COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several child sex crimes. Randall Giboney, 55, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a child, fourth-degree child molestation and three counts of child porn possession. A press release from Audrain County Prosecutor
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were hurt after a porch and staircase collapsed off a Jefferson City apartment on Friday. Three people were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, according to a press release from Jefferson City. Firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Friday for a
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Editor’s Note: Some of the financial figures have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School’s finance committee has voted to move forward with a $10 million increase in the district’s operating budget for the next academic year, despite some anticipated changes to the state budget. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday night. Cameron Baker, 19, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing and endangering the welfare of a child. He appeared in court on Monday from video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care infectious disease expert Dr. Amruta Padhye urges parents to get children vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella or get the MMR vaccine as the nation sees an increase in the virus. “This year we have seen already by the first three months of this year, we have seen, in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after he was accused of pulling out a gun Sunday at the IHOP on Conley Road in Columbia. Sothea Prach, 34, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He posted a $75,000 bond on Monday. A hearing is set for 1:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who pleaded guilty last year to federal child sex crimes has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. A Monday press release from the Department of Justice says that Justin Bradley Durham, of Rolla, was also ordered to pay $79,160 to the victim after he pleaded guilty last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) US Cellular announced that employees at three locations in Columbia will be among the 4,100 around the country that will be laid off. A WARN notice that is dated March 26 but was shared on Monday states that US Cellular plans to sell “all of its wireless operations, customers, and approximately 30%
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her chest on Friday. Christopher Viley, 49, was charged in Randolph County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. An arraignment was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with several child sex crimes after he was accused of raping a teenager for several years. Jacob Brush, 38, was charged Friday in Callaway County with first-degree statutory rape, first-degree rape and second-degree statutory rape. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Monday that Brush is in
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, John Towfighi and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks mostly fell after an extremely volatile day Monday — tumbling, surging and then bouncing around in every direction, as traders searched for any sign that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be negotiated or halted. Markets around the world had tumbled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the seven men charged in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in June 2023 will be in court for a status hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at the Boone County Courthouse in front of judge Hasbrouck Jacobs. Deazez Turner, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon
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Things were looking dire for the Dow before Monday even began. The news started coming out Sunday evening that futures trading was way down on the Dow Industrial Average — to the tune of more than 1,200 points. It was a harbinger of another hard Monday to come. The international markets’ major slide since President
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo.. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of running away from Boone County deputies with a child Saturday night in northeast Columbia. Capt. Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News via email Cameron A. Baker, 19, of Columbia was arrested in connection with the pursuit. He was arrested on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 returned safely to Columbia Sunday, after a four-day deployment to Southeast Missouri. The team arrived back at the Boone County Fire Protection District Headquarters around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Family members greeted the team with gratitude, as they reunited following days of intense rescue operations in hazardous weather.
Continue Reading CNN By Robert Ilich, David Goldman and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The tariff-induced market mayhem isn’t over just yet. US stock futures plunged Sunday evening after two sessions of sell-offsthat wiped away over $5.4 trillion in market value. Stocks were set to open sharply lower Monday, putting the S&P 500 on the precipice of
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Eight people were taken into custody Friday morning after law enforcement in Audrain County conducted search warrants at two separate homes.
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Columbia Parks and Recreation requested over $350,000 in funds to go to various projects, including a replacement for the Northeast Regional Park Northeast Event Center roof.
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are urging drivers to remain alert and use extreme caution this weekend, as parts of the state prepare for what could be a historic rainfall event. According to MoDOT, more than six inches of rain are expected in some areas across
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