MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) An investigation is underway by the Moberly Police Department into a Sunday night shooting. A post to the departments social media said the incident occured in the 500 block of Morehead street. A neighbor on scene told ABC 17 News crews that the shooting started allegedly as a disturbance between two women.
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A new ramp, intended to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion at the connector, has opened.
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced on Facebook Friday that the new Columbia ramp connecting Interstate 70 East to Highway 63 South was open.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In a press release from CPD, it said a 46-year-old Columbia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision near Forum Boulevard. There were no passengers in the vehicles. The driver of the other vehicle had serious injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital
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COLUMBIA Mo. A 15-year-old boy from Bland was seriously injured Saturday in an ATV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, the crash happened at around 7:15 p.m. The teen was driving a 2014 Can-Am Commander in a field just north of Bland when he went to make a turn and flipped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The JBS Moberly plant has all lines open after about four and a half months of suspension, after the USDA cited the plant for sanitation concerns in early April. A JBS spokesperson said the meat processing plant reopened Tuesday with USDA approval. Documents ABC 17 News obtained from the Food Safety and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One juvenile was found with gunshot wounds in west Columbia early Saturday morning. According to a new release from the Columbia Police Department, officers were called shortly before 4 a.m. to the 100 block of Redwood Road for reports of shots fired. A male was found with non-life-threatening injuries and taken to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candlelight vigil was held Friday night for a 47-year-old Columbia man who was killed in a vehicle and pedestrian collision on Aug. 14. Mark Hunter Jr. was killed after being struck by a vehicle near East St. Charles Road and Remm Drive at about 9:09 p.m. He was taken to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a semi-truck in Columbia led to Interstate 70 having to be shut down on Friday night. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 8:50 p.m. stating the crash occurred near mile-marker 126, which is near the Providence Road construction zone. A second notification was sent at 9:10 p.m.
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of murdering a woman outside of his home in Moberly was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday. David “Kip” Heyde, 69, of Moberly, was found guilty on June 26 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Bailey Scott. Heyde appeared in Randolph County Circuit Court at 1 p.m. Friday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was charged Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and armed robbery after a shirtless, bleeding man was found in rural Boone County. Boone County sheriff’s deputies arrested 56-year-old Martin Paddie Jr. of Rockford, Illinois, early Thursday. He was charged Friday on suspicion of first-degree assault, first-degree robbery and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A murder case dating back to 1991 has gone through another round of dismissal and a demand for reinstatement from the Attorney General’s office. Judge Emily Fretwell had dismissed charges against William “Chris” Niemet on Aug. 11 and again was ordered to vacate that order on Thursday. The same situation occurred last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia water customers may notice water pressure issues and discolored water on Monday as maintenance work is done to Walnut Water Tower, according to a Friday press release from the city. Utility crews will start draining the water tower on Monday. Crews are replacing “interior and exterior coatings that will extend
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia announced on its BeHeard website that the Shops at Sharp program will end in September. The retail space that holds the Shops at Sharp End will be vacant and a meeting will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 for community members to submit proposals for how the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were charged with felonies for having hundreds of pounds of drugs while heading to the Gathering of the Juggalos in Macks Creek appeared in court on Friday. Kevin “Bluntman” Jones, 45, of Easton, Pennsylvania, was charged earlier this week with first-degree drug trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care will stop accepting cash payments on Monday for “most outpatient clinic locations,” a spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 News in an email. Spokesman Eric Maze wrote that the change is “part of an effort to streamline operations and create a more efficient check-in and payment experience for patients.” Patients
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Friday with first-degree domestic assault and three other felonies after he allegedly shot at a woman who was using the toilet in a home east of Columbia. Clinton M. McLain, 47, was also charged Friday with armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree child
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A Mid-Missouri sheriff’s office ended its contract with a controversial camera system operator this week. The Pulaski County sheriff said Thursday that his department has canceled its contract with Flock to operate license plate reader cameras. The move came as public concern continues to grow about the cameras’ potential for abuse — a feeling the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia lawmaker is warning that Missouri’s schools could face an increasingly difficult financial future, arguing that new revenue from legalized sports betting is not providing the boost to education voters were promised. The state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the sports wagering money is being used to fund existing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia had its monthly ‘Let’s Talk Local’ this Thursday, and it was an interested parties meeting where residents pushed back against the idea of the proposed transmission lines project. Roughly 25 people were at the meeting, City Councilwomen Betsy Peters (Ward 6) and Christina Hartmann (Ward 5) attended the meeting
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will discontinue the use of Flock automated license plate reader cameras. In a statement on Facebook, posted by the sheriff’s office Thursday morning, Sheriff Stacy Ball said that he took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and that his responsibility is
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