COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman took an Alford plea on Wednesday in her husband’s death. Amy Murray took a plea in Laclede County court for second-degree murder, second-degree arson and tampering with evidence. She was sentenced to 12 years in prison. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains their innocence but admits evidence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sidewalk closure that is expected to last through the end of August will begin next week in Columbia. Crews on Monday will begin sidewalk repairs on the south side of the 1300 block of Bass Avenue, near the corner at College Avenue, according to a Wednesday press release from the city.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County family lost an outbuilding in a fire in Callaway County on Wednesday morning. The fire at 2805 Route F near Fulton burned up a storage shed, including a Chevrolet Camaro, was called in a little after 9 a.m., said Millerburg Fire Chief Larry Curtis. Curtis said the fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The body of a Boonville woman missing since Monday has been found in the Missouri River. The Boonville Police Department wrote in a social media post Wednesday that the body of Katelynn Nelson, 33, was found in the river near Jefferson City. Nelson was reported missing early Monday. Police say she was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia homicide suspect claims he used lethal force because he feared for his life. Kimo Spivey, 35, of Columbia is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. He’s accused of killing Melvin Hooker III outside of
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Editor’s note: Additional financial information about Anthem was added on June 25, 2025, as was information from an updated statement provided by MU Health Care. A paragraph describing the timeframe in which operating gains occurred for MU Health Care has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Â Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says negotiations with MU Health
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are revealing new details about the unsolved case of Virginia ‘Ginger’ Davis. Police say on the morning of June 6, 1994, authorities found Davis inside her home at 1508 Patsy Lane in only her underwear with a plastic bag over her head. According to a 1994 media release, a neighbor
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Editor’s note: The sentence referring to the percentage of families who do not qualify for free or reduced lunch has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders at Columbia Public Schools are looking at how to best tackle the more than $90,000 of student meal debt. The conversation continued at the Columbia Public Schools’ Finance Committee
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville woman has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly stole the income of someone with a disability. Natalia Phillips, 44, was charged with financially exploiting a disabled person and stealing more than $750. She is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Court date has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says it has arrested a man who was wanted in an armed robbery that occurred on June 5. Noah Cooley, 21, of Columbia, was charged on June 13 with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and a lone count of unlawful use of a weapon. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The B-2 Bomber Stealth Fleet held Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County played a critical role in the United State’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” airstrike on Iran. The base is the only one in the country that houses the nation’s stealth bomber fleet and is the sole operational base for the B-2.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Public Works Department has completed repairs on a road buckle. Crews worked to pave over the damaged area of North Providence Road near near Big Bear Boulevard. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday,, the road was back open and safe for drivers. The extreme heat causes road materials to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local first responders have responded to multiple heat-related service calls since Friday. The Columbia Fire Department told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that firefighters have responded to five calls. Cole County EMS said on Monday it had responded to three heat-related calls. “Folks are out there doing yard work, hottest time of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man was charged with several felonies in Saline County on Tuesday after he was found with several weapons in a shopping cart. John Hooper was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, illegally having an illegal weapon, drug possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders on Tuesday were in a neighborhood just north of Interstate 70 in Columbia. A car crashed into a building on Heriford Road. Responders on the scene told an ABC 17 News photographer that one person was brought to an area hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was directed back to Paris
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center died Sunday morning, according to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Corrections. The release says Jerry Thebeau, 66, died at 2:51 a.m. Sunday at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was received by the DOC at Oct. 20, 2005 and was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville firefighter suffered minor injuries after a firetruck crashed Monday morning on Interstate 44, according to a social media post from the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District. The truck blew out a tire near mile maker 156, causing the truck to go into an embankment, hit a sign and stop on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 63-year-old Gravois Mills woman was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday morning on Highway 5 in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman was driving a 2009 Yamaha XVS650 southbound on Highway 5 when she lost control of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man has been sentenced to probation after he was charged with six felonies in two cases. Jadon Gooldy, 20, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, along with one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault after he shot a gun and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is in custody after being charged with nine felonies after he is accused of robbing a person at gunpoint. Aaron Jones, 24, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, four counts of Armed Criminal Action, two counts of unlawful possession for being a dangerous felon, unlawful use of a
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