COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies on Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened to kill her at a hotel on Monday. Maurice Lee, 34, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City on Tuesday for his role in a series of armed robberies in Mid-Missouri, the Department of Justice wrote in a press release. Kentrail Collins, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, five counts of robbery, one count of brandishing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A box of puppies was dropped off at the Central Missouri Humane Society on Monday evening, according to a Facebook post from the group. The post features a photo of four puppies in a Scott toilet paper box. The caption states that someone had pulled behind a Humane Society employee’s car, dropped
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Kara Scannell, Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen Democratic-led states and cities are challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in court, a major constitutional challenge to one of the White House’s signature policies. The lawsuits allege that a Trump executive order signed Monday violates the
Continue ReadingEditor’s note: This article has been corrected to state 200 executive actions took place. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Trump signed more than 200 executive actions on the first night of his second presidency. In one executive order, Trump pardoned more than 1,500 defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Others
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MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: After a second push of cold air that even brought a few snow flurries overnight, we are the coldest we’ve been amidst this stretch. Our wind chills as of Tuesday morning were as cold as 20 below. South winds keep us cold feeling, but warming today into the overnight hours. This has
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend the US refugee program could leave at least 2,000 Afghans in limbo who had previously been approved to resettle in the US, a major Afghan advocacy organization is warning. “These people have been waiting long enough,” Shawn VanDiver, the founder and president
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
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TODAY: Tuesday is the last, but likely the coldest, of our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Starting with wind chills as cold as -20, we’ll be dangerously cold through the day. Highs will reach low teens, keeping wind chills in the single digits through the day. TONIGHT: Winds will have gradually shifted through the day,
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President Joe Biden took a series of actions on his last day as president, including a flurry of pardons for people who have been critical of new President Donald Trump. Among the pardons are people like Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci — each of whom has been a target of MAGA ire. However, Biden
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirmed that a stolen gun was found after a shots fired incident over the weekend that led to six juveniles being detained. Two of the youth were released, while one was detained on suspicion of four counts of first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and distribution
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A Fulton teenager was found shot dead late Sunday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is one of the Associated Press’ Top-25 teams in the nation for the first time since the end of the 2022-23 campaign. On Monday, the Tigers checked in at No. 22 in the latest AP Poll, following a 15-3 overall start to the year and a 4-1
Continue ReadingCNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As temperatures remain in the teens and single-digits with a below-zero wind chill in Mid-Missouri, some drivers might run into issues getting their cars ready to go. Tony Hoffman, service manager at Custom Complete Automotive on Providence Road, said not allowing your car enough time to warm up properly is one of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States. ABC 17 News streamed the entire ceremony on its website. Rewatch it in the media player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri officials stand ready to use state resources to help President Donald Trump enforce immigration law as he takes office. A newly inaugurated Trump begins his next four years with a focus on taxes, foreign policy and immigration. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week signed two executive orders — 25-04 and 25-05 —
Continue ReadingCNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States,
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez, Paula Reid, Hannah Rabinowitz and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, and commuted the sentences of leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. “These are the hostages,” Trump said
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman who volunteered at a private school is set to be sentenced in April after she pleaded guilty last week to sexual abuse for a relationship with a student. Jennifer E. Cecil pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse, a felony. She was charged in July 2023 after the
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