COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Testimony continued on Wednesday in the trial of a Columbia man accused of a 2022 deadly shooting. Isaac J. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Multiple witnesses and experts took the stand on Wednesday. Bryant is accused of shooting Ware, 37, of
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By Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Tori B. Powell, Andi Babineau, Matt Lait, Maureen Chowdhury, Dakin Andone, Arit John, Hannah Rabinowitz, Mark Morales MINNEAPOLIS – The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting in Minneapolis during a Catholic school Mass as “an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting Catholics,” the agency’s director, Kash Patel, announced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A car crash blocked northbound lanes of Paris Road in northeast Columbia on Wednesday morning. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert just after 9 a.m. that first responders had blocked the northbound lanes of Paris Road near Brown Station Road. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is dead after a crash with a tractor-trailer in Audrain County Tuesday night, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release states a 34-year-old Centralia man was driving a 2006 Ford passenger car east in the 1500 block of W. Monroe St. around 10:30 p.m.,
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Whether you love them, can’t stand them, or just don’t care, you have to admit that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s love story is a pop culture phenomenon. The pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end announced Tuesday that they’re engaged to be married. It’s part of a whirlwind romance between two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to get a handle on work that needs to be completed within its schools. The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee met Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on its facility condition assessment. CPS narrowed down each facility’s needs into four categories: Immediate, critical, noncritical and deferred maintenance. Immediate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man charged after he set a Helitech trailer on fire in Callaway County in May 2024 was sentenced on Monday. Josef Black pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly burning or exploding and two counts of first-degree property damage. Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing as part
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced on Monday after police found shell casings outside a home earlier this year. Clyde J. Johnson Jr., 50, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after changing his plea on Monday in court. Online court records state prosecutors dropped three felonies against Johnson as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works are looking for sponsors to foot an around $18 million renovation bill for the city’s High Street viaduct. The updated estimate that was announced Tuesday morning during a Cole County Commission meeting is around $6 million more than what was expected in November 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of the start of the 2025 football season, the University of Missouri said that Tiger students and fans will ‘no longer be rushing the field’ after big victories at Faurot Field. UM System President Mun Choi released a statement to Mizzou faithful on social media and email, on Tuesday, to address
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first witness in the jury trial for a deadly 2022 Columbia shooting took the stand on Tuesday. The trial for Isaac J. Bryant started on Tuesday morning. Bryant is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Demetrius Ware. Eight women and six men were selected for
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly water line maintenance fund has more than tripled in cost since 2020. This is according to data the ABC 17 team received from the city. City Community Relations Manager Scott McGarvey wrote in a statement this is because material costs have gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — After days of intense backlash, most recently from President Donald Trump, Cracker Barrel is scrapping its new minimalist logo. “We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sixth Street in Columbia is closed due to a chilled water line break. Columbia Public Works said in a release that South Sixth Street is closed to traffic between Elm Street and East Stewart Road. The area is expected to be closed between two and seven days while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Protection District has announced its next fire chief. M. Jay Niemeyer was announced as the Fire Chief for Southern Boone Fire on Monday over social media. Niemeyer is replacing Jim Bullard, who retired in April after 47 years of service. The new chief has been a firefighter since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain is one of five counties suing the State Tax Commission over increasing property assessments. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Polk County. Audrain County joins Polk, DeKalb, Reynolds and Pike counties in challenging the commission’s decisions on property reassessment. The counties allege that the commission has not taken the proper legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center died 11 days after being at the facility. The Missouri Department of Corrections said Darnell Davis, 34, died on Sunday at 7:53 a.m. at the facility. Davis was serving a five-year sentence for receiving stolen property, seven years for domestic assault and 15
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Stephens College is entering the new school year with a new president and an increase in enrollment. In a release, the school said the undergraduate enrollment is projected to increase by more than 8% this fall. This is the largest number since 2021. The overall enrollment is expected to increase by 5%
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador and later brought back to the US to face federal criminal charges, has renewed his bid for asylum in the United States as the Trump administration’s effort to deport him to Uganda intensifies. The request Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in early September, Highway 50 over Vetter Lane in Jefferson City will be narrowed a crews work on the bridge for several months. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, starting Sept. 8, construction crews will start to narrow Highway 50 over Vetter Lane to one lane in each direction. Traffic
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