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Former Pulaski County teacher sentenced 4 years for having sexual contact with a student; will undergo 120-day program

October 11, 2024 3:59 PM Ryan Shiner

EDITOR’S NOTE: Clifton-Carmack was also sentenced to a 120-day sex offender treatment and assessment program. She will be released on probation if she completes it successfully. PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pulaski County high school teacher who pleaded guilty in September to having sexual contact with a student was sentenced on Friday. Hailey Clifton-Carmack

Woman charged with child sex crimes in Maries County

October 11, 2024 2:42 PM Ryan Shiner

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Meta, Missouri, woman was charged with three child sex crimes on Thursday in Maries County. Brenda Bax was charged with use of a child in a sexual performance and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child involving sexual conduct. Court records indicate a warrant was served on

VIEWER PHOTOS: Northern lights can be seen in Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening

October 10, 2024 9:22 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos

High school student spearheads hurricane relief efforts in Jefferson City

October 10, 2024 7:43 PM Mitchell Kaminski

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A high school student and his family are spearheading a relief effort in Jefferson City to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Xander Gunn, a senior at the Jefferson City Academic Center, first got the idea to start accepting donations for hurricane victims from his family. His parents Joespeh and Lindsey

Florida tells Missouri that National Guard assistance ‘no longer required’

October 10, 2024 5:11 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A day after Gov. Mike Parson ordered 100 Missouri National Guard members to assist in relief efforts in Florida for Hurricane Milton, the state of Florida informed the governor that Missouri’s assistance is “no longer required.” A Thursday press release from Parson’s office says that the Florida Division of Emergency Management said

Columbia utility workers sent to Florida for Hurricane Milton relief efforts

October 10, 2024 4:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Utilities Department has sent six utility workers to Florida to assist areas impacted by Hurricane Milton, a Thursday press release says. The release says that the crew will head to Orlando, Florida, and take a digger truck, double-bucket truck and a backyard machine. This comes after crews returned

Missouri Task Force 1 members still responding in North Carolina for Helene relief

October 10, 2024 3:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 members are still responding to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Three members have been demobilized, according to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District. The post says Task Force 1 members are currently staged in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and have not

QUESTION OF THE DAY: How are you voting on Amendment 2?

October 10, 2024 3:24 AM Matthew Sanders

A few issues on this November’s ballot are getting attention in Missouri. Among them is Amendment 2, which would legalize sports gambling statewide.

Task Force 1 members reflect on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts after two-week deployment

October 9, 2024 7:50 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Seventeen members of Missouri Task Force 1 returned to Boone County on Wednesday after spending two weeks in parts of North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane Helene made landfall. According to a social media post from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the task force had to extend its typical 14-day deployment

Parson orders 100 National Guard members to Florida for Hurricane Milton response

October 9, 2024 5:26 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday ordered 100 Missouri National Guard members to head to Florida to aid the state in relief efforts after Hurricane Milton hits. Parson made the announcement in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and a press release. Additionally, 15 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers

Holts Summit man faces several statutory sodomy charges

October 9, 2024 3:26 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man has been charged with several child sex crimes. Memphis Raines Dils was charged with five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree sodomy and tampering with a witness. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and he is not listed on the Callaway County

Missouri Task Force 1 continues search efforts one week after Helene impacted the Southeast

October 4, 2024 9:17 AM Madison Stuerman

Missouri Task Force 1 is continuing its deployment to search along the Catawba River in McDowell County, North Carolina one week after then-Tropical Storm Helene hit the area.

Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating southeast Missouri county commissioner to alcohol regulators

October 3, 2024 5:03 PM Lucas Geisler

The Columbia woman accused of paying someone to set a Mexican restaurant on fire and impersonating public officials allegedly pretended to be a southeast Missouri county commissioner to state alcohol regulators.

Man killed in Gasconade County crash

October 1, 2024 5:01 PM Ryan Shiner

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 45-year-old man was killed in a crash early Monday on Highway 50, west of Lake Timber Ridge Road in Gasconade County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. According to the report, a 2010 Dodge Charger – driven by Jason Roberts, 45, of Mt. Sterling – was heading westbound

Monroe County man charged with assault after allegedly threatening to kill three people

October 1, 2024 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Paris, Missouri, man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly threatened to kill three people in Chariton County. Kody Jo Ryan Berrey was charged on Monday with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree assault, tampering with a witness and first-degree harassment. A warrant was issued and a $10,000 bond was

Landfill catches fire in Pettis County

September 30, 2024 4:33 PM Ryan Shiner

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A landfill outside of Sedalia caught fire on Monday, according to the Sedalia Fire Department and Pettis County Emergency Management. Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management wrote on its Facebook page that Oak Grove Lane “between Broadway and the Low Water Crossing” is closed. It also wrote that a closure occurred on another

Missouri Task Force 1 works overnight helping Hurricane Helene victims

September 28, 2024 11:15 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 worked throughout the night Friday into Saturday, helping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Georgia. According to a Facebook post from the Boone County Fire Protection District, Missouri Task Force 1 was staged in Gainsville, Georgia when they received their first mission assignment. The assignment was for

Moberly awarded $1.5 million by DNR for wastewater collection improvements

September 27, 2024 4:25 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly was awarded $1.5 million by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to improve its wastewater treatment collection system, a Friday press release from the DNR says. The release says the funding will cover the entire cost of the project, which is expected to be completed by September 2025.

More Missouri Task Force 1 members deployed for Hurricane Helene relief

September 27, 2024 3:48 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More members of Missouri Task Force 1 are being deployed to assist in Hurricane Helene relief, a Friday press release says. Task Force 1 initially received deployment orders for 45 members on Wednesday, previous reporting indicates. Three more members were activated Thursday, Friday’s release says. Two of those members were assigned to

Georgia residents brace for Hurricane Helene as Missouri Task Force 1 prepares for action

September 26, 2024 7:19 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has arrived in Gainesville, Georgia, as it prepares for rapid deployment as the region braces for Hurricane Helene. Payton Dunham lives fewer than 50 miles away in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Her family spent Thursday afternoon prepping for the storm, which included moving all their outdoor furniture inside and