Mid-Missouri is still cleaning up after severe storms tore through the region on the Fourth of July, and a new damage survey shows just how powerful those winds really were. The National Weather Service reported Monday afternoon that it found evidence of straight-line winds up to 105 mph east of Jefferson City along the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning fire at a garage on Michales Cove Road in Sunrise Beach was started by a generator being run inside, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 7:56 a.m. and had the fire under control by 8:16 a.m., according
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By Allison Gordon, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. The alleged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year-old man from Lebanon, Tennessee, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a crash on Route C in Miller County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man crashed his 2021 Harley Davidson while heading northbound on Route C, just south of SC Loop.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that nine people died in highway crashes over the holiday weekend, though none of those crashes were in Mid-Missouri. The patrol counted 235 traffic crashes with 113 injuries between 6 p.m. Thursday and the end of Sunday. Troopers arrested 125 people for driving while intoxicated,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning crash shut down part of a road in northwest Columbia. Boone County Joint Communications sent out an alert just after 7 a.m. that said both northbound lanes were closed at W Ash Street and N Stadium Boulevard due to a crash. An ABC 17 News photographer on scene saw
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with former Battle pitcher Tyler Putnam, ahead of the MLB Draft, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. You can watch ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones’ full chat with Putnam on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. You can also find a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Comments about a detouring slowing response to the fire have been edited out. The fire department said Monday that the St. Charles Road detour didn’t affect the fire response. A home in east Columbia was considered a total loss after an early Sunday morning fire on Tara Lane, just down
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Communities are still recovering Sunday from stronger-than-expected storms Saturday afternoon that left downed power lines and trees across Mid-Missouri. Osage City closed routes into the city to nonresidents Saturday night because of damage. In a press release sent out that night, the Cole County Emergency Services Chief Eric Hoy said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon and both lanes of South Scott Boulevard to Christian Fellowship road were temporarily closed after a rollover crash, according to Columbia Fire Department. Capt. Dwayne Cummins with CFD said it was a single car rollover accident that trapped the woman inside. Officials say
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a brief investigation, Rolla-area fire officials determined a Saturday night house fire to have been caused by fireworks. According to a social media post, at 10:33 p.m. Saturday the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District and the Rolla Rural Fire Protection District were dispatched to the 16000 block of County Road 8200.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a suspect vehicle after a shooting on Spruce Road just before noon Sunday. A social media post from the sheriff’s office said, one person was shot and transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Further information on their condition was not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after an air conditioning unit caught fire in a vacant Stephens College dormitory Sunday morning, according to Columbia Fire Department. At 9:25 a.m., CFD was dispatched to the residence hall in the 100 block of Melbourne Street. Stephens security staff met firefighters on site and directed them to
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A Boonville library is set to close for about a month on Monday as it relocates to a new building.
After 65 years, the Cooper County branch of Boonslick Regional Library, located at 618 Main St. in Boonville, is moving. A news release says its new home is on the Historic Kemper Campus in Boonville.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A house in east Columbia is likely a total loss after a Sunday morning fire, according to Columbia Fire Department spokesperson Skyler Clark. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least three CFD fire engines and one Boone County Fire Protection District fire engine around 5:30 a.m. on Tara Lane near the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms Saturday afternoon have lead to the closure of Osage City to the public, according to Cole County Emergency Services. CCES Chief Eric Hoy said the city will close down roads leading into the city for only people who live there because of debris in the road and damages to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe thunderstorms knocked out power for more 10,000 homes in the lake area on Saturday. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that there are downed power lines and trees across the county. The post asks people to avoid downed power lines and to notify the communications office. At
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was saved by the Boone County Fire Protection District after being trapped in their car late Friday night. According to a news release from the fire protection district, it was challenging technical rescue in the 9200 block of North Brown Station road. The report said the car went off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch a streaming-only edition of ABC 17 News at 6. The newscast aired at 6 p.m., July 4.
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According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, roads near the Capitol grounds and around the festival will be blocked off from 5 a.m. on July 4 to 2 a.m. on July 5. JCPD also reminds drivers to be mindful of pedestrians in the area and plan for extra travel time.
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