Zach Boetto, Author at ABC17NEWS

Two people shot early Sunday morning near Ninth St. and Locust St.

University of Missouri students bothered school did not send MU Alert homecoming night

October 13, 2021 8:17 PM Zach Boetto

Students at the University of Missouri are questioning the school’s decision not to put out an MU Alert for a Sunday morning shooting one block away…

Centralia Mayor Chris Cox sits in the council chambers ahead of a Monday night Board of Aldermen meeting.

City of Centralia appoints interim police chief

October 11, 2021 4:11 PM Zach Boetto

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Centralia Board of Alderman appointed a new interim police chief and approved a law firm to serve as a special legal…

Columbia Police officers are investigating the scene of an overnight shooting near the corner of Ninth and Locust Streets in downtown Columbia.

UPDATE: Two people shot in downtown Columbia following Mizzou’s homecoming game

October 10, 2021 1:25 AM Zach Boetto, Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: In a press release, the Columbia Police Department identified the two victims in the shooting as a 31-year-old man and a…

Two children injured in crash on Highway 63

October 9, 2021 11:45 PM Zach Boetto

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saturday afternoon car crash injured two children ages 8 and 12. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash…

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Man crushed while working on his car in Camden County

October 9, 2021 8:20 PM Zach Boetto

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland man suffered serious injuries Saturday morning when he was ran over by his car while he was working on it.…

Centralia enlists law firm to investigate ‘impropriety’ in city government

October 8, 2021 12:23 PM Zach Boetto, Matthew Sanders

Three Centralia police officers resigned Thursday after Chief Bob Bias took early retirement effective this Sunday. One officer mentioned a lack of…

University of Missouri announces federal funding for students in need

October 1, 2021 1:46 PM Zach Boetto

The Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III grants are part of American Rescue Plan funding tied to the coronavirus…

Former Centralia police officer speaks out amid fallout between city and police department

September 30, 2021 12:00 PM Zach Boetto

A petition to reinstate a fired officer to the Centralia Police Department has gained more than 300 signatures amid fallout from the resignation of…

Centralia residents want more transparency after police chief resigns

September 29, 2021 6:57 PM Zach Boetto

Centralia residents are asking the city for more transparency after the police chief on Friday submitted his letter of…

Columbia city leaders look to past task force for violence mitigation strategies

September 27, 2021 7:36 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia city leaders are again looking to the 2014 Mayor’s Task Force on Community Violence in response to the recent shootings…

City of Columbia considers solutions to collecting yard waste as fall arrives

September 22, 2021 11:47 AM Zach Boetto

The Columbia City Council addressed the change in seasons Monday, searching for a solution to disposing leaves under the city’s new trash…

A Southern Boone School District parent sent a letter to the district to get mask exemption for their child.

Parents finding ways to exempt kids from wearing masks in school

September 21, 2021 8:20 PM Zach Boetto

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Southern Boone School District parents says other families are finding ways to get their kids out of wearing masks at school. One…

Reports of drinks being drugged at Mizzou

September 17, 2021 9:41 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced Friday it has received multiple reports alleging drinks are being drugged around campus.…

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announces he won’t run for reelection

September 17, 2021 2:35 PM Zach Boetto

City of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced Friday afternoon he will not run for reelection in…

Jefferson City Board of Education meeting in the Miller Performing Arts Center.

Jefferson City Board of Education votes to keep COVID-19 reentry plan in place

September 16, 2021 9:48 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education voted Thursday night to keep the JC Schools’ COVID-19 reentry plan in place and will…

MSHP readies extra troopers ahead of Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest

September 14, 2021 4:01 PM Zach Boetto

Osage Beach, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it will have additional staff in the lake area for increased traffic ahead of…

Columbia Board of Education votes to extend coronavirus action plan

September 13, 2021 5:31 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously to continue the mask mandate and COVID-19 plan. Watch the meeting replay in…

Columbia fire chief shares lessons from 9/11

September 10, 2021 10:00 AM Zach Boetto

Columbia Fire Department Chief Andy Woody says the events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, changed firefighting…

9/11 memorial trailer arrives at the Capitol ahead of Patriot Day

September 8, 2021 4:26 PM Zach Boetto

The memorial will next head to Jefferson City ahead of a Patriot Day event this weekend. It’s being towed by a semi-truck in a 40-foot-long trailer.…

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is on high alert as traffic increases across mid-Missouri roadways throughout Labor Day Weekend.

Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2021 5:05 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways…