PRAIRIE HOME, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County family is looking for information after their dogs were found dead on the side of the road Wednesday night. Ryan Bernskoetter said he found two of his labs off Campbell Bridge Road just after 7 p.m. with bullet holes in them. After receiving donations, the family is now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s College Republicans and the Boone County Republicans have taken down social media posts from Wednesday that accused Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine of supporting New Orleans terror attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar. A social media post shared by the Mizzou College Republicans included an image that looks like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing statewide for a large winter system moving in this weekend. “We had a winter weather conference call this morning at 9 a.m. with the Weather Service, the Highway Patrol, all our partners,” said Darin Hamelink, MoDOT’s State Maintenance Director. “So yeah, we’re gearing up in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 10 miles of new natural surface trails could be built in south Columbia if the City Council approves the plan on Monday. The council will consider the $403,000 project at its Monday meeting. If approved, Columbia Parks and Recreation will work with Nomad Trails Development to build 10.5 miles of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender from San Antonio, Texas, has been accused of sending nude images of himself to a child in Missouri. Benito Tovar, 54, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with furnishing pornographic material to a minor. A court date has not been set. He was not listed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No deaths were reported in 44 traffic crashes over the New Year’s holiday counting period, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP wrote that statistics could be updated “if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes.” MSHP said nine deaths were reported
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of gun crimes on Thursday after police arrested him at a scene on New Year’s Eve. Jay’Veon Miller, 19, was charged with illegal gun possession and stealing a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court appearance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of causing a head-on crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 has been charged with a felony. Eslin Jesus Lopez-Regaldo, 20, was charged with driving while intoxicated and three misdemeanors: Driving on the wrong side of the road, driving without a license and not having vehicle insurance. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for allegedly impersonating a U.S. marshal and felonies for a drug crime and resisting arrest. John P. Wallace, 56, was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and fourth-degree assault — both misdemeanors — along with attempting to steal drugs and resisting arrest,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local and federal officials in New Orleans were expected to update the public about a deadly New Year’s Day truck attack Thursday morning. The attack by a U.S. citizen and Army veteran who might have been inspired by ISIS left at least 15 people dead in the French Quarter when his truck
Continue ReadingCNN By Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar with
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As of Wednesday, police can now ticket Missouri drivers for using their cellphones while driving. The law requires the use of cellphones while driving to be hands-free. Police can write tickets but they can’t pull drivers over for this violation — it must accompany a more severe driving infraction to warrant a traffic stop. Do
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri said it’s investigating a screenshot of an alleged social media post by a student group that many claim is a fake post. MU’s official social media channels acknowledged the investigation in response to the University of Missouri’s College Republicans sharing a screenshot of a post purported to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Elected officials across Missouri are reacting to an act of terrorism in New Orleans, as the FBI continues to investigate a New Year’s Day truck attack that left at least 15 people dead, with one representative raising concerns that America is vulnerable. Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) expressed concern that the attack was
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s top prosecutor and local police are yet to release the name of a man accused of impersonating a federal officer and engaging in a standoff with authorities Tuesday. Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Sandra Colhour told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that she would not disclose the suspect’s name. Fulton police
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday evening on the attack that left at least 10 people dead in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day. Law enforcement officials identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, as the suspect who they believe drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI is investigating a New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans that left several dead as an act of terrorism. New Orleans TV station WGNO reported 15 people had died by late Wednesday afternoon, citing the local coroner. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple
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By Chelsea Bailey, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A head-on crash on Interstate 70 in western Boone County left three people injured, including one seriously. The crash happened a little before 3:30 a.m. at the 115.8-mile marker and involved three vehicles, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash happened when a 2013 Nissan Murano driven by
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