COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending federal funding for NPR and PBS, public broadcasting stations in Mid-Missouri stations are bracing for impact. Trump alleged in Thursday’s executive order that public stations were biased and “government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured in a crash on Highway 22 in northern Boone County on Monday afternoon. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that two vehicles were involved in the collision. The crash occurred near East Benson Road. An ABC 17 News photographer saw
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of murder in 2009 was charged with first-degree assault on Saturday. Kenneth Wayne Beck, 52, was charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of violence to an inmate. He is currently being held at South Central Correctional Center. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eastbound Interstate 70 was at a standstill Monday afternoon after a crash near the Millersburg exit in Callaway County. No one was hurt in the crash at the 136-mile marker between Columbia and Kingdom City, the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote in a social media post. The collision blocked one lane of
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Another round of auto tariffs went into effect Saturday, this time on imported parts. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on March 26 to impose a 25% tariff on imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man was charged with murder Monday after a deadly weekend shooting in northern Boone County. Dalton R. Perkins, 31, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree domestic assault in the death of a 56-year-old Sturgeon man. He plead not guilty in his arraignment Monday. The Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a Columbia man Monday in connection with two shootings that happened weeks apart. Joshua A. Abrams, 23, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in an April shooting in Downtown Columbia and another shooting last week in north Columbia. He was arrested over
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President Donald Trump is looking for a new national security adviser now that Mike Waltz — the man responsible for the Signal controversy — is moving to U.N. ambassador. Trump told reporters Sunday that one of the possibilities is White House adviser Stephen Miller. Miller is seen as the driving force behind the Trump administration’s
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials blocked off East Mount Zion Church Road Sunday night as first responders battled a structure fire that left a local home heavily damaged. Boone County Fire Captain Matthew Stone said crews arrived to find heavy flames coming from the rear of the structure. The fire had already began to spread inside
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in two separate shootings that occurred just weeks apart. Joshua Abrams, 23, is facing four felony charges after police say he fired multiple shots into the ground during an argument with his girlfriend in the 4700 block of Clark Lane on May
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was shot and killed in northern Boone County Saturday night, according to Capt. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. A suspect is in custody, Leer said. According to a Saturday night news release from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, a person called 911 at 8:15, saying a man
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old girl from O’Fallon, Missouri was injured when the UTV she was in flipped over in Callaway County Friday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 24-year-old man, of St. Louis was driving a 2023 Honda Pioneer 1000 on Wildwood Estate Drive at 9:45 p.m. The
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Westphalia man died after his UTV flipped over in Osage County early Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 42-year-old man was driving a 2021 Polaris Ranger 1000 on Missouri Route 133 just after midnight. The vehicle entered a left curve and traveled off the
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of people were injured when a shuttle bus crashed in Gasconade County Saturday morning. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 32 people were injured in the crash that occurred at 10:45 a.m. on Missouri 100. The report states the driver of the bus, a 45-year-old man from
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Six fallen officers have been added to Missouri’s Wall of Honor and will be honored Saturday at a Capitol memorial ceremony.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri international student State says he lives in a constant state of fear. Stand Up 4 Students coalition staged a walk-out in front of Jesse Hall to protest, as many international students across the country fear getting their legal status revoked. At least 100 people gathered on the north side
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement searched and found a pair of escapees from the Juvenile Justice Center in the Prathersville area in northern Boone County on Friday night. Boone County Joint Communications received a report around 7:15 p.m. that two 16-year-old boys had escaped from the center, according to a news release. Initial information
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Eric Schmitt says he will introduce legislation to enhance penalties for crimes against first responders after the stabbing death of a Kansas City paramedic. Early Sunday, Kansas City firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, died in the line of duty after he was attacked while treating a patient. He was laid to rest
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that one deputy fired shots, and the suspect was not hurt COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Pettis County deputies were shot while serving a search warrant early Friday morning. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A, the deputies were trying to serve a search warrant related
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Morgan County was charged with illegal gun possession while authorities were investigating a child pornography case. William Ernest Conn, 85, of Rocky Mount, was released from the Morgan County Jail at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. A court date has not been set. The probable cause statement says local
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