COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have added a second child abuse-related count against the husband of a missing Columbia woman. The Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an amended complaint against Joseph Elledge, who had been charged with one count of child abuse last month. The revised complaint also accuses Elledge of one count
Continue ReadingBOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was wounded when his friend shot him in a hunting accident Saturday near Hallsville, the Missouri Department of Conservation said Monday. Robert Himmelgarn, spokesman for the department’s Central District, said the victim was walking across a terraced soybean field when his 21-year-old hunting companion mistook him for a
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. Boone County fire crews were battling a fire at a home Monday morning on Mt. Zion Church Road. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. Fire crews responded to the scene around 10 a.m. on Monday in 9700 block of Mt. Zion Road. One person was home
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office charged two people with second-degree drug trafficking following a drug bust on Friday. Shannon Chiarini, 34, of Linn Creek, and Brian Stogsdill, 42, of Mt. Vernon, were both arrested by police at the Osage Village Inn room 121. Police said about a pound of methamphetamine, syringes,
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EDINA, Mo. (AP) One person is dead after an apparent hunting accident in northeast Missouri. KTVO-TV reports the accident happened Sunday in Knox County in a rural area 175 miles northwest of St. Louis. The name of the victim and details about the accident have not been released. The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County authorities are conducting a hunting investigation near 1500 East Highway 124. ABC 17 News Crews saw officials from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Boone County Fire Protection District in a field near the highway shortly before 6:00 p.m. Saturday. A sheriff’s deputy on scene released limited information but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Nov. 14, deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the South Central Drug Task Force, served a search warrant in the 15000 block of Talbot lane. When they served the warrant, deputies seized approximately 212 grams of methamphetamine, 13 Alprazolam pills, two pistols, and one rifle. Oscar
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The Mizzou basketball team previews its home matchup against Wofford.
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SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a low of 33 degrees. MONDAY: A warm front is expected to move through Mid-Missouri on Monday, and this will bring in warmer temperatures for a few days afterward. We could see a spotty shower during the late morning, but little impact is expected from these showers. High temperatures will be
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The Cole County Sheriff confirmed deputies are investigating a shooting near St. Martins which left one in the hospital. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler told ABC17 News deputies responded to a weapons offense that resulted from what they believe to be a “road rage incident.” Wheeler said in a tweet at 3:15p.m. one person is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat on a bus Saturday. According to a media release, deputies were told a passenger on a bus heading westbound found writing that indicated there was a bomb on the bus. The bus driver stopped at a business in the 6400
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No one was hurt in a building fire in Holts Summit Saturday. Crews arrived on scene shortly after the fire began around 9 p.m. Fire officials in Holts Summit did confirm that a building that is used for small farm animals was destroyed. Highway patrol, Holts Summit police and Holts Summit Fire Dept. all responded
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SUNDAY: A cold front is driving a band of light to moderate rain showers across the viewing area today. Rain will be in the viewing area until the late afternoon/early evening hours. This should help melt off the rest of any snow left over from last Mondays system. The cold front will pass and only
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Brandon Vanbibber, 35, died Saturday following a Friday night crash. According to crash reports, the crash happened on Highway 24, just six miles east of Salisbury. Vanbibber was driving eastbound when his car went off the right side of the road. The car overturned and ejected him. Vanbibber died from his injuries at University Hospital
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As the hunting season begins, the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking hunters to get deer checked for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Testing for the disease is required in 28 counties across Missouri, but the department is holding voluntary testing across the state. A full map of the counties and where sampling locations are can
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SATURDAY NIGHT: Clouds will increase ahead of a cold front that will push through early Sunday morning. Lows will be in the mid to low 30’s. SUNDAY: Rain showers will begin early in the morning as a cold front moves through the area. By dinnertime, the rain should leave Mid-Missouri. Trace amounts of rain could be
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The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office warned citizens Friday of a scam referencing utility shutoffs.
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SATURDAY: Mostly Sunny with a wind out of the south that will aid in warming. High’s in the low 50’s. SATURDAY NIGHT: Increasing cloud cover ahead of a cold front that will push through early Sunday morning. Lows in the mid to low 30’s. EXTENDED: Early during the morning on Sunday a cold front will
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One man faces drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Audrain County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County prosecutors charged a man with first-degree burglary and stealing $750 or more from a University of Missouri fraternity house in September. Robert Mull is accused of taking about $17,000 worth of items from the Sigma Chi house at 500 S. College Ave. on Sept. 20. Court documents say Mull entered
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