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Missouri leaders celebrate finish of Interstate 70 bridge project

December 10, 2024 5:38 AM Gabrielle Teiner, Jazsmin Halliburton

The Missouri Department of Transportation cut a ribbon Tuesday marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.

Gygr Gas owner ordered to pay more than $377,000

December 2, 2024 4:07 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Boonville-based propane supplier Gygr Gas was ordered on Wednesday to pay the state of Missouri $377,167.11 in a 2022 lawsuit. The Attorney General’s Office – then headed by Eric Schmitt – sued Gygr Gas in December 2022 after the company abruptly closed and failed to notify its customers that it would

Settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit for 2022 crash that killed Moberly woman

November 29, 2024 2:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2022 Cooper County crash that killed a Moberly woman. Randall Hendricks filed the lawsuit in February against Inocente Prisciliano-Miranda, of Sedalia, in the Cooper County Circuit Court. Hendricks is the father of Belinda Hendricks, who was killed in a crash on

I-70 bridge in Rocheport completely reopens after repairs are made

November 22, 2024 7:16 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. The Interstate 70 bridge at Exit 116 over Routes O and J are completely open to traffic, the Missouri Department of Transportation wrote in a Friday press release. The bridge was damaged after it was hit by a vehicle earlier this year, previous reporting indicates. Repairs to the bridge began on Oct. 16.

Three injured in crash on I-70 in Cooper County

November 7, 2024 9:29 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were injured – one seriously – in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Interstate 70 in Cooper County at mile marker 102, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. According to the report, the crash occurred as a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia was heading eastbound and changed lanes near a work

St. Louis teenager charged with two felonies after multi-county chase

October 29, 2024 9:07 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis teenager was charged with a pair of felonies and misdemeanors after leading deputies on a chase on Monday night. Mehki Cook, 18, was charged with aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest, two misdemeanors — driving without a license and failing to obey a traffic control device – and failure to maintain

Missouri’s Secretary of State candidates discuss initiative petition process, abortion question

October 21, 2024 6:44 PM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer and Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins will face off in the race for Missouri’s Secretary of State on Nov. 5. The Secretary of State serves as Missouri’s chief elections official and is responsible for maintaining and preserving records, overseeing the State Library, regulating the securities industry and serving

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan on voting early?

October 22, 2024 3:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In-person, no-excuse absentee voting for the Nov. 5 election begins on Tuesday in Missouri. Do you plan on voting early? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.

Missouri’s Senate District 21 candidates discuss education, Amendment 2 impacts

October 16, 2024 3:13 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Jim Bates and Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory will face off in the Missouri Senate District 21 race on Nov. 5. District 21 covers Cooper, Howard, Saline, Lafayette, Ray, and the northern portion of Clay County. Republican Kurtis Gregory has served as a Missouri House Representative for District 51 for

Las Vegas man killed in Cooper County tractor-trailer crash

October 16, 2024 9:36 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck driver from Las Vegas died Tuesday when his tractor-trailer went off the road on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Vernon Hawthorne, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 a.m. after his Freightliner went off the road then back onto the road, overturned and hit a guard rail,

Boonville man accused of assaulting, shooting at woman

October 15, 2024 5:03 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman and shot at her on Monday night. Phillip Clubb, 49, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $500,000 bond. A court

VIEWER PHOTOS: Northern lights can be seen in Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening

October 10, 2024 9:22 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos

Repairs scheduled for I-70 bridge in Rocheport after recent crash

October 10, 2024 2:30 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs will begin next week on the bridge on Interstate 70 near exit 117 in Rocheport, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge was recently damaged after a vehicle hit the bridge, the release says. Repairs will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 16 and is expected

Wednesday is the last day to register to vote for the November Election

October 9, 2024 5:24 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is the last day for Missouri citizens to register to vote for the November election. If you have moved and need to make changes or you’re new to voting, there are a few ways you can get the process started. Starting with the option to register online. You can also print

Child pornography suspect accused of locking kids in lockers

October 2, 2024 5:03 PM Matthew Sanders

New charges of child abuse have been filed against a man who is in the Callaway County jail on child pornography charges.

Columbia man accused of doing drugs, exposing self in public places after monthslong investigation

October 2, 2024 11:59 AM Matthew Sanders

Cooper County prosecutors charged a man with felony drug and misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges Monday accusing him of smoking methamphetamine and exposing himself at rest stops and other public places.

Man charged with domestic assault accused of barricading himself in Pilot Grove home with baby

September 17, 2024 9:05 PM Ryan Shiner

PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with several felonies after court documents say he barricaded himself in a Pilot Grove home with a baby on Sunday. Jacob Johnson, 25, was charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held

Last steel girder placed on Rocheport bridge

September 12, 2024 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The last steel girder was placed on the Rocheport bridge on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews are in the home stretch of the project and will be able to place cross frames and wind bracing before preparing to pour the new bridge deck,

Crash after chase closes Interstate 70 west of Columbia

September 11, 2024 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

A crash closed eastbound Interstate 70 west of Columbia after a chase Wednesday morning but it wasn’t clear how or if the two were related.

Court docs: 2 women found with 25 bank cards charged in stolen identity scheme

September 9, 2024 9:39 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were arrested and charged in Cooper County with trafficking stolen identities after troopers say they were found with 25 bank cards and other identifying documents that belonged to five people. Kenita Harris, of Madison, Mississippi, and Bianca Martin, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, were charged on Saturday. Court dates have not been