COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department now says that eight vehicles were involved in a crash Wednesday night on Interstate 70 that sent two people to the hospital. CPD wrote in a Thursday evening press release that three people were injured in the crash, though only two needed treatment at a hospital for minor
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67 people are presumed dead after an air crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
The same model of airplane involved in that horrific incident, CRJ 700s, fly in and out of the Columbia Regional Airport. American Airlines CRJ 700 planes are used for some flights by Skywest between Columbia, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies related to a string of car break-ins that occurred in north Columbia at the end of December. Carter Gathercole, 18, of Columbia, was charged with three counts of stealing a gun, one count of stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of shooting another person in December after an argument pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies on Monday. Anthony Sharp, 52, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to five years’ probation with a seven-year suspended sentence.
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Jermarion Burnett-Howard, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Janet Jago, 72, and will be sentenced on April 3.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen in a west Columbia neighborhood early Thursday morning. An ABC 17 News reporter arrived a scene on South Heather Lane at 4:30 a.m. and saw multiple Columbia Police Department vehicles along with Bearcat SWAT vehicle. While on scene, ABC 17 crews were told to turn off
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Interstate 70 caused the highway to be closed in a portion of Columbia on Wednesday night. CPD Sgt. Curtis Perkins told ABC 17 News at the scene that seven vehicles were involved in the crash and two people were brought to an area hospital. At least two semi trucks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have punched a ticket to a third-consecutive Super Bowl, fans are racing against the clock to buy tickets to witness potential history. The Chiefs have the chance to become the first team in win three Super Bowls in a row. Super Bowl 59 will be the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday was charged with four felonies on Wednesday. Nicholas Walters, 39, was charged with first-degree arson, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055 announced in a Wednesday press release that it will not endorse any candidates in the April 8 election. The union has endorsed candidates in prior city elections and supported former First Ward Councilman Nick Knoth during his recall. “Breaking from the years long tradition of supporting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department says it has identified “persons of interest” in the homicide of 17-year-old Mason Sheets. FPD wrote in a press release that its persons of interest are juveniles who are not from Fulton. Their names cannot be released because of their ages, police wrote. Police identified the juveniles after the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia firefighters were sent Wednesday to put out a fire at a homeless camp. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a call of an outside fire on Pioneer Drive Wednesday morning. Columbia Fire was called to 3100 Pioneer Drive for an outside fire just before 9 a.m. A firefighter at the scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police said Wednesday that they’ve arrested a suspect in the December shooting of two minors in east Columbia. The Columbia Police Department wrote in a news release Wednesday that a suspect in the Dec. 21, 2024, shooting was arrested Tuesday in Mexico, Missouri. Mexico police helped with the arrest, the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a realtor build event that will help families in need for affordable housing Wednesday. The event will be at noon at the Habitat for Humanity construction site in the Boone Prairie Subdivision off Brown Station Road. The event will focus on working on the interiors of
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court marshal and Columbia Police Department officer arrested a man who threw an incendiary device at the front of the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post that Nicholas A. Walters, 39, of Columbia threw “a device that can … best be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri sent out an update on Monday about some federal executive actions and how it will affect research activities at the university. Spokesman Christopher Ave said in an email to ABC 17 News on Tuesday that researchers at the university are continuing to conduct crucial research. “Federal grant submission portals
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a shooting that led to the shutdown of a busy Columbia road Monday morning has been charged with assault. Jared Britt Jr., 19, of Columbia was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault. Another man, Ataveon Gordon, 18, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree assault and aiding and abetting a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced a pair of closures on Interstate 70. One lane of eastbound Interstate 70 near mile marker 138 in Millersburg will be closed for part of the day on Wednesday for repairs, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in Jefferson City for child sex crimes. William Lee Nichols, 53, was charged in the indictment with sexual exploitation of a minor child, using a child to prodice child porn and distributing child porn, all of which allegedly occurred from June
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student at Columbia’s West Middle School brought a loaded handgun into the building Monday morning. West Principal Courtney Lewis wrote in a letter to families that a student brought a loaded handgun into the school. Another student reported that the gun and school officials “took immediate action to investigate,” the letter
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