COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mom’s Demand Action Missouri and Powerhouse Community Development led a joint effort against gun violence Friday night. In light of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, the groups gathered with and for survivors of gun violence at Douglass Park in Columbia. Attendees wore orange in solidarity. Two of those in attendance included Kimberly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Ashland police officer has settled his lawsuit with the city, according to his attorney. Andy Hirth of TGH Litigation said former officer Tom Whitener settled his claims over wrongful firing with Ashland for $1 million. The two sides were set to go to trial on July 6. Whitener sued Ashland
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The headline has been corrected to remove an erroneous mention of the older Orton, A Harrisburg student was killed Wednesday when a train hit his father’s semi-truck in Iowa. Robert Orton, 14, was killed when a 2015 Kenworth truck driven by Michael Orton, 38, of Palmyra, Missouri, crossed tracks in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager was hurt after a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash on Route Z in Boone County at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. Troopers said a 21-year-old woman from New Bloomfield was driving east in a 2022 Toyota Corolla when she failed to yield to
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Columbia Regional Airport continues to add more flight options, with the latest starting on Wednesday. Allegiant Airlines began its flights to and from Orlando, with other flights to Florida starting later this week, and still more in the fall. The regional budget carrier adds a new type of option to what had been limited options
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man suffered moderate injuries when his SUV rolled over on Wednesday morning on Route WW east of the city. The 36-year-old man was not wearing a seat belt when his 1997 Chevrolet Blazer went off the left side of Route WW after he fell asleep near Cedar Grove Boulevard, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Capable of reaching speeds of up to 20 miles per hour, e-bikes and e-scooters are prompting a reminder from the Ashland Police Department about where and how they can be used. “We continue to receive complaints of dangerous activities by young people on e-bikes and electric motorcycles on the streets of Ashland,”
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COLUBMIA MO. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District transferred ownership of two fire tankers to the Van-Far and Northwest Fire Protection District. The districts will each receive one 2000-model Pierce Freightliner that are designed to transport large quantities of water and operate as pumping units for firefighting activities. The two Tanker’s were recently taken
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A convicted murderer has been accused of killing an inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center. Zachariah Peterson, 38, was charged with second-degree murder and causing violence to an inmate after a grand jury indictment was filed on Tuesday. A no-bond warrant was issued. Details were scant because of the lack of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local group No New Jail Boone Co. is pushing back against a sales tax increase set to appear on the November ballot. No New Jail Boone Co. includes members who are volunteers at other local groups. This includes COMO Mobile Aid, Room at the Inn, Loaves and Fishes and Boone County Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The suspect’s age has been corrected. A murder charge was filed Tuesday against a Columbia man accused of putting his significant other’s body in a City of Columbia trash bin and dumping it into a body of water. Andrew B. Acton, 53, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in Boone
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission approved a grant to the Hallsville Police Department as part of the county’s new Public Safety Radio System. The measure enters Hallsville into an interoperable radio system cooperative agreement with Boone County Joint Communications. The new system is expected to enhance emergency communications and improve capabilities for handling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several drivers were left stranded on flooded roads over the weekend has heavy rains in Mid-Missouri closed out the month of May. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News on Monday three vehicles were stuck in floodwaters from Friday to Sunday this past weekend. The BCFPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy who is charged as an adult in connection with a 2025 shooting death was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Deshawn D. Brown, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and second-degree murder in the death of Zarian Simpson. Another 16-year-old, Rodney Moore
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of customers are without power Monday morning after heavy rain, hail and strong winds ripped through Mid-Missouri. According to the Missouri Electric Cooperative’s statewide outage map, 403 customers are without power in Howard County as of 7:16 a.m. This is an improvement after over 700 were without power earlier Monday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was underage at the time of a shooting and alleged carjacking earlier this year has been certified as an adult in the case. Darius Lamb, 18, was certified as an adult on Thursday during a hearing in the juvenile court. He is now charged with two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A spot on eastbound Interstate 70 that has caused road crews repeated issues will require emergency repair again Thursday afternoon, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release. The right lane of eastbound I-70 will be closed near mile marker 131 at St. Charles Road starting at 5 p.m. Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The spouse of a man who died last year at the Boone County Jail has sued the jail’s medical provider Wednesday in federal court. The lawsuit was filed by Grant Davis, who is described as the husband of Robert Muller-Russo in court documents. Defendants in the case includes jail nurse Melissa Hooks,
Continue Reading COLIMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in Perche Creek earlier this month appeared in court on Tuesday. Andrew Acton, 53, is charged with abandoning a corpse and tampering with evidence. He still does not have an attorney. The judge set his next hearing for 1
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