COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New Bloomfield man was charged on Thursday in Callaway County with child sex crimes after authorities say he sexually abused a child in April. Sean James Flanery, 19, was charged with first-degree sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old and two counts of second-degree child molestation of a child
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Supporters of Amendment 6, which would increase legal protections for Missouri’s initiative petition process that allows citizens to change the constitution with a vote, rallied in Jefferson City on Friday. The rally comes after their petition was rejected by the secretary of state, prompting the group to sue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged Thursday with seven felonies for allegedly being the driver in a weekend shooting at the Interstate 70/Highway 63 connector in Columbia. Mechoal L. Lewis, 52, of Columbia, was in the Boone County Jail on Friday without bond after being charged with first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Health Care’s South Providence Medical Building will close early Friday because of problems with its air conditioning. MU Health Care stated in a news release that the building will close at noon Friday and be closed through the weekend, but the pharmacy will remain open. MU Health Care is
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TODAY: After yesterday’s downpours sunshine returns to mid-Missouri this afternoon. As remnants of the system make their way out of the region, some lingering drops are possible, but the majority will remain dry and enjoy a partly cloudy sky. Heat does steadily increase with highs in the upper 80s this afternoon, and humidity will bump
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Widespread flooding was reported in central Mid-MO on Thursday due to excessive rainfall from training thunderstorms throughout the early morning and early afternoon. Nearly a half foot of rain was reported across several counties along Interstate 70. Radar-estimated rain totals reveal a corridor of heavy rainfall along I-70, where 3 to nearly 6 inches of
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, Anna Cooban, CNN (CNN) — The Middle East war is widening as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch a spate of attacks on United States’ allies and close yet another key shipping waterway. One of the strongest Iran-backed militias in the region, the Houthis entered the war in March, a month after Israel
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a massive new ballroom at the White House, possibly teeing up a high-stakes showdown over the issue before the Supreme Court. “Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Pilot Grove woman suffered serious injuries in a Cooper County crash Thursday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the woman was driving a 2011 Toyota Camry southbound on Route JJ, south of Lee Road at 11:50 a.m., when she drove through water in the road. The woman began to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement vehicles from multiple departments responded to a burglary alarm at the U.S. Geological Survey Environmental Research Center in Columbia Friday morning. Just before 5:15 a.m., ABC 17 News crews on scene saw around 20 law enforcement vehicles with the Columbia Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office and University of
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By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, Cook County officials said in a release Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roads in Columbia and Boone County are clearing up after Thursday’s heavy rainfall. ABC 17 News crews traveled along multiple roads Friday morning that experienced high water and flooding and saw the following roads are now open. E. Sexton Road Mesa and Gillespie Bridge Chapel Hill Road W. Nifong Boulevard and Glen
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.” But the encounter was not just
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KSDK, FAMILY PHOTOS, LAURA FLEMING, CNN By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.”
Continue Reading By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — A US expeditioner in Antarctica was rescued last month in a daring mid-winter medical evacuation by an Australian aviation team in the middle of crippling temperatures and near pitch-black conditions. The “extraordinary” mission kicked off on July 28, when the Australian Antarctic Division made an “urgent request for assistance”
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, Brad Lendon, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s president and top officials late Wednesday practiced how they would respond to an attempted “decapitation strike,” an operation to take out the island’s leadership, like the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. An armored personnel carrier whisked President Lai Ching-te
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By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — A teenage gunman went on a rampage at his high school in Thailand on Friday, killing teachers and students, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in recent years. The suspected gunman, 14, stormed the school after allegedly killing his grandmother
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency officials confirmed that firefighters responded to eight water rescues involving vehicles on Thursday as flooding affected the area after heavy rain. During a press conference at 3 p.m. at the Boone County Emergency Operations Center, officials confirmed that they received 60 calls related to flooding on Thursday, which began around 1:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to reports of smoke in a downtown building Thursday night, and found it was related to a cooking “incident.” The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 800 block of East Broadway. Crews arrived and found no flames, but reported enough smoke to set off several fire alarms.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Emergency Management officials said first responders handled several weather-related incidents Thursday as heavy rainfall quickly led to flooded roads and hazardous driving conditions across the county. Officials reported water covering portions of Interstate 70 between mile markers 147 and 148. Crews also responded to reports of gravel and debris
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