COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 is coming home. Forty-five members of Task Force 1 were deployed to Louisiana on Tuesday to assist in rescue and emergency services as Hurricane Francine made landfall. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message that Task Force 1
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The local Republican Party picked a new candidate in a Boone County state House race just in time to get him on the November ballot.
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A juvenile was arrested in relation to an April shooting in Columbia, as data shows youth have one of the highest rates of gun-related crimes in Columbia.
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Refresco Beverages has issued a recall for apple juice sold at retail stores across the country.
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Early ratings say 57.5 million Americans watched Tuesday night’s debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent fight at Battle High School in Columbia on Monday was the turning point for one Columbia parent. An email ABC 17 News obtained from parent Dana Shepherd shows the principal of Battle High School Alyssa Galbreath addressing a fight that resulted in a police response. The letter states that an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the past month, campaign signs for Missouri State Rep. Aaron McMullen (R-Independence) have appeared in Bethpage, located on New York’s Long Island. McMullen lost the Aug. 6 primary election for the Missouri State Senate to Joe Nicola and appears to have no ties to Long Island. However, residents say it is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A minor was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the April shooting death of Derek Silvey, the Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday social media post. Police said the juvenile was arrested by Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and felony stealing in the April
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A crash closed eastbound Interstate 70 west of Columbia after a chase Wednesday morning but it wasn’t clear how or if the two were related.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) To honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Missouri and the City of Columbia hosted its annual wreath-laying ceremony Wednesday morning. The ceremony featured a procession and a flyover by an MU Health Care helicopter. The event also hosted the Mizzou ROTC Joint Service Color Guard, the City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri professor said research shows people’s confidence and knowledge about presidential campaigns go up after watching presidential debates. Ben Warner, the director of MU’s Political Communication Institute, is part of a team that conducts research on what college students think of presidential debates all across the country. “Research on
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Phelps County. The crash happened in the northbound lane of Highway 63, about seven miles south of Rolla, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2021 Ram 5500 – driven
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Sunday. Christopher Bullock Jr., 21, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held Wednesday afternoon. According to
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was charged with murder in relation to a July 2023 overdose death pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Wednesday. Michael Graves, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Graves is currently being held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole on Wednesday for a drug charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Tremaine Davol Bell, 43, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Previous reporting indicates that Bell
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The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Tuesday saying Americans’ inflation-adjusted income had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91
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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are scheduled to provide an update on the state’s work to restrict sales of THC derived from hemp.
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