Cole Archives

Legal team requests mental health evaluation for man accused of entering the Missouri State Capital with a gun in May

June 6, 2022 7:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

Alok Rohra’s legal team is requesting a mental health evaluation on June 15.

MONDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 111 new COVID cases over past three days

June 6, 2022 4:15 PM ABC 17 News Team

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House fire leaves five homeless in Jefferson City

June 3, 2022 6:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A residential house fire in Jefferson City leaves five people homeless.

Jefferson City man given life sentence in corrections officer’s shooting death

June 3, 2022 12:11 PM Matthew Sanders

A Jefferson City man who was 16 years old when he was charged in connection with the death of a corrections officer has been sentenced to life in prison.

Plane makes emergency landing in Cole County field

June 3, 2022 12:26 PM Matthew Sanders

Watch the scene in the player above. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A small plane made an apparent emergency landing Friday in a Cole County field. The single-engine prop plane made the landing in the field near Zion Road and Kaiser Lane late Friday morning. The location is southwest of Jefferson City. The plane, a Piper

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds 60 new COVID cases; 46 on Wednesday

June 3, 2022 3:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Three people injured after morning wreck in Jefferson City

June 3, 2022 2:51 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Three people were injured after a two-vehicle wreck at Route C and Trenton Court just after 9 a.m.

Sentencing hearing scheduled fatal hit and run for June 16 in Cole County

June 2, 2022 9:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

A woman convicted of leaving the scene of a deadly 2019 crash in Cole County will soon learn her sentence.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 60 new cases; 47 cases on Tuesday

June 2, 2022 8:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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Columbia attorney goes over consequences of possessing and trafficking fentanyl

June 2, 2022 5:42 PM Kennedy Miller

A conviction for a drug crime in Missouri could mean a lengthy prison sentence and a criminal record that will follow you for years.

Missouri governor appoints new Cole County Auditor

June 1, 2022 7:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Mark Ruether as the next Cole County Auditor.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 33 new COVID cases; 18 patients hospitalized

June 1, 2022 4:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Judge refused to change bond for a man accused of bringing a gun to State Capitol

May 31, 2022 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cole County judge has refused to change the bond for a man accused of bringing a gun to the State Capitol.

TUESDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 123 new COVID cases over Memorial Day weekend

May 31, 2022 3:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Fallen Vietnam veteran honored Sunday, in annual Russellville Memorial Day Ceremony

May 29, 2022 9:10 PM Marina Diaz

RUSSELVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Memorial Day Ceremony was held at the Historic Enloe Cemetery Monday, and organizers unveiled the new Corporal John Allen Campbell Memorial Highway. Corporal Campbell is the only Russellville veteran that died during the Vietnam War. They will be renaming a three mile section of Route-C that runs through Russellville, and ends