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Police make arrest in south Columbia restaurant robbery

September 13, 2024 1:47 PM Matthew Sanders

Police have arrested a suspect in the robbery of a south Columbia restaurant last month.

MU Faculty Council backs student group, Black Studies Department amid barbecue name change

September 12, 2024 8:07 PM Mitchell Kaminski

Editor’s note: The affiliation of students who attended the meeting has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council and Black Studies Department are standing by a student group upset with the school after they were forced to change the name of an annual event. In August, the Mizzou Legion of Black

Social media posts about school threats not credible, Columbia Public Schools email to parents says

September 12, 2024 10:08 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ Recent social media posts referencing possible threats to Columbia schools are not credible, the school district wrote in a Thursday night email to parents. Rumors spread Thursday night about possible threats to some school campuses in Columbia. “We’re reaching out to ask for your help and support. Over the last several days,

Missouri Task Force 1 to head home on Friday

September 12, 2024 3:18 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 is coming home. Forty-five members of Task Force 1 were deployed to Louisiana on Tuesday to assist in rescue and emergency services as Hurricane Francine made landfall. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message that Task Force 1

Last steel girder placed on Rocheport bridge

September 12, 2024 3:54 PM Ryan Shiner

ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The last steel girder was placed on the Rocheport bridge on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews are in the home stretch of the project and will be able to place cross frames and wind bracing before preparing to pour the new bridge deck,

Overnight road work scheduled in Columbia next week

September 12, 2024 2:56 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work on several Columbia streets will occur Monday, Sept. 16-Tuesday, Sept. 24, according to a Thursday press release from the city. The release says six streets will be resurfaced, including (in order): West Worley Street from North Fairview Road to the end of the asphalt near Smithton Middle School; Bernadette Drive

Columbia organizations call on city leaders to help at-risk youth after juvenile gets arrested in deadly shooting

September 12, 2024 11:22 AM Morgan Buresh

A juvenile was arrested in relation to an April shooting in Columbia, as data shows youth have one of the highest rates of gun-related crimes in Columbia.

Parents, students concerned following recent fight at Battle High School

September 11, 2024 8:00 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent fight at Battle High School in Columbia on Monday was the turning point for one Columbia parent. An email ABC 17 News obtained from parent Dana Shepherd shows the principal of Battle High School Alyssa Galbreath addressing a fight that resulted in a police response. The letter states that an

Police: Juvenile arrested on suspicion of murder in April shooting death on Premier Lane in Columbia

September 11, 2024 10:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A minor was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the April shooting death of Derek Silvey, the Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday social media post. Police said the juvenile was arrested by Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and felony stealing in the April

University of Missouri, City of Columbia honor lives lost on 9/11

September 11, 2024 6:51 PM Marie Moyer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) To honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, the University of Missouri and the City of Columbia hosted its annual wreath-laying ceremony Wednesday morning. The ceremony featured a procession and a flyover by an MU Health Care helicopter. The event also hosted the Mizzou ROTC Joint Service Color Guard, the City

Columbia man charged with first-degree domestic assault, kidnapping

September 11, 2024 3:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Sunday. Christopher Bullock Jr., 21, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held Wednesday afternoon. According to

MU students support abortion question appearing on the November ballot

September 10, 2024 7:46 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision

Columbia man sentenced nearly 11 years for federal gun charges

September 10, 2024 4:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty last year to two federal gun charges was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years and 10 months in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Shaune Aaron Price, 36, pleaded guilty on Nov. 7, 2023, to two counts of being a felon

Man arrested after Monday afternoon chase charged with six felonies Tuesday

September 10, 2024 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,

Teachers union: 225 CPS employees did not receive stipend for summer duties; district aiming to make payments by Friday

September 9, 2024 10:33 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to pay some of its employees for summer duties by Friday. According to the district, the delay in payments was due to paperwork not being submitting on time. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said employees who submitted their information after the payroll deadline will receive their stipend in

Battle over abortion rights measure intensifies as Columbia, KC, St. Louis mayors fight for ballot inclusion

September 9, 2024 7:40 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted

Columbia man accused of shooting car while hitting man’s head with gun

September 9, 2024 6:49 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Monday after deputies say he shot a car while hitting another man in the head with a gun on Saturday morning. Lamont Washington, 47, was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action, illegal use of a weapon and second-degree property damage, a misdemeanor. He is being

Man charged with sex abuse in Boone County arrested

September 9, 2024 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with two counts of first-degree sex abuse earlier this year was booked into the Boone County Jail on Sunday evening. Jaycob Booth, 40, was charged in February. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 6:04 p.m. Sunday, according to jail records. He is being held

Man arrested in chase that ended near University Hospital had several warrants, charged with failing to register as sex offender

September 9, 2024 11:09 AM Matthew Sanders, Marie Moyer, Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who led law police and deputies on a chase that ended near University Hospital on Monday had several warrants out for his arrest, according the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and court records. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, was charged in Randolph County with two counts of failing to register as a

Man accused of murder in Boone County faces more charges

September 9, 2024 3:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing another man in November 2021 in the 5900 block of North Kent Drive was charged with more crimes after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. Mark Achterberg, 39, is now charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree assault and first-degree tampering with evidence. A hearing