COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly fired a gun in a mobile home park while he was drunk on Monday evening. Phillip Etheridge, 36, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and the state has requested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly assaulted a victim who was in a wheelchair. Arthur Wayne Hooks, 71, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault of a special victim, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to put a 3/8-cent sales tax on the November ballot. Sheriff Dwayne Carey appeared before the commission last week to make his pitch for the tax. The commission was initially considering it for the August ballot, but moved it to November at Carey’s urging
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia police officers responded to the Woodstock Mobile Home Park on New Haven Road on Monday. An ABC 17 News crew saw at least five Columbia Police Department patrol cars at the scene shortly before 8 p.m. The Columbia Fire Department confirmed several of its crews responded to the same scene
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A partial mistrial was declared on Friday in a Boone County child molestation case involving an Iowa man. Fred L. Fox, 56 of Humeston, Iowa, was originally charged with two counts of child molestation, one count of child enticement and sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States Exercise Tiger Foundation will honor six U.S. Army soldiers from an Iowa unit who died during the Iran conflict in March at a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony Monday morning in Columbia. “No matter what anybody may think of what we’re doing or why we’re doing it. We honor the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with seven counts of driving while intoxicated in an April 3 crash on Interstate 70 that caused serious injuries. Samuel Jacob Creasy was charged on Friday. He was arrested in April and posted a $1,500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 78-year-old Columbia man died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a crash on Highway 63 just south of the Hinton area of Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man drove his 1996 Saturn SL2 onto Highway 63 from a private
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2025 report from the City of Columbia and Boone County Public Health and Human Services said corporate property buying is one of many factors impacting housing stability nationwide locally. The report also notes that keeping people in stable, long-term housing costs less than responding to homelessness after a crisis occurs. Across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Silver Alert has been canceled after a 90-year-old woman who has dementia was found safe. The Columbia Police Department said on Facebook that Nancy Thrower was home safe in Columbia on Thursday afternoon. The department thanked the public and other agencies for their help. “We would also like to thank BCSD,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the body found in the Perche Creek on Sunday has been identified. However, the person’s name was not released. The agency did share that she was a 47-year-old woman from Columbia. “We are deferring to friends and family of the victim to decide as to whether
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of dumping a woman’s body in a trash bin in the Perche Creek over the weekend had his court date moved after failing to appear on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 17 News that the delay was due to an unforeseen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against Columbia Police Department officers who shot a man on Christmas Day. Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger – who was named the special prosecutor in the case — wrote in a letter to the Boone County Circuit Court that he will not file charges against the officers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is continuing the crack down on unregulated gaming machines with a new ordinance. An ordinance was passed at Monday night’s council meeting against the maintenance and offering of illegal gaming or lottery machines. Previous reporting shows the city has been targeting unregulated machines known as “gray machines” or “no-chance
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Tuesday with dumping a body enclosed in a trash bin into Perche Creek in Boone County over the weekend. Capt. Brian Leer with the Boone County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim was a woman. Andrew B. Acton, 53, was arrested Monday after a surveillance photo showed his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey argued for his proposed 3/8-cent sales tax increase to be added to the ballot during a Boone County Commission meeting Monday. If approved by the commission, Boone County residents would be able to vote on the measure during the August election. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman estimated
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The amount of the proposed tax hasbeen corrected. It’s the season of sales taxes in Missouri, where local governments around the state are facing revenue problems and questions about future funding. Measures are now being considered for the August and November ballots. Boone County is considering a 3/8-cent sales tax to help pay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT delayed closing two ramps on westbound I-70 in Columbia due to rainy weather, according to a news release. Crews will now close the westbound ramp from Rangeline Street to I-70 and the westbound ramp from I-70 to Providence Road starting Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. The closure, which was originally scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Sturgeon man died in a Monday morning crash on Highway 63 in Boone County at Highway 124, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man tried driving a 1997 Honda Civic westbound across northbound Highway 63 and entered the path of a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Medical Examiner is set to perform an autopsy Tuesday on a body found in Perche Creek, an MU Health Care spokesman confirmed on Monday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body Sunday night. The body was allegedly found altered suspiciously and in a decomposing state inside a container.
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