JEFFERSON CITY, (Mo.) KMIZ A police incident report shows 26 law enforcement officers responded to a scene on Friday that led to an officer-involved shooting. The Jefferson City Police Department said on Monday that Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City, was killed in the shooting. Police responded to a burglary in progress in the 200
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested that the city of Columbia create a plan to minimize waste from homeless encampments from getting into public waters.
DNR sent a letter to the city, along with Boone County and the University of Missouri, on Feb. 28, 2025. It said it wants to see the issue addressed before it will renew their “Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Operating Permit Renewal.”
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Norma Jamill Barnum said she was riding a city of Columbia bus with her 12-year-old daughter on Monday when a couple sitting a few rows away began arguing. Barnum, who uses the Orange Route of the Go COMO Public Transit system several times a week, said she has witnessed several incidents during
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(Editor’s note: ABC 17 News has redacted the phone numbers of those involved in the crash from the reports.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Distracted driving played a part in at least one of two deadly crashes that happened within minutes of each other on Highway 63 north of Columbia in January, according to the Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Canned heat placed too close to combustible material caused about $6,000 worth of damage to a Mizzou Arena suite last month, according to a Columbia Fire Department report. The fire marshal’s report said investigators found the charred Sterno can in the corner of a suite following the men’s basketball game against the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show nearly 250 people have been issued citations by the Missouri State Highway Patrol since citations began for Missouri’s hands-free law which went into effect just under two months ago. The law, known as the Siddens Bening Hands Free law makes it illegal for drivers to
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a man suing the Camden County Sheriff’s Office has released a video that he says shows his client’s constitutional rights being violated by jailers. A Texas County man sued the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Camden County Jail in federal court in December claiming assault, battery and negligence.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state representative on Monday night touted “critical failures” in the state’s 988 mental health crisis hotline system after “a firsthand test” exposed them. The test, though, also has the attention of law enforcement in Jefferson City, with some dispatchers informing Byrnes of how much her “test” had tied up law
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The University of Missouri’s athletics department saw an 18% growth in revenue last school year, but still required $15 million in direct institutional support to cover its $15 million deficit.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mike Hestir paces the front of a room. He’s discussing firearm use and grip techniques with 14 recruits to the Columbia Police Department in the newly renovated basement of a law office that the city purchased. The recruits take notes on paper and tablets with the CPD logo and the emblem for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters noted a possible natural gas leak at a house explosion in Jefferson City on Saturday. However, the cause of ignition is still under investigation, according to a fire incident report. The explosion leveled the home on 2432 St. Louis Road, leaving an empty plot of ash and damage to neighboring
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Residents and businesses have differing opinions on solid waste services in Jefferson City. Jefferson City will show the results of a survey regarding trash services at multiple meetings next month, according to a Tuesday press release. The survey was conducted from Oct. 3-Nov. 8 and received 400 responses from residents and 31
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Prosecutor says that claims he declined to press charges against Sheriff Chris Heitman are false. Last week, Judge Brenden Fox ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman falsified written statements, altered a death investigation for insurance benefits, defrauded the Missouri Highway Safety Systems overtime
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The deaths of two people who were found in a home on Sept. 5 in a west Columbia neighborhood were ruled accidental, according to autopsy reports from the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office. Wang Sik Kim and Chunghee Lee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, the reports say. Both people were 71 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County judge ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman intimidated witnesses, falsified written statements and misappropriated funds for personal use. Heitman maintains that he has done nothing wrong and claims the allegations are a result of “lies and corruption.” On Monday, Judge Brenden Fox issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Fear Fest Haunted House has made no official announcement about whether or not it will be operating this Halloween season after racking up 15 safety violations during the Boone County Fire Protection District’s annual inspection. According to the inspection documents from the Boone County Fire Protection District, the violations spanned multiple
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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.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a year after receiving its first of two odor complaints from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the City of Moberly claims it is “moving in the right direction.” Moberly received its first violation last from the DNR in November and a second warning in January, due to an order stemming
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Former University of Missouri Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois will owe the school $2 million for leaving in February for another job.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the cause of a deadly crash on Interstate 70 in July was due to distracted driving.
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