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State Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man convicted of Jefferson City murder

December 10, 2019 7:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled to uphold a man’s death sentence conviction for killing two people in 2009.

Two companies want to redevelop a portion of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary

December 10, 2019 4:30 PM Connor Hirsch

Jefferson City has narrowed the field down to two potential companies to redevelop part of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary.

Police visited Columbia motel hundreds of times in past year

December 10, 2019 11:52 AM Molly Stawinoga

Police have visited a Columbia motel where a person was found dead Tuesday from a gunshot wound hundreds of times in the past year.

Court denies insurance company’s appeal in Ryan Ferguson lawsuit

December 10, 2019 5:01 PM Matt Ragsdale

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District judges sided with Ryan Ferguson after an insurance company appealed a Boone County court ruling that awarded Ferguson $5.3 million in a wrongful conviction lawsuit.

Will Hillary run again in 2020?

December 10, 2019 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

There has been some speculation that Hillary Clinton may enter the Democratic race for the third time in her career. We assess whether this is viable and what it might mean for the race.

Police identify man killed in Columbia shooting

December 10, 2019 12:54 AM Kevin Vauble

Columbia Police on scene of homicide at Welcome Inn in north Columbia COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say they found a 36-year-old Columbia man dead in a car at a north Columbia motel late Monday. Police on patrol saw a running vehicle in the parking lot of Welcome Inn on North Providence Road at about 11:50

Columbia liquor store robbed for second time in less than a month

December 10, 2019 2:15 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are investigating the second armed robbery in a little more than a month at a southwest Columbia liquor store. Officers were called at about 5 p.m. Monday to Xpress Liquor & Smokes on Corona Road in the Cherry Hill area of Columbia. A man wearing a camouflage jacket with dark pants

Huntsville man charged in connection with Moberly armed robbery

December 10, 2019 11:13 AM Madison Fleck

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday after he allegedly went in to Bratcher’s Fuel in Moberly and pulled a gun on an employee. Shawn K. McCormick was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Moberly Police Department. An undisclosed

Sedalia man charged after weekend Tipton shooting

December 10, 2019 7:53 AM Madison Fleck

TIPTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged over the weekend after he allegedly shot one person and hit another, sending both to the hospital. Bobby J, Moore, 43, was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Moore was

Jefferson City Schools considering two new buildings to address overcrowding

December 9, 2019 10:35 PM Barry Mangold

Seven middle and elementary school buildings in the Jefferson City School District will use trailers next year to fit every student comfortably, which is not ideal, according to Superintendent Larry Linthacum. “(A trailer) can be a learning environment, but it’s not part of ours to become a premier school district in the state,” Linthacum said

Columbia Board of Education approves revised seclusion, isolation and restraint policy

December 9, 2019 4:16 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Board of Education will consider items including a final reading of a revised policy on seclusion, isolation and restraint of students when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Jefferson City couple accused of keeping child in closet

December 9, 2019 9:40 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a couple with a felony count each linked to a Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into child abuse. Joseph Ciavarella, 52, and Loretta Wilhelm, 34, of Jefferson City were charged Saturday after court documents say deputies started their investigation on Jan. 1, 2018. Ciavarella faces a charge

Prosecutors charge man in connection with Fulton shooting, chase

December 9, 2019 8:12 PM Katie Greathouse

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man Monday in connection with a shooting at a gas station in Fulton on Friday night. Callaway County deputies arrested Markus Berry, 27, of Auxvasse after a chase Saturday night in connection with the shooting. According to a probable cause statement, shots were fired after a fist fight in

Moberly police arrest armed robbery suspect

December 9, 2019 7:24 PM Katie Greathouse

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly Police Department arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery on Monday. According to a news release, detectives arrested the person around 1:30 p.m. The armed robbery happened Saturday at Bratcher’s Fuel on South Morely Street around 6 p.m. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to a

Advocate: Deadly pedestrian crash on College Avenue “preventable”

December 9, 2019 3:39 PM Molly Stawinoga

The City of Columbia has identified College Avenue as a “priority street,” one of the 3 percent of roads in the city on which 70 percent of fatal and serious injury crashes happen.

DEFENDERS: Your TV might be spying on you

December 9, 2019 11:22 AM Deborah Kendrick

If you just bought a smart TV or are planning on buying one for the holidays, the FBI wants to warn you about potential hacking.

‘Agreement in the works’ between owners of crippled High Street buildings

December 9, 2019 5:17 AM Joe McLean

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A potential agreement is “in the works” between the owners of 202 and 200 E. High St., as Monday’s city-imposed deadline arrives for the owners to have a solution for the crumbling buildings. Rueben Wieberg, owner of 202 E. High St., told ABC17 News the owners’ lawyers are working on an

Amtrak working on temporary station

December 9, 2019 5:17 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers with Amtrak, Jefferson City and state offices are coming together to open a temporary station. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is providing a trailer for the city to use as a temporary train station. A Jefferson City Department of Public Works spokeswoman said the city hopes to have the

Columbia house fire claims dog’s life

December 9, 2019 2:48 PM Matthew Sanders

A dog was killed and a home suffered extensive smoke damage in a fire Monday afternoon.

Christmas tree causes Columbia house fire

December 9, 2019 4:08 PM Matthew Sanders

A small artificial Christmas tree caught fire Monday, damaging a west Columbia home.