COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman Sunday night. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting Sunday night. The victim was identified as Cheryl Gravitt, 57, of Moberly. According to the probable cause statement, at about
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect in a weekend shooting death in Moberly was arrested Thursday after what police called a “brief standoff.” The Moberly Police Department said Thursday afternoon that a suspect was in custody after a standoff that began that morning, and later said in a news release that the suspect was Christopher Viley,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say a 15-year-old boy is the suspect in a shooting that left another youth with critical injuries Tuesday. Columbia Police Department officers responded to a shots-fired call on Tuesday in the 5700 block of Canaveral Drive. According to a news release, officers responded to the call around 5:16 p.m. Officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department taped off a street on Tuesday in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70 near St. Charles Road. CPD wrote on its social media at 5:52 p.m. that it was investigating a shots-fired call in the 5700 block of Canaveral Drive. Police wrote on social media at 9:18
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement said Parton died “peacefully.” A small, private service will
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ The victim of a deadly Sunday night shooting in Moberly has been identified as a 57-year-old woman. Family members told ABC 17 News that Cheryl Gravitt, 57, was the victim of the weekend shooting. Moberly Police confirmed her identity Monday afternoon. An ABC 17 News reporter spoke with multiple family members Monday
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of murdering a woman outside of his home in Moberly was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Heyde appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. Friday
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to continue working on a massive new ballroom at the White House, freezing a court ruling that would have required construction to stop at midnight Friday. Friday afternoon’s order doesn’t address the legality of the project, which two other
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Constitution does not allow citizens to challenge congressional maps approved by legislators through a ballot measure, a Cole County judge ruled Wednesday. That won’t stop People Not Politicians, the group backing the referendum to get the 2025 congressional map on the November ballot. Executive Director Richard von Glahn said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dual bomb and gun threat led police to surround Douglass High School on Tuesday morning. Columbia police had initially said officers responded Tuesday morning to an “active threat” at Douglass High School. The Columbia Police Department later said in that officers didn’t find anything. Columbia Police Department officers were sent to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Columbia man is now charged with first-degree assault in addition to other felonies in connection with an incident Aug. 9 in which gunshots were fired in public downtown. Prosecutors added the charge against Tavan Williams-Patrick on Friday, dropping a fourth-degree assault charge. Williams-Patrick was initially charged Aug. 10, accused of
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York judge overseeing the state murder case against Luigi Mangione has effectively postponed his September trial by giving prosecutors nearly two months to contest defense claims their client will be unlawfully prosecuted under double jeopardy grounds should it proceed. In an order Monday, Judge Gregory Carro ordered Manhattan prosecutors to
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By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, Elizabeth Wolfe NEW YORK (CNN) – Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Judge Margaret Garnett began by asking Luigi Mangione
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department arrested a man in connection with a homicide that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Nicholas Ayres, 35, of Crane, was charged on Thursday with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree murder, Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson confirmed to ABC 17 News. According to a press release from the department posted around
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By Betsy Klein, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. The imminent departure of one of the president’s closest allies inside the White House marks a major shakeup for the president’s press operation, with less than three months
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The Boone County totals on Amendments 4 and 5 have been corrected. LINK: Full results Columbia’s Proposition 1 squeaked by to win passage Tuesday, with “yes” beating “no” by just 85 votes. Proposition 1 is a 1% sales tax for police. With its passage, sales tax in some areas of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said Tuesday that a citizen-led referendum challenging a Republican-friendly map passed by the state legislature is “insufficient.” Hoskins made the announcement at a news conference in Jefferson City about an hour before his deadline to certify the petition challenging the “Missouri First” congressional map. Hoskins said
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Editor’s note: How a 2020 Freightliner truck and a 2010 Harley Davison Street Glide were involved in a fatal crash has been corrected MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have died in two separate crashes in the same area of Interstate 70 on Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed. The first crash occurred at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a 33-year-old Columbia man had to be rescued after he was seen throwing items from the window of a Municipal Power Plant tower Wednesday morning. Richard D. Nichols was charged with second-degree burglary, obstructing government operations and second-degree property damage. A probable cause statement was not immediately available on Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is still looking for a suspect on an ATV in Callaway County after chasing the man from Boone County into Callaway County fields around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer updated ABC 17 News over email that the chase started near the intersection of East St. Charles
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