LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) It wasn’t the prettiest game in the world, but the Tigers got it done on the road against their rival. Mizzou (2-0) committed 10 penalties for 76 yards and allowed a pair of blocked field goals, but they ended strong with a 38-21 victory on Friday night over the Kansas Jayhawks. You
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving multiple vehicles closed lanes of a busy Columbia street on Friday night. An ABC 17 News reporter saw vehicles crashed in the northbound lanes of Providence Road near the turn lane to the Waffle House. Boone County Joint Communications sent at 8:38 p.m. stating that a crash occurred “S
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawsuit Jefferson City filed against the owner of the Quality Inn earlier this summer has been put on pause. Court documents in previous reporting say the city sued DEAA Hospitality and Paresh Patel after the city requested records regarding its lodging tax and did not receive them by the June 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A political action committee that was active during last year’s Columbia mayoral race has been fined by the Missouri Ethics Commission. Citizens For A Better Columbia was fined $31,000 after the MEC claims the group failed to maintain a treasurer, improper access to the official depository account, failure to file amended statements
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after he allegedly fired a shot early Sunday near the Boone County Courthouse. Lorenzo Estes, 33, of Jefferson City, was chargd on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, two counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor illegally shooting a gun.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 400 Ameren customers in Boonville were without power on Thursday night. Ameren’s outage map showed that crews were assessing an outage that began at 7:13 p.m. That outage affected 432 customers in Boonville. A restoration time was not available. A second outage was reported just north of that outage that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire occurred Thursday in the 2400 block of North Bluff Street in Fulton, according to a press release from the Fulton Fire Department. The release says crews were called at 6:34 p.m. and ended up seeing smoke coming from the roof. A tree limb was on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A silver advisory was issued on Thursday evening for a 72-year-old woman with dementia and diabetes. The Missouri State Highway Patrol sent out the advisory that was issued for the St. Charles County Police Department. The release says Pamalee Ross Willenbrink — 5 feet, 4 inches; 200 pounds – was last seen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fitzgibbon Hospital announced in a press release on Wednesday morning that American Medical Administrators has acquired the hospital “following approval of the transaction by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.” “Healthcare is vital to the well-being of every community, and our immediate priority is ensuring continuity of care while we work alongside the Fitzgibbon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The wife of a man who was charged with manslaughter last month in a fatal crash that occurred on St. Charles Road has been charged. Sandra Sharp, 55, of Columbia, was formally charged on Tuesday with hindering a felony prosecution, resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault. She was arrested with 53-year-old Shunta Bohanon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced in a Wednesday press release that a Missouri resident who contracted measles boarded a train in Sedalia on Aug. 27. The release says the resident is not from Pettis County “and was only traveling through the Sedalia train station enroute to their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who is accused of demanding money from a victim during an armed robbery on Monday has been arrested and charged. Wayneshia Woods, 34, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday in Boone County with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Texas who is charged in Boone County with child sex crimes was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday. Michael Moya, 33, of Austin, Texas, was charged on Aug. 26 with child enticement, misrepresenting his age while soliciting a minor, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businesswoman who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and not paying payroll taxes was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison. Kathryn L. Cunningham pleaded guilty in May 2025 and was previously charged with 38 felonies. Cunningham is the former owner and CEO of payroll company Moresource, which had about 140 clients when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously accepted $15 million from a state appropriations bill for the for the conference center project. House Bill 19 gives the money to the city “to fund the planning, design, and construction of a conference center and parking garage.” The funds are required to be spent by June
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with several felonies after authorities claim he pistol-whipped someone during an armed robbery on Monday. Royce Kemp, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is not listed on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a felony and several misdemeanors after he allegedly pointed a gun at five youth during a car chase on Saturday. Cassius Bello, 21, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with unlawful use of a weapon and five counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged after law enforcement claims he possessed child sex abuse materials in Boone County. George Haynes III, 44, was charged on Tuesday with six counts of possessing child sex abuse materials. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of trying to toss someone out of a two-story window in January has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Michael Wright, 39, of Columbia, was charged in February with first-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree domestic assault. He was booked into the jail at 11:04 p.m. Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged in two cases after he allegedly stole from separate vehicles on Sept. 1 and 3 in Jefferson City. Sajan Karki, 31, is charged in two Cole County cases with second-degree burglary. He is being held on $5,000 bonds. A bond review hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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