Editor’s note: A source from the school erroneously told ABC 17 News the suspension ended. The source has now clarified that five players were expelled and one remains suspended. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Methodist University has ended the suspension for one of the six football players it suspended last week after two athletes were charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has launched a BeHeard page to collect public comments on the use of Flock cameras. The City Council on Monday unanimously approved to hold a public hearing on the cameras at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 at city hall. The Flock camera system was first approved in October
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Commission terminated the county’s agreement with Flock on Monday morning, according to a social media post from the county’s sheriff’s office. Maries County joins a growing number of communities who have ended their contracts with Flock over concerns of its use. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy who is charged with murder in a Randolph County girl’s death was denied bond after a Monday hearing. Christopher R. Woods-Bloss is charged in Randolph County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree kidnapping. He was denied a bond during a hearing on Monday, court filings show. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man has been charged with child sex crimes in Pettis County. Roman Ryan, of Branson, was charged on Monday with possessing child sex abuse material and two counts of sexual misconduct involving someone younger than 15 years old. A warrant was issued on Saturday and a $25,000 bond was set.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County prosecutor says he is reviewing “additional information” in the harassment case involving three Mizzou football players before making a decision on whether or not to charge them. Three MU freshmen — — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several media companies and associations have sued the Missouri State Highway Patrol to restore access to the names of those involved in crashes. The Missouri Broadcasters Association, Missouri Press Association, Gray Local Media, Warden Public Company and editor Roxie Murphy are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against MSHP. ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department had a portion of Ripley Street near Benton Elementary School blocked off around 11:40 a.m. Saturday. A text from Boone County Joint Communications asked people to avoid Hinkson Avenue and Melbourne Street; however, police presence appeared focused on Ripley Street. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of raping a woman in 2025 has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Airbay Jackson Jr., 22, of Columbia, was charged on Sept. 21 in Boone County with first-degree rape. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. He was booked into the jail on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is looking to implement downtown and traffic units, but cannot do so until all patrol beats across the city are fully staffed. While CPD says it has no shortage of applicants, many are failing to pass the department’s vetting process, which has contributed to the ongoing staffing shortage.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A substitute teacher and cross-country coach in the Macks Creek School District who is also the Hickory County treasurer was charged this week in federal court with distributing child sex abuse material. Kenneth S. Ratliff, 51, appeared Thursday in federal court in Jefferson City on one criminal count. The federal complaint alleges
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed an appeal in its case against the city. The lodging association filed a lawsuit in 2025 against the city, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. It alleges that lodging tax funds collected for the Jefferson City
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement source. The shooter was a 16-year-old male, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The shooter had already been shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with assault and other felonies after he allegedly stabbed a man in the Prathersville area on Wednesday night. Cody Bass, 32, of Kansas City, is charged in Boone County with second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He
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HUNSTVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial of a Moberly man charged with murder will proceed, a judge ruled Thursday. Christopher Viley, 51, appeared Thursday before Judge Garreth Cooksey for his preliminary hearing at the Randolph County Courthouse. Cooksey ruled that there’s enough probable cause to move forward with the case, moving it up to circuit court.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police incident report shows three victims reported harassment by three freshman Mizzou football players who were arrested this month. The players — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct. 5 on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony, but Columbia Police would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in a Gasconade County homicide case was given a bond on Friday. Henry Lorton, of Owensville, is charged in Gasconade County with second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree assault. A motion from last week asked the judge to lower his bond to $10,000 and claimed that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing an 88-year-old woman. Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Six Central Methodist University football players have been suspended from the team after two of them were charged with assaulting a teammate. The university told ABC 17 News about the suspensions Wednesday afternoon, after earlier in the day saying two players charged with assault had been suspended. The university did not name
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man has now been charged with murder in an Oct. 4 attack in Phelps County. Stacey Cameron Johnson, 37, is now charged in Phelps County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and drug possession. Amended charges were filed on Tuesday. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal
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