BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash Saturday night in Boone County, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when Randall Fisher, 27 was driving Northbound on Missouri 763 when he, and a 17-year-old girl switched lanes at about the same time.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton, Missouri woman was hurt in a three-vehicle crash in Morgan County on Saturday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred when Catherine Crouch, 76, was driving Westbound on U.S. Route 50 around 5:30 pm, when she came across two vehicles that were
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The Columbia City Council is considering purchasing of the historic McKinney building at the council meeting set for Monday at 7 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Courthouse has been standing in Jefferson City for more than 100 years, but it’s beginning to be in need some some repairs. During Tuesday’s Cole County Commission meeting, Judge Jon Beetem made a presentation about repairs to the courthouse, which included the main courtroom on the third floor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been updated for a man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse. Staffone Fountain, 31, of Independence, was previously charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. He is now charged with second-degree murder, abandoning a corpse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Fountain’s attorney
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect Ida Wolf passed away, after ABC 17 News received more information from law enforcement. CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 83-year-old woman died after she was injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday in Moniteau County. Ida Wolf, of California, Missouri, died, according to a Friday night email from a
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt – one seriously – in a one-vehicle crash Friday in Randolph County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer – driven by Rachelle Tolson-Galbreath, 56, of Macon – was heading northbound on Highway 63 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Friday approved a new version of its school resource officer agreement with the Columbia Police Department. The board took it up after the city’s legal department made some suggestions following Monday’s vote. It now goes to the City Council for approval on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Deputy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Advocates against sexual assault say the coming weeks are a ‘Red Zone’ period where students are more vulnerable to sexual assault. Advocates are offering advice on preventing assault, asking for consent and resources for victims. “There is something that is called the Red Zone,” Nightcap CEO Shirah Bernard said. “It’s a period
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As University of Missouri students move in to begin the school year, one thing on both parents’ and students’ minds is safety.Â
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Friday marked the 20th anniversary of a day when Columbia almost lost one of its most well-known establishments. On Aug. 18, 2003, The Heidelberg in Downtown Columbia caught fire. Seventy firefighters responded and it nearly three hours to put out. Firefighters said at the time that an electrical malfunction in the ceiling above a
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were arrested Thursday in Pettis County in relation to a human trafficking investigation, according to a Friday press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The four men arrested, according to the release, on suspicion of patronizing prostitution were: Donald Reece, 62 of Sedalia;James Deer, 39 of Columbia;Tim Sinn, 44 of
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The Mexico Public Safety Department says five teenagers were detained and released after a resident reported suspicious activity in the northwest part of town Thursday evening.
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Bryan McGraw is getting ready for his second year as the superintendent of the area’s second-largest school district.
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The first day of school for the Jefferson City School District is Monday. In a district that has around 8,500 kids enrolled for the school year, Superintendent Bryan McGraw said safety is the district’s number one priority.Â
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The dilapidated Truman Hotel has stood as an eyesore for years in Jefferson City.
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The Jefferson City tri-level overpass may be drawing the attention of the state after multiple accidents this week.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association held a ribbon-/cutting ceremony Thursday for its new location in Jefferson City. The organization says its new larger facility will help foster, adoptive and kinship families. The new location is behind the Surgery Center on Christy Drive. The group is a nonprofit that uses different programs to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Missouri Task Force One members and K-9s who were deployed earlier this week to Maui began searching for human remains Thursday morning. Those four more members on Wednesday flew out of St. Louis to join the search and rescue efforts. That was after two members were deployed last week as part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School District bus systems continue to be impacted by ongoing staffing shortages ahead of the new school year. A lack of bus drivers has been an issue plaguing both CPS and JCSD for the past year. “Last year, we saw some situations where bus drivers
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