Matthew Sanders, Author at ABC17NEWS

Route WW closed east of Columbia after crash

September 16, 2020 1:35 pm Matthew Sanders

Route WW was closed east of Columbia after a crash Wednesday…

Audit: Clerk in town of 500 misappropriated $300,000

September 16, 2020 1:24 pm Matthew Sanders

A state audit released Wednesday accuses the former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri of spending more than $300,000 in taxpayer…

Special prosecutor says officer-involved shooting in Pettis County is justified; sheriff encourages ‘calm’

September 14, 2020 11:42 am Matthew Sanders, Connor Hirsch

The special prosecutor appointed to review the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Sedalia woman by a sheriff’s deputy has determined the killing was…

Schnucks plans to open third Columbia store

September 8, 2020 12:15 pm Matthew Sanders

Schnucks Markets, Inc., said Tuesday that it plans to open a third Columbia store in the…

Shots fired near Columbia middle school

September 4, 2020 11:00 am Matthew Sanders

Police say someone fired a gun in the area of a Columbia middle school…

Three juveniles detained, teen arrested after Jefferson City chase

September 3, 2020 11:52 am Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say they detained three juveniles and arrested an 18-year-old wanted on Florida warrants after a chase late…

Judge gives probation in case involving death of disabled Fulton man

September 2, 2020 4:41 pm Matthew Sanders, Zola Crowder

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge sentenced a man accused in a scheme to cover up the death of a disabled Fulton man to three years of…

Three hurt in crash in front of Jefferson City middle school

September 2, 2020 12:18 pm Matthew Sanders

Two people suffered moderate injuries during a crash Wednesday morning outside Lewis and Clark Middle…

Woman dead after lying on train tracks in Cole County

August 31, 2020 11:37 am Matthew Sanders

A 35-year-old Missouri woman died Sunday after she was lying on tracks and was hit by a train in Cole…

University of Missouri changes face-covering policy to limit shields

August 28, 2020 12:49 pm Matthew Sanders

The University of Missouri’s updated mask policy is now in effect for students and…

COVID-19 rate soars as new health orders created for Columbia, Boone County

August 28, 2020 5:49 am Matthew Sanders

Nearly half the people tested for novel coronavirus over the past week have been positive for the virus, the Boone County health director said Friday…

3 animals rescued in Columbia house fire

August 26, 2020 3:29 pm Matthew Sanders

Firefighters were sent to a basement fire in central Columbia on…

Parson says Missouri succeeding in COVID-19 fight; Galloway highlights her pandemic plan

August 26, 2020 11:33 am Matthew Sanders, Zola Crowder

Gov. Mike Parson touted a new COVID-19 saliva test Wednesday while the state’s health director said he is recommending Missouri not follow new CDC…

Police identify man killed in shooting at Columbia park

August 26, 2020 10:54 am Matthew Sanders, Amber Tabeling

Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with first-degree murder after another man was shot to death in a central city…

Patrol cancels Amber Alert for southwest Missouri newborn

August 25, 2020 5:22 pm Matthew Sanders

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for a Laclede County…

Jefferson City man sentenced to prison for Columbia rape

August 25, 2020 5:13 pm Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for raping a woman he met in downtown Columbia in April…

University of Missouri professor remains employed during investigation into class comments

August 25, 2020 3:54 pm Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri professor remains on the payroll as a civil rights investigation of his comments during an online class…