Local News Archives

Holiday package deliveries could lead to increase in package thefts

November 28, 2023 12:27 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

According to Safewise, a safety and security research firm, three out of four Americans have had a package stolen in the last 12 months.

Man accused in March Jefferson City bus incident pleads guilty

November 28, 2023 2:40 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man who was charged after allegedly smashing mailboxes with a school bus containing children pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three misdemeanors. Robert Hern, 60, was charged in March with first-degree property damage, operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner, leaving the scene of an accident and 28 counts of second-degree

Moser’s Foods announces plans for new ownership

November 28, 2023 11:35 AM Madison Stuerman

In a news release Pro Food Systems, Inc. announced it is buying the Mid-Missouri grocery store chain. The company said Moser’s will remain under local ownership.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should students have access to phones while in school?

November 28, 2023 2:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

Columbia Public Schools earlier this month sent an email to families asking for help in keeping kids off their cellphones.

Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness sees new people using services weekly

November 27, 2023 12:58 PM Meghan Drakas

Some organizations involved in the Boone County Coalition to End Homelessness say they’re seeing new faces every week.

Columbia City Council votes to continue participating in federal asset forfeiture program

November 27, 2023 7:50 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. During last week’s Columbia City Council meeting, council members voted to continue participating in the federal asset forfeiture program. The city has a little more than $400,000 in asset forfeiture funds, with about $86,000 of that coming this year. The funds can be utilized by the Columbia Police Department. However, during the council

Proffitt picked as new Columbia Ward 2 councilwoman

November 27, 2023 5:24 AM Mitchell Kaminski, Marina Diaz, Ryan Shiner

Rachel Proffitt has been picked to represent Ward 2 on the Columbia City Council.

Columbia teachers union says cellphone use is hindering learning in the classroom

November 21, 2023 11:23 AM Jazsmin Halliburton, Morgan Buresh

Columbia Public Schools’ top official is asking parents to help keep kids off their cellphones while in school.

Sunrise Beach man charged in fatal August boat accident at Lake of the Ozarks

November 27, 2023 7:03 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man has been charged after he was accused of causing a fatal boat crash in August at the Lake of the Ozarks. Bobby Gene Childers, 60, was charged on Monday with three boating while intoxicated charges: Causing the death of another, causing serious physical injury and causing physical

Man accused of assault in Santulli hazing case appears in court; next date not set

November 27, 2023 5:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri fraternity member who has been charged with multiple felonies in relation to the alleged hazing of Danny Santulli appeared in court by video on Monday. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, was charged in Boone County with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor. The assault

No injuries reported, residents displaced after Cole County fire

November 27, 2023 4:48 PM Ryan Shiner

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but occupants of a home in the 6500 block of Village Road were displaced after a Monday morning fire, according to a social media post from the Osage Fire Protection District. The department wrote that three sides of a one-and-a-half story house were on fire at 8:20

Police investigate trespassing at vacant Jefferson City properties

November 27, 2023 4:42 PM Hannah Falcon

Police have received at least two reports of someone trespassing on vacant yet prominent properties in Jefferson City in the past week.

Lane closure on West Boulevard in Columbia to begin Wednesday

November 27, 2023 3:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work that will close the northbound lane of West Boulevard in Columbia will begin Wednesday, according to a press release from the City of Columbia Utilities. The closure is expected to last until Wednesday, Dec. 13, according to the release. The northbound lane will be closed between West Broadway Street and

Crashes up, deaths down on Missouri highways over Thanksgiving weekend

November 27, 2023 12:13 PM Matthew Sanders

The number of crashes on Missouri’s highways during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period was up this year compared to last but deaths were cut in half.

Murder charge filed after elderly man found stabbed to death in Cole County

November 27, 2023 10:31 AM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson City woman with first-degree murder in the weekend stabbing death of an 80-year-old man.

Fulton woman seriously hurt after crash in Ste. Genevieve County

November 27, 2023 7:43 AM Erika McGuire

STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman was seriously hurt after a crash in St. Genevieve County Sunday afternoon. The Highway Patrol responded to the crash at 2:22 p.m. on Route DD near Kinsey Road. According to online crash reports, Rebekah Love, 49, was traveling east on Route DD and another vehicle was traveling

Record-breaking online shopping predicted for Cyber Monday

November 26, 2023 6:51 PM Euphenie Andre

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Black Friday is over, but families can still take advantage of offers and discounts for holiday shopping thorugh Cyber Monday. This year, 182 million consumers are projected to take advantage of the season’s lowest in-store and online prices, with 71.1 million online shoppers, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation

Missouri State Highway Patrol sees increased traffic accidents during holiday travel

November 26, 2023 7:56 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic accidents increase this weekend as holiday travelers take to the roads. From Nov. 19 to Saturday, there were 148 traffic accidents throughout the state with 54 of them resulting in serious injury. That is 18 more crashes than the week before with 26 more in terms of serious injury, according to

Doolittle Fire puts out two-story house fire Saturday morning

November 26, 2023 5:59 PM abc17news-Newsroom

DOOLITTLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning, firefighters put out a blaze at a house near Newburg High School. No one was injured, according to Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. Doolittle Fire, Rolla Rural Fire and Phelps Health EMS were dispatched to the two-story house with heavy smoke showing around 5:30 Saturday morning. In a FaceBook post,

Jefferson City woman charged in connection to Cole County homicide

November 25, 2023 2:44 PM abc17news-Newsroom

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 27-year-old Jefferson City woman is now in custody and charged with murder in the death of an 80-year-old man. At 7:29 p.m. Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Cole County Deputies responded to a house in the 3200 block of Landing Creek Road for an unconscious man with serious injuries. The