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Dive teams enter third day of search for missing Columbia woman

December 4, 2019 10:24 AM Zach Boetto

Divers continued their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Wednesday.

$1.1 million worth of THC cartridges found in Cooper County traffic stop

December 5, 2019 8:05 AM Madison Fleck

EDITOR’S NOTE: The article has been changed to note charges against one man were dropped. COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it found about $1.1 million worth of THC vaping cartridges during a traffic stop in Cooper County on Wednesday. An SUV was stopped for crossing the centerline on I-70 last

Divers enter day four in search for missing Columbia mom

December 5, 2019 5:19 AM Brittany Wiley

The search for a missing Columbia mom will continue for a fourth day Thursday on the Lamine River.

Fire chief speaks about difficulty of dive search for missing woman

December 3, 2019 7:00 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Divers with the Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team continued their search for missing Columbia woman Mengqi Elledge Tuesday. They have been searching the Lamine River in Cooper County. They first searched the area on Nov. 26. Jack Brade is chief of the Regional West Fire Protection District. He did not assist in the

Columbia police ‘confident’ in search for missing woman

December 3, 2019 5:27 AM Brittany Wiley

The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team and Columbia Police Department will continue their search for a missing Columbia woman Tuesday.

Cooper County manhunt underway after reported assault

December 1, 2019 8:21 PM Abbey Lamb

Authorities do not believe the suspect is in the area.

One arrested, one at large in Cooper County manhunt

November 25, 2019 12:17 PM Madison Fleck

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Cooper County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol continued to search for the subject of a manhunt on Monday morning. Authorities tried to pull over a stolen vehicle on Friday afternoon, and two people exited the car and ran from police, the CCSO said on its Facebook page. The Cooper County

Cooper County warns of manhunt

November 22, 2019 3:47 PM Matthew Sanders

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE as of 9 p.m.: A trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F says law enforcement is still searching for a man in Cooper County. The trooper said residents are asked to call authorities, if you see anything suspicious. The Cooper County Emergency Management Agency issued an alert Friday

Bond revoked for Boonville child molestation suspect

November 22, 2019 1:44 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boonville child molestation suspect is back in the Cooper County Jail after allegedly violating the conditions of his bond by leaving home six times in a week, including multiple trips to Walmart and one to Columbia.

New York man arrested, accused of having almost 100 pounds of weed

November 20, 2019 11:50 AM Madison Fleck

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Jamestown, New York, man on Tuesday after he allegedly had nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in his car. Brett A. Shafer, 57, was arrested in Cooper County on suspicion of delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. A trooper pulled

Boonville City Council approves site plan for possible medical marijuana facility

November 8, 2019 10:23 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boonville City Council approved plans for a potential medical marijuana facility at its meeting Monday night. According to the final site plan, MOCO, LLC plans to build a 28,500-square-foot cultivation and office building at 2419 Nor-Cat Way. The ordinance signed by the president of the council said that the City Council

Invasive bug species confirmed in Mid-Missouri counties

November 6, 2019 4:40 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state conservation department announced several Mid-Missouri counties are affected by an invasive bug species that attacks ash trees. The Missouri Department of Conservation said Wednesday the Emerald Ash Borer is impacting more communities around the state. MDC released a list of 16 counties where the species was found recently. Of the

State fire investigators look into blaze at Stuckey’s

November 4, 2019 10:03 PM Matt Ragsdale

NELSON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Fire Safety is looking into reports the fire at a gas station Friday started in a kitchen. Mike O’Connell a spokesman with the Missouri Department of Public Safety said multiple Stuckey’s employees reported the fire started in the grill area at the gas station. According to O’Connell, the

Gas station fire near Blackwater causes backup on Interstate 70

November 1, 2019 9:16 PM Matt Ragsdale

BLACKWATER, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 10:45 p.m.: The MODOT traveler map shows Interstate 70 is back open at the Route J intersection as fire crews work to put out a fire at the Stuckey’s gas station. Our crew at the scene says five Mid-Missouri crews responded to the scene. Blackwater Area Fire Protection District, Saline County

Man charged in death involving Bobcat skid steer

October 31, 2019 11:37 AM Madison Fleck

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clarksburg man was charged on Wednesday after he was allegedly involved in the August death of Dylan Kramel, 20. Kramel was in the bucket of a Bobcat skid steer that Rowles was driving on Aug. 6 when Rowles hit a pot hole, and Kramel was ejected from the bucket. The skid steer then

State leaders focus on broadband expansion across Missouri

October 24, 2019 6:32 PM ABC 17 News Team

According to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the

Boonville man charged with child molestation

October 17, 2019 7:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Cooper County grand jury indicted a Boonville radio host on a child molestation charge last week. Bob Bosma was arrested Monday on suspicion of child molestation and booked into the Cooper County Jail. Online court records show the grand jury indicted Bosma on one count of first-degree child molestation Friday. Court documents show Bosma

Kurt Bumby bonded out of St. Louis County jail.

Former Boonville prison inmate sues state, health care provider

October 15, 2019 10:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Kansas man has sued the Missouri Department of Corrections, a prison health care contractor and several individuals including the state’s corrections director, alleging medical staff at Boonville Correctional Center refused him medical treatment for a spinal injury. Jeremy Bradshaw of Lawrence, Kansas, filed the lawsuit in Cooper County on Oct. 7. Bradshaw seeks a

Highway patrol crash reports show a crash on Missouri Route 5 around 9:15 p.m. near Pier 31 Road left a Florida man with serious injuries.

One killed, four injured after head-on crash in Cooper County

October 13, 2019 12:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

A vehicle collision on Route U in Cooper County killed one man and injured four others Saturday morning. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Crash report, Michael Kendrick, 42, was driving with Melissa Kendrick, 40, and two children ages 7 and 14. Around 10 a.m., Haven Pennington, 19, of Prairie Home, MO, crossed the center

Man facing kidnapping charges in Boonville

October 12, 2019 2:53 PM ABC 17 News Team

A man is facing kidnapping charges in Boonville after allegedly taking a child from an elementary school. According to court documents, Devin Maupin took a 10-year-old child Thursday from David Barton Elementary School in Boonville. The school called the child’s mother who said Maupin did not have permission to take the child. The school principal