COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Violent juvenile crime is rising, according to data from the state and the Greene County chief juvenile officer Bill Prince. The ABC 17 News team took a look at the data following a Wednesday night shooting in Columbia. Data from the Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center shows that the number of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged in federal court on Thursday after he was indicted by a grand jury. Dorian Gardner, 38, is charged with illegally possessing a gun. He has a prior felony conviction and is not allowed to own guns. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail and still
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fulton announced on its social media on Thursday that a boil water advisory will be issued for a portion of the city. The post says water service will be temporarily shut off on Route Z between Bluff and Vine streets because of a water main break. Affects residences will
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A reinspection of Copper Kettle in Ashland shows it still has one health-code violation. The Columbia/Boone County Health Department inspected the restaurant last week and found nine violations, seven of which were critical. A health inspector went back on Wednesday and found all of the critical violations had been fixed. However, the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man is facing federal charges after he was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Johntelle Millens, 40, is charged with illegally possessing a gun and planning to distribute drugs. He is currently being held at the Howard County Jail without bond. He was accused of having the gun and
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday questioned whether the state’s commercial driver licensing standards adequately protect public safety following a high-profile wrong-way semi-truck incident in Lincoln County. The House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs held a public hearing on House Bill 3491, sponsored by Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker). The proposal would modify commercial driver’s
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is dead in central Columbia after he was shot on Wednesday afternoon. Columbia Police Department spokesman Colin Imhoff said William Riechers, 20, of Columbia, was the victim in the shooting. He was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no information on if a suspect is in custody. Imhoff said
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of shooting someone at a Jefferson City apartment last month is facing additional charges after a grand jury indictment was filed on Tuesday. David Jarrett, of Jefferson City, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, first-degree assault and resisting
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission announced in a Wednesday press release that it will discuss amending its senior property tax policy during a Thursday meeting. The release says the amendment would get rid of the need for seniors to sign up for the tax freeze each year. Applicants who maintain eligibility will be
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) spoke with ABC 17 News Wednesday about the ongoing military’ conflict with Iran. The Senate took up a vote on a War Powers Resolution Wednesday that would require President Donald Trump to get congressional approval for additional attacks against Iran. The US and Israel struck the country on
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 15 years after his death, Columbia Police are still trying to piece together the last 12 hours of Timothy Jones’ life. A jogger found the 43-year-old Columbia man just after 9:30 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at the end of White Oak Lane in Columbia near the MKT trail connector entrance. “He
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has outlined its process on its website for replacing now-former Ward 2 Councilman Aaron Mealy. The city shared a link on its social media to its website on Wednesday detailing the process, which has a couple of notable differences than what was described to media on Monday night. Mealy
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies after authorities say he molested a child multiple times. Jacob Knowles, 31, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree child molestation and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Wednesday and
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County sex offender who was charged last month with a slew of child sex crimes is facing more charges. Bradford Beck, 51, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree child molestation, first-degree sodomy and first-degree rape. He was charged last month with four counts of child molestation, three counts of first-degree
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lane of Interstate 70 eastbound in Boone County was closed Wednesday for emergency repairs. The Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release that the lane is closed at mile-marker 133/8, near the Route Z exit for Centralia. Drivers are asked to use alternate routes. The work is expected to
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The House Commerce Committee voted 7-3 on Wednesday to advance a resolution that could eliminate income tax. The committee voted to pass HJR 174, sponsored by Republican Speaker of the House John Patterson. The resolution would post a ballot question to voters to potentially phase out the income tax by 2031
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After more than a year of searching, William Woods University has announced its next president. Sarah Wisdom was announced on Wednesday as the university’s 14th president in a joint release. She currently works as the Superintendent of New Bloomfield R-III. The New Bloomfield Board of Education has accepted her resignation as superintendent,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old man from Cole Camp was hurt after a crash in Benton County on Tuesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states this happened on Highway 52, east of Route W at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday. The report states the man was driving eastbound in a 2005 Jeep Wrangler on
Continue Reading
The U.S. military and Israeli forces hit Iran with a devastating series of strikes starting Saturday, even taking out several members of the upper echelon, including the ayatollah himself. The Trump administration is touting initial strikes as a great success, despite some American deaths in Iranian counterstrikes. But the president says many more weeks of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could determine whether millions of Americans who use marijuana can legally own firearms. The high court is reviewing the 1968 federal Gun Control Act, which makes it a crime for anyone considered an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance to possess a gun. While marijuana has
Continue Reading