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Columbia police investigate deadly pedestrian crash on Clark Lane

December 7, 2022 8:10 PM Katie Greathouse

Part of Clark Lane in east Columbia is closed for a “police incident,” according to a notification from Boone County Joint Communications.

Crews to use drone to survey parts of Forum Boulevard in Columbia

December 7, 2022 6:02 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews plan to use a small drone this week to survey parts of Forum Boulevard in Columbia. According to Columbia Public Works, staff with Engineering Surveys & Services (ES&S) will start the aerial survey of the road on Thursday. The city expects the surveying work to last for up to three months.

Naloxone education and distribution event to be held Thursday at Public Health and Human Services building

December 6, 2022 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services will be hosting a Save a Life: Naloxone education and distribution event 12:15-1 p.m. at its location at 1005 W. Worley St. in Columbia. The event is co-hosted with the Boone County Overdose Response Coalition “Save a Life!” is a part of a series

Crews respond to fire early Tuesday morning in central Columbia

December 6, 2022 6:07 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Details are limited following a fire in central Columbia early Tuesday morning. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert around 4:05 a.m. that the Columbia Fire Department was responding to the fire in the 1100 block of Lakeview Avenue. CFD is working a fire incident in the 1100 block of Lakeview Ave.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are rural railroad crossings too dangerous?

December 6, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri has been the scene of numerous train accidents over the past few months.

Missouri sees more train crashes at passive crossings in 2022

December 5, 2022 9:12 PM Hannah Falcon

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man died Saturday after being hit by a train in Sturgeon. This is the fourth major train crash at a passive crossing in Mid-Missouri this year. Passive crossings are train crossings without any lights or arms to let drivers know of an oncoming train. There have been 10 train

Columbia man charged in May 25 stabbing of homeless man

December 5, 2022 10:42 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was arrested and charged Saturday for the stabbing of a homeless man on May 25 in Columbia. James Dillender, 54, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He appeared for his first court appearance via

Man accused of murdering baby appears in court, next hearing scheduled

December 5, 2022 8:36 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse appeared in court on Monday from via video from the Boone County Jail. Staffone Fountain, 30, of Independence, is charged with first-degree murder and abandoning a corpse. He is being held without bond in the Boone County Jail. His next hearing

Columbia City Council set to vote on fate of trash bags

December 5, 2022 5:52 AM Kennedy Miller

View a replay of the City Council meeting above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council expects to vote on the fate of the city’s recycling and trash bags Monday night. In the past, the Solid Waste Department recommended the city end the use of city logo bags. City leaders gave the community chances to

Shots fired into ceiling at fraternity party

December 5, 2022 1:10 PM Matthew Sanders

Shots were fired into the ceiling at Bur Oak Brewery early Sunday during a party for a University of Missouri fraternity.

Centralia man dead after train hits car near on passive railroad crossing near Sturgeon

December 4, 2022 12:55 AM Erika McGuire

A Centralia man died Sunday when a Norfolk Southern train struck his vehicle late Saturday night, officials say.

Boone County mother opens up about helping make case in child porn arrest

December 4, 2022 7:33 PM Abby Landwehr

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was sentenced to 15 years for attempted enticement and possession of child pornography Friday. David L. Hoppock’s two sentences to be served concurrently was confirmed Saturday by Hoppock’s attorneys. The 33-year-old was first charged in August. About a day before his arrest, a mother said her 14-year-old daughter was

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies search east Columbia on Friday for suspect with active warrants

December 2, 2022 10:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was searching for someone in eastern Columbia on Friday morning near South Field Drive. A sheriff’s office spokesman told ABC17 News that a deputy saw someone in the area who was believed to be a resident with six active Boone County warrants for failure to appear on

Missouri flu cases spike; Boone County cases more than double in a week

December 2, 2022 6:46 PM Abby Landwehr

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior services weekly data released on Friday says Missouri influenza cases are categorized as “very high.” Boone County’s cases have more than doubled in the past week. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported that Boone County influenza numbers went from 96 to 251 cases within the

Police identify woman killed in east Columbia crash

December 2, 2022 11:41 AM Matthew Sanders

An 83-year-old woman died in a crash in east Columbia that shut down a road Thursday, police say.

Fulton man accused of Boone County shooting arrested, faces multiple felony charges

December 1, 2022 6:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested Thursday in Columbia after allegedly leading Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase, the department said in a Facebook post. Dustin Higgins, 33, is the suspect of a Saturday shooting that occurred in the 16000 block of South James Sapp Road near Ashland. He is charged

One dead in crash near Hominy Creek, Route WW reopened

December 1, 2022 3:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a tweet that Route WW is closed at Hominy Creek, between Keene Street and Legion Lane due to a crash. The Columbia Police Department tweeted that one person died in the crash. Another person was sent to an area hospital for reported minor injuries. (1)

Jury convicts Sturgeon woman accused of pointing crossbow at kids

December 1, 2022 9:31 AM Zachary Farwell

A Sturgeon woman faces a possible jail sentence after a Boone County jury found her guilty of pointing a loaded crossbow at kids.

Parson extends drought alert until March 1

November 28, 2022 4:43 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing

Warrant issued for suspect in Boone County shooting

November 28, 2022 10:08 AM Matthew Sanders

Deputies have identified a suspect in a shooting early Saturday in southern Boone County.