CPD: Shooting suspect found dead with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Two people have come out of the apartment where a possible suspect in a deadly Columbia shooting remained holed up Tuesday afternoon, police said.
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One hurt in shooting in south Columbia neighborhood
Police are investigating a shooting in south Columbia after officers were called to a robbery.
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Highway could be closed for days after Monroe County train crash
A state highway that was closed after a deadly crash involving a semi-truck and train Sunday in Monroe County will be closed until midweek, the local sheriff said Monday.
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Three charged with murder in Columbia drug overdose death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged three people with murder and another with drug distribution in connection with a December 2021 fentanyl overdose death, according to court records. Jonathan G. Shelley, Nicholas Grathwohl and Jeanne M. Hovis, all of Columbia, were charged this week with second-degree murder and drug distribution for the Dec. 26, 2021
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Cole County Prosecutor: No charges filed for person who shot Michael Burns in January
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a Wednesday press release that no charges will be filed in the Jan. 14 shooting death of Michael Burns. The email stated investigators with the Jefferson City Police Department learned that Burns initiated a fight with another individual in the 300 block of
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Attorney general apparently withdraws emergency rule on transgender medical care after lawmakers act
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey appears to have withdrawn his emergency rule that would place restrictions on gender transitions.
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Arrest report names CPD officers, man on ground seen in weekend video in front of Harpo’s
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia Police Department arrest report gives the names of two officers under investigation and a man who was arrested early Sunday outside of a Downtown bar. A video was recorded by a resident showing officers attempting to detain a man who was on the ground. One police officer could be seen
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Osage Beach police identify ‘person of interest’ in school threat investigation
Osage Beach police said Friday that they’ve identified a minor as a “person of interest” in the investigation into a shooting threat against the School of the Osage that led to classes being held online.
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Weather Alert Day: Isolated severe storms through late tonight
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for severe storms that could produce damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado through late tonight. Monday 4:00 p.m update: Isolated strong storms have started to develop along the frontal boundary leftover from this morning’s round of storms. These will mainly stay
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Atlanta shooting suspect in custody after hourslong manhunt
Authorities are searching for the person who shot five people Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital, and then fleeing in a carjacked vehicle, police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Wednesday.
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Judge delays attorney general’s transgender rule for two weeks
The rule will be put on hold until May 15, according to the order issued Monday. Another hearing will be held May 11.
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Victim in weekend Boone County shooting dies
The man shot over the weekend in a neighborhood just outside southwest Columbia has died, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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One person killed in crash on Highway 63 near Pinnacles park, two more seriously hurt
A crash near the Pinnacles Youth Park in northern Boone County closed part of Highway 63 on Tuesday afternoon.
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Defendant in University of Missouri hazing case takes plea deal
One of several men charged in connection with a University of Missouri fraternity pledge’s alcohol poisoning at a party took a plea deal Monday.
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Car driver makes second death in Fulton bus crash
The driver of a car that hit a Fulton school bus Friday has now been pronounced dead.
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Man charged with murder for Randolph County crash that killed pregnant woman; family mourns loss
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple murder charges after an April 6 head-on collission on Route M killed a pregnant woman. Steven Lee Garrett, 47, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and four counts of driving while intoxicated (including death of two, causing serious physical injury, causing physical
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Police: ‘Intoxicated’ man with gun caused Moberly standoff
An “intoxicated” man fired a gun into the air before having a standoff in with police in the stairwell of an apartment building, Moberly police allege.
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking storms with strong winds and hail by late Saturday afternoon
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe storms on Saturday afternoon through mid-evening. Watch live coverage of warnings in the player. SATURDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Isolated storms have already started to develop along the cold front across southwest Missouri, bringing golf ball to tennis ball sized
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Prosecutor to seek death penalty in Jefferson City murder case
Cole County’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that his office will seek the death penalty against a Jefferson City man charged this week with the murder of his child’s mother.
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Fire closes part of Boone County highway
A wildfire shut down part of a state highway in Boone County on Wednesday afternoon.
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