COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies in the past 10 days have warned residents about a scam that impersonates their deputies or each sheriff’s office. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Monday social media post that it had received reports of someone claiming to be Deputy John Clark was calling people
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STURGEON, Mo (KMIZ) A 17-year-old driver suffered serious injuries last week in a crash on Thomas Hill Road near Tucker School Road near Sturgeon, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. A passenger car was traveling eastbound on Thomas Hill Road on Wednesday, May 22, when the driver lost control of the vehicle, went
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sturgeon’s mayor resigned Saturday, according to a social media post from the city. The city stated in the post that it received notice from Kevin Abrahamson that he has resigned his position as Mayor and resigned from the City Council, effective immediately. Aldermen Seth Truesdell will be taking over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The “pledge dad” at a University of Missouri fraternity who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the hazing of Danny Santulli was sentenced to six months in jail and six months on house arrest on Friday. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, pleaded guilty on May 10 to hazing and suppling alcohol to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Francis Catholic Worker House is up for sale and will close once the building is sold, Ruth O’Neill — trustee of St. Francis Catholic Worker Community and director of Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen — said the building has been operating as an overnight homeless shelter since 1984. O’Neill said
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ABC 17 News obtained bodycam footage that showed a Sturgeon police officer shoot and kill a 13-pound dog on Sunday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is now being referred to as a suspect in a homicide investigation was arrested, the Columbia Police Department confirmed in a Thursday evening press release Randall Fox, 51, was previously referred to as a “person of interest” in a missing persons investigation. Fox was arrested on suspicion of second-degree
Continue Reading Viewer discretion is advised for the full-length video. STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Bodycam footage shows the interaction a Sturgeon police officer had with a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf Shih Tzu before he shot the dog to death. ABC 17 News requested bodycam footage from the city of Sturgeon for an Officer Woodson on Tuesday morning and received the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department’s swift water rescue team held a training at Perry Phillips Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Team members practiced boat operations, victim pick-ups and rope skills. CFD Capt. Tommy Goran said the department hasn’t had any water rescues so far this year, but one way to avoid needing to be rescued is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications stopped receiving 911 and 311 calls around 10 a.m. Tuesday after a fiber line was cut, according to a Wednesday press release. Service was restored by midnight, the release states. BCJC was notified of the disruption by Brightspeed – and phone and internet provider — and the reason
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Republicans nominated a Columbia business owner to run for a Boone County Senate district at their meeting Tuesday night.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Chief of the Ashland Police Department wrote in a Tuesday evening social media post that a number of calls to 911 and 311 were routed to other counties. Chief Scott Young wrote that those issues affected calls involving the Ashland Police Department and recommended residents call the department directly. APD’s phone
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a blind and deaf dog who was shot and killed by a Sturgeon police officer on Sunday has filed a complaint with the city of Sturgeon. According to a Monday social media post from the City of Sturgeon, police were called to an area for a report of “an injured
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon police officer shot and killed a blind dog on Sunday afternoon, according to a Monday social media post from the City of Sturgeon. The post states that police were called to an area for a report of an “injured animal at large.” The post states the officer saw the dog
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 26,000 people faced food insecurity in Boone County in 2022, according to new data from a Feeding America report this month. That was around 14% of the county’s population. Those numbers are up from 20,080 food-insecure people in 2021, which was 11% of the population. The average cost of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a 2023 shooting at the now-closed Plush Lounge saw his murder charge upgraded from second-degree to first-degree, after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Kimo Spivey, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been accused of domestic assault and other felonies after court documents say he repeatedly abused a woman. Rico Lamar Robinson, 36, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of second-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being
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A Boone County jury found a Columbia man guilty of murder in the death of Kaylen Schmit.
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Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the U.S. and Mid-Missouri, leaving communities to fight against a substance that is taking thousands of lives every year across the country.
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Five vehicles were involved in a crash on Route B on Thursday in Boone County, just south of Academy Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. A 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan – driven by Joyce Sheffield, 89, of Hallsville — was stopped in the southbound lane of Route B,
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