COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is the full transcript of an interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner conducted with Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude. Gabrielle Teiner: All right. Can I have you state your name? Spell it. And your title? Jill Schlude: Sure Jill Schlude j i l l s c h l u
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Brunswick residents are recovering after intense rain and wind entered the area on Tuesday morning. Following the intense storms, members of Brunswick woke up to find tree branches blocking driveways, trees crashed into houses and the roof of First Christian Church blown off. More than 2,300 people were without power in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In August, Columbia residents will vote on whether the one-fourth-of-one-percent for the city’s Capital Improvement Sales Tax should continue. If approved, the tax would last for 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is a full interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner had with Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez. Gabrielle Teiner: OK, so I’m going to have you state your name, spell it, and tell me a little bit about yourself. Katherine Rodriguez: Sure. My name is Kathryn Rodriguez. Spelled k
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been changed to say a fight referenced in the article happened at an apartment and not at Jose Jalepeno’s. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of stabbing another man to death in 2021 faced his first day of a jury trial Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse. The first day
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Calls to Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline have increased significantly from its first to second year, according to data provided by the Missouri Department of Mental Health.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City announced in a Tuesday social media post that it is offering $7.3 million in grants for affordable multi-family rental projects. The funding comes from the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief Program. It aims to boost housing recovery efforts following the destruction from the 2019 tornado. The city is accepting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man pleaded guilty on Monday to a pair of child sex crimes. Justin Thomas Franks, 46, pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy and second-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. His sentencing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26. According to previous reporting, court documents
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering a Hallsville man in Morgan County in June appeared in court on Tuesday morning for an arraignment. Chad Armstrong, 50, of Stover, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Armstrong was
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A soldier found dead on July 12 at Fort Leonard Wood has been identified.
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One person was pulled from a house in Sunrise Beach after the building collapsed after a tree fell on Tuesday morning.
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More than 4,000 customers are without power Tuesday morning in Chariton, Howard and Randolph Counties after storms rolled through.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump occurred at a rally on Saturday in Pennsylvania. One rally attendee was killed and two more were injured. The shooter was killed by the Secret Service. A political science professor at the University of Missouri thinks the shooting will likely not have a major
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were charged in an alleged armed robbery that occurred on Saturday in Columbia. Damiere French, 18, of St. Peters, was charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An assassination attempt at a Saturday rally in Pennsylvania for former President Trump that left Trump injured after a bullet grazed his ear likely won’t have a major change in the November election, a political professor says. The attack left an attendee dead and two more injured. The shooter was killed on-site
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved an ordinance on Monday that updated its short-term rental regulations, but voted on some additional amendments before doing so. The amendments updated Chapter 13 of the City Code, which governs miscellaneous business regulations. According to the council memo, the amendments include defining “short-term rental” and “transient guest.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Interstate 70 in Columbia closed on Monday evening after a crash was reported in the eastbound lanes. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification about a crash in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 125 at 7:04 p.m. BCJC then wrote that the eastbound lanes west of the Business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia and Boone County will be hosting an affordable housing summit in the fall, according to a City Council memo. Columbia Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Becky Thompson said the summit is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, with a location still to be determined. This will coincide with the
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The Voluntary Action Center started its Back to School Program on Monday which provides school supplies to students in need in the Boone County area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic for the Boone County Fair could be impacted by road work on a bridge on Highway 63. The Missouri Department of Transportation and City of Columbia sent separate press releases on Monday about possible traffic impacts. Bridge approach work on Highway 63 is ongoing and one lane will be open in
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