COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated causing serious physical injury after a crash on Paris Road. Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia, was driving one vehicle with another person in the passenger seat when he tried to make a left turn onto Highway 63 south from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A petition filed in the Circuit Court of Boone County shows a woman filed for guardianship of a child in the case of a missing Columbia woman. The court document was filed Tuesday in the probate division of the court for guardianship of Anna Elledge, who was previously in the care of
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As snow accumulated overnight, some mid-Missouri roads became covered by Thursday morning, causing slide offs for the morning commute. In Columbia, there were multiple slide offs on Highway 63 between Grindstone Parkway and Rangeline Street. COLUMBIA ALERT: Use caution traveling along Route 63 between Route 763 and Grindstone Parkway (Route AC). Several slip-off crashes have
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Crews with public works departments around mid-Missouri are preparing for the winter weather moving into the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Judge has upheld a previous court ruling involving a Columbia businessman. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam was ordered to pay $250,000 in actual damages and $2,500,000 in punitive damages for his involvement in a 2014 Columbia arson. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a lower court ruling that Fotoohighiam was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Columbia College volleyball coach filed a lawsuit against the school after she claimed she was the victim of discrimination. Melinda Wrye-Washington coached the volleyball team from 2000 until March. In that time, Wrye-Washington led the team to a pair of national championship wins and took the team to the NAIA tournament every
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Wednesday a second man has been arrested in connection with a September shooting death. CPD records show Aaron Harris was arrested around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Grace Ellen Drive in north Columbia. Harris was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for a person accused of robbing a gas station in northeast Columbia early Monday. Investigators said someone with a gun went inside the Break Time in the 2400 block of Paris Road around 1:30 a.m. and demanded money from the cashier. No one was hurt during the robbery. Investigators
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Another fast-food chicken restaurant could be popping up on Providence in Columbia. Raising Cain’s Chicken Fingers, represented by Van Matre Law Firm, has applied for a concept review and is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a drive-through on the corner of Providence and Locust Street. Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission held an informational meeting
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An academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of MU’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court denied the University of Missouri’s request to rehear the appeals court decision that graduate workers are employees. The university asked the Supreme Court to hear the case last month. In its decision filed Tuesday, the court denied the request. In August, the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals
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Rain in mid-Missouri is leaving roads slick for Wednesday morning’s commute. ABC 17 News crews monitored road conditions throughout Columbia and Boone County. Drivers should be sure to take it slow heading out the door with rains causing poor visibility and slippery road conditions. Temperatures have managed to stay above freezing in the area, leaving
Continue ReadingRain in mid-Missouri is leaving roads slick for Wednesday morning’s commute. ABC 17 News crews monitored road conditions throughout Columbia and Boone County. Drivers should be sure to take it slow heading out the door with rains causing poor visibility and slippery road conditions. Temperatures have managed to stay above freezing in the area, leaving
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Supreme Court denied the University of Missouri’s request to rehear the appeals court decision that graduate workers are employees. The university asked the Supreme Court to hear the case last month. In its decision, which was filed Tuesday, the court denied the request. The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals issued a notice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A date has been set for a trial for a man convicted in 2018 of assaulting and stealing from a 91-year-old veteran. Driss Zarhouni was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2018, convicted on multiple charges. Online court records show a new trial is set for Feb. 2, 2020, in the case. Zarhouni wants
Continue ReadingA widespread phone and internet outage, stemming from construction work in Kansas City, caused statewide issues including an electronic system failure in the Cole County Jail. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said the Monday morning outage resulted in a shutdown of certain systems, including cell door operations. The doors, which are normally operated electronically throughout
Continue ReadingA date has been set for a trial for a man convicted in 2018 of assaulting and stealing from a 91-year-old veteran. Driss Zarhouni was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2018, convicted on multiple charges. Online court records show a new trial is set for Feb. 2, 2020, in the case. Zarhouni wants
Continue ReadingAn academic fraud scandal and the ensuing NCAA appeal has cost the University of Missouri more than a half-million dollars. The university paid a total of $595,626.60 to outside counsel for their work on the investigation and appeal, according to records obtained by ABC 17 News. In January, the NCAA ruled to ban several of
Continue ReadingAnother fast-food chicken restaurant could be popping up on Providence in Columbia. Raising Cain’s Chicken Fingers, represented by Van Matre Law Firm, has applied for a concept review and is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a drive-through on the corner of Providence and Locust Street. Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission held an informational
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are hoping the public can help them find the family members of a man found dead earlier this month in east Columbia. Charles Paul Jaggers, 65, was found dead of natural causes Oct. 16 on Mehl Road, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release. The department is asking the
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