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Weather Alert Day: Tracking storms with damaging winds the 4th of July

July 3, 2024 9:24 AM John Ross

Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense

Columbia Fire in the Sky show to take place despite rainy weather; Moberly show will proceed

July 4, 2024 10:45 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia’s annual fireworks show will take place Thursday night as planned.

Columbia man takes plea deal in deadly shooting

July 3, 2024 1:55 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have struck a deal with a murder suspect in a Columbia shooting that will send him to prison for decades.

Death of Hallsville man found in Morgan County ruled ‘intentional homicide’

July 2, 2024 4:45 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Hallsville man whose body was found over the weekend in Morgan County was ruled an “intentional homicide,” according to a social media post from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Beauford Wilson, 71, was found dead Sunday against a tree near Beechnut Road, south of Stover, the post

Jefferson City teen suffers life-threatening injuries in weekend shooting

July 1, 2024 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

A 19-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday in an east Jefferson City shooting.

5 corrections officers charged in Jefferson City inmate’s death

June 28, 2024 1:57 PM Matthew Sanders, Mitchell Kaminski

Five former corrections officers at Jefferson City Correctional Center were charged Friday with crimes including murder in the December death of an inmate.

Columbia woman charged with manslaughter in death of man found on I-70 in March

June 27, 2024 4:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is facing a manslaughter charge after she was accused of running over and killing a man on Interstate 70 in March. Tyia Alisa Bush, 38, was charged on Thursday with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and speeding. She is not listed on the Boone County Jail

Investigation turns up no evidence Riley Strain was overserved before he went missing

June 27, 2024 4:29 PM Matthew Sanders

Tennessee authorities have concluded that there’s no evidence that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing after a night of drinking in Nashville, was overserved alcohol the night he disappeared.

Weather Alert Day: Severe storms possible overnight into tomorrow morning

June 23, 2024 4:48 PM Jessica Hafner

A heat advisory is in effect through Tuesday night for almost all of Mid-Missouri as the heat index could reach 105+.

Jefferson City man killed in Highway 63 crash in Boone County

June 20, 2024 12:29 PM Matthew Sanders

A crash that closed down a lane of Highway 63 in southern Boone County on Thursday killed a Jefferson City man.

Riley Strain autopsy and toxicology show alcohol, drowning caused death

June 18, 2024 10:44 AM Olivia Hayes

Riley Strain’s autopsy and toxicology report show that alcohol contributed to his accidental drowning death.

‘Pressurized release’ sends firefighters rushing to University of Missouri campus

June 18, 2024 2:59 PM Matthew Sanders

A “pressurized release” caused firetrucks to rush to an agriculture building on the University of Missouri campus Tuesday, a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson said.

Jefferson City Gerbes evacuated for bomb threat

June 14, 2024 2:39 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City supermarket was evacuated because of a bomb threat Friday, police say.

Weather Alert Day: Large hail and damaging winds possible this evening

June 12, 2024 4:16 PM Jessica Hafner

Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense

Hosier executed for Jefferson City killings

June 11, 2024 6:16 PM Matthew Sanders, Nia Hinson

A man convicted in the killing of a Jefferson City couple has died for those crimes.

Tractor-trailer fire stops eastbound I-70 traffic in Boone County; road reopened

June 11, 2024 12:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Eastbound Interstate 70 traffic has stalled in part of Boone County after a tractor-trailer fire.

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

June 11, 2024 10:23 AM Associated Press

Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, he lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

Weather Alert Day: Storms expected to bring wind and flooding threat tonight into Sunday morning

June 8, 2024 9:47 AM John Ross

BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe storms tonight. Storms have begun to form, and there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 1 a.m. for our southern counties. These will continue to move east and gradually south throughout the rest of the

Court records: Men wanted for murder in Dove Drive shooting in custody in Oklahoma

June 6, 2024 4:41 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court records filed on Thursday indicate that multiple men who were wanted for murder in the June 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia are in custody in Oklahoma. Deazes Turner, 20, Deljuan Turner, 20, and Alqueze Jones were arrested, according to Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson and court entries. All three

Man found dead after northeast Columbia standoff brings out SWAT team, armored vehicles

June 6, 2024 6:49 AM Erika McGuire, Matthew Sanders, Morgan Buresh

The Columbia Police Department SWAT team and Crisis Negotiation teams were engaged in a standoff Thursday in northeast Columbia.