JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show-Me State Air-Show took off Friday afternoon in Jefferson City ABC 17 news chief photographer Jerunek Morris attended the air-show from the cockpit of an airplane during a rehearsal run Friday. The gates open Saturday a 9 a.m., with demonstrations beginning at 11 a.m. at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. This
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of murdering a Hermann police sergeant in March. Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, of Steelville, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of armed-criminal action, first-degree assault, two counts of unlawful gun possession, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon,
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Moberly authorities issued an advisory for a missing 73-year-old man Friday.
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HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Salisbury man suffered serious injuries in crash Thursday night in Howard County. The crash happened on Missouri 87 south of Route E at 9:21 p.m., according to the online crash report. A 2023 Kia Forte driven by William Kaneer, 22, was traveling south at a high rate of speed. Kaneer
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Federal officials have approved the new COVID-19 vaccine, which has been updated to target the strains of the virus that are currently circulating.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday the Columbia Citizens Police Review Board hosted a work session to discuss the Columbia police Department’s use of force policy. The goal of the meeting was to start a dialogue about the current policy and find out what updates need to be made. According to documents provided on the city’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A default judgement was entered last week in favor of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office against Zechariah Hockersmith and ProCare Pools, LLC. Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced the default judgement in a Thursday press release. The judgement was entered on Friday, according to Casenet. The defendants were ordered to pay a
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) A former Moberly doctor who admitted in federal court to a scheme to steal from taxpayers by using his father’s name to bill Medicaid and Medicare was sentenced Thursday to nearly two years in prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Dr. Justin G. LaMonda, 42, pleaded guilty
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Thursday morning fire at Whitton Heights Mobile Home and RV Park in Cole County, but a few pets died, according to Cole County fire officials. One of the mobile homes was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to Cole County Fire Protection District Deputy
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As car break-in numbers climb in Columbia, another Missouri city has tried a novel solution to fix the problem.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Thursday with first-degree arson after he allegedly set a mattress on fire in a hallway at the Rise Apartments on Aug. 27. Nicholas Gerken, 34, is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. According to court documents, Gerken allegedly took a discarded mattress
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after allegedly pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at several people at a gas station on Monday. David Lamar Ross Jr., 30, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held without
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man died in crash Wednesday night in Morgan County. Michael Kern, 79, died after his F150 overturned on Ivy Bend Road south of Bern Chipmunk Trial Road at 10:57 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened when Kern’s vehicle crossed the road and
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Inflation was up in August for the second straight month, according to reports released Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia’s search for a new police chief continues as the application process comes to an end. The city hired Public Sector Search and Consulting to search for a new chief after Geoff Jones retired from the position on Aug. 1. Matt Stephens was named the interim chief. The city
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Dollar General, claiming “unfair and deceptive pricing” in hundreds of stores, according to a Wednesday press release from the Attorney General’s office. Bailey claims Dollar General violates Missouri’s consumer protection law by listing one price on shelves then allegedly charging a different
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Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville)Â told ABC 17 News she plans to ask for the Missouri Task Force One funding to be restored.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services said in a Wednesday press release that updated COVID-19 vaccines from will be available this week. The new vaccine — which was recently approved by the FDA — recommended to anyone 6 months and older by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Residents who have not
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KEYETSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Chariton County Sheriff Erick Billups is under a criminal investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug Crime Control. An MSHP spokesman said Monday that the Chariton County prosecuting attorney made the request for the investigation on Saturday. The prosecuting attorney declined to comment. MSHP did not say what, specifically,
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of firing a gun and having a standoff with law enforcement in April has been sentenced. Zeno T. Finley, 34, was pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation with a suspended sentence
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