BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One lane of Route B north of Columbia was closed on Tuesday evening following a two-vehicle crash. First responders were at the scene near the intersection of Route B and East McGee Road before 7 p.m. An ABC 17 News photographer saw two Boone County Fire Protection District vehicles and an
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission approved a Youth Success Initiative grant for the Robert L. Perry Juvenile Justice Center. The grant will provide $425,000 to the justice center to create intervention services and programs, inclusive processes to access the programs and a support system for youth and their families. The federal government
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A mental examination was ordered Tuesday for a Jefferson City woman who is accused of stabbing an 80-year-old man to death. Rejeane Redmon, 27, was charged last year with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence. She has been in custody at the Cole County Jail since Nov. 25,
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate died at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center on Monday after being in custody for just 10 days, according to information from the Missouri Department of Corrections. Nathaniel Cross, 40, of Columbia, was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m. Monday, a Tuesday press release from the DOC says. The release says
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trevor Foley will become the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to a press release from Governor-elect Mike Kehoe’s office. Foley was named the acting director last year after former DOC Director Anne Precythe announced her retirement. “I’m grateful to Governor-Elect Kehoe for this opportunity to continue my service to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s college football season is almost over. The Tigers will host the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon to cap the season. The 8-3 Tigers are angling to get into the best bowl possible and win the Border Line rivalry game. Watch a live news conference about preparations in the player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area law enforcement are searching for a driver involved in a Boone County chase. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Kyle Green told ABC 17 News in a text message Monday night that Boone County deputies tried to stop a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle drove eastbound on Interstate 70 and crashed near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man was flown to University Hospital on Monday night after an SUV hit him on a country highway. The 33-year-old Newburg man was walking on Route T just south of Doolittle when he was hit by a GMC Acadia driven by a 16-year-old boy, according to a Missouri State
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — During President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, America launched an all-out trade war with China to boost US manufacturing, secure US national security interests and resolve what Trump believed was an extremely out-of-balance trade relationship. President Joe Biden kept most of those tariffs in place and added
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DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia restaurant owner accused of impersonating elected officials will be making an initial appearance in court in the Dunklin County Justice Center Tuesday. Crystal Umfress, owner of Casa Maria’s in Columbia, is facing charges of impersonating an elected official in September after court documents say she sent emails accusing other
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Millions more senior citizens and lower-income Americans could obtain coverage for costly anti-obesity drugs under a proposal unveiled Tuesday by the Biden administration. Some 3.4 million Medicare beneficiaries and about 4 million Medicaid recipients would gain access to these medications, which can cost as much as $1,000 a month
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A record number of people are expected to travel this week. That includes people flying and going by car. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of them will be going by car. Are you traveling this Thanksgiving? Let us know
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The outgoing superintendent at Columbia Public Schools will receive a payout worth two-thirds of a million dollars. CPS confirmed on Friday that Superintendent Brian Yearwood would step down immediately to retire. According to a separation agreement between Yearwood and the school district, Yearwood will receive $667,268.90 on Jan. 1. The agreement says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday evening that Highway 50 had to be closed east of Tipton because of an RV fire. The patrol’s Troop F posted on social media just before 6 p.m. that an RV was “fully engulfed” in flame and had a large amount of propane on it.
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AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County deputies searched a home near North Callaway Middle School for drugs, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies executed a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Chestnut Street, which is across the street from the middle school. “To ensure the
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SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old man Sunrise Beach man died in a crash Monday in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Earlier on Monday, the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District posted on its social media that Route F was closed down near Route TT. The crash report
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Maries County Prosecutor says that claims he declined to press charges against Sheriff Chris Heitman are false. Last week, Judge Brenden Fox ordered the release of criminal investigation records that allege Sheriff Chris Heitman falsified written statements, altered a death investigation for insurance benefits, defrauded the Missouri Highway Safety Systems overtime
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centertown man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for raping a child, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. Dean Jason Smith, 41, pleaded guilty on Sept. 10 to first-degree rape, child molestation, endangering the welfare of a child and incest. He is currently
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance Report shows significant gains in school districts across Missouri, along with areas for improvement. DESE’S Report shows improvement by Jefferson City School District and the North Callaway R-1 School District in crucial academic areas. This is the second year in a row both
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With Black Friday and the holiday season come an increase in online shopping and package deliveries.
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