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Mother of Benton County child killed takes plea deal, could avoid murder charge

January 4, 2023 12:52 PM Lucas Geisler

The mother of a 4-year-old girl who died after several weeks of alleged abuse accepted a plea deal in the case on Wednesday.

Nine people displaced after Jefferson City apartment fire

January 4, 2023 2:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire after nine people were displaced, the department said in an email Tuesday. The department went to the 900 block of Jackson Street on Tuesday, where fire was seen coming from the first floor of a five-unit apartment building. No

Centralia man faces multiple gun charges after allegedly threatening to shoot man

January 4, 2023 4:14 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sent to the 7400 block of North Brown Station Road in Columbia on Saturday after a Centralia man allegedly pointed a gun at someone’s chest. Johnnie Creason Jr., 50, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. He is being held at

Springfield man accused of robbery in Columbia

January 4, 2023 3:33 PM Ryan Shiner

A Springfield man was charged after being accused of robbing two people on Monday in the 500 block of East Nifong in Columbia.

Man charged after Callaway County meth bust

January 4, 2023 3:20 PM Zachary Farwell

A Steedman man faces drug charges following a methamphetamine bust Tuesday morning in Callaway County.

House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support

January 4, 2023 12:50 PM Associated Press

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic but frustratingly inconclusive voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has your view of safety and football changed?

January 4, 2023 2:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday in a nationally televised NFL game.

Missouri Senate leaders’ legislative priorities going into 2023 session

January 3, 2023 6:32 PM Hannah Falcon

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2023 Missouri legislative session starts Wednesday. As expected, Republicans and Democrats in the State Senate have differing priorities. Republican Party Republican State Sen. Caleb Rowden, of Columbia, returns to the Capitol this year with a new title: Senate President Pro Tem. The position will have to be ratified by the

McCarthy vows to stay in speaker’s race, with Trump backing

January 3, 2023 9:52 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said late Tuesday there’s no scenario in which he’ll drop his bid to become House speaker despite failing to win multiple rounds of voting, a historic defeat that brought the first day of the new Congress to an

Roommate who survived Idaho student killings saw figure dressed in black clothing and a mask, affidavit says

January 5, 2023 9:06 PM CNN

By Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Joseph and Veronica Miracle, CNN One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of Idaho students told investigators she saw a masked man dressed in black in the house the morning of the attack, according to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday in prosecutors’ case

Chariton County teen charged after allegedly bringing gun to Keytesville School

January 3, 2023 8:14 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested and charged after the Chariton County Sheriff’s says he brought a handgun to a school. Christian Logue, 18, of Keytesville, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A sheriff’s deputy met with Logue in the principal’s office of Keytesville School on Thursday, Dec. 15. Logue allegedly told

Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing

January 3, 2023 7:12 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate was put to death Tuesday for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near

Bailey sworn in as Missouri Attorney General

January 2, 2023 6:01 PM Erika McGuire

Missouri’s next attorney general was sworn in Tuesday at the Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City.

McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, House adjourns

January 3, 2023 1:02 PM Associated Press

Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress.

Jefferson City man sentenced for drug trafficking, illegally possessing gun

January 3, 2023 4:46 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for illegally possessing a firearm and distributing methamphetamine, according to a press release. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing

Columbia man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

January 3, 2023 4:21 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Columbia man accused of accidentally killing his best friend pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse. A sentencing hearing for Shawn Long is set for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Long allegedly told police in January 2022 that he picked up the gun and

Crashes down but two killed over New Year’s traffic counting period

January 3, 2023 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Crashes were down this New Year’s holiday compared to last year but one more person died on the state’s highways, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.

La Plata teen hurt Monday morning in UTV crash

January 3, 2023 6:38 AM Zachary Farwell

MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A La Plata teenager was hurt Monday morning after a crash involving a UTV in Macon County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Highway 63 at Highway 156 after 9:35 a.m. Troopers said the UTV driven by a 13-year-old boy failed to yield to a pickup

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Mizzou remain in the Top 25?

January 3, 2023 2:37 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Mizzou Tigers men’s basketball team leaped into the AP Top 25 on Monday coming off of victories against two ranked opponents in Illinois and Kentucky.

Wage advocates say new Missouri minimum still not enough

January 2, 2023 8:10 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of workers in Missouri received a raise at the start of the new year, but the extra money still doesn’t match the cost of living. The Missouri minimum wage increased to $12 an hour under Proposition B. This is the last year under Prop B, passed by voters in 2018, which