COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Monday after deputies say he shot a car while hitting another man in the head with a gun on Saturday morning. Lamont Washington, 47, was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action, illegal use of a weapon and second-degree property damage, a misdemeanor. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with two counts of first-degree sex abuse earlier this year was booked into the Boone County Jail on Sunday evening. Jaycob Booth, 40, was charged in February. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 6:04 p.m. Sunday, according to jail records. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who led law police and deputies on a chase that ended near University Hospital on Monday had several warrants out for his arrest, according the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and court records. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, was charged in Randolph County with two counts of failing to register as a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing another man in November 2021 in the 5900 block of North Kent Drive was charged with more crimes after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. Mark Achterberg, 39, is now charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree assault and first-degree tampering with evidence. A hearing
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pulaski County high school teacher pleaded guilty on Friday to having sexual contact with a student. Hailey Clifton-Carmack — a former teacher at Laquey High School – will be sentenced at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11. She was previously charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree
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Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion that he pointed a gun at another driver Sunday in Jefferson City.
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A jealous ex-lover was responsible for the shooting that sent a man to the hospital early Sunday in Columbia, police say in court documents.
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A Columbia man was unhurt after a train hit the back of the truck Saturday in Mexico, Missouri.
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to say the injured girl was wearing a helmet. PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 13-year-old girl from Newburg was seriously injured in an ATV crash in Phelps County on Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened on County Road 7210 and County Road 7240
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a deadly shooting in Columbia on Dove Drive is due in court at the Boone County Courthouse Monday. Jashaun Barney is charged with second-degree murder armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon for a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in June 2023. Deshon Houston, 33, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a deadly shooting outside Plush Nightclub will face a judge 8:30 am.m Monday at the Boone County Courthouse. Kimo Spivey, 34, is accused in the 2023 shooting death of Melvin Hooker III outside of Plush Nightclub before it was closed down. In May, Spivey’s charges were upgraded from
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The next presidential debate — and the first between the major political parties’ two current candidates — takes place Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editors Note: This story has been updated to correct where the shooting occurred. The Columbia Police Department arrested a person in connection with a shooting that sent one man to the hospital early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the department. The release states that Kadean Cunningham, 21, of Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team jumped up three spots in the AP Top-25, following Saturday night’s shutout win over Buffalo at Faurot Field. It’s the second-straight week that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company have jumped up in the AP Poll, as the Southeastern Conference claimed six of the top seven spots in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen near and around the Petro-Mart in the 500 block of N College Ave. early Sunday morning. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw around 12 Columbia Police Department cruisers, an MU Health Care ambulance and an MU Health Care vehicle. A car at the scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team remained unbeaten to start the 2024 season with a 38-0 win over Buffalo, in front of a sellout crowd at Faurot Field, on Saturday night. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s Week 2 victory in the video player below. https://youtu.be/eK4FK5CXaqw?si=aDvrXcdWMMEaaaLM You can watch the full
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of parking spaces in Conley Avenue garage has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Conley Avenue parking structure, which had more than 700 parking spots, is currently closed for repairs following a recent inspection. According to MU spokesman Christopher Ave, the repairs are intended to extend the lifespan of the campus’s
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The University of Missouri Tigers are set to play against the University at Buffalo, Buffalo Bulls for their first Saturday night football game of the season. With this being the second-sold-out game this season, traffic impacts and delays are expected ahead and after kickoff. Heavy traffic is expected around Memorial Stadium, specifically at the Providence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt after a fire broke out in the basement of a house on Sexton Rd. in Columbia Saturday morning, according to the Columbia Fire Department’s Battalion Chief, Roger Mertensmeyer. According to Mertensmeyer, fire crews were called to 107 W Sexton Rd. at 9:18 a.m. for a report of a
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