COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender from Warrensburg was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. William Aloys Wameling, Jr., 39, will also have to pay $99,000 in restitution to the victims. He pleaded guilty to the charges
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man has been charged with two felonies after he is accused of shooting man Monday in Kirksville. Biagio Davenport was charged in Adair County on Tuesday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday. The Kirksville Police Department wrote on its Facebook
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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Watch Meteorologist Chance Gotsch give a live report from Cooper County in the YouTube player. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The tornado that hit the Pilot Grove area in Cooper County on Wednesday morning was an EF-2, according to the National Weather Service. EF-2 tornadoes pack winds of up to 135 mph. This one brought down trees
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crime has been a pressing issue in the City of Columbia in recent years, and potential leaders say they plan to tackle the issue in office. Incumbent Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is looking to serve another three years in office in the April 8 election, while Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
Continue ReadingWatch President Donald Trump’s event in the YouTube player. CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is stepping up his massive global trade war, a move that’s certain to weigh on Americans’ wallets and could push the US economy into a painful recession. On Wednesday, Trump declared a national economic emergency and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to give federal assistance for storms that caused significant damage in Missouri counties on March 14 and 15. A Wednesday release from the governor’s office say that Kehoe is requesting FEMA individual assistance for 25 counties, including: Bollinger, Butler,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump has for weeks been labeling April 2 “Liberation Day.” On Wednesday afternoon, he took to the podium to unveil a sweeping tariff program during an event outside the White House.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Municipal elections in Missouri are April 8, and one of the roles up for grabs is the mayoral seat in Columbia. Incumbent Barbara Buffaloe is running for reelection, while challengers Blair Murphy, Tanya Heath and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy take a shot at the seat. View an interview ABC 17 News reporter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Wednesday after authorities claim she abused a dog at Cosmo Park and a motel on Monday. Renee Rardin, 37, of Columbia, was charged with two counts of drug possession, one count of third-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will host a ribbon-cutting for a new addition to its research reactor facility Wednesday morning. The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. The 47,000-square-foot addition, dubbed “MURR West,” will be three stories. The first floor will provide 16,000 square feet for research initiatives, medical isotope production, and collaborative
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could not agree on a contract, leaving thousands of patients to look for other health care options to stay in Anthem’s network. Direct primary care — a subscription-based form of health care — began in the 2000’s and doctors say it is growing
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The location referenced in the headline has been corrected. AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Route B in Hannibal, between Route KK and Highway 54 in Audrain County, is closed due to a crash, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. An email alert from MoDOT sent just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday states the road
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The Columbia mayor’s race is bringing in big money. The latest campaign finance reports, filed Monday, show challenger Blair Murphy has collected more than $250,000 during the April election cycle. The incumbent mayor, Barbara Buffaloe, has brought in about $70,000 for her campaign. This isn’t the first Columbia mayoral race to draw big money, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of stolen guns are a problem many U.S. cities face, including in the City of Columbia, which deals with the issue frequently. “Firearms are one of those things that when they get stolen, a lot of times they pop up at crime scenes and we call them crime guns,” Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steelville man who is accused of killing a Hermann police officer will have the jury in his murder trial pooled from Greene County. Kenneth Simpson is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon, possession of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Jefferson City’s contentious $130 million conference center project enters the preconstruction phase of its timeline, the newly elected officials in the April 8 municipal election are set to approve the design. The center will replace the parking garage at 200 Madison St. and include a full-service hotel and restaurant/bar with more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump is set to escalate his trade dispute with Canada, announcing a 25% tariff on auto imports that will take effect Wednesday — a move that could significantly impact Missouri. Canada is Missouri’s largest trade partner. The Show-Me State imports goods such as transportation equipment and primary manufactures from Canada,
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