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Callaway County man found safe after Endangered silver advisory issued

October 31, 2024 8:33 PM Ryan Shiner, Madison Stuerman

A Steedman man who was reported missing and an Endangered Silver Advisory on Thursday has been found safely.

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office names victims in January fire at Potawatomi Campgrounds

October 30, 2024 6:06 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two victims in a Jan. 16 fire at Potawatomi Campgrounds, just outside of Fulton. Cathy and Gary Starkey perished in the fire, according to an email from Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Crystal Kent. The investigation is ongoing. The Sheriff’s Office previously said

Callaway County deputy who was shot is now out of hospital

October 29, 2024 2:24 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: A name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a traffic stop two weeks ago has been released from University Hospital, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday. Deputy Gardner Pottorff was released from MU Health Care after 15 days, the sheriff’s office wrote

Fulton shooting victim dies, police are searching for suspects

October 25, 2024 10:37 AM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found with injuries after a Friday shooting in Fulton has died, according to the Fulton Police Department. The Fulton Police Department said earlier on Friday that officers were called to the 1400 block of Route C (Mokane Road) and found a man inside a home with life-threatening injuries

William Woods holds ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony for new residence hall

October 24, 2024 10:28 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) William Woods University in Fulton on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new residence hall. This will be the first time in 20 years the school has added a new residence hall to campus, a Thursday press release says. The hall will be located just inside the university’s north entrance, next

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.

One Callaway County deputy who was shot released from hospital, other deputy in serious condition

October 16, 2024 4:28 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the two Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies who were shot on Monday morning during a traffic stop was released from University Hospital on Wednesday. Cpl. Justin Bax was released. He and Deputy Gardner Pottorff were shot in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 near mile marker 139. “Today was a good

Nonprofit identifies Callaway County deputies shot during traffic stop on I-70

October 15, 2024 9:41 AM Madison Stuerman

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A nonprofit foundation has set up donation funds for the two Callaway County deputies shot while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 70 on Monday morning. In a post on Facebook, the Chief Mason Griffith Foundation said the nonprofit is supporting Cpl. Justin Bax and Deputy Gardner Pottorff after they were shot

‘Nexus of safety and privacy’: Columbia’s new surveillance cameras raises debate on safety vs. privacy

October 11, 2024 7:40 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following Monday’s City Council vote, more than 100 new surveillance cameras will be coming to Columbia. The council voted 5-2 in favor of signing a contract with Flock Group, Inc. for new cameras that will be spread across Downtown Columbia, each of the city’s six wards, several parks as well as the

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

Fulton man charged with two counts of statutory sodomy

October 9, 2024 2:42 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has been charged with two counts of statutory sodomy involving a child younger than 12 years old. Larry Fritzam, 60, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, the child told law enforcement that

Laddonia man charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County

October 1, 2024 3:07 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged on Tuesday with several child sex crimes that allegedly occurred between 2000-08. Adam Charles Reeves, 37, of Laddonia, was charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. He was booked into the Callaway County Jail at 10:36 a.m. Monday

Callaway County man charged with first-degree domestic assault

September 18, 2024 3:03 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steedman man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of seriously injuring a woman during an assault on Tuesday. Nathan Cole Riley, 37, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held

Police direct traffic at Fulton apartment fire

September 12, 2024 5:09 PM Matthew Sanders

Police had to direct traffic and control a crowd at the scene of an apartment fire Thursday.

Fulton woman seriously injured in Boone County motorcycle crash

September 3, 2024 7:07 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman was seriously injured Monday night in a motorcycle crash in northern Boone County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash report states that Sherri Zajdel, 57, crashed a 2020 Harley Davidson while heading southbound on Route Z about half a mile north of Rob Cook

Man accused of stealing 13 guns charged after chase with Cole County deputies

September 3, 2024 3:52 PM Ryan Shiner

A Jefferson City man who was accused of stealing more than a dozen guns was charged after he allegedly led Cole County deputies on a chase on Sunday morning.

Charges dropped in Callaway County shooting

September 3, 2024 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

A man who was accused of shooting himself and a woman early Saturday in Callaway County has been charged with 10 felonies.

Government offices closed Monday for Labor Day; trash services impacted in Columbia, Fulton, Boonville

August 29, 2024 4:28 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Government offices around the state are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. Regular city council meetings in Columbia and Jefferson City will occur Tuesday. The holiday will also impact trash pickup in multiple cities. Trash regularly picked up on Monday in Columbia and Boonville will be picked up on Tuesday,

SERVE receives furniture from shuttered Fulton hospital

August 28, 2024 7:06 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County nonprofit got some help from a now-closed hospital. SERVE in Callaway County received some of the old furniture from the shuttered Fulton hospital. SERVE CEO Stephanie Rademan said the person leading the clean-out of the hospital building asked to donate the furniture as the building is set for sale.

Three accused in Fulton killing indicted by grand jury

August 28, 2024 3:36 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people who were accused in the death of a Fulton teenager were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 44, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. Quiara Walton, 19, of Fulton, is charged with first-degree murder. Emmanuel Brown, 20, of