COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a woman Sunday night. Christopher Viley, 51, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting Sunday night. The victim was identified as Cheryl Gravitt, 57, of Moberly. According to the probable cause statement, at about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old man from Pleasant Hill was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Friday on Willow Creek Road in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man rode his 2008 Harley Davison FLHTC northbound and the bike started to skid on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is inviting local bar owners and managers to a closed-door meeting next week to discuss safety and cooperation between law enforcement and the city’s nightlife establishments. The roundtable is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Molly Bowden Community Policing Center, according to an invitation obtained by ABC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy who is accused of shooting another youth earlier this week will remain in state custody, according to the juvenile office. The name of the boy accused in the Tuesday shooting in 5700 block of Canaveral Drive has not been named by authorities in accordance with Missouri law. The boy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The federal government is recommending that a Columbia businesswoman who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and not paying payroll taxes should serve an 18-month prison sentence. Kathryn L. Cunningham pleaded guilty in May 2025 to those felony counts. She was previously charged with 38 felonies. Cunningham is the former owner and CEO of payroll
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who sexually assaulted a woman in a parking lot in 2024 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Nicholas Mathews, 24, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree sodomy and armed criminal action. Matthews will also be registered as a sex offender. He is currently being held at
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict and will take the weekend off before returning to court Monday for further deliberations. The 12-person jury, made up of nine women and three men, deliberated for about 3.5 hours on Thursday and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Romanian national has been charged in federal court with wire fraud after authorities claim he would use a “sleight-of-hand” trick on Walmart cashiers. Federal court documents involving Hozu Rostas, 25, were unsealed on Thursday. Court documents say Rostas is in ICE custody. Court documents allege Rostas would “shortchange” cashiers when buying
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By Amy O’Kruk, Annette Choi, Byron Manley, Soph Warnes, Becky Pinnington, Rosa de Acosta, Marco Storel, Grace Widyatmadja, Renée Rigdon, Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Massive landslides and catastrophic flash floods have wreaked havoc at the Nepal-China border, destroying houses, wiping out bridges and killing more than 1,200 people. More than 4,500 people remain unaccounted
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — Controversial British figure Milo Yiannopoulos, who gained a reputation as a right-wing provocateur more than a decade ago, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. Yiannopoulos was arrested on Thursday at a Louisiana airport, DHS said. He was still
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Glass recycling is coming back in one form for Columbia trash customers. The City of Columbia Utilities announced in a Friday press release that the city is partnering with Ripple Glass to off free glass recycling drop-off. Residents can drop off glass food and drink containers in the Ripple’s bin at the
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Canada has recruited dozens of academics from American campuses as the United States cracks down on prestigious institutions. On Thursday, Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced the hiring of 64 scholars, who will be supported by more than 500 million Canadian dollars (more than $350 million) for eight years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 1960 Mizzou football team, which goes down as one of the most accomplished in program history, will be honored as National Champions at Faurot Field on Sept. 19. On Friday, Tiger Athletics announced that it will be formally honoring that 1960 squad as the national champions during a halftime ceremony when
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety has petitioned to have a former Mid-Missouri sheriff lose his license, writing in court documents that Aaron Wilson broke the law and committed an act of “moral turpitude” by claiming a $5,000 check that wasn’t his. Wilson, sheriff of Randolph County for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it has partnered up with Learfield for what the department said is a ‘historic’ sponsorship deal, on Friday. With that new deal comes a new look to the uniforms for football and olympic sports, as the Tigers will wear an ‘Ambetter Health’ patch on their jerseys. MU is
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general convicted of genocide, will be buried with the “highest military and state honors,” Serbia’s Minister of Justice Nenad Vujić announced Friday, according to the country’s state-run broadcaster. Mladić, 84, died at the UN Detention Unit in The Hague on Thursday, after serving 15 years
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By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker, will forgo a visit to ground zero for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks to instead mark the occasion with remarks at the Pentagon, two people briefed on the plans tell CNN. Trump is not attending the ceremony that
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By Ray Sanchez, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Milagros Pica Quiñones’ small concrete home is an untamed menagerie of bottles, paint buckets, bleach and laundry detergent jugs. The 96-year-old grandmother in the impoverished oceanfront town of Loiza, in Puerto Rico’s northeast, sees “the thinnest thread of water” trickling from her faucet most days before service
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The death of a monarch can boost national unity, and support for the crown. Norway’s new King Haakon VIII will be hoping that sentiment rings true following the death of his father, King Harald who died Friday after 35 years on the throne, marking the latest blow for a
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China is ramping up pressure on Taiwan, with Beijing sending a record number of government vessels to waters around the island last month, according to figures provided by Taiwan’s coast guard. The 244 sightings of Chinese government vessels – ships belonging to the China Coast Guard, scientific research agencies
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