COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s Public Works Department has completed repairs on a road buckle. Crews worked to pave over the damaged area of North Providence Road near near Big Bear Boulevard. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday,, the road was back open and safe for drivers. The extreme heat causes road materials to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local first responders have responded to multiple heat-related service calls since Friday. The Columbia Fire Department told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that firefighters have responded to five calls. Cole County EMS said on Monday it had responded to three heat-related calls. “Folks are out there doing yard work, hottest time of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders on Tuesday were in a neighborhood just north of Interstate 70 in Columbia. A car crashed into a building on Heriford Road. Responders on the scene told an ABC 17 News photographer that one person was brought to an area hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was directed back to Paris
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men from Mid-Missouri were sentenced Tuesday in separate federal drug cases. In one of the cases, Jordan Shelton, 42, of Mexico, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison without parole for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, the release says. He pleaded to the charge on Jan. 21. The release says on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man has been sentenced to probation after he was charged with six felonies in two cases. Jadon Gooldy, 20, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, along with one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault after he shot a gun and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is in custody after being charged with nine felonies after he is accused of robbing a person at gunpoint. Aaron Jones, 24, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, four counts of Armed Criminal Action, two counts of unlawful possession for being a dangerous felon, unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several witnesses took the stand on the second day of a jury trial for a deadly shooting in 2023 at a former Columbia nightclub. The four-day jury trial for Kimo Spivey began Monday morning. Court reconvened around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, where the prosecution called several witnesses to the stand. Spivey, 35,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A complaint filed against University of Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz has been thrown out due to a lack of commissioners on the Missouri Ethics Commission. The complaint filed by Anthony Willroth, of Hold CoMo Accountable, stemmed from an Oct. 22 appearance on the weekly radio show “Tiger Talk” in which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives are drumming up support for a resolution curbing President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) filed a resolution last week to end the United States’ strikes against Iran, “unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “handful” of students and staff from Columbia Public Schools attended a national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, where a hoax threat occurred, according to a district spokeswoman. Spokesperson Michelle Baumstark wrote in a text message to ABC 17 News that fewer than 20 people from CPS were in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Providence Road in Columbia near Big Bear Boulevard will close on Tuesday as crews fix a portion of the road that “buckled” on Monday. Crews began working to repair the buckle on Monday morning, according to a social media post from Columbia Public Works. The closure will begin at
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Antonio Bates, 58, has been charged with first-degree rape for an assault that took place in July 2018 in Boone County, Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad continues to help out local law enforcement agencies 60 years after its formation, lending resources to the most high-profile investigations. “It’s comprised of a bunch of detectives from different agencies to make a criminal investigation division of their own,” Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Gremore said. “If
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defense attorney for a Columbia man charged with first-degree murder claims the man acted in self-defense. The jury trial for 35-year -old Kimo Spivey began Monday morning, launching the start of what’s expected to be a four-day jury trial. Spivey is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession, two counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) After the United States made its move overnight in the Israel-Iran conflict, Missouri Lawmakers are reacting. President Donald Trump announced in an address to the nation Saturday night that U.S. B-2 stealth bombers successfully destroyed Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With temperatures heating things up across Mid-Missouri, ABC 17 News looked into how how pet owners can keep their furry friend cool. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking heat index values in the triple digits across the region through Tuesday. The Humane Society of Missouri recommends on days when temperatures
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The public is invited to line East Broadway Saturday morning for Columbia’s annual Juneteenth parade at 9 a.m
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of people gathered Friday night at Cosmo Park in Columbia to honor a teenager who died in a shooting this past weekend. Zarian Simpson died in a shooting on Sunday, June 15 during an armed robbery. Two juveniles were arrested, along with Steven Paden, 34. Friends and family started gathering
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Independence Day approaches, Missourians are lighting up the sky — and the nation’s spending charts. Fireworks sales at seasonal retailers began on Friday, marking the start of one of the busiest and most-explosive stretches of the year. According to U.S. trade data from Lending Tree, Missouri imported $85.7 million worth of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The two juveniles detained after a Columbia homicide will continue to be held in a juvenile center. The suspects are 15 and 13 years old. They’re accused of being involved in the armed robbery and fatal shooting of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson on Sunday. They were detained along with 34-year-old Steven Paden earlier this week.
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