COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was arrested in east Columbia on Wednesday after authorities claimed he pointed a gun at two minors last month. Lee Jones III, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge is considering to allow a dog breeder – who is charged with 18 counts of animal abuse – to have a bond. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, has been held at the Phelps County Jail without bond since she was charged last month in Boone County with three counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman is in custody after a search was conducted by law enforcement after they issued an Amber Alert on Thursday afternoon. The alert was canceled at 4:42 p.m. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A spokesman Justin Ewing said troopers stopped the blue 2005 Lincoln Aviator and detained the woman. MSHP also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of murder in the death of an 8-month-old girl in 2021 has been charged again. Jennifer Johnson, 49, was charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse in Phelps County after she allegedly exposed herself to another inmate at the jail. She is currently being held without bond. She is charged with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged with first-degree rape and other charges in Phelps County on Thursday. Ronald Rehm Jr., 49, was charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and a count of third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail without bond. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man from Tipton, Missouri, died Wednesday in a crash on Route B in Cooper County at Elkstown Road near Bunceton, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the 2007 Ford Mustang was heading northbound went it went off the right side of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another dog that fell through ice was rescued by firefighters on Wednesday, according to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District. The district wrote that crews were called to East Walnut Drive, north of Hallsville, for a report of a dog in the water. Firefighters found a beagle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tickets for flights from Columbia to Charlotte, N.C., will be available next week. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe said during a news conference at Columbia Regional Airport on Thursday that tickets for those flights will go on sale Monday. The American Airlines flights to Charlotte begin June 4. Last month, the airport announced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin filed to form a campaign committee on Tuesday for a potential 2026 state house run. Tergin served two terms as Jefferson City’s mayor from 2015-23 and was unable to run again because of the city’s term-limit rules. Filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission show she filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state safety coordinator for the Missouri Department of Transportation who was accused of pulling out a gun during a road-rage incident in September had his charge reduced on Wednesday. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, is now charged in Cole County with misdemeanor reckless driving. He was previously charged with felony unlawful
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that aims to make the National Churchill Museum in Fulton a national landmark. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) made the announcement of the bill’s passage in a post on X. The museum is located on Westminster College’s campus, which was the site of Churchill’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog was rescued on Tuesday afternoon after it fell through the ice of a Columbia pond. Crews were called at 2:10 p.m. to the 2000 block of Osage Drive for a water rescue, according to dispatch logs from the Columbia Fire Department. CFD spokeswoman Skyler Clark told ABC 17 News at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pierpont General Store has been listed for sale. The more than 130-year-old business has been at its location since 1889 and has continuously been operating since the 1960s, according to information from its website. Weichert Realtors’ website shows the property is on sale for $1.5 million. It includes the business, two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved to annex more than 45 acres of land into the city that will eventually become a trucking facility. The agreement was made with KW COU, LLC for a property on the north side of Enterprise Drive, east of Route Z. The 45.15-acre area was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved a resolution to enter two agreements for homeless services in the city for the next year. The city will pay two entities more than $1 million to provide overnight shelter services. The council memo states $584,956 will go to the Voluntary Action Center for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The field for the Jefferson City Board of Education race continues to grow. Cierra Griffin, in a Monday press release, announced her bid for one of the open seats on the board. Ryan Towner, Gretchen Duckworth, Trent Vallandingham and Michelle Rodemeyer announced their candidacies earlier this month. Three seats on the board are up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night opted to move forward with its petition to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District. The council sought to authorize a lawsuit to be filed in the Cole County Circuit Court to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged in Boone County on Monday after authorities say he rammed his SUV into a police officer’s patrol vehicle on Dec. 3. Devin Maupin, 36, was charged on Monday with aggravated fleeing, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree assault, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bob Nolte in a Monday press release announced his intent to run for reelection next year for his position as the Boone County Recorder of Deeds. Nolte, a Democrat, was first elected to the position during the November 2022 election. His quarterly filing with the Missouri Ethics Commission in October shows his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that burnt down a mansion last week at the Lake of the Ozarks has been determined to be accidental. Mike O’Connell, of the Division of Public Safety, told ABC 17 News on Monday that the accidental fire began at an outdoor kitchen on the property. No one was injured after
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