COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Show-Me State Games kicks off Friday and is expected to bring thousands of athletes and their families to Columbia. Columbia city leaders say they expect the games to generate millions of dollars over the course of the two weekends. The City of Columbia is expecting the games to boost tourist
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sentencing has been delayed for a Hartsburg man who pleaded guilty to killing his father in 2022. Collin Knight, 25, appeared in Boone County court via Webex on Friday for a sentencing hearing. Knight had previously agreed to a plea deal that would see him serve life in prison for second-degree murder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcyclist who was run over by an SUV in McBaine on Monday has died from his injuries. Family members, including the daughter of Jeffrie W. Cash, confirmed with ABC 17 News on Friday morning that he died Thursday. Donald J. Legleiter, 36, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United Way of Central Missouri is giving a $100,000 grant to The Salvation Army, according to a press release from the United Way. The funds will be used for the expansion project for the Center of Hope Shelter in Jefferson City. “This project is part of a larger $6.5 million capital
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s chaotic handling of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files continued Friday as the Justice Department asked a federal judge to make public years-old grand jury testimony made behind closed doors against the convicted sex offender. In its filing, the department justified releasing the heretofore secret evidence as
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By Michael Williams, Dan Berman and Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, including a note bearing Trump’s name and an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and two juveniles were accused of robbing someone at gunpoint on Thursday in the 500 block of Leroy Street in Boonville. Trenton Schoen, 18, was charged on Friday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and illegally having a weapon. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was accused of sexually assaulting a child pleaded guilty to a felony earlier this week. Bryan Klempke pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to five years of parole. He was originally charged with first-degree sexual abuse and incest. Court documents in previous
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two radio stations in Columbia that rely on public funding say they’re facing an uncertain future after the U.S. House passed President Donald Trump’s rescissions package. House Republicans gave the green light late Thursday for $9 billion in spending cuts from the federal government, which includes a $1.1 billion cut for the
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By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.
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The talk hasn’t progressed to the point of action, but Boone County’s top prosecutor told ABC 17 News this week that officials have discussed imposing curfews as one way to curb youth violence. “We’ve been talking with some people in the community about the possibility of having a curfew, and especially in some areas where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia leaders have discussed the possibility of implementing a juvenile curfew as part of ongoing efforts to address youth violence, though city officials say no formal proposals have been made. “We’ve been talking with some people in the community about the possibility of having a curfew, and especially in some areas where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More powerful boats and more frequent training for the Columbia Fire Department are needed to keep firefighters safe in flash flood rescues, according to an internal CFD review done in light of a county fire chief’s drowning last year. The city fire department’s facilitated learning review, obtained by ABC 17 News, laid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Events were held in several Mid-Missouri locations for the John Lewis Day of Action on Thursday. A vigil with speakers outside the Boone County Courthouse capped the day’s events in Columbia.
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CNN By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — A collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003 included a note bearing Donald Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday. The drawing, depicting a woman’s breasts and a “Donald” signature in
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With temperatures rising, local FFA students are taking serious steps to protect their animals from heat stress. “The heat definitely plays a toll,” Mackenzie Black, Southern Boone High and Ashland FFA instructor said. “It can cause livestock to eat less and can lead to heat stress like we experience.” Black says fans and fresh water
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team took center stage at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on the final day of the action. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and three of his players fielded questions from the media masses about some of the biggest storylines headed into the 2025 season, including the quarterback competition, the NCAA
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several rallies happened across Mid-Missouri and the nation on Thursday to honor the legacy of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), regarded as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement. We Stand United Missouri held its “Rally to defend the Constitution” at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Organizers say an estimated 300
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Calls to Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline have risen significantly each year since the hotline launched three years ago, according to data from the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The free, three-digit hotline launched on July 16, 2022, connecting users to crisis call centers across Missouri. It provides support for individuals
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, man was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a fatal crash that occurred on April 28 on Highway 133 in Pulaski County. William Sivell II, 19, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and three misdemeanors: Failing to drive on the right side of the road, reckless driving and
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