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Ashcroft announces campaign for governor

April 6, 2023 9:40 AM Matthew Sanders

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft made his campaign for governor official Thursday.

MUPD warns students about ‘sextortion’ scams

April 5, 2023 5:59 PM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department has received 10 reports of extortion involving sexual pictures throughout this academic year. The scam — known as “sextortion” — often targets college students according to the Department and often happens over social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat. “Sextortion scammers often begin a conversation flirting

QUESTION OF THE DAY: After a week of play, are you a fan of MLB’s new rule changes?

April 6, 2023 2:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s been a week since the start of the new MLB season. Although both of Missouri’s teams are off to a slow start, a lot of people are talking about baseball. And very specifically, many are talking about the recent rule changes the league has made. Some changes the league made include

Deadly tornadoes devastate southeast Missouri county; Parson speaks at area high school

April 5, 2023 11:45 AM Hannah Falcon

Missouri’s governor plans to visit rural southeast Missouri on Wednesday, where tornadoes killed multiple people overnight.

Man sentenced to life without parole for 2019 murder

April 5, 2023 8:56 PM Ryan Shiner

LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man who was found guilty in the 2019 killing of Aaron Brantley was sentenced on Tuesday. Christopher English, 45, was found guilty in December of first-degree murder, armed-criminal action and the abandonment of a corpse. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Tuesday. The Miller County Sheriff’s

Man charged with making terroristic threats

April 5, 2023 8:41 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with five counts of first-degree making a terroristic threat after allegedly making threats on Facebook to the Columbia Police Department, a couple of area businesses and a celebrity. Clinton Lauby – whose address is listed as Columbia on Casenet, but is originally from Connecticut and has Connecticut

Hickman students walk out, call for less gun violence in schools

April 5, 2023 11:55 AM Nia Hinson

Students for Change, a student-run group that hopes to prevent gun violence in Columbia Public Schools is planning a school walk-out to protest gun violence Tuesday.

MU addresses students in mental health crisis

April 5, 2023 7:49 PM Avery Roehler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri faculty discussed advancements in advertising mental health resources for students at its General Faculty Meeting on Wednesday. In 2022, 69% of higher-education students reported the reason they considered stopping coursework was due to emotional stress, according to the 2023 Lumina State of Higher Education Mental Health Report. The

Audrain County man arrested, charged, accused of stabbing two people

April 5, 2023 6:23 PM Ryan Shiner

FARBER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Farber man has been arrested and charged after law enforcement claimed he stabbed two people Daniel E. Green, 44, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed-criminal action and tampering with physical evidence. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond, according tot he

Texas man pleads guilty to 2022 burglary at Columbia pharmacy

April 5, 2023 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Houston, Texas, man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to stealing nearly $7,000 in prescription drugs from a Columbia pharmacy. Reginald Tremayne Jackson, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of the burglary of a business registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a Tuesday press release. Jackson –

Man accused of firing gun at building pleads guilty, sentenced to 7 years

April 5, 2023 3:08 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man who was accused of firing a gun at a building in November pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Nicholas Brunda, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged

Columbia man pleads guilty to assault, unlawful use of a weapon; sentenced to four years

April 5, 2023 2:46 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a November shots-fired incident pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday. Montrez Ricketts, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged with three counts of first-degree assault,

Columbia polling place lockdown caused by man with knife in area

April 5, 2023 11:03 AM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia polling location was shut down briefly Tuesday while police dealt with a man with a knife who had hurt another person nearby, according to police.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did your candidate or cause win on Tuesday?

April 5, 2023 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Voters around Mid-Missouri cast ballots Tuesday in the annual municipal elections.

Basye gets fourth in Columbia Board of Education race; does not get a seat on board

April 4, 2023 3:30 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state representative gets fourth in the Columbia Board of Education race, just one place shy of winning a seat on the board. “If I had not of got in, the other candidates would not be talking about the stuff that I was pushing. Accountability, transparency, discipline problems in CPS and

Waterman wins Columbia Ward 5 city council seat

April 4, 2023 5:25 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Donald Waterman has won a seat on the Columbia City Council. Waterman won the race for Ward 5 over Gregg Bush on Tuesday by a margin of fewer than 150 votes out of close to 4,000 cast. Waterman joined Chuck Basye and John Potter — two candidates running for a spot on

Voters across Boone County approve marijuana sales taxes

April 4, 2023 6:03 PM Ethan Heinz

Residents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.

ELECTION UPDATES: Three newcomers win Columbia Board of Education seats

April 4, 2023 2:17 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates related to the April election.

Two incumbents win Jefferson City Board of Education seats

April 4, 2023 7:04 PM Abby Landwehr

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Board president Scott Hovis was among the three winners for the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday. Five candidates were listed on Tuesday’s ballots for three seats. Hovis and fellow incumbent Brad Bates took the most votes, with Suzanne Luther also winning a spot on the board. Michael Harvey and

Trump can still run in 2024 election

April 4, 2023 7:15 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former President Donald Trump faced a Manhattan Judge Tuesday for an arraignment. Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to the Associated Press. Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be criminally charged, but despite being charged the former president says he still