Howard Archives

Fayette man killed in Boone County crash

September 19, 2022 10:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

He was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Report: Speed, drugs likely factors in deadly Howard County crash

September 7, 2022 1:22 PM Matthew Sanders

Speeding and drugs are listed as probable contributing factors in a July crash that killed two people on Highway 124 in Howard County.

Suspect in deadly Fayette shooting pleads not guilty; lawyer claims self-defense

August 30, 2022 6:07 AM Matthew Sanders

Kundarrius Taylor, 23, is set to appear in the Howard County Court Tuesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Torrance Evans.

Fayette shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder in CMU student death

August 25, 2022 8:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Central Methodist University is grieving the shooting death of a student and football player at the hands of a former student.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations up again

August 5, 2022 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

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FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases

July 22, 2022 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

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One person arrested after chase from Callaway County ends near the Katy Trail Bridge

July 21, 2022 7:39 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Multiple law agencies were involved in a chase that began in Callway County and ended near the Rocheport Bridge as the suspect was arrested.

Two men charged after thefts reported at Missouri River Bridge construction site

July 20, 2022 5:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two men are facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing over $70,000 worth of tools and other items from the Rocheport Bridge construction site on June 1.

Several Missouri sheriffs say they refuse to handover concealed carry documents if asked by the FBI

July 19, 2022 3:42 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) Several Missouri county sheriffs are worried about an alleged FBI request for concealed carry permit holder records. The requests allegedly state that Missouri County Sheriffs’ offices will need to hand over concealed carry permit holder records to the FBI. However, Capt. Brian Leer, who works at the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, says it’s never

Two friends share the life of two people killed in a fatal car crash on Highway 124

July 12, 2022 6:29 PM Kennedy Miller

On Tuesday, close friends talked about the life of two people from Boonville who died in a car crash on Highway 124 a few miles outside of Fayette on Monday night.

Troopers identify two people killed in Howard County crash

July 11, 2022 7:12 PM Katie Greathouse

Two people from Boonville were killed in a crash in Howard County late Monday afternoon.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend

July 5, 2022 4:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Two teens flown to University Hospital after UTV crash

July 5, 2022 8:03 AM Meghan Drakas

HOWARD Co. (KMIZ) Two teens were flown to University Hospital on Monday night after a UTV crash in Howard County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 14-year-old boys were driving along County Rd. 261 near County Rd. 259 when the driver lost control and overcorrected. The UTV then went off the

Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

June 23, 2022 6:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri Public Service Commission is reporting Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see natural gas rates going up due to the estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas on July 1.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports over 200 new COVID cases; largest day increase since February

June 21, 2022 4:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Fayette man sentenced to five-year probation for fatally shooting his son

June 16, 2022 2:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

According to online case records, 51-year-old Eddie Valencia pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of his son in April 2022.

Judge sentences Franklin man to 32 years in prison for deadly stabbing

April 19, 2022 7:44 AM Zachary Farwell

HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a Franklin, Missouri man for stabbing a woman to death in September 2020. Howard County Judge Scott Hayes sentenced Emmett S. Wood Jr. to a total of 32 years in prison on Monday. The judge gave Wood consecutive sentences of 25 years in prison for second-degree murder