COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pretrial date for the man accused of killing April Joann Brooks has been moved to Monday, Nov. 6 Montez Williams, 32, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest.
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While a large blast at the Missouri River bridge construction site Sunday seemed to take locals by surprise, crews can be seen laying material Friday over the top of the piers that were blasted.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Arguments continued Monday over a petition that would allow more access to abortion in Missouri than before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Last month, Cole County Judge Jon Beteem rewrote the ballot summary language. Now, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Andrew Bailey want the Appeals Court in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States Postal Service is conducting a mail processing and facility review of the Columbia Processing and Distribution Center, according to a Monday press release. According to the release, initial results from the review support the facility to remain open and become “modernized” as a Local Processing Center. The release states
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young and Kevin Conlon, CNN (CNN) — The family of a Mississippi man who was fatally struck by a Jackson Police Department cruiser in March – but who only found out about it six months later, after he had been buried – want his body exhumed and independently autopsied, and for the Department
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police official has told ABC 17 News that shots were fired Monday in Cosmo Park in Columbia. Shell casings were found by police at the park. Columbia Police Sgt. Anthony Bowne said police received a call about shots heard at 3:42 p.m. Bowne said a victim or possible suspect was
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has appointed appeals court Judge Ginger Gooch to the state Supreme Court. Parson named Gooch to the high court Monday. She replaces Judge Patricia Breckenridge. Breckenridge is retiring. Gooch’s appointment means women will keep their historic four-member majority on the seven-member court. Gooch is from
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers announced Monday that it reached a tentative deal with General Motors, capping a whirlwind few days in which GM, Ford and Stellantis agreed to generous terms that would end the union’s six weeks of targeted strikes, pending approval of the rank and file.
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, Shimon Prokupecz and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — New details are emerging about the US Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston, Maine, last week – including previous warnings about him from the Army and his family, and two attempts by law enforcement to
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Prosecutors have charged a fourth person in connection with an Oct. 5 shooting at a Jefferson City park.
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A jury has been picked for the trial of a suspected serial killer who calls himself “the Beast.” Forty-one-year-old Keith Gibson is accused in the deaths of several people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021. A jury panel of 12 was selected Monday for the trial.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) – A lawyer in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office is planning a run for the 44th House District’s Republican nomination. Bryce Beal, 25, filed paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run in the August 2024 primary. Beal works in the special litigation division in the state attorney general’s office and lives
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A vigil for a toddler whose body was found five years ago will be held at Washington Park in Jefferson City on Monday night. The vigil for Darnell Gray is being hosted by Missouri Missing and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Quatavia Givens, 30, was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright’s says the official reason for his retirement was, “Because I got a puppy!” The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher went on the voluntarily retired list on Oct. 2, the day after the regular season ended, rather than wait to become a free agent after the World Series. He listed the
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Andy Reid again was a near-unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among NFL head coaches, receiving eight of nine first-place votes. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five head coaches, making their selections based on current status through Week
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 10-year-old boy was detained after a threat was made against a school, according to a social media post from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said online that it received an anonymous tip about a social media threat against a school, though no specific school was mentioned. Local
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Battle High School student was found with a weapon in their backpack before entering school on Monday morning, according to an email sent to parents by Principal Alyssa Galbreath. ABC 17 News received a copy of the email from a Columbia Public Schools spokesperson. The type of weapon found was not
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lawrence, Kansas, man has been sentenced in federal court on Friday for soliciting child pornography from two Boone County children, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Kyle G. Gibler, 30, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole and 10 years of supervised release.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion. The Crab Nebula is a well-studied supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the Taurus constellation. Astronomers
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