WATCH LIVE: Coach Drinkwitz talks about upcoming Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers will play Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday. Watch the coaches talk live in the media player.
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Police shoot man armed with knife who reportedly tried to assault officer inside Columbia gas station
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police shot a man armed with a knife after he reportedly tried to assault an officer on Christmas morning at a southeast Columbia gas station. Officers were called to the Break Time at East Stadium and Maguire boulevards a little after 10:30 a.m. Thursday. They shot a man who had the knife,
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Law enforcement looking for driver after Miller County chase ends in crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement was searching for a driver who led officers on a chase Christmas evening in Miller County. The high-speed chase started in Eldon and was later terminated, said Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F spokesman Sgt. Kyle Green. Authorities later found the vehicle crashed in a field near Highway 54 and
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Two teens suffer serious injuries in Christmas Eve crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old driver and his 16-year-old passenger suffered serious injuries in a crash late Wednesday in Randolph County. The driver from Cairo, Missouri, went off the left side of the road and crashed into a creek on West Shore Drive, about 4 miles west of Jacksonville, according to a Missouri State Highway
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1 dead, 1 badly hurt in Christmas Eve pedestrian crash in Cole County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man died, and a woman was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing a highway on Christmas Eve. The 85-year-old man and 86-year-old woman were crossing Route M west of Stoney Gap Road in Taos at about 8:20 p.m. when
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CPD set to graduate third in-house academy class, but still struggling with staffing numbers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is set to graduate its third recruit class from its in-house training academy launched Nov. 2024. The 14 Police Officers in Training will graduate January 16th, 2026 and add their names to the list of the other 21 students from the academy’s first two classes from March and
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CPD and CFD caution residents of safety hazards during holiday celebrations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is cautioning residents to be aware of the risk around home robbers and package thieves this holiday season. Lt. Clint Sinclair, with CPD, tells ABC 17 News the holidays create the perfect opportunity for them to commit their crimes. He said people should not leave things, like boxes
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Boone County Fire District adjusts response procedures after assistant chief’s 2021 death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the four years since the death of Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Bryant Gladney, the Boone Co. Fire Protection District tells ABC 17 News its made changes to its training and response procedures. Gladney was killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into his service SUV on Dec. 22, 2021 as Gladney was working at
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DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein
Marshall Cohen (CNN) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case and may need “a few more weeks” to review and release them to the public. The department made the revelation in a post on X, saying the the US Attorney
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Jefferson City Salvation Army says it could cut programs without adequate Red Kettle donations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Salvation Army is wrapping up the final hours of its Red Kettle Campaign on Wednesday, but the nonprofit says it needs even more donations to keep running its current programs. Spokesperson Melinda Jennings said the goal was to raise $410,000, but as of Tuesday afternoon, the Salvation Army needed
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Charges allege ER doc committed sexual assault, domestic violence at Ashland address
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who court documents say is an emergency room doctor was charged Tuesday with four felonies after an alleged sexual and domestic assault in Ashland. Jeffrey L. Teeter, 46, was arrested early Tuesday at an Ashland address after a woman told deputies that he had slapped her, punched her, raped her
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Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Eighteen Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration policy seeking to bar transgender care for minors at federally-funded hospitals. The new proposal and the legal fight it has provoked is the latest front in the battle over transgender rights and
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Here’s where the winning $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot ticket was sold
By Toni Odejimi, CNN (CNN) — It’s a very happy holiday for a lucky lottery player in Arkansas, who nabbed a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, according to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas. Last minute ticket sales in Wednesday’s drawing
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Mizzou defensive end countersues Georgia in NIL dispute
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive end has countersued the University of Georgia in Boone County after the school sued him for $390,000. UGA sued Wilson earlier this month in Georgia, alleging he broke his contract for name, image and likeness payments with the Classic City Collective when he transferred to Mizzou before the 2025
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Jefferson City man admits to setting mother’s bed on fire, police say
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with arson, burglary and attempted assault for allegedly setting a fire in an apartment where his brother and mother live. Kyan P. Pious, 20, was in the Cole County Jail on Tuesday without bond on charges of first-degree arson, first-degree burglary, first-degree attempted assault
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St. Charles man charged after alleged threats to the Missouri governor, family online
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Charles man was charged with felony stalking and harassment last week after allegedly threatening Gov. Mike Kehoe and his family on the social media platform Facebook. Daniel N. Mertz was charged Friday in Cole County with first-degree stalking and first-degree harassment. He was arrested the same day in Daytona
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Two arrested, 56 pounds of meth seized in Columbia drug trafficking investigation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are facing felony drug charges after investigators uncovered a large amount of methamphetamine Monday in Columbia, leading to trafficking charges. On Monday, detectives with the Columbia Police Department’s Vice, Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit worked alongside the North Missouri Drug Task Force, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security
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ACLU asks judge to suspend new congressional district map until public can vote on it
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ACLU of Missouri sued the Missouri Attorney General and Secretary of State on Tuesday, claiming they have evaded the state constitution’s rules on the referendum process. The group, representing two Kansas City voters, is asking the Cole County courts to suspend House Bill 1, a bill passed during a special session
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Mexico man arrested on failure to appear warrant in Georgia rape case
COLUMBI, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who allegedly skipped out on his rape trial in Georgia was arrested Monday, authorities in a Georgia County say. Mark J. Switzer was arrested in Mexico on a failure to appear warrant out of Walton County, Georgia, located east of Atlanta. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office wrote in
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Columbia police officer injured in crash on Range Line Street
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer suffered minor injuries after they were involved in a crash in their patrol car. The officer was taken to an area hospital, according to Columbia Police Department Sgt. Anthony Bowne. The crash occurred near Range Line Street and Kennesaw Ridge Road in northern Columbia and was called in
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