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WATCH: President Joe Biden delivers speech in White House Rose Garden

November 7, 2024 10:23 AM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump ’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. Control over the U.S. House of Representatives hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with dozens of races left to be called. The Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate early Wednesday. Watch

WATCH: Kamala Harris gives concession speech after losing presidential race

November 6, 2024 2:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris conceded her loss to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon at Howard University. Harris called Trump earlier Wednesday to congratulate him on his easy victory on Election Day. Watch her speech in the video player above.

ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Donald Trump elected as 47th president of the United States

November 5, 2024 5:27 PM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

Check back throughout the night for regular election-related updates.

Murder, obstruction charges sought in death of Fort Leonard Wood soldier

October 31, 2024 2:43 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Military investigators are seeking charges against a U.S. Army specialist for allegedly killing one of his fellow soldiers. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, with the 5th Engineer Battalion, is suspected of murder in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, Fort Leonard Wood officials wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. The base in Pulaski

Hundreds without power in Mid-Missouri after storms roll through

October 30, 2024 11:21 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people were without power on Wednesday night after storms rolled through the area. There were 311 electricity customers without on Wednesday night in Monroe County, according to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map. And there were 532 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc. customers in Moniteau County without electricity. Of

Mizzou falls flat, suffers shutout loss at Alabama

October 26, 2024 6:02 PM Matthew Sanders

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers didn’t bring the offense with them to Alabama. The Crimson Tide defense shut out the Tigers in a game that saw already-injured quarterback Brady Cook leave, this time with a hand injury. He did not return and his replacement, Drew Pyne, had trouble moving the offense down the field.

Fulton shooting victim dies, police are searching for suspects

October 25, 2024 10:37 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found with injuries after a Friday shooting in Fulton has died, according to the Fulton Police Department. The Fulton Police Department said earlier on Friday that officers were called to the 1400 block of Route C (Mokane Road) and found a man inside a home with life-threatening injuries

‘Person of interest’ in custody in Fort Leonard Wood soldier death

October 24, 2024 12:26 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody in the death of a sergeant stationed at Fort Leonard Wood. The base’s Facebook page posted an update Thursday afternoon saying a “person of interest” had been taken into custody in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. U.S. Army

Columbia shooting victim dies in hospital

October 24, 2024 5:25 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man shot Sunday night in northeast Columbia has died. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release Thursday that Orrion Moody, 28, of Columbia, died Wednesday at the Columbia hospital where he was treated for his wounds. Police on Wednesday arrested Tavion Johnson, 19, on six felony charges including armed

Columbia police close large section of Clark Lane after shooting

October 20, 2024 11:35 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police closed off a large section of Clark Lane in northeast Columbia on Sunday night after a man was shot, suffering life-threatening injuries. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said police were called a little before 11 p.m. after shots were heard in the 4200 block of Clark Lane. A man was

Cook returns from injury, leads No. 19 Mizzou to come-from-behind win on homecoming

October 19, 2024 2:39 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After exiting Saturday’s game due to a lower body injury, Brady Cook stared down an 11-point deficit when he was cleared to return to the field. Mizzou’s starting quarterback showed his toughness in that moment, leading MU on two touchdown drives to overcome Auburn on homecoming weekend. You can watch extended highlights

Las Vegas man killed in Cooper County tractor-trailer crash

October 16, 2024 9:36 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Las Vegas died Tuesday when his tractor-trailer went off the road on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Vernon Hawthorne, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 a.m. after his Freightliner went off the road then back onto the road, overturned and hit a guard rail,

Nonprofit identifies Callaway County deputies shot during traffic stop on I-70

October 15, 2024 9:41 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A nonprofit foundation has set up donation funds for the two Callaway County deputies shot while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 70 on Monday morning. In a post on Facebook, the Chief Mason Griffith Foundation said the nonprofit is supporting Cpl. Justin Bax and Deputy Gardner Pottorff after they were shot

Texas man killed in confrontation with Callaway County deputies identified

October 14, 2024 4:39 AM Erika McGuire, Jazsmin Halliburton, Marie Moyer

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) State troopers have identified a man shot dead early Monday in an encounter that left two Callaway County deputies wounded and one undergoing emergency surgery. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said earlier Monday that two of their deputies were shot on westbound I-70 Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol later

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

Police investigate shots fired on McKee Street in northeast Columbia

October 4, 2024 10:55 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia police investigated on McKee Street in northeast Columbia on Friday night.

Man found guilty of killing MU student sentenced to probation

October 1, 2024 4:30 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in November 2022 was sentenced to five years of probation on Tuesday. Joshua Wilbers, of Jefferson City, was found guilty on July 17 of first-degree involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing Hallie Phillips, 20. Wilbers was initially charged with first-degree involuntary

District says student made threatening statement at Southern Boone Middle School

September 25, 2024 1:38 PM Matthew Sanders

A student made a “threatening statement” in class Wednesday morning at Southern Boone Middle School — a school that has seen a spate of students arrested for alleged threats.

WATCH LIVE: Mun Choi delivers annual State of the University address

September 25, 2024 10:03 AM ABC 17 News Team

University of Missouri President Mun Choi will address the MU community Wednesday in his State of the University address.

Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life

September 24, 2024 10:33 AM Associated Press

Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha