COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders had South Providence Road shut down on Thursday night after a vehicle caught fire. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:31 p.m. indicating a vehicle caught fire near the busy intersection. First responders were seen hosing down a vehicle at 10 p.m. in the southbound lane. BCJC sent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing has been scheduled that could determine if the Columbia teenager accused of firing a gun inside Dick’s Sporting Goods will be certified as an adult. Court officials confirmed earlier this month that a 17-year-old boy from Columbia was accused of shooting a gun on Jan. 3 inside the store at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Thursday that declared a state of emergency for Missouri ahead of inclement winter weather. Kehoe’s office announced the precautionary order in a press release. The order also activates the National Guard for state and local response efforts, if needed. The order expires on Feb.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition began Wednesday on the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City, the city shared on social media. Crews began closing off the area over the weekend and the garage was closed down in December. A city spokesperson told ABC 17 News that demolition is expected to be complete by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs to road and water mains that broke Wednesday in Sedalia have been completed, according to a Thursday social media post from the city. Water mains broke at the 1400 block of South State Fair Boulevard, the State Fair Shopping Center and the 1400 block of West 16th Street. A break that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri this week asked a Cole County judge to dismiss a case filed by Columbia Public Schools over charter school applications. The state filed its motion to dismiss on Tuesday and asked the judge to hold all proceedings in the case until a ruling is reached on the motion.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia announced a temporary closure for Ohio Street on Wednesday after a Union Pacific train derailed. No injuries were reported in the freight-train derailment, but the Ohio Street Crossing and W.T. Morris Avenue was blocked, the city announced on its social media. All other railroad crossings in the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged with 17 counts of possessing child pornography on Wednesday in Morgan County. Matthew Steenrod, 38, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. His mugshot was not available on Wednesday evening. A court date has not been scheduled. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing a man in 2023 near Vandalia had his case moved to Warren County. Charles Armour, born in 2006, of Paris, Missouri, was charged in Audrain County in 2025 with first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree robbery in the Nov. 30,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former employee of Columbia Public Schools has been arrested on suspicion of multiple child sex crimes, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. CPD wrote that officers on Wednesday arrested Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia. He was charged on Wednesday with three counts of second-degree statutory
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Salisbury, Missouri, has been charged after authorities claim he molested a child in November. Gregory Calvert, 28, was charged on Wednesday in Chariton County with second-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person had moderate injuries after a vehicle crashed into an RV Wednesday afternoon in southwest Columbia. A vehicle was seen turned on its side on Coats Lane, a road just off of West Gillespie Bridge Road. Boone County Fire Protection Chief Battalion Chief Clint Walker told ABC 17 News that a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Tuesday rejected the development of new triplexes known as Ashford Place, following intense pushback from residents. “No” votes consisted of Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Ward 1 Councilwoman Valerie Carroll, Ward 2 Councilwoman Vera Elwood and Ward 6 Councilwoman Betsy Peters. “Yes” votes consisted of Ward 3 Councilwoman Jacque
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Tuesday night voted 8-2 to create the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District. Meeting documents say qualified voters of the district will be asked to approve a 1% sales and use tax “to assist in the funding of public improvements, blight remediation activities and other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County R-1 School District will not hold class on Wednesday and Thursday because of widespread illness. The district made the announcement in a Tuesday evening social media post. The school district did not say what illness caused the closure and said it would monitor the situation before making a decision
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail after she was charged on Tuesday with first-degree domestic assault. An initial court appearance for Tachelle Welch, 32, was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. The probable cause statement says police were called at 2:47 a.m.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jonesburg, Missouri, man was charged with 10 felonies after authorities claim he assaulted a woman several times. Joey Glass was charged this week in Montgomery County with three counts of first-degree domestic assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of first-degree
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Andrew Birkby COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Edgar Springs man has been arrested after he was accused of picking up a former student and bringing her to his home. Andrew Birkby, 25, was charged on Saturday with child kidnapping in Phelps County. He is currently being held at the Phelps County Jail without bond. A confined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is charged with 29 counts of felony animal abuse is expected to go to trial in April. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is scheduled to go to trial on Tuesday, April 28 at the Boone County Courthouse, according to Prosecutor Roger Johnson. She has been held at the Phelps
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian who entered traffic on Interstate 70 at mile marker 169 in Montgomery County was hit by two vehicles in the westbound lanes on Friday afternoon. A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man was hit by a 2025 Kia Sorento and a
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