COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested and charged after he allegedly shot a hawk within Fayette city limits on Monday. Jeffrey Cramer, 60, of Fayette, was charged on Tuesday in Howard County with being a felon with a gun and misdemeanor illegally shooting a gun. He is being held at the Howard County Jail
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After missing the deadline to apply for federal disaster relief, small business owner Scott Morris is in limbo on how to get a damaged historic property he purchased in Glasgow fixed.
Morris was just 22 days away from moving into the downtown building at the corner of Market and 2nd Streets, combining his next-door business — River Brew Coffee Company — and a nearby bookstore — Fitz’s SideQuests. But those plans have been on hold since an EF-2 tornado tore through the roof of the building on Apr. 27.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Central Methodist University has expelled five students who were allegedly involved in an assault against a football player earlier this month, according to a CMU spokeswoman. CMU has not named the players who were expelled, but two were charged with third-degree assault in Howard County earlier this month. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County man is behind bars after authorities claim he drunkenly fired shots at an off-duty Boonville police officer on Monday in Boone County while driving. Dillon Ray Ames, 30, of Armstrong, was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action,
Continue Reading 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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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
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County Prosecutor’s Office charged two Central Methodist University football players with assault on Wednesday, according to online court records. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and Michael Hourel, 22, were booked into the Howard County jail on Monday and remain there as of Tuesday evening. According to the probable cause statement filed with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman were seriously injured Friday evening in a motorcycle crash in Howard County. According to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. The motorcycle, a 2020 Harley-Davidson Road King Special, was being driven by a 43-year-old Madison man on Route U, just east
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors after he allegedly fired a gun in a Fayette home while threatening multiple victims on Monday morning. Eric Jackson Jr. was charged in Howard County with armed criminal action, endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of illegal use of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated after the Missouri State Highway Patrol added information to its crash report. Three people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 87 in Howard County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2013 Ford
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An adult and a baby were saved by first responders after a vehicle got stuck in floodwaters in Howard County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote on its social media that a vehicle stalled at 1:33 a.m. on Route Z between Boonseboro and Boonville. “Thankfully, firefighters with Howard County Fire Station 2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The D.C. Rogers Recreation Area in Fayette has reopened, according to a Thursday social media post from the City of Fayette. D.C. Rogers Lake closed on June 4 after significant rainfall affected the area. Peters Lake closed days before and will remain closed. Previous reporting shows D.C. Rogers Lake need to be lowered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency will hold applicant briefings next week for local governments and nonprofits that were affected by storms during April 23-28. The meetings will be held for those in counties included in federal disaster declaration, including Carroll, Chariton, Greene, Holt, Howard, Monroe, Randolph, Ripley, Saline and St. Francois counties. The briefs are not for the general public. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The siblings of a man killed in a fire at a home for disabled people in Fayette have sued, claiming negligence by the company that operated the facility caused their brother’s death. Connie Mallick and Robert Bittle filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Linda Perkins Home, Inc., over the death of their brother,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women from Higbee were seriously injured in a crash on Monday afternoon on Route A in Howard County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says one of the women drove a 2024 Honda SXS700M Side-By-Side northbound when the UTV went off the right side
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DEFIANCE, Mo. (KMIZ) His name is on significant landmarks around the Show-Me State and in Boone County, like the Daniel Boone Regional Library or the Daniel Boone Little League Fields. But who was Daniel Boone? While he wasn’t from Missouri, he made the state his home for much of his life, helping to form it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A road to a pair of lakes will remain closed as crews work to lower the water level at one of them. Because of significant rainfall, Peters Lake was closed on June 1, while D.C. Rogers Lake closed on June 4. A Tuesday morning social media post from the City of Fayette
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge in Glasgow reopened Tuesday after being shut down for inspection. According to a Monday night Facebook post from Howard County Joint Communications, the Missouri Department of Transportation closed the Missouri River bridge on Highway 240 to investigate possible damage to the bridge caused by two loose barges hitting a pillar
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fayette announced on its social media on Friday that another lake will be closed until further notice. D.C. Rogers Lake closed at 4 p.m. Friday because of “recent storm impacts, elevated water levels, as well as ongoing work associated with the D.C. Rogers Wing Wall construction project,” the city
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Peters Lake in Fayette is temporarily closed, the City of Fayette announced in a Wednesday social media post. “Due to the recent heavy rainfall, the spillway at Peter’s Lake has been washed out,” the post says. “For the safety of the public, Peter’s Lake will be closed until further notice while the
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