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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 16th straight day of double-digit new COVID cases

May 12, 2022 3:32 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columbia man charged with assault, burglary after being shot

May 12, 2022 1:46 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with burglary and domestic assault after an incident in which he was shot at a west Columbia home.

Jefferson City man suffers injuries after being attacked by pit bulls

May 12, 2022 4:45 PM Kennedy Miller

Mike Howell describes the incident as terrifying and says he’s grateful he made it out without any life-threatening injuries.

MoDOT extends closure of Bagnell Dam Bridge into next week

May 12, 2022 8:14 AM Zachary Farwell

The bridge on Business Highway 54 will reopen on Thursday night for the weekend before shutting down again on Monday.

Columbia police investigating possible downtown explosive

May 11, 2022 3:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police are investigating whether a device found in a flowerbed on the 700 block of East Broadway around noon on Wednesday was an explosive.

Judgment approved in wrongful death lawsuit over Columbia crash

May 12, 2022 8:58 AM Zachary Farwell

A Boone County judge approved Wednesday a final judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a deadly Columbia crash.

Kansas City man could face charges after crash on Highway 50 in Jefferson City

May 12, 2022 7:27 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man could face charges after he crashed a car on Highway 50 in Jefferson City on Wednesday night. The crash happened around 11:55 p.m. at the westbound exit to Lafayette Street, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a car driven by Johnny M. Nguyen, 24,

Man wanted in deadly Columbia shooting booked into Boone County Jail

May 12, 2022 6:09 AM Zachary Farwell

Jail records show Isaac J. Bryant, 35, of Columbia, was booked on charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which do you blame more for high gas prices?

May 12, 2022 1:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

There’s plenty of blame to go around for soaring gas prices.

Boone County man arrested in Illinois for sex crimes against a child

May 11, 2022 10:42 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man accused of sex crimes has been arrested in Illinois. 47-year-old James Bennett is booked into the Cook County Jail on Monday after being arrested at the Chicago O’Hare Airport on Monday. He was charged with molestation, sodomy and sexual misconduct with a child under the age of 15.

Landslide affecting four residents in Sunrise Beach

May 11, 2022 9:47 PM Marina Diaz

Over the weekend the Sunrise Beach Fire Department was notified that asphalt on Wilbus Dr. was cracking and began investigating a landslide.

Missouri Court of Appeals holds up conviction in fatal crash

May 11, 2022 8:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District affirmed the conviction of a Jefferson City man in a fatal crash after he appealed the conviction on multiple grounds. Damien Bryan was sentenced to 25 years after he was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of felony DWI. Two

Iberia man found guilty and sentenced for 2020 Cole County chase

May 11, 2022 9:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Iberia man was found guilty and sentenced after a 2020 vehicle chase in Cole County.

Fire burns corner of building in Jefferson City

May 11, 2022 7:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

The fire was at Capitol Cheer LLC. on Ford Street just before 3:30 p.m. on May 11, 2022.

‘They were going to shoot me:’ Japanese American, forced into internment camp as child, recalls trials, triumphs

May 11, 2022 4:30 PM Deborah Kendrick

Eighty years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that led to Japanese Americans being forced into internment camps following the attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Columbia Substance Abuse Advisory Commission meeting to address opioid abuse

May 11, 2022 11:19 AM Erika McGuire

Columbia’s Substance Abuse Advisory Commission plans to address the city’s opioid crisis when it meets Wednesday.

Name of Sturgeon man killed in lawn tractor crash released

May 11, 2022 1:06 PM Zachary Farwell

Investigators determined the lawn tractor Connolly was using slipped off the bank and flipped over into the creek.

Columbia Police arrest suspect in connection to shooting on Clinkscales Road early Wednesday morning

May 11, 2022 2:05 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department confirmed one person suffered unknown injuries after being shot early Wednesday morning on Clinkscales Road.

Clock ticking down as Missouri lawmakers continue to debate key priorities

May 11, 2022 5:24 PM Hannah Falcon

As time ticks by, representatives and senators in the Missouri Capitol are drawing closer and closer to “sine die,” the Latin phrase that notes the end of the legislative session.

St. Louis man accused of bringing gun to state Capitol to show governor pleads not guilty

May 11, 2022 12:46 PM Zachary Farwell

The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charged Alok K. Rohra, 36, with a felony count of unlawful possession of a weapon.