Columbia man charged in deadly hit-and-run crash
A Columbia man has been charged after he is accused of hitting a person with his truck and leaving the scene early Sunday morning.
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Columbia man killed in Boone County pedestrian crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was killed after being hit by a truck in Boone County Sunday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred on Route AB, east of U.S. 63 around 5 a.m. A 20-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2021 Ram 1500, when the vehicle crossed
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Sturgeon lawyer says settlement talks ‘productive’ in dog shooting lawsuit
Editor’s note, 7/25: The story has been updated with the job status of Myron Woodson. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawyer for the City of Sturgeon told a federal judge that it, a suspended police officer and the owner of a blind and deaf dog killed by police were still working on a settlement in the
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Man arrested Thursday accused in recent Boone County shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested on Thursday evening in Columbia is accused of shooting a man on July 15 in Boone County, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman. Kevin Buckner, 25, was charged Friday in another case with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. He is being held at
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Man charged with 4 felonies in Howard County shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with four felonies after he was accused of shooting another man in Howard County on Thursday. Johntelle Millens, 39, was charged on Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession. He is being held at the Howard County Jail
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Sister of woman who died in Boone County shooting shares her story
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sister of a woman who found dead in a vehicle in Boone County over the weekend is sharing her sister’s story. The body of Misty Guzman-Castro, 43, was found Saturday evening in the 2400 block of North Lake Of the Woods Road. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social
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One person killed on Interstate 70 crash; car tied to Colorado homicide
Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died after a crash on eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia Thursday morning.
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Rock Bridge football looks to keep athletes safe during extreme summer heat
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge High School football team is switching up its practice routine for the summer heat. Matt Perkins, Rock Bridge football’s head coach, said the team’s practice schedule during the school year is usually two hours after school, starting around 4:15 or 4:30 p.m. However, with Mother Nature turning up the
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Boone County ends school flu shot clinics after funding loss
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in more than 15 years, the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services will not be offering flu shots in local schools during the fall semester. The free flu vaccines were previously offered by the Health Department each fall for students in preschool through 12th grade. The change
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Missouri Task Force 1 returns after assisting in Texas flood recovery
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After 16 days of doing search and recovery operations in Kerr County, Texas, Missouri Task Force 1 returned home Wednesday morning. Throughout the deployment, the task force worked with FEMA, local emergency agencies, volunteers, and international partners to deliver vital support following one of the most severe flooding events Texas has experienced.
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Pilot in fair condition after crashing plane near Centralia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pilot of a crop duster plane that crashed Tuesday in northern Boone County is recovering at a Columbia hospital. Wren Johannaber was in fair condition Wednesday after crashing a crop duster plane near Centralia on Tuesday, an MU Health spokesperson said. Johannaber, 31, of Huntsville, was flying an air tractor plane,
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Power restored after plane crashes near Centralia, lead to outages in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored in Hallsville Wednesday morning after a crop duster plane crashed near Centralia Tuesday afternoon. An Ameren spokesperson told ABC 17 News in an email that a power outage occurred after a plane got caught on a power line and pulled it down. The plane took down several
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Missouri Supreme Court strikes down stacking sales taxes on marijuana
Opinion in marijuana sales tax caseDownload JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled local governments cannot stack their marijuana sales taxes on top of each other. The ruling, issued Tuesday, prohibits local governments from imposing taxes in incorporated areas where a local sales tax already exists. For example, a county can’t charge
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New trial denied for former state trooper found guilty of sexual abuse, kidnapping
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion for a new trial filed by legal counsel for a former state trooper found guilty of sexual abuse and kidnapping was denied Tuesday by a Boone County judge. Judge Joshua Devine said his decision was due to Jeffery Durbin’s defense counsel filing its motion on April 3, after the Feb.
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Ashland man charged for allegedly hitting person with car
Steven Brunstrom, 28, of Ashland, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, third-degree domestic assault, property damage and resisting arrest.
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Woman gunned down in car during argument on Lake of the Woods Road, documents say
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman found dead Saturday night in her car was shot in her vehicle after an argument with her boyfriend, according to court documents. Isaiah N. Goins, 26, of Columbia, was arrested Sunday at work on suspicion of killing the woman, whose name has been kept under wraps by the sheriff’s department.
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Murder charge added after motorcyclist hit, killed in McBaine
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man accused of running over a motorcyclist, who later died from his injuries, was charged Monday with murder. Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that charges against Donald J. Legleiter had been changed to include second-degree murder in the death of Jeffrie W.
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1 killed in Boone County shooting Saturday, suspect arrested
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was killed in Boone County Saturday night in what the Boone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as a homicide. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ABC 17 News Sunday night that a suspect was arrested. According to a release from the sheriff’s office Sunday night, Isaiah
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Part of Worley Street blocked off due to underground explosion
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Worley Street was blocked off Sunday night, due to an underground explosion. According to a Boone County Joint Communications alert, Worley Street from Stadium to at least West Blvd was closed due to an underground explosion. Drivers were asked to find an alternate route. A Columbia firefighter on scene
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Sentencing delayed after Boone County murder suspect balks at deal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sentencing has been delayed for a Hartsburg man who pleaded guilty to killing his father in 2022. Collin Knight, 25, appeared in Boone County court via Webex on Friday for a sentencing hearing. Knight had previously agreed to a plea deal that would see him serve life in prison for second-degree murder
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