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Crews will monitor roads overnight

October 30, 2019 4:19 PM Sydney Olsen

Crews with public works departments around mid-Missouri are preparing for the winter weather moving into the area.

Multiple arrests made after chase in Callaway County

October 30, 2019 10:13 PM Matt Ragsdale

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County sheriff said multiple people were arrested after a chase started by Jefferson City police ended between Fulton and New Bloomfield. According to Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism, deputies assisted with Jefferson City police for a chase Wednesday. Chism said deputies pursued at least one vehicle on U.S. Highway 54

Court upholds Fotoohighiam settlement ruling

October 30, 2019 9:42 PM Abbey Lamb

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge has upheld a previous court ruling involving a Columbia businessman. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was ordered to pay $250,000 in actual damages and $2,500,000 in punitive damages for his involvement in a 2014 Columbia arson. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a lower court ruling that Fotoohighiam was

Former Columbia College volleyball coach files lawsuit against school

October 30, 2019 9:23 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia College volleyball coach filed a lawsuit against the school after she claimed she was the victim of discrimination. Melinda Wrye-Washington coached the volleyball team from 2000 until March. In that time, Wrye-Washington led the team to a pair of national championship wins and took the team to the NAIA tournament every

New details in death of 4-year-old after woman now charged with murder

October 30, 2019 12:21 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indictment says a woman accused in the death of a 4-year-old Jefferson City boy caused his death by hitting and smothering him. A Cole County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Quatavia Givens with second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse or neglect resulting in

Mid-Missouri roads closed for flooding conditions

October 30, 2019 5:53 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri officials have closed several roads around the area because of flooding. Cole County Public Works closed several roads in the southern part of the county. You can view a list of the roads below: 7600 block of Campbell Road8700 block of Payne Road11100 block of North Branch Road1400 block of

Seven Jefferson City school kitchens inspected in September

October 30, 2019 10:21 AM Joe McLean

The Jefferson City Environmental Health Services Department inspected 36 food establishments in September and identified 16 “priority” violations. “Priority violations are items that, if in non-compliance, are more likely to contribute to food contamination, illness, or an environmental health hazard,” – The City of Jefferson’s website. City inspectors identified 46 “core” violations in September, which

Columbia police arrest second man charged with September murder

October 30, 2019 5:11 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday a second man has been arrested in connection with a September shooting death. CPD records show Aaron Harris was arrested around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Grace Ellen Drive in north Columbia. Harris was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting

Girl born without spleen dies after being in septic shock, her mom now charged with child neglect

October 30, 2019 4:53 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story Avon Park (WFTS) — A mother in Highlands County is facing child neglect charges after her arrest on Tuesday in relation to her 9-year-old daughter’s death. According to authorities, the 9-year-old was born with significant medical issues that included having no spleen and a complex congenital heart disease.

Cole County engineers brace for winter weather

October 29, 2019 10:56 AM Joe McLean

The director of Cole County Public Works said Tuesday that his department is preparing equipment to handle anticipated winter weather. Larry Benz told ABC 17 News that crews are working to get trucks ready to handle any potential freezing precipitation or snow in the coming days. It comes after the department’s equipment was strained in

Wet road conditions in Moberly Wednesday

October 30, 2019 7:53 AM Zara Barker

Roads are wet in Moberly as you head out the door Wednesday, but snow has not accumulated on the ground. Moberly Police posted on Facebook early Wednesday morning warning residents to, “slow down and use caution while traveling.” City of Moberly officials took to Facebook to let residents know crews are prepared for the wet, rainy and possibly

No arrests made after Columbia Police investigate armed robbery at gas station

October 30, 2019 11:58 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for a person accused of robbing a gas station in northeast Columbia early Monday. Investigators said someone with a gun went inside the Break Time in the 2400 block of Paris Road around 1:30 a.m. and demanded money from the cashier. No one was hurt during the robbery. Investigators

Welcome to the new ABC 17 News website

October 30, 2019 11:23 AM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News and FOX 22 launched a new website Wednesday morning that will load faster and help users easily find stories. Key features include a cleaner home page that will allow significantly faster loading times. The top stories of the day can still be found at the top of the homepage, with other important

New fast-food restaurant in the works for downtown Columbia

October 29, 2019 7:10 PM Connor Hirsch

Another fast-food chicken restaurant could be popping up on Providence in Columbia. Raising Cain’s Chicken Fingers, represented by Van Matre Law Firm, has applied for a concept review and is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a drive-through on the corner of Providence and Locust Street. Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission held an informational meeting

Boone County preparing for possible winter weather

October 30, 2019 9:50 AM Brittany Wiley

Boone County Road and Bridge prepared its snowplows and crews Monday for potential winter weather. “We had all of our crews, all of our truck drivers, outfit their trucks. Put on their plows and spreaders and just make sure the trucks are in good working order,” said Bryan Boyce with Boone County Road and Bridge.

Boone County Commission approves controversial development plan west of Columbia

October 29, 2019 4:20 PM Lucas Geisler

UPDATE, 10:36 p.m.: The commission unanimously approved the development, saying it had no choice but to do so. The commission voted in July to approve to rezoning request of the land, and required the developer to come up with a review plan for their consideration. The county’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved that plan, making

MU spends more than half-million on academic fraud and NCAA appeal

October 29, 2019 8:17 PM Alec Pettus

An academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of MU’s

Centurylink outage caused staffing, security issues at Cole Co. jail

October 29, 2019 8:25 PM Barry Mangold

A widespread phone and internet outage, stemming from construction work in Kansas City, caused statewide issues including an electronic system failure in the Cole County Jail. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said the Monday morning outage resulted in a shutdown of certain systems, including cell door operations. The doors, which are normally operated electronically throughout

Prosecutor charges suspect in Darnell Gray case with murder

October 29, 2019 9:05 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a murder charge against the woman suspected in the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray. Thompson filed a superceding indictment Tuesday. Online court records show Quatavia Givens is charged with second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse or neglect resulting in death.

Missouri Supreme Court denies university’s request to rehear graduate worker case

October 29, 2019 10:37 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court denied the University of Missouri’s request to rehear the appeals court decision that graduate workers are employees. The university asked the Supreme Court to hear the case last month. In its decision filed Tuesday, the court denied the request. In August, the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals