COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused in a 2022 Boone County electrocution death pleaded guilty earlier this week to a pair of felonies. Justin Scott Trader, 31, pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and first-degree tampering with a vehicle. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, vehicle tampering and first-degree
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Amazon’s Distribution Center in Ashland is taking on the pressure of the holiday season. The 49,000-square-foot facility has hundreds of workers on the clock daily to ensure holiday packages get delivered in time for Christmas. Amazon Distribution Center site lead Harley Fowler says, “At 2 a.m. they start bringing in packages, about
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A Boone County man was hurt on Wednesday night after a crash near the Callaway/Boone County line.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office believes a shooting on Tuesday in east Columbia was the result of a disagreement between a driver and pedestrian. According to Capt. Brian Leer, deputies responded to a shots fired call in the 1200 Block of South Sonora Aven. around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday night. When deputies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three inmates who were injured in a December 2023 Boone County crash are suing the Department of Corrections. Three petitions were filed on Wednesday. Raymond Nugen, Richard Kerksiek and Dustin Burkhart are suing the DOC, the driver of a transport van, a truck driver and SLC Leasing LLC for damages. The petitions
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement officers investigated damage to a car in east Columbia on Tuesday night. An ABC 17 News photographer saw the car on South Sonora Drive near South Victoria Avenue with apparent gunshot damage. The photographer also saw four evidence markers on the ground. A window on the car appeared to be
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville boys basketball head coach Brandon Crites has been put on administrative leave, according to an email from a school district spokesperson. District spokesperson Kari Yeagy wrote in a Tuesday email to ABC 17 News that Crites was placed on leave “pending an ongoing investigation conducted by an external agency.” Crites was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials confirm an investigation has been completed after a man died at the Boone County Jail. Missouri Division of Drug and Crime Control confirmed to ABC 17 News on Wednesday the department has finished its investigation into the death of William Gipson. Gipson, 43, of Ashland, died at the Boone County Jail
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) An 11-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday morning outside Southern Boone Primary School. Superintendent Tim Roth said in a letter to parents that a middle school student was hit by a vehicle in front of the primary school on Wednesday morning. Roth said in the email the student was
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The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they arrested a man on Thursday in connection with a Nov. 10 shooting in the 900 block of East Broadway in Downtown Columbia. Demetrius L. Shaw, 23, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Charges have not been filed yet in the shooting case,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia state representative says he wants to let Boone County voters to decide on whether a charter school should be established here. Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) said this week that he’s pushing for a law that would let local voters decide whether a charter school can be set up in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man charged with several felonies after a chase went through a soybean field had a hearing on Wednesday. Clarence Williams, 35, was charged in September with illegal gun possession, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, delivery of a controlled substance, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held
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Rescuers are still searching for a woman who possibly fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole Tuesday night. Police said they found a parked vehicle belonging to Elizabeth Pollard, 64, about 20 feet from the sinkhole. Pollard had gone out to look for her lost cat and never returned.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On GivingTuesday, the Voluntary Action Center announced it has been awarded a $745,400 challenge grant award from the Mabee Foundation to support The Opportunity Campus project. The project is being built along Business Loop 70 and Bowling Street in central Columbia to support transitional services for the homeless population in Boone County.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Jefferson City woman was hospitalized after crashing her truck in Boone County Saturday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving in a 2004 Ford F150 on Northbound US 63 south of Aufranc Road at 9:24 a.m. The report states the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-member City of Columbia Public Works snowplow crew will report for duty at 5 a.m. Saturday, a Friday press release from the city says. The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team declared Saturday as a Weather Alert Day for the first potential snowfall of the season. Up to 3 inches of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was charged Tuesday with causing another person’s death in an Osage County DWI crash. Nathan L. Timpe, 20, was charged with DWI causing death, two counts of DWI causing serious injuries and one count of careless driving, a misdemeanor. Timpe was driving a Jeep Wrangler in Osage County last
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Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Boone Electric rates. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cranking up the heat this winter will likely drive up the cost of monthly utility bills more than last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates heating expenses will jump 10.5% this winter and reports for Northeast and Midwest
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of Route B north of Columbia was closed on Tuesday evening following a two-vehicle crash. First responders were at the scene near the intersection of Route B and East McGee Road before 7 p.m. An ABC 17 News photographer saw two Boone County Fire Protection District vehicles and an
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