COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News Anchor Meghan Drakas is sharing her family’s experience and other members of the ABC 17 family with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the leadup to Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, but has been canceled due to impending weather. The organization will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Protesters plan to gather across Mid-Missouri as part of the national “No Kings” protest in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. This is the second such protest in Columbia, with the first taking place in June. Mid-Missouri Peaceworks will gather at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Boone County Courthouse. Organizers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kurt Doolady — an assistant chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri Task Force 1 program manager – stepped down from his position with the department on Thursday after a felony charge was filed against him in Camden County. BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge Memorial State Park and the Gans Creek Wild Area will close for two days next month for a managed deer hunt, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The closure will occur Nov. 3-4. Hunters for the event have already been selected and will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly threatened to stab someone after they arrived at a bus stop on Thursday. Eddie Blackshire, 43, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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By Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey, Ibrahim Dahman and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The body of a tenth deceased hostage returned to Israel from Gaza under the recent ceasefire deal has been identified as the truce entered a second week despite facing a number of tests and with the next steps unresolved. “Kibbutz Nir Oz
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually assaulted a teenager on Thursday. Augustus Armstead Jr., born in 1988, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He was not listed on the Cole County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A warrant was issued and no
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By Max Foster and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Andrew will relinquish the use of his royal titles including Duke of York after discussing the matter with King Charles, he said Friday. “In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from
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By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Mohammed al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds. Under the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas last week, Israel agreed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of shooting and killing two women last week pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance since being indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Michael Davis, 40, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of
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By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — New air traffic control audio captures pilots in an apparent struggle to regain control of a private business jet as the plane plunged into woods near Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, killing all three on board. “Stall recovery, stall recovery,” one of the pilots of the Mexican-registered Hawker 800XP
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A North Korean submunition has been found in a drone that was used to attack Ukraine last month, according to a new report, providing further insight into the extent that Pyongyang is helping Russia wage war on its Eastern European neighbor. The modified submunition – a small part of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to forcing his way into a University of Missouri sorority house was released on probation. According to court records, Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty to amended charges in July. He was sentenced to seven years concurrent, seven for second-degree burglary and four years for exhibiting an
Continue ReadingPor Laura Sharman, CNN Un hombre de Wisconsin enfrenta un proceso judicial por realizar amenazas contra la Policía Federal después de publicar una serie de videos en TikTok en los que pedía que dispararan y mataran a los agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, según fiscales federales. Andrew Stanton, de 38 años, de Kenosha,
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump arrived at his military parade in Washington, DC, this June to a 21-gun salute and members of the crowd singing “Happy Birthday,” about 5 million people across the country took to the streets to protest his administration. Now, amid an ongoing government shutdown
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN President Donald Trump announced a deal to offer common fertility drugs at steep discounts through TrumpRx, a direct-to-consumer drug platform set to launch in January 2026. The initiative is part of a broader effort to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and reduce its cost, though key details about its
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — A Wisconsin man has been charged with making threats against federal law enforcement after posting a series of TikTok videos in which he called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be shot and killed, according to federal prosecutors. Andrew Stanton, 38, of Kenosha, was arrested last week and
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The threat of active shooters is a reality of life in modern America. Attacks have been perpetrated in a variety of settings, but schools have been a favorite target of mass shooters in the 21st century. That has spurred most states, including Missouri, to pass laws requiring active shooter drills in schools. The requirement won’t
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By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — As attorneys face off in courtrooms and federal agents on the ground clash with protesters, Chicago is being cemented as the epicenter of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after a flurry of developments in the last 24 hours. Now – with the city heading into its first weekend
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil, signaling the issue that has strained ties is unlikely to be resolved soon. Trump on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “assured me today that they (India) will
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