COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temperatures across Mid-Missouri are expected to reach the low 90s with humidity that makes it feel close to 100 degrees, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. According to The Associated Press, 2023 set a new record for heat related deaths in the U.S. 36 of those were reported in Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old driver has died after a crash early Friday in Pettis County, according to an updated Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The teen girl, whose name was withheld from the highway patrol crash report, was driving a Ford Fusion southbound at Route K and McCubbin Road, just south of Houstonia.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The 20th annual Fulton Street Fair kicked off Friday and the heat didn’t appear to deter hundreds of fairgoers from attending. Intense heat has been hitting Mid-Missouri all week and Friday night was no exception. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is predicting air temperatures to hit the mid-90s this weekend, with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Seven people, including the leader and several members of what was described as a motorcycle gang, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. The following people were charged in a 25-count indictment: Tonka Way Con Ponder, 53, of
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five men who were described as illegal aliens in court documents have been charged with felonies in a missing child investigation from Indiana. Carlos Funez, Marlon Aguilar and Daniel Ruiz Lopez, all of Honduras, and Arturo Eustaquio and Noe Guzman Hernandez, both of the country of Mexico, were all charged with
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Fireworks season officially kicked off in Missouri on Thursday but police want Columbia residents to know they’re still illegal inside city limits.
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BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The court case against a former city official in Belle has been moved to Phelps County. Former Belle Mayor Daryl White Jr. was charged last year with stealing and official misconduct, both misdemeanors. He was accused of misusing the city’s credit card, stealing paint cans and taking a gun. On Friday, a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed another man with a pen in a public bathroom on Wednesday. Timothy Dale was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. Dale appeared
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GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender in Morgan County was charged with 30 counts of failing to register as a sex offender on Friday. Travis Duane Whistler, 37, of Gravois Mills, allegedly had 30 accounts on social media, dating and sex websites that he did not register with authorities, according to the probable cause
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A 14-year-old driver was flown to a Columbia hospital after a crash early Friday in Pettis County.
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment. The 8-1 decision in one of the court’s most closely watched cases limited the scope of a blockbuster ruling the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plot of land for the Central Humane Society at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Thursday night. The request was originally planed to be denied after officials said the land request would not fit into the city’s comprehensive plan. Columbia development services recommended that the
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Many fast food chains are offering special values to entice customers as the cost of their standard fare has grown.
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A City of Columbia official said Thursday that approving a plat for the Central Missouri Humane Society would not fit into the city’s comprehensive plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved CMHS’ request.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Sussex Drive near its intersection with Scott Boulevard in Columbia will be closed next week, according to a press release from the city. That portion of Sussex Drive be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as crews replace deteriorated concrete slabs, the release says. The road will reopen at 3
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Jail was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault after he allegedly assaulted another inmate on June 13 at the Morgan County Jail. Michael Hayden III, 35, of Versailles, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for
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This week U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended Congress place warning labels for children on social media apps. The proposal would protect children’s mental health, Murthy says, amid climbing evidence that such apps can harm developing brains.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Columbia murder suspects accused of a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in June of 2023 have been extradited back to Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff Office online inmate roster, Alqueze Jones, Deazes Turner and Deljuan Turner were booked in the Boone County Jail Wednesday night. They were arrested
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A crash that closed down a lane of Highway 63 in southern Boone County on Thursday killed a Jefferson City man.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were charged after allegedly going to a Jefferson City home on Tuesday and pulled guns on a woman. Larry Buchanan, of Russellville, was charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. Jamond Whitfield, Charrelle Miller and Terence Roberson, all of Jefferson City,
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