on Route J when it went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time this week, Camdenton Schools was at the center of a school threat. Camdenton Police said in a news release that three students reported receiving a bomb threat over the phone. The caller said he was “going to bomb the school and no one would escape,” according to police.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged last week following the accidental shooting death of an 11-year-old girl in January. Michael Timmons is charged with five counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk. The probable cause statement states that he was in another state at the time of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging whether the “Missouri First” congressional map approved by legislators last summer is already in effect. Judge Brian Stumpe ruled on Friday that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue, stating that the action of signing a petition does not give the plaintiffs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The leader of an Amish community in Cooper County was arrested on Wednesday over claims of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class said Sam Shetler, 42, was arrested after a search warrant in the 11000 block of Hidden Valley Court at the Mercy and Truth-Amish
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 25-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in Phelps County on Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 3:48 p.m. on Highway D, half a mile north of Interstate 44 near Arlington. The crash report states the Doolittle man was driving westbound ong Highway D on a 2022
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police incident report provides more details about the arrest of the leader of the Columbia Firefighters’ Union. Zachary Privette, 38, was arrested on Monday night. Online records show he was released from jail after posting a $4,500 bond. The report states officers were called Monday to Trumans Bar and Grill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency crews in Fulton are asking residents to avoid the area around a commercial recycling center after a fire. The business, David’s Recycling, is a local car recycling and scrap yard. It buys old cars and sells the steel and parts. The City of Fulton shared on social media, alerting residents to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man died after a crash in Miller County on Thursday afternoon. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened on Route C, half a mile north of Ulman Ridge Road in Miller County. Troopers said a 47-year-old man from Tuscumbia was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 truck when it
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