SEC Media Days kicked off in Atlanta on Tuesday. The multi-day event is a chance for the powerhouse SEC to show off its football programs, including the Mizzou Tigers. And this year, the Tigers are gunning for their third straight 10-win season. It would be the first time the program has accomplished the feat. Do
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was injured Tuesday night after an apparent drive-by shooting in Boone County.The man was shot while in a car near Santa Anna Drive and El Chapparal Avenue, according to Captain Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Leer told ABC 17 News in a text that someone in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and University of Missouri Health Care said Tuesday that they had reached a deal to bring about 90,000 Anthem customers back into the MU Health Care network. The terms of the deal were not disclosed in the news release announcing it. “I’m joining the tens of thousands
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The City of Columbia has partnered with Federal Recycling & Waste Solutions to restart recycling some items using the city blue bags.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 10-year case in Cole County has ended. A satisfaction of judgement has ended in Aaron Malin’s case against the Cole County Prosecutor’s Office. Malin had previously asked a judge to reprimand the office for not disclosing documents between the prosecutor’s office and a drug task force, according to previous reporting.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first night of the Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday evening with the use of a weapons detection systems loaned by Columbia Public Schools. CPS loaned the fair a total of four systems and two-to-four will be used depending on the day and volume of fair goers. It’s an upgrade
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Auditor Mark Ruether will retire on Aug. 1, according to Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman. Ruether had submitted a letter of resignation weeks ago and it was accepted by the commission. Gov. Mike Kehoe will appoint his successor. Ruether was appointed by former Gov. Mike Parson in 2022 to serve the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged on Tuesday after he was accused of sexually assaulting children. Joseph Kucera, 79, was charged with four counts of third-degree child molestation. He was not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster on Tuesday evening. A warrant was issued and a $250,000 bond was set. Parents of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two child sex crimes on Tuesday in Boone County. John Harvey, 26, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of stabbing a woman in her back. Nick Burris, 31, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Moberly man died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Moberly Police Department. Police were called to a crash around 10 a.m. at the intersection of East Highway 24 and East Outer Road, the release says. The crash involved a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two congressmen representing Mid-Missouri constituents said Tuesday that the Justice Department should release files related to the investigation and apparent suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein. The issue of whether and what to release has caused a rift among conservatives and other backers of President Donald Trump after Attorney General Pam Bondi last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly chased people on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park and injured a Columbia police officer. Jesse Howe, 45, was charged with first-degree assault, misdemeanor peace disturbance and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who forced his way into a University of Missouri sorority house in February has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. He was previously charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping and a fourth-degree assault.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A space for Mid-Missouri women to get specialty treatment for breast cancer is now available to them with a unique store inside. Boone Health Breast Care’s new clinic, which is set to fully open early next year, will provide services including breast cancer screenings, diagnostic imaging, breast-conserving surgeries, mastectomies with or without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Moberly man was electrocuted to death on Tuesday morning after he allegedly tampered with a utility line, according to a social media post from the Moberly Police Department. The release says police were called at 9:38 a.m. to the 1700 block of Leah Lane after hearing someone had been shocked.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man remained in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on allegations that he hit a motorcyclist with his SUV, causing serious injuries, and left the scene. Donald J. Legleiter, who has no address listed in online court records, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the
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President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan to send weapons to Ukraine on Monday. NATO countries will purchase weapons from the United States for use by Ukraine under the plan laid out during an Oval Office meeting. Trump also gave Russia a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire. The president also said he would impose severe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is out of the hospital Monday night after a fight with his brother led to a stabbing in a northeast Columbia neighborhood. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least eight Columbia police officers in a yard in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. Police said they were called there
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) We all have that friend that likes to claim that they know everything. But, the friends and family of baseball enthusiast Kevin McDaniel know that he did. “He had a great memory,” his daughter, Katelyn, said. “Almost like somebody that had a photographic memory.” In many ways, McDaniel was in a
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