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Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviews new plan for Pickard Hall demolition

November 20, 2019 3:51 PM Molly Stawinoga

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing decommissioning plans for the demolition of Pickard Hall.

Jury rules man guilty of murder in Waffle House shooting case

November 20, 2019 10:17 AM Connor Hirsch

The trial of a man accused in a deadly 2018 shooting at a Columbia Waffle House continued Wednesday with testimony from one of two men shot that night.

Waffle House shooting surveillance video

November 20, 2019 4:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

WARNING: Video shows graphic violence.

Manslaughter charge filed after Columbia crash victim dies

November 20, 2019 12:12 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County prosecutor filed a manslaughter charge Wednesday against a woman accused of causing a crash that killed a man who was picking up cones after a bike race.

Police report: Friends searched for Kirksville man before his body was found in parking lot

November 19, 2019 6:59 PM Barry Mangold

Following the discovery of his body, Columbia police spoke with several friends of Ryan Berry of Kirksville, according to a police report obtained by ABC 17 News. A City of Columbia trash collector called the police department around 6:30 on the morning Monday, July 29, after finding Berry’s body in the parking lot on Lake

MU continues search for Vice-Chancellor of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

November 19, 2019 7:28 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri held public forums Tuesday to hear from faculty, staff, students and community members about what they want to see in the next vice-chancellor. Members of the research firm who are helping search for candidates attended the forums. Staff and faculty filled an hour telling the research committee what

Boone County picks new “I Voted” sticker

November 19, 2019 6:24 PM Alec Pettus

Winner of “I Voted” sticker contest Boone County announced Tuesday the winner of the “I Voted” sticker design contest. The winner is shown above and was the last one standing after more than 130 designs were submitted by more than a hundred high school students in the county. People were able to vote online between

Three in custody after north Columbia chase

November 19, 2019 10:13 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police were involved Tuesday morning in an apparent chase on north Columbia roads.

Trial begins for man accused in 2018 Waffle House killing

November 19, 2019 4:14 AM Brittany Wiley

The trial of a man accused in a deadly 2018 shooting at a Columbia Waffle House is scheduled to start Tuesday.

Council advances Columbia airport expansion project, design proposals to come

November 18, 2019 11:52 AM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted unanimously Monday to move forward with the construction of a new terminal at the Columbia Regional Airport. The city, in partnership with Burns & McDonnell Engineering, will accept proposals featuring design and building plans from companies. Once the list is narrowed, city staffers will hold a public

Judge upholds constitutionality of University of Missouri gun restrictions

November 18, 2019 5:55 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s restriction on who can have guns on campus does not violate the state constitution, a Boone County judge ruled Monday. The state attorney general was suing UM System leaders including President Mun Choi and the Board of Curators over the university’s internal regulation banning the possession and discharge

Dispensary draws opposition ahead of Columbia City Council vote

November 18, 2019 11:43 AM Connor Hirsch

A health care group is hoping to open up a medical marijuana dispensary in a former Ruby Tuesday building.

Boone County anti-vaping campaign continues amid statewide efforts

November 18, 2019 5:27 PM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the state of Missouri begins a public awareness campaign aimed at educating youth about the dangers of vaping, a Boone County campaign is in its third week. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services joined with public schools to run advertisements on various social media platforms to deter

Second child abuse count added in case tied to missing Columbia woman

November 18, 2019 3:33 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have added a second child abuse-related count against the husband of a missing Columbia woman. The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an amended complaint against Joseph Elledge, who had been charged with one count of child abuse last month. The revised complaint also accuses Elledge of one count

One shot in Boone County hunting accident

November 18, 2019 1:11 PM Matthew Sanders

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was wounded when his friend shot him in a hunting accident Saturday near Hallsville, the Missouri Department of Conservation said Monday. Robert Himmelgarn, spokesman for the department’s Central District, said the victim was walking across a terraced soybean field when his 21-year-old hunting companion mistook him for a

A family loses everything in a central Las Vegas Valley fire

Crews battle fire at Boone County home

November 18, 2019 11:16 AM Madison Fleck

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. Boone County fire crews were battling a fire at a home Monday morning on Mt. Zion Church Road. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. Fire crews responded to the scene around 10 a.m. on Monday in 9700 block of Mt. Zion Road. One person was home

Authorities conduct a hunting investigation in Boone County

November 16, 2019 6:58 PM Jasmine Ramirez

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County authorities are conducting a hunting investigation near 1500 East Highway 124. ABC 17 News Crews saw officials from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Boone County Fire Protection District in a field near the highway shortly before 6:00 p.m. Saturday. A sheriff’s deputy on scene released limited information but

Bomb squad searches bus, unable to locate bomb

November 17, 2019 2:25 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat on a bus Saturday. According to a media release, deputies were told a passenger on a bus heading westbound found writing that indicated there was a bomb on the bus. The bus driver stopped at a business in the 6400

Department of Conservation asks hunters to get deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease

November 16, 2019 7:22 PM Connor Hirsch

As the hunting season begins, the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking hunters to get deer checked for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Testing for the disease is required in 28 counties across Missouri, but the department is holding voluntary testing across the state. A full map of the counties and where sampling locations are can

Man charged for MU fraternity burglary

November 15, 2019 10:47 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man with first-degree burglary and stealing $750 or more from a University of Missouri fraternity house in September. Robert Mull is accused of taking about $17,000 worth of items from the Sigma Chi house at 500 S. College Ave. on Sept. 20. Court documents say Mull entered