1 killed in Mexico overpass crash
A woman was killed when two vehicles collided head-on on a railroad overpass, the Mexico, Missouri, Department of Public Safety said Friday.
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Southbound lanes of Providence Road at Worley Street reopen after crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Providence Road in Columbia was closed at the intersection with Worley Street on Wednesday evening after a crash with multiple vehicles occurred. A notification from Boone County Joint Communications at 9:42 p.m. stated the intersection was closed. The intersection reopened at 10:30 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw a car stopped
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South Providence Road in Columbia reopens after crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash caused a section of South Providence Road in Columbia to be closed on Wednesday evening. South Providence was shut down between Green Meadows Road and Carter Lane, according to a Boone County Joint Communications message sent at 7:32 p.m. The road fully reopened at 8:07: p.m. An ABC 17 News
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Suspect in Buffalo Wild Wings shooting tells court he is cooperating
A man with Florida ties was charged with three felonies Sunday after allegedly shooting another man in the face at a south Columbia restaurant.
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Columbia man dies after being hit by vehicle
A man died Thursday after being hit by a vehicle in northeast Columbia.
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Police identify two women killed in Columbia Interstate 70 crash; truck driver charged with manslaughter
A woman from Tennessee and another from Colorado were killed when a tractor-trailer crossed the median and slammed into a U-Haul on Monday in Columbia.
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Eastern Missouri man killed in Callaway County I-70 crash
An eastern Missouri man was killed when his utility truck lost control on Interstate 70 in Callaway County on Wednesday morning.
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Video shows moments before, during and after deadly Interstate 70 crash
A dashcam video submitted to ABC 17 News shows the moments leading up to a deadly crash Monday involving seven vehicles on Interstate 70.
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2 killed in Interstate 70 crash after tractor-trailer crosses median
Seven vehicles including at least one tractor-trailer were involved in an Interstate 70 crash in west Columbia that killed two Monday afternoon.
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Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces
By Ethan Cohen and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. Harris will become the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket. The announcement came during a virtual
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Missouri governor limits sales of unregulated cannabis
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson took action against the makers of unregulated cannabis products often sold at the counters of gas stations, liquor stores and smoke shops.
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Police respond to Clark Lane mobile home park after shots were fired
Editor’s note: Arrest information was added on Thursday after the Columbia Police Department sent an updated press release. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded on Wednesday at a mobile home park in the 3900 block of Clark Lane after shots were fired. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media that “At approximately 3:05
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Man found guilty of murder in woman’s death in October 2022 sentenced to life in prison
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder in May was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near
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Audrain County, City of Mexico partner to buy shuttered hospital
Local governments have partnered with a non-profit foundation to buy a shuttered hospital in Mexico, Missouri.
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Murder charge dropped for man accused in Fulton shooting
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department confirmed on its social media on Monday evening that one of the men accused in the shooting death of a teenager on Kathy Street will see his charges dropped. Taeon Logan, 23, was charged last week with accessory to first-degree murder in the July 16 shooting death of
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Fulton murder suspect booked into Callaway County Jail
A man who was wanted by Fulton police for allegedly taking part in a deadly shooting was in the Callaway County Jail on Monday.
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Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office. The unprecedented announcement, delivered less than four months before the election, immediately upended a
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Police identify another suspect in deadly Fulton shooting
Fulton police on Friday named another suspect in a deadly Tuesday shooting as three other suspects made their first court appearances.
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Man accused of murder in 2021 Ashland stabbing found guilty of manslaughter, will be sentenced Aug. 10
A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of a man accused in a 2021 Boone County stabbing death.
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Three adults charged with first-degree murder in Kathy Street shooting in Fulton; two adults, one juvenile in custody
Editor’s Note: Charging information was updated after speaking with Callaway County Prosecutor Benjamin Miller. A charge was initially seen as accessory to murder on Casenet. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Three adults were charged with first-degree murder in Tuesday’s shooting on Kathy Street in Fulton. Quiara Walton, Emmanuel Brown and Taeon Logan, 23, of Fulton, were charged
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