Former U.S. Senator for Missouri Claire McCaskill made a stop in Columbia Saturday. The former Democrat spoke as part of a new lecture series from the Missouri State Historical Society. Afterwards, McCaskill took questions and commented on the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Vicki Hartzler, a Republican and current U.S. representative, told ABC
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Columbia police detained one person after shots were fired in North Columbia. An argument led to gunshots on Newton Dr., north of I-70 at Providence Rd., Sunday afternoon, according to CPD Sgt. Bruce Houston. No one was injured, and it’s unclear if the suspect was aiming at the other person involved, police say. Officers were
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A Columbia woman has lived in a tree since Monday in protest of trail construction on Rollins Street. Boone County Judge Jeff Harris approved an order Friday to allow the sheriff’s department to remove any people with a local organization from the area. It’s Our Wild Nature chairwoman Sutu Forte has slept in the tree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will hosted a meeting at City Hall on Friday with mayors and staff representing four of Missouri’s largest cities: Columbia, Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis. The summit focused on progressing the conversation about how to make Missouri’s communities safer. Mayor Treece said their 3 main priorities are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler on Friday called the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump a “sham” and “waste of time.” Hartzler, a Harrisonville Republican who represents Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, was in Columbia speaking at a women in agriculture conference. The House voted this week to pass new rules governing the impeachment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge granted a request by Columbia city leaders to remove any people protesting on land marked for construction of a new trail on Rollins Street. The order from Judge Jeff Harris on Friday directs the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to remove any people with a local organization from the area within
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday. Jamey E. Sheppard, 42, of Columbia was taken to University Hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with a vehicle Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia was driving. Columbia police arrested Mechlin on suspicion of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department released new photos of the man accused in an armed robbery of a Break Time location early Wednesday morning. The police department said on Twitter Thursday afternoon it needs help from the community to identify the man. @ColumbiaPD Update: Columbia Police seeks public's assistance in identifying suspect in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated causing serious physical injury after a crash on Paris Road. Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia, was driving one vehicle with another person in the passenger seat when he tried to make a left turn onto Highway 63 south from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A petition filed in the Circuit Court of Boone County shows a woman filed for guardianship of a child in the case of a missing Columbia woman. The court document was filed Tuesday in the probate division of the court for guardianship of Anna Elledge, who was previously in the care of
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As snow accumulated overnight, some mid-Missouri roads became covered by Thursday morning, causing slide offs for the morning commute. In Columbia, there were multiple slide offs on Highway 63 between Grindstone Parkway and Rangeline Street. COLUMBIA ALERT: Use caution traveling along Route 63 between Route 763 and Grindstone Parkway (Route AC). Several slip-off crashes have
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Crews with public works departments around mid-Missouri are preparing for the winter weather moving into the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge has upheld a previous court ruling involving a Columbia businessman. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was ordered to pay $250,000 in actual damages and $2,500,000 in punitive damages for his involvement in a 2014 Columbia arson. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a lower court ruling that Fotoohighiam was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia College volleyball coach filed a lawsuit against the school after she claimed she was the victim of discrimination. Melinda Wrye-Washington coached the volleyball team from 2000 until March. In that time, Wrye-Washington led the team to a pair of national championship wins and took the team to the NAIA tournament every
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday a second man has been arrested in connection with a September shooting death. CPD records show Aaron Harris was arrested around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Grace Ellen Drive in north Columbia. Harris was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for a person accused of robbing a gas station in northeast Columbia early Monday. Investigators said someone with a gun went inside the Break Time in the 2400 block of Paris Road around 1:30 a.m. and demanded money from the cashier. No one was hurt during the robbery. Investigators
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Another fast-food chicken restaurant could be popping up on Providence in Columbia. Raising Cain’s Chicken Fingers, represented by Van Matre Law Firm, has applied for a concept review and is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a drive-through on the corner of Providence and Locust Street. Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission held an informational meeting
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An academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of MU’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court denied the University of Missouri’s request to rehear the appeals court decision that graduate workers are employees. The university asked the Supreme Court to hear the case last month. In its decision filed Tuesday, the court denied the request. In August, the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals
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Rain in mid-Missouri is leaving roads slick for Wednesday morning’s commute. ABC 17 News crews monitored road conditions throughout Columbia and Boone County. Drivers should be sure to take it slow heading out the door with rains causing poor visibility and slippery road conditions. Temperatures have managed to stay above freezing in the area, leaving
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