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Missouri House Budget Committee approves $2.2 million for southern border

February 28, 2024 11:16 AM Hannah Falcon

The governor’s funding plan to send National Guard soldiers to the country’s southern border has received initial approval.

Administrative hearing set for former Chariton County deputy accused of child sex crimes

February 28, 2024 5:22 PM Ryan Shiner

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing on the status of a former Chariton County deputy’s peace officers license is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, according to Administrative Hearing Commission documents filed this week. Caleb Gibson, 34, was charged in January in Randolph County with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and two counts

Mokane couple accused of defrauding elderly man, nursing home

February 28, 2024 4:27 PM Ryan Shiner

MOKANE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mokane couple has been charged after they were accused of stealing money from an elderly man by forging checks and fraudulently using gas cards from a nursing home. Eric Glenn Hollowell, 54, was charged with two counts of identity theft, two counts of forgery, two counts of stealing more than $750

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case

February 28, 2024 4:23 PM Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.

SWAT team, Camden County deputies arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot law enforcement

February 28, 2024 3:10 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at his home by multiple law enforcement agencies, including a Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Nathan Hammond, 40, had a warrant for failure-to-appear in a court case from March 2023, where

McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November

February 28, 2024 11:29 AM Associated Press

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

Miller County woman hurt after being hit by SUV

February 28, 2024 11:06 AM Matthew Sanders

A Miller County woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after she was hit by an SUV on Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City.

Hunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts GOP, insists he did not involve his father in business

February 28, 2024 9:29 AM Associated Press

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions from lawmakers. “For more than a

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Nikki Haley should drop out of the Republican primary?

February 28, 2024 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Former President Donald Trump easily won the Republican primary in Michigan on Tuesday over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Power restored after Tuesday night storms left hundreds in the dark

February 27, 2024 10:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is back on for almost all of Mid-Missouri Wednesday morning after thunderstorms and a coldfront caused power outages Tuesday night. As of 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, a total of six residents in Mid-Missouri are still without power, according to the outage map from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. There were 144

Fulton City Council approves purchase of vehicle data-sharing cameras for police

February 27, 2024 5:35 PM Mitchell Kaminski

The Fulton City Council is set to vote on an agreement to acquire cameras to identify vehicles connected with crime reports.

New Columbia assistant city manager says focus will be on public safety

February 27, 2024 4:47 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Assistant City Manager Matt Unrein met with community members Tuesday night to discuss and outline what expectations are for him in his position. Unrein started his position on Feb. 19, after the city named him to the position in January, marking the city’s fourth city manager leadership position

Multiple Camden County fire departments respond to fire

February 27, 2024 9:37 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple fire departments in Camden County responded to a fire near North Highway 7 on Tuesday, according to social media posts from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District and Camden County Emergency Management Agency. Both fire departments said they were assisting the Northwest Fire District. The Osage Beach Fire Protection District

City of Columbia to have overnight crews on duty to respond to possible winter weather

February 27, 2024 8:26 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia wrote on its social media on Tuesday evening that it will have public works crews monitoring road conditions. About a half-inch of snow is expected to fall around Mid-Missouri, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team. Temperatures are expected to drop to the low 20s on

Public safety plan in place for this week’s True/False Film Fest

February 27, 2024 11:39 AM Morgan Buresh

A public safety plan is in place as Columbia gears up for the annual True/False Film Fest on Thursday.

12 gubernatorial candidates file on opening day for 2024 election

February 27, 2024 10:06 AM Hannah Falcon

Candidates running for any office from U.S. Senate to governor to the state legislature lined up Tuesday at the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center.

Illegal drug ‘tranq-dope’ seen in Mid-Missouri as it extends reach nationwide

February 27, 2024 12:02 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

Two people have been charged in Mid-Missouri with selling a new, deadly type of opioid mixture.

List of candidates who filed for the August primary on the first day

February 27, 2024 5:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

A list of the candidates for statewide offices, local judgeships and Mid-Missouri seats in the state legislature who filed for Missouri’s August primary on Tuesday.

Columbia man indicted on federal child porn charges

February 27, 2024 4:24 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Ryan Edward Hine, 27, was charged with attempted enticement of a minor, three counts of attempted production of child pornography, two counts of advertising child pornography and

Charges filed on woman accused of shooting at car Monday night in northeast Columbia

February 27, 2024 3:17 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges have been filed on a Columbia woman who was accused of shooting at a car Monday night on Brown Station Road in Columbia. Carra Maleghia Brooks, 27, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, first-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. Jail records indicate that she has a court