COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in south Columbia was determined to be accidental. Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Skyler Clark told an ABC 17 News reporter on Monday that the fire was accidental. CFD wrote in a Saturday post that crews were called to the 200 block of West Old Plank Road for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The county clerks of Mid-Missouri’s two-largest counties are expecting low voter turnout on Tuesday. Boone and Cole counties have several items up for a vote on Tuesday, including voting for school board members in several districts, propositions and people running for city government. You can view everything being voted on at our
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of repeatedly crashing her 2004 Honda Pilot on Friday night was charged on Monday with a misdemeanor and three felonies in Boone County. Cassandra Albright was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, two counts of first-degree assault and a count of leaving the scene of an accident.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with statutory sodomy and a slew of other child sex crimes is now charged in another case. Zachary Hutchinson, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday and charges appeared on Monday in his new case. He is now charged with three counts of child
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Identity-based student organizations at the University of Missouri held a town hall on Monday after the university said it would stop funding them. The affected groups are the Asian American Association, Association of Latin American Students, Four Front, Filling in the Space, Legion of Black Collegians and the Queer Liberation Front. Hundreds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both sides said Monday that they’re ready to move forward with the trial of a Boone County dog breeder suspected of abusing several animals. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, appeared via WebEx in front of Judge Joshua Devine on Monday at the Boone County Courthouse. The state and the defense are ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Democrats are hosting an “Empty Chair” town hall in Columbia Monday night to discuss citizens’ concerns regarding health care and more. The town hall will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Columbia Senior Activity Center on East Business Loop 70. This town hall with empty chairs is supposed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will stop providing designated funding to five of its student organizations, according to University of Missouri spokesman Christopher Ave. The clubs include: the Asian American Association (AAA), Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), Four Front, Legion of Black Collegians (LBC) and Queer Liberation Front. Ave said the university
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was transported to the hospital with minor trauma Saturday night after a car accident on I-70. Gale Blomenkamp, with Boone County Fire Protection District, tells ABC 17 News it was a crash between two cars. Skylar Clark, with the Columbia Fire Department, said their firefighters were called to assist the
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A Kingdom City woman is under investigation after multiple crashes Friday evening.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just west of Columbia were closed on Friday during rush hour after a crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, at around 5:45 p.m., a 27-year-old Columbia man was driving a 2021 Ram 3500 east on I-70 when he passed a 38-year-old Fayette
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No one was hurt after police found evidence of shots fired in southwest Columbia early Saturday, according to Sgt. Matthew Nichols.
Continue Reading Editor’s note: The block number was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire that occurred Friday night in southern Columbia. The fire was reported at a home in the 200 block of West Old Plank Road. The fire is believed to have been started in the garage, though the cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with statutory sodomy and other charges earlier this year was arrested again on Friday. Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail. New charges were not shown on Casenet on Friday evening. Jail records indicate he is being
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Editor’s note: Faup’s age was corrected. A source’s error initially listed a different age. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia city employee has been accused of stealing, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Police Department. City Parking Manager James Faup, 38, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing,
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Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested in Tennessee on an arrest warrant for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree after allegedly hitting a motorcyclist during a crash on Nov. 2.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that Mohamed Abdalla, 20, of Columbia, died Thursday after a crash earlier in the week. Police said the crash happened on Wednesday just after midnight on Route B near the intersection of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews are working to restore the “Rock M” at Faurot Field, Mizzou football shared in a Thursday afternoon social media post. The photographs shared online showed workers placing rocks in an “M” outline. The “Rock M” was temporarily moved out of the stadium as the university made upgrades to the north end
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother was charged in Boone County after she allegedly refused to take her child with third-degree burns to a hospital. Elizabeth Moore, 33, was charged with child abuse on Thursday in Boone County. A warrant was served and she was held on a $10,000 bond. She was listed on the Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of murder in the 2022 death of a woman near the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia had his appeal sent back to a circuit court. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16, 2024, of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He
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