COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in a Gasconade County homicide case was given a bond on Friday. Henry Lorton, of Owensville, is charged in Gasconade County with second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree assault. A motion from last week asked the judge to lower his bond to $10,000 and claimed that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing an 88-year-old woman. Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Missouri Attorney General and former Co-Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew Bailey filed paperwork on Tuesday to form a political action committee that supports a ballot initiative. Bailey was listed as the treasurer of “Vote Yes On Amendment 3,” which as it the name implies is supporting the passage of Amendment
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Work began on the water system at a Moberly mobile home park Wednesday, several days after residents stopped receiving clean water in their homes. Residents at Riley’s Mobile Home Park in Moberly have been without running water for about five days. Some say the outage is part of a yearslong pattern of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man and two people from Dixon were killed Wednesday morning when a vehicle hydroplaned on Highway 63 in Maries County near the Osage County line. A 29-year-old Fulton man died after a Buick Encore lost control while passing a tractor-trailer and hit the Ford F-150 he was riding in, according
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FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Six Central Methodist University football players have been suspended from the team after two of them were charged with assaulting a teammate. The university told ABC 17 News about the suspensions Wednesday afternoon, after earlier in the day saying two players charged with assault had been suspended. The university did not name
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man has now been charged with murder in an Oct. 4 attack in Phelps County. Stacey Cameron Johnson, 37, is now charged in Phelps County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and drug possession. Amended charges were filed on Tuesday. He was previously charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal
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Editor’s note: Some quotes previously attributed to a library spokesperson have been correctly attributed to its executive director. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Library sent state Sen. Rick Brattin an 86-page packet of records about its Rainbow Story Time event on Sept. 16, in response to a request under Missouri’s Sunshine Law. Nearly a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured – one seriously – in a crash Wednesday morning in Phelps County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 24-year-old Edgar Springs man drove a 2016 Chevrolet 1500 northbound in the 19000 block of Route O. The truck went off
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Howard County Prosecutor’s Office charged two Central Methodist University football players with assault on Wednesday, according to online court records. Kamarrion Ferguson, 20, and Michael Hourel, 22, were booked into the Howard County jail on Monday and remain there as of Tuesday evening. According to the probable cause statement filed with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A church is considered a total loss after a fire in Northeast Johnson County Wednesday morning. According to Capt. Joe Jennings with the Johnson County Fire Protection District, the Mount Zion Christian Church was fully engulfed in flames when the first crews arrived at the scene. A passerby called in the fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored as of Wednesday morning after 110 customers in western Columbia were without power on Tuesday night. The City of Columbia outage map showed 112 utilities customers were without power near the intersection of Rollins Road and West Boulevard. That outage was reported at 9:42 p.m. City utilities spokesman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge could decide by Friday whether guard CJ Gunn will be eligible for his fifth season of college basketball, which he intends to play at Mizzou. Gunn and his legal team on Tuesday appeared in a Boone County courtroom as his eligibility battle with the NCAA continues. He filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down on Tuesday night in Columbia after a crash with a motorcycle occurred. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert at around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday that all lanes were back open, after being impacted for nearly three hours. The Columbia Police Department announced at 11
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Osage County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the Linn man drove his 2025 Dodge 1500 southbound on Route U, went off the right side of the road before overcorrecting and
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents at Riley Mobile Home Park will be without water service until further notice amid ongoing environmental and public health concerns. City officials say a wastewater pump station failed Thursday, causing raw sewage to back up into the park’s sewer system and overflow. Water was shut off the next day. This also
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had her eyes set on Microsoft on Tuesday afternoon, claiming the online video game service Xbox Live has had “recurring allegations” of sexual misconduct involving minors. Hanaway in a post on social media claimed Xbox Live is being used “by predators to trade child sexual abuse material,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of school resource officers has been corrected, and a video reporting an erroneous number has been deleted. Columbia’s Youth Advisory Council heard from two school resource officers Tuesday about their roles in schools and how students can help improve campus safety. The presentation from Columbia Police Department officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arizona man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a pair of felony charges in a Miller County crash that killed a woman in September 2024. Khalil Manygoats, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated that caused serious injuries and drug possession. He was ordered to serve a 120-day program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aiyanna Williams’ family is focusing on her legacy after Misael Covarrubias pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder along with seven other charges in the 2025 downtown Columbia shooting that killed her. A family representative told ABC 17 News the family does not wish to comment on the plea and is focusing on
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