COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Eldon woman was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday on Highway 42 near Pine Tree Lane in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the woman drove her 2018 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound when it went off the road and hit
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against a local senior care facility. James Callison’s mother Mary Carter was admitted to Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living Community on Aug. 6, 2024, after being hospitalized from a fall while facing other medical diagnoses, like dementia, the petition says. She
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 69-year-old man from Linn died Tuesday night in an ATV cash near a residence in Osage County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the crash occurred as a 2025 Honda Rancher started to slide and then overturned. The man was ejected from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas man was arrested and charged after a short chase on Tuesday that began in Cooper County and ended just before the Stadium Boulevard exit on Interstate 70 in Columbia. Jonathan Myles, 36, of Topeka, Kansas, was charged in Cooper County with aggravated fleeing, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract for a strategic assessment study of emergency communications. The consulting contract with TUSA will cost $29,725. A packet from the county shows TUSA have assisted agencies in Jasper, Grundy, Johnson, Christian, Jackson, Platte, Clay, Gentry and Newton counties as well as the
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CNN By Jake Tapper, Allison Gordon, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape. Lyndsey Fifield
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One City of Columbia landfill worker is in recovery Tuesday after he was seriously injured Monday in a machinery accident. The worker who was seriously injured was operating a hydroseeder that was being pulled by a tractor when it fell into a large hole. The worker using the tractor also reportedly had
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COLUMBIA MO. (KMIZ) The Columbia Water and Light Board on Tuesday recommended new utility rate increases to the City Council. The board proposed a 6% rate that would apply to the usage portion of residents’ bills, meaning users will pay more for each unit of electricity that is used. The new increase will not affect
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council approved plans for the budget and construction of the new Jefferson City Conference Center during a special meeting Monday. The conference center will be located in the “heart of Jefferson City,” according to Mayor Ron Fitzwater, on the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue. Fitzwater
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The budget to upgrade Boone County’s radio system could see a $1.13 million increase. The county entered into an agreement last month with several local agencies in order to upgrade its radio system. Previous reporting shows the county had been looking n into upgrading its VHF system to an 800MHz system for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of murder last year in Monroe County has appealed the case. Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of Betty Hayes, 88. Miller was arrested in July 2023.
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By Adam Cancryn, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The US on Tuesday launched new strikes against Iran and reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales in retaliation for a series of attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement posted on X, US Central Command said its forces had “begun launching a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a pit bull in Cole County has filed a lawsuit to prevent the county from euthanizing it. Keith Nilges filed a lawsuit on Monday against Andrea Putnam, an animal control officer with the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. ABC 17 News reached out to the sheriff’s office and Sheriff John
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A contractor for Missouri American Water will close part of West High Street for an emergency repair. The repairs are expected to take place until 5 p.m. Tuesday and again from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Jefferson City government news release. West High Street will be closed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Smithton man suffered serious injuries in a UTV crash in Morgan County on Monday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an 82-year-old Smithton man was driving westbound on Route DD near Route KK southeast of Tipton in a 2016 John Deere XUV865R when the UTV went off the right
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Ameren Missouri customers remain without power after the storms blew through on the July 4 weekend. Utility crews expect to restore power to most customers by Tuesday night after winds stronger than 100 miles per hour tore through parts of Mid-Missouri over the holiday weekend, leaving thousands without electricity
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake residents were still managing the aftermath of the Fourth of July storms Monday, with thousands without power. At around 5 p.m. Monday, Ameren’s online outage map showed around 2,500 customers powerless across the lake area. Officials clocked wind speeds of around 80 miles per hour, leading to several down trees and tree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was rescued on Monday afternoon after a tractor pulling a hydroseeder slid into a 24-foot trench at the Columbia landfill, the Columbia Fire Department shared on its social media. Crews were called to the 5700 block of Peabody Road at 4:01 p.m. The post says the operator of the hydroseeder
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) One Sunday morning, a fire broke out at a home at the corner of Tara Lane and Hominy Creek Trail in northeast Columbia. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told ABC 17 News there was a temporary delay in finding the home after dispatchers were given incorrect information about its location. The initial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Rolla man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after he was seriously injured in a crash on Monday afternoon on Highway 63 in Maries County, north of County Road 333, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The report says a 35-year-old Columbia woman tried to make
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