MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office gave an update to a social media post the department made yesterday about a possible “tainted candy” incident. The Wednesday post warned residents to examine candy received from three trunk-or-treat events in Laurie, Stover and Gravois Mills, which occurred Oct. 29, 30 and 31, respectively. The
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After several shots fired incidents were reported the past few weeks, Columbia police and residents are concerned about the gun violence in the community. Residents have told ABC 17 News they are tired of all the gun violence, and a police official said after a Wednesday shooting in broad daylight people should
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Update: The Columbia Water and Light Department reports crews were able to finish the work Thursday night. Original story: The City of Columbia Water and Light Department announced in a press release that it is immediately closing a portion of southbound Forum Boulevard to perform a water main replacement. The turn lane
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction of the new Boone County Nature School classroom building is set to begin in a few weeks. The new building was designed by PW Architects. Columbia Public Schools has awarded the bid for construction to Verslues Construction Company, of Jefferson City. Construction should be completed by March 2024. The construction is
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to delay the demolition of Crowder Hall, a building that has been on campus for more than 80 years. Crowder Hall is MU’s Military Science Department and ROTC building. The winter season being just around the corner is the reason for the pause. “We’re coming up
Continue Reading
Highway 179 in Cole County has reopened after a crash closed it Thursday morning.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces several charges after police say he strangled and threatened to kill a woman he was in a relationship with for four years. Dominic Hunter, 37, allegedly strangled the woman for 30 seconds on Monday. The woman was heard screaming “let me go” by two witnesses, according to a
Continue Reading
Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with armed robbery and two other felonies after he allegedly threatened employees inside a business Tuesday.
Continue Reading
Gov. Michael Parson visited a growing Columbia business Thursday morning.
Continue Reading
CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) 11:30 A.M. Update: Crews have finished repairs to a damaged fiber line that was impacting 911 services in the Centertown area. ORIGINAL STORY: A 911 outage is impacting service for some Centertown area residents Thursday morning. Telecommunications provider BrightSpeed, formerly Lumen, is working to repair a cut fiber cable, according to the
Continue Reading
Police arrested an elderly northwest Columbia man Wednesday on suspicion of having child pornography.
Continue Reading
Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people in a shooting in Parkland, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
Continue Reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Cristian Javier and Houston’s bullpen combined on just the second no-hitter in World Series history, silencing a booming lineup and boisterous ballpark as the Astros blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 Wednesday night to even the matchup at two games a piece. The only previous no-hitter in the World Series was a perfect game
Continue Reading
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge on Oct. 28 ordered for $94,000 –for fees and litigation costs — to be taxed against the Cooper County Public Board of Health. A jury earlier this year said Cooper County’s health board violated the Missouri Sunshine Act when debating possible farming rules. The jury heard arguments from a group
Continue Reading
CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors after allegedly stealing and crashing a car. Rosalee Gross, 29, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident, causing more than $1,000 in damages, both felonies. She was also charged with carelessly operating
Continue Reading
VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) The man living at an unlicensed daycare in Morgan County faces more child sex crimes. Leland Bryan, 62, faces five new felony charges filed this week. He now has a total of 12 felony charges against him. He is charged with: Nine counts of statutory sodomy with children younger than 12 years
Continue Reading
Police have closed part of a major artery in east Columbia.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri NAACP sent a cease-and-desist letter to Legal Missouri 2022 on Wednesday for several of its chapters as endorsers on its website. Legal Missouri 2022 is a group that supports a “yes” vote on Amendment 3 in the Nov. 8 election. If it passes, it would make recreational sales of marijuana
Continue Reading
A Montgomery County woman convicted in the murder of her husband plans to appeal her case.
Continue Reading
Columbia police have arrested a man accused of making a threat toward a screening of a local movie.
Continue Reading