COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 is coming home. Forty-five members of Task Force 1 were deployed to Louisiana on Tuesday to assist in rescue and emergency services as Hurricane Francine made landfall. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message that Task Force 1
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AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness. Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of
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Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998. A St. Louis County circuit judge presided over an August evidentiary hearing challenging Marcellus Williams’ guilt in the stabbing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Within the past month, campaign signs for Missouri State Rep. Aaron McMullen (R-Independence) have appeared in Bethpage, located on New York’s Long Island. McMullen lost the Aug. 6 primary election for the Missouri State Senate to Joe Nicola and appears to have no ties to Long Island. However, residents say it is
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Phelps County. The crash happened in the northbound lane of Highway 63, about seven miles south of Rolla, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2021 Ram 5500 – driven
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was charged with murder in relation to a July 2023 overdose death pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Wednesday. Michael Graves, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Graves is currently being held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole on Wednesday for a drug charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Tremaine Davol Bell, 43, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Previous reporting indicates that Bell
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cheryl Howard, the executive director of the Nora Stewart Early Learning Center, is one of thousands of childcare providers across the state relying on state reimbursements to keep their daycare alive. However, due to a backlog in the state, Howard says the NSELC, which has been operating in Columbia for 91
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The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey are scheduled to provide an update on the state’s work to restrict sales of THC derived from hemp.
Continue Reading HURDLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old Moberly man was seriously injured in a Tuesday crash on Highway 6 in Knox County, about three miles east of Hurdland, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2019 Kenworth dump truck – driven by Shane Whitacre – was heading westbound when it
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The Hickory County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 74-year-old woman who went missing Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City resident found a military mortar shell in their yard while they were doing yard work on Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, police received a call at 9:44 a.m. Sunday from a resident in the 1100 block of East High Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Monday after deputies say he shot a car while hitting another man in the head with a gun on Saturday morning. Lamont Washington, 47, was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action, illegal use of a weapon and second-degree property damage, a misdemeanor. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing another man in November 2021 in the 5900 block of North Kent Drive was charged with more crimes after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. Mark Achterberg, 39, is now charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree assault and first-degree tampering with evidence. A hearing
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pulaski County high school teacher pleaded guilty on Friday to having sexual contact with a student. Hailey Clifton-Carmack — a former teacher at Laquey High School – will be sentenced at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11. She was previously charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While laws differ from state-to-state, the Boone County prosecutor said parents can be held responsible for violent acts committed by their children, depending on the circumstance. Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray and his father Colin Gray both appeared in a Georgia courtroom Friday and denied entering any pleas, CNN reported. Colt Gray is accused
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man was charged with unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly threatened a group of youth with a gun on Wednesday in Fayette. Kadyn Lee, 19, is being held at the Howard County Jail without bond. He appeared in court for an arraignment on Friday. A bond hearing is
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