COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender who is under 20 years of supervised release was arrested on Monday night in Boonville. Andrew Paul Capps, 26, was charged in Cooper County with being a sex offender at a public park and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail without bond. He pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper was cited by Lake Ozark police for resisting arrest on July 11. Travis Michael Wood, of Kirksville, was cited at 12:45 a.m. July 11 in the 1300 block of Bagnell Dam Boulevard. He has an initial court appearance scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17 at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors after authorities claim she drove a vehicle that was caught on camera while hitting two men during a June 29 hit-and-run incident. Tracy Fairfax, 43, of Jefferson City, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – While more individual voting precincts in Columbia voted against Proposition 1, big turnout in parts of west Columbia powered the measure to pass. Results for Proposition 1, the 1% increase in Columbia’s sales tax to help fund public safety, analyzed by ABC 17 News, show the race stayed tight across town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony after a child shot off part of their own finger on Thursday. Dontay Palmer, 29, was charged first-degree child endangerment. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and a confined docket hearing was scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police say doorbell camera footage and digital data have become essential tools in investigations like the one into the 2021 killing of James Hundle. “In neighborhoods like this, there’s lots of cameras everywhere. Ring doorbell footage, that’s different for this case,” said CPD Lead Criminal Investigator Lt. Matt Gremore. “And this
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy, with lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a heat index near 105. An isolated storm is possible north of Hwy 50 in the afternoon, capable of damaging winds and hail, but almost everyone stays dry. EXTENDED: ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days have been
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TODAY: Intense heat continues today as temps soar back into the mid 90s this afternoon. Continued humidity will place heat indexes back into the triple digits, potentially reaching closer to 110. TONIGHT: Lows remain warm overnight, only dropping to the mid to upper 70s. Expect clouds to increase overnight. EXTENDED: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A nine-time Grammy Award winner and Rock & Rock Hall of Fame inductee will be taking center stage at Faurot Field for Mizzou football’s season opener, on Thursday, Sept. 3. On Tuesday, Tiger Athletics announced that Mizzou alum Sheryl Crow will be performing the national anthem ahead of MU’s game against Arkansas-Pine
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By Kevin Liptak, Alejandra Jaramillo, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official. The clandestine security plan — first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 29-year-old Clark woman was seriously hurt in a Randolph County crash just after 2:40 p.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, three cars were involved in this crash. A 2019 Ford Edge, driven by the Clark woman; a 2009 Ford F-350, driven by a 52-year-old Salisbury man
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 45-year-old Tipton man was seriously hurt in a Moniteau County crash just after 6 p.m. Monday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 2006 BMW Z4 south on Route B, south of the Cooper/Moniteau County line, when he crossed the center of the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It is important to know the dangers of being in a hot car amid a heat wave rolling through Mid-Missouri. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day Tuesday and Wednesday for extreme heat in Mid-Missouri. However, it does not take triple-digit heat indices for your vehicle to
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The United States just can’t seem to get past food making people sick. It started weeks ago with an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that was traced to lettuce. That outbreak hasn’t died out yet, and now salmonella has taken the spotlight. Jalapenos sold in several stores and restaurants have been recalled because of salmonella risk. And
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy, with temperatures in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and extremely hot, with a heat index up to 105 to 110 in the afternoon. EXTENDED: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day remains in effect through Wednesday for a heat index above 105 degrees each afternoon. Rain chances will be
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Foodborne illnesses are on the rise, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services continues to report increasing cases of cyclosporiasis and, recently, salmonella. Last week, the CDC linked the salmonella outbreak to jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors, which come from Sinaloa, Mexico. Following that recall, Chipotle and QDOBA pulled the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The intersection of Business Loop 70 and North Garth Avenue in Columbia was shut down on Monday evening after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications reported the crash at 6:42 p.m. and sent a follow-up notification at 6:51 p.m. stating that all lanes were closed. An ABC 17 News photographer saw two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A business owner claims ongoing construction on the St. Charles Road Bridge on Interstate 70 has caused customer traffic at a coffee shop to drop by 80%, prompting to ask the community for help on Facebook to keep their doors open. As part of the Improve I-70 Project, the St. Charles Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Results from Boone County’s elections were certified on Monday, County Clerk Brianna Lennon announced. An email from Lennon shows 55 provisional ballots were accepted and counted, 18 ballots that “could not be counted by the tabulator at the polling place,” were accepted and counted and two military/overseas ballots were accepted and counted.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the June death of an electrician who died while working on the University of Missouri’s Memorial Stadium renovation project. Corey Sooter, 44, died on June 10 after working at Memorial Stadium on June 5. He was a foreman for BK2 Electrical and Design and
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