COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Records obtained by ABC 17 News show nearly 250 people have been issued citations by the Missouri State Highway Patrol since citations began for Missouri’s hands-free law which went into effect just under two months ago. The law, known as the Siddens Bening Hands Free law makes it illegal for drivers to
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer for a man suing the Camden County Sheriff’s Office has released a video that he says shows his client’s constitutional rights being violated by jailers. A Texas County man sued the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Camden County Jail in federal court in December claiming assault, battery and negligence.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Wanyesville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday in Pulaski County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred at the intersection of Route AA and Route AB. The report says the man was riding a 2020 Honda motorcycle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department advises being mindful when storing and using devices with lithium-ion batteries after two fires this month that were reportedly caused by them being overcharged and thrown away improperly. Batteries can be found in various everyday devices like toys, tablets electric vehicles, and vapes. On Saturday morning, Tiger Nutrition owner Sharon
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 59-year-old Clark man was seriously injured Tuesday in a crash in northern Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the single-vehicle crash occurred on Route NN, east of North Barber Road. The report says the man drove a 1999 Jeep Grand
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder in the death of a toddler in Montgomery City last year is facing more charges. Bryan Danter, of Montgomery City, was charged on Monday with three counts of illegal gun possession and one count of misdemeanor possessing a defaced gun. Brittany Maheny, who was at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has been charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor in Callaway County after he allegedly sexually assaulted and stalked a woman. Owen Gray, 29, was charged on Tuesday with misdemeanor second-degree stalking, second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, child porn possession and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work that was originally set for Tuesday in Downtown Jefferson City has been moved to Thursday, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Utility street repairs will occur in the north and southbound lanes in the 200 block of Jefferson Street, the release says. Works
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory in Moberly has been extended, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. Service was interrupted on Monday that required an emergency water main repair. Tuesday’s release says that occurred again. A boil water advisory will be issued for residents after repairs are completed, the release says. Impacted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been charged with being a fugitive from out of state after being charged with murder in Kern County in the state of California. Miles Clancy, 40, of Marshfield, Missouri, was charged with being an out-of-state fugitive on Tuesday. He is serving a five-year sentence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Planned Parenthood’s Columbia clinic is offering abortion appointments, according to a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson. Abortion appointments are first available on Monday, a Planned Parenthood Great Plains spokesperson said in an email Tuesday afternoon. Appointments are also available at the midtown Kansas City clinic. Both the Columbia and midtown KC clinics
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville) will be fronting HB 1148, which addresses the 988 crisis hotline in the House Committee on Children and Families on Tuesday. Representative Byrnes will be urging swift action on her bill, citing critical failures she discovered in a “firsthand test” of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.
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A perennial proposal to eliminate Missouri’s sales tax on groceries is back. This time, it comes amid unrelenting inflation that is stretching household budgets.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians will not be able to start betting on sports as soon as was originally planned. A spokesperson for the Missouri Gaming Commission told ABC 17 News that the commission was made aware on Thursday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had rejected the commission’s emergency licensing rules. The decision now pushes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia officials estimate the elimination of sales tax on groceries will cost $10 million in its first year. House Bill 432 is making its way through the Missouri Legislature and is now awaiting a committee assignment. If passed, HB 432 will remove sales tax on food. This tax elimination will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of the University of Missouri warned Monday of budget cuts coming because of a pullback of federal funding. UM System President Mun Choi wrote in a letter to staff that the current fiscal year budget will be trimmed, citing a change to research funding from the National Institutes of Health
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Rep. Make Alford (R-MO) was faced with jeers and boos during a town hall event in Belton, according to video captured by KMBC and shared by MeidasTouch. Alford – who represents Missouri’s 4th District, which includes Columbia, as well as Howard, Cooper and Pettis counties and areas near Kansas City –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender was sentenced 20 years in federal prison on Monday for child pornography charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. David Arabie, 59, was sentenced in Jefferson City to 20 years in prison without parole and 25 years of supervised release after his incarceration. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A power outage that impacted nearly 2,200 Columbia electricity customers on Friday was caused by balloons. City Utilities spokesman Jason West told ABC 17 News in an email that it was caused by “a few balloons that drifted away from their owner and got caught in the wrong spot of a power
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures will be required Tuesday on a Downtown Jefferson City street for emergency utility repairs, according to a Monday press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Utility street repairs will occur in the north and southbound lanes in the 200 block of Jefferson Street, the release says. Works
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