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Game of the Week: Hickman vs. Rock Bridge

February 14, 2023 6:25 PM ABC 17 News Team

Watch a replay of the game in the web player above. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman boys basketball team fell to Rock Bridge Tuesday night at home 60-42 in this weeks KZOU game of the week.

Appeals court sides with student who was forced to cut his hair, case goes back to Cole County

February 14, 2023 9:18 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City student will get another chance at his lawsuit against the district. An appeals court on Tuesday sided with Joey Huerta and his mother in their lawsuit from 2017. They sued when a wrestling coach at Thomas Jefferson Middle School made Huerta cut his hair. The appeals court said

Highway Patrol investigating Randolph County sheriff

February 14, 2023 8:27 PM Lucas Geisler

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking into allegations made against Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson. MSHP spokesman Capt. John Hotz said Randolph County’s prosecutor asked the Division of Drug and Crime Control to investigate the situation. Neither Hotz nor prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford elaborated on what exactly Wilson was accused of

Pulaski County man charged with raping girl, held on $500,000 bond

February 14, 2023 8:09 PM Ryan Shiner

ST. ROBERT, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Robert man has been charged with rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a girl in October. James Vaughn, 31, is charged with first-degree rape and sodomy. He is being held at the Pulaski County Jail on a $500,000 bond, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. A bond review is

Missouri lawmakers again take up transgender issues as legislation impacts Columbia schools

February 14, 2023 10:08 AM Hannah Falcon

The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.

Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade to have large law enforcement presence

February 14, 2023 7:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Downtown Kansas City will be packed with people Wednesday to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. The Kansas City Police Department says there will be hundreds of officers patrolling the parade. Nineteen local, state and federal agencies will be among those guarding the area. The city began preparations earlier this week. Kansas City Police

Rollover crash blocks part of busy Columbia intersection

February 14, 2023 12:19 PM Matthew Sanders

A rollover crash briefly blocked a busy central Columbia intersection at about noon Tuesday.

Two Columbia residents plead guilty to $1.2 million insurance fraud scheme

February 14, 2023 4:26 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of Columbia residents pleaded guilty in federal court to more than $1.2 million worth in insurance fraud that included false injury claims allegedly suffered in a car accident. Latoya Marie Brown, 37, and Cedrick Shawndale Goldman, 46, each pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J.

AG: Contractor sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding clients

February 14, 2023 4:16 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri attorney general said Tuesday that a Mid-Missouri contractor who was accused of ripping off his clients has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Audrain County Sheriff’s Office: Woman ‘unintentionally’ shot in home

February 14, 2023 3:01 PM Ryan Shiner

VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that a woman on Monday was shot unintentionally in a home on East Bland Street in Vandalia The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in her chest. She was flown to University Hospital in Columbia and

Judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decades

February 14, 2023 2:07 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson, 50, closed his eyes and shook his head slightly as a member

Need for new lawyer prolongs Columbia murder case

February 14, 2023 12:07 PM Ethan Heinz

The death of a defense lawyer has prolonged the prosecution of a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder.

Columbia Board of Education member leaves meeting, citing slew of legislation

February 13, 2023 7:38 PM Marina Diaz

Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.

Cities such as Columbia, Jefferson City studying uses for recreational marijuana taxes

February 13, 2023 1:28 PM Marina Diaz

Recreational marijuana sales began in early February in Missouri but after April they could become more expensive for some Mid-Missouri consumers.

Preparations underway for Chiefs’ victory parade Wednesday

February 13, 2023 2:38 PM Erika McGuire

Watch a livestream announcing details from the parade in the player above. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation has begun preparations for the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade and rally being held on Wednesday. This comes as the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Teenager seriously injured in Cole County ATV crash

February 13, 2023 8:11 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old boy suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon after he hit a deer with the ATV he was driving in the 7300 block of Rock Valley Road in Cole County. A name for the teenager was not released. The crash occurred as the young man was on a private roadway when

Mexico Public Safety: Woman drives car into Scooter’s Coffee

February 13, 2023 7:15 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Department of Public Safety announced in a Monday press release that a woman drove into Scooter’s Coffee on South Clark Street on Sunday. The department said responding personnel Betsy D Cline, 73, of Mexico, was attempting to leave and drove her 2004 Jeep forward and into the building. The business