COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday involving a golf cart while driving on Route AA. According to a crash report put out by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it was a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road 499 in Callaway County. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 85-year-old Holts Summit man died in a crash on Wednesday afternoon in Holts Summit, the Missouri State Highway Patrol shared in a crash report. Troop F – which covers much of Mid-Missouri – wrote on X that it investigated a two-vehicle crash on Route AA between Evergreen Drive and County Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department on Tuesday announced that it found no evidence of “foul play or criminal activity” after a 70-year-old man was found face down in the Missouri River last week. JCPD wrote in a press release that Michael Blecher was the man who was found in the river near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously injured in a car accident late Friday afternoon in Fulton. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at around 4:40 p.m. on Route WW near Martin Drive. The driver, a 56-year-old Fulton man, was driving West in a 2013 Chevy Silverado when he drove off
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A South Carolina man is working to file a lawsuit against three members of the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly abandoning his dog three times. Jack Walker says he and his wiener dog Dodger were traveling through Missouri to Kansas where Walker’s mother had just passed away on July 17, 2025.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sports programs in Columbia continue to push heat safety protocols during the latest Mid-Missouri heatwave. This comes after a 20-year-old football player at William Jewell College died after scoring a touchdown on Saturday. MicahJo Barnett’s was on the sidelines when he had a medical emergency, and the cause of his death is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial for a Callaway County man accused of killing his wife in 2002 has been given a new trial date. Harold Dickens, of Auxvasse, is charged in Callaway County with first-degree murder in the death of Debra Dickens. Court documents allege he stabbed Debra Dickens on or around April 28,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former substitute teacher from the state of California who tried to get children from Callaway County to send him nude photographs had his case moved to Boone County on Monday. Matthew Bowman is charged with two counts of child enticement and two counts of misrepresenting his age to entice a minor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Boone and Callaway counties should prepare for several road closures and traffic changes as construction projects continue across Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday that crews will make several changes to traffic patterns beginning this week. While drivers will have to navigate more construction, there is some good
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was charged on Thursday in Callaway County with child sex crimes after authorities say he sexually abused a child in April. Sean James Flanery, 19, was charged with first-degree sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and two counts of second-degree child molestation of a child
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Emergency Management officials said first responders handled several weather-related incidents Thursday as heavy rainfall quickly led to flooded roads and hazardous driving conditions across the county. Officials reported water covering portions of Interstate 70 between mile markers 147 and 148. Crews also responded to reports of gravel and debris
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will host briefings for local governments and non-profit agencies who want assistance from a recent federal disaster declaration. The federal disaster declaration relates to destructive storms that happened across the state from June 4 to June 18. The severe weather included flash flooding, tornadoes and straight-line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri on Thursday after heavy rain and storms went through the area. At 2:27 p.m., Columbia had two outages affecting 126 electricity customers on Stadium Boulevard and in a neighborhood near Forum Boulevard. The outage map for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives showed 477 Callaway Electric
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced on his social media on Monday that he is approving a $24.5 million disaster declaration for the June 4-18 storms that hit Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe requested a disaster declaration on July 9 for public assistance for 34 counties, including: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After severe storms went through the Mid-Missouri area on Friday evening, several parts of the area were without power. Gasconade County saw 279 Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers without power around 8 p.m. The county had seen two tornado warnings during the 6 p.m. hour. Power was restored across the area by
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton is one of just three Missouri communities selected to receive a $30,000 grant through the Center on Rural Innovation’s Heartland Rural Innovators Initiative, a program local leaders say could help lay the groundwork for long-term economic development and downtown revitalization. The Center on Rural Innovation works with small communities to develop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was convicted of murder and other charges in a 2025 Holts Summit shooting has filed a notice of appeal. Heather Smith filed a notice of appeal on Monday to the Western District Court of Missouri. She was found guilty on April 23 of felony murder, three counts of unlawful
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is still looking for a suspect on an ATV in Callaway County after chasing the man from Boone County into Callaway County fields around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer updated ABC 17 News over email that the chase started near the intersection of East St. Charles
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit woman convicted of murder in April was sentenced on Thursday to 32 years in prison. Heather Smith was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a count of armed criminal action in the death of 37-year-old Kara Dills. Smith
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple Mid-Missouri court cases were moved up to federal court on Wednesday. Travis Moreland, 37, of Columbia, is charged with attempted child enticement, attempted child sex trafficking and sending and receiving child sex abuse materials. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Moreland is accused of trying to
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