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The price of all kinds of essential items is up in this weird economy.
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Continue ReadingHOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff said there is no longer a threat to the community after an hours-long standoff Sunday morning in Holts Summit. Sunday morning around 5:30, Holts Summit Police Department responded to a disturbance with a gun in the 200 block of Spalding Road. Police determined shots were fired and a
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri experienced overnight snowfall for the first time since the start of 2023. ABC 17 Meteorologists say Mid-Mo saw below one-inch snow totals with isolated reports of two inches in northeastern Missouri. If you need to get out Sunday morning, you’ll want to use caution as the roads could still be wet.
Continue ReadingCOLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office has canceled an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing Jefferson City man. Harold Tyrene Ross, 63, was located safe Sunday morning, according to the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say he went missing from the Bristol Manor care facility at 510 Kensington Park in Jefferson City
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works ABC 17: Could you start off by telling us how the roads are looking in Jefferson City? SMITH: Well, here in Jefferson City everything is just wet at the moment. We’ve got that wintry miz coming down but road temperatures are staying above freezing. We’ve got
Continue ReadingABC 17 Stormtrack Weather’s Jessica Hafner gives an update on the snow expected to fall on Mid-Missouri on Saturday night.
Continue ReadingLow presssure is tracking to the south of Mid-Missouri this afternoon, bringing clouds and a chance for winter precipitation. Scattered rain is transitioning to snow this early afternoon, with a possible heavier snow band setting up along the I-70 corridor. Snow totals have dropped with newest forecast models, as counties north of I-70 could receive
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services offered a vaccine clinic Saturday, providing the community another opportunity to get vaccinated. I.D.s, health insurance, and appointments weren’t required. The vaccine clinic was held at Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services at 1005 W. Worley St. from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00
Continue ReadingThe winning numbers were called for the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night: 3-20-46-59-63 and the Mega Ball was 13. The prize — reported at $940 million — is the sixth largest Mega Millions prize so far. Winners of the amount have the option to get their pay over the course of 30 years, but if
Continue ReadingFAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Howard County prosecutors have reduced the charges of a Fayette murder suspect from August. Kundarrius Taylor is now charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter after he is accused of shooting Torrance Evans. Court documents say Taylor “recklessly caused the death of Torrance Evans Junior by shooting him.” The range of time served is
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with several felonies after he was accused of rape and other charges. Samuel Buckins Jr., 41, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree domestic assault and first-degree property damage. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment hearing
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department said in a press release that it responded to a house fire at 4:57 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Harwood Street. The department found flames coming from a couple of rooms in the house, the press release stated. The fire was eventually extinguished with the
Continue ReadingLAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark Fire Protection District announced in a Friday press release that Cyanokits to all frontline paramedic units. Cyanokits are used to prevent cyanide poisoning. Up to 35% of all fire victims are found to have some levels of cyanide in their bloodstream, the press release stated. These levels can range
Continue ReadingAll it took was about 70 seconds for a person to walk into a store on Columbia’s Business Loop 70 and walk out with all the cash from the registers.
Continue ReadingA masked man with a handgun robbed a Boonville convenience store and might have had an accomplice, police say.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing was held Friday at the Boone County Courthouse for a man accused of murdering his baby. Staffone Fountain, 30, of Independence, appeared by video from the Boone County Jail. He is charged with first-degree murder and abandoning a corpse. He is being held without bond in the Boone County Jail. Samone Daniels,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri has found a temporary hub for operations with the help of City of Refuge. The charity will move into its temporary office space on Monday. The building — located next to City of Refuge at 2 E. Walnut Street in Columbia — will be the
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Transportation announced in separate press releases on Friday that they will participate in a trafficking awareness initiative next week. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, MoDOT said. “Human trafficking remains a
Continue ReadingOne or more people were responsible for starting a fire that killed a 60-year-old woman a few days before Christmas.
Continue ReadingA Lake of the Ozarks-area man was killed by police Thursday night in Laurie.
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