Father of 3-year-old Callaway County crash victim remembers daughter
A Macon, Missouri man is grieving the loss of his daughter Trinity who was killed when a car rolled on a snowy Highway 54 exit ramp in Holts Summit Wednesday.
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WATCH: William Woods Owls at Stephens Stars basketball
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Stephens Stars and Williams Woods Owls women’s basketball teams meet Thursday night in Columbia. The Owls (6-7) look to avenge a loss last month at home against Stephens (7-6). Watch the game in the media player.
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Jefferson City Joann store on closing list; Columbia safe for now
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crafting store chain that’s in financial trouble will close one of its Mid-Missouri stories, according to a list published Wednesday. Joann’s store at 3600 Country Club Drive in Jefferson City is among about 500 locations the chain is closing. It wasn’t clear when the store will close. Not on the list
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Driver in serious Miller County crash in July charged with DWI
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a single-vehicle crash that occurred over the summer in Miller County was charged on Thursday with DWI. Austin Riley Oberreither-Newcomb, of Eldon, was charged with driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor reckless driving. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and a $10,000 bond was set. Previous reporting
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Mississippi truck driver injured in Pulaski County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Vicksburg, Mississippi, man was seriously injured Thursday in a crash in Pulaski County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man was driving a 2018 Kenworth when while heading eastbound on Interstate 44 near mile marker 145. The Kenworth was going to
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Columbia man charged with DWI in Ashland overpass crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony in a Feb. 6 crash that shut down an Ashland overpass near Highway 63 for about an hour. Tanner Stallings, 21, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and two misdemeanors: Reckless driving and not having insurance. Stallings posted a $1,500 bond, a Feb.
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Charges updated for Holts Summit man accused of child sex crimes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of several child sex crimes in Callaway County following a grand jury indictment that was filed on Tuesday. Memphis Raines Dils, 23, of Holts Summit, was charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, tampering with a witness,
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Teenager accused in October shooting pleads guilty, sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager who was accused in an October shooting in Columbia pleaded guilty on Monday to a pair of felonies. Derek Reynold, 19, pleaded guilty in Boone County to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to supervised probation, which comes with a 15-year suspended sentence. According
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Man charged with assault in shooting of 78-year-old woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dixon, Missouri, man was charged with four felonies on Wednesday after he was accused of shooting a 78-year-old woman in Pulaski County. Jesse Ray Roberts, 31, was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He was arrested in Springfield, Missouri, earlier this week
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Tulsi Gabbard make a good director of national intelligence?
Another key member of President Donald Trump’s national security team was confirmed Wednesday. The Senate approved Trump’s nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat, to be the next director of national intelligence. She was sworn in inside the White House on Wednesday night. Gabbard’s nomination process was clouded by questions over her statements about Russia
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Boone Health to close bariatric clinic amid GLP-1 popularity
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Health is closing its bariatric clinic in Columbia because of lagging demand. “We’re working to expand the high-demand area of primary care, cardiology, general surgery and maternal health,” Boone Health spokesman Christian Basi wrote in an emailed response to questions from ABC 17 News. “At the same time, we’ve seen a
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Police investigate after man shot in Central Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia Police Department vehicles were seen in Central Columbia, just south of Business Loop 70 on Wednesday evening. One man was shot on Jefferson Street and police responded to leads that a possible suspect ran into a house on Madison Street, CPD Lt. Scott Alpers said at the scene. Police have
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Moberly school buses on snow routes Thursday, Wednesday’s snow day to be made up May 22
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) After canceling classes on Wednesday, Moberly Public Schools says it plans to be in session on Thursday and will utilize snow routes for buses. Wednesday marked the sixth day of school in Moberly impacted by weather this year. District spokeswoman Cristina Wright told ABC 17 News in January that Moberly Public Schools
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Public works crews use different salting methods to clear roads
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia, Jefferson City and Cole County public works crews each have already used up to 2,000 tons of rock salt to treat the roads this winter season. All departments use rock salt, but every department has a different method of mixing the salt with other additives before it’s put on the road.
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Area schools on snow routes, call off classes for Thursday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of area schools will still be impacted by weather conditions on Thursday. The Jefferson City School District wrote in an email that it will be in session, but it’s morning bus routes in Callaway County will be on their snow routes. The Southern Boone School District will also be on
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Former detention officer sues Boone County Sheriff’s Office
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former detention officer and road deputy has sued the Boone County Sheriff’s Office for claims of discrimination and retaliation. Raymond Scheeler is accusing the sheriff’s office of discrimination and retaliation in regards to his disability and interference and retaliation related to the Family and Medical Leave Act. The petition was filed
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Columbia utilities director to retire March 14
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMZ) After 24 years of working for the City of Columbia, Utilities Director Dave Sorrell will retire on March 14, the city announced in a Wednesday press release. The release says Sorrell was hired as a civil engineer in 2001 and was promoted in 2006 to an engineer in the electric division of
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WINTER STORM UPDATES: Plow crews to work overnight in Columbia ahead of potential refreeze
Updates related to the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Attorney General’s Office has dropped the criminal case against former Belle Mayor Daryl White Jr. White was charged in 2023 with stealing and official misconduct, both misdemeanors. He was accused of misusing the city’s credit card, stealing paint cans and taking a gun. The case was moved from Maries County to Phelps County
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Woman seriously injured in Maries County crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old woman from Licking, Missouri, was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday morning on Highway 63 in Maries County, near Highway 28, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the woman lost control of her 2001 Buick Lesabre while heading southbound on the snow-covered roadway.
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