CNN By Hanna Park, John Miller, Haley Britzky, Kyung Lah and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to a law enforcement source familiar with
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s top prosecutor and local police are yet to release the name of a man accused of impersonating a federal officer and engaging in a standoff with authorities Tuesday. Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Sandra Colhour told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that she would not disclose the suspect’s name. Fulton police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday evening on the attack that left at least 10 people dead in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day. Law enforcement officials identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, as the suspect who they believe drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The FBI is investigating a New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans that left several dead as an act of terrorism. New Orleans TV station WGNO reported 15 people had died by late Wednesday afternoon, citing the local coroner. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in the
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CNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, John Miller, Mark Morales, Paul P. Murphy and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — In a series of videos, the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia police officers blocked off a road in the central part of the city while they investigated on New Year’s Eve. An ABC 17 News reporter on the scene counted about ten Columbia Police Department cars around the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue near Worley Street just after 11 p.m. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton police officers arrested a man after a standoff who allegedly impersonated a law enforcement officer. Police wrote in a Tuesday press release that they were called the area of Route Z and Bluff Street for a call about “a subject that had removed a female from inside of her vehicle while
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A box truck driver was charged with two felonies on Tuesday. Colton McGaughey, 32, of Vienna, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that caused physical injury and leaving the scene of an accident where more than $1,000 in property damage occurred. A warrant was issued on Tuesday and no
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an increase in violent crime in Columbia, the Boone County Sheriff’s has reported a reduction in violent crime for the second consecutive year. Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows the Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported 76 violent crimes. Firearms and “dangerous weapons” made up 52% of those crimes. It
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Editor’s note: A detail from the probable cause statement was corrected in the story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple felonies on Monday after he allegedly held a woman against her will on Sunday. Trevor Hayden-Nigel Foley, 18, was charged with second-degree kidnapping, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with first-degree assault after he allegedly attacked his 73-year-old neighbor on Thursday. Robert Bondick, 43, was arrested on Monday and is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. A press release from the Columbia Police Department says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of shooting another man in September has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Kadean Cunningham, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to fourth-degree assault and was sentenced to 110 days in the Boone County Jail and was given credit for all the time served. He was originally charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Neighbors in a northern Columbia neighborhood are concerned after a man is in the hospital in serious condition following a shooting in northern Columbia Friday night. Columbia Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road just after 9 p.m. Saturday afternoon, ABC 17 News knocked on neighbors doors to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police tape was put up Friday night as police responded to a shots heard call in the 1200 block of Blue Ridge Road near the intersection of Northland Drive in northern Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News at the scene that police responded to a shots-fired call
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man was charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly threatened a woman at a Columbia Break Time. Kenneth Jackson, 39, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after authorities say he crashed into a propane tank during a chase on Thursday night. Diamon Davis, 42, was charged with aggravated fleeing, drug possession and second-degree drug trafficking. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A co-owner of a south side Columbia Mexican restaurant bonded out of jail on Thursday. Crystal Umfress, of Columbia, is charged with felonies in multiple cases in southeast Missouri. She was initially charged in Dunklin County with second-degree arson in one case and was charged in a second case with two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol will have a new superintendent on Feb. 1. Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe’s office announced in a Thursday press release that Maj. Michael Turner will take over the role and await confirmation from the Missouri Senate. Col. Eric Olson will retire after serving more than 34 years, the patrol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was accused of exploiting an elderly couple. Michael Gilley, 66, was charged in Cole County with financially exploiting an exploiting an elderly person and misdemeanor stealing. Court documents say he was arrested on Monday, but he has not appeared in online jail records on Tuesday. A $100,000 bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with four counts of possessing child pornography in Callaway County. Ryan Joele Gamble, 43, is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Callaway County Courthouse. According to the probable cause statement, a child
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