IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 47-year-old man from Iberia died in a car crash in Miller County. According to the crash report, Timothy E. Perkins drove off the left side of a private driveway and hit a fence. He kept driving and hit another fence and a tree. This happened off at 139 Highway TT in
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety put out an apartment fire Saturday evening. Firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of West Monroe around 5:36 Saturday night for an apartment building on fire, according to a news release. When they arrived on scene, firefighters found flames coming from the top level of the building. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to a Missouri school district asking it to “cease and desist its use of human sexuality materials.” According to the letter, Webster Groves School District, near St. Louis, showed students a presentation on gender identity and sexual orientation without giving parents the opportunity to opt-out.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to a home in north Columbia for what appears to be a swatting incident. ABC 17 crews went to the scene in the 5500 block of north autumn drive around 5 p.m. where they observed at least four Boone County deputies, an ambulance and fire response. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said one person was injured at a shooting-scene Saturday night, however it appears to not be from a gunshot wound. According to a Facebook post from Columbia Police, that person refused medical attention. Columbia Police told ABC 17 News Saturday night that no one was seriously hurt in the shooting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Business Loop 70 on Friday night, according to the Columbia Police Department. The crash happened near Hathman Place around 7 p.m. According to a press release, an SUV was slowing to turn from eastbound Business Loop 70 onto Hathman Place. A motorcycle behind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Loop 70 in Columbia was closed off on Friday night near the intersection with Hathman Place for a crash investigation. Business Loop was closed from the Hathman Place Intersection to Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners. The crash was reported around 7 p.m. Friday and police tape began coming down around 8:53 p.m. An
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Columbia has closed a portion of Brown School Rd in Columbia Saturday morning. Boone County Joint Communication sent an alert at 1:22 a.m. asking drivers to avoid the area as they respond to a car crash in the 300 block of West Brown School Rd. The crash closed the
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An 18-year-old has been charged with two felonies including murder after he is accused of shooting and killing a person at a gas station in Columbia on Thursday night.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man and a Florence woman were both sentenced in federal court on Friday for drug crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Matthew Gunnar White, 32, and Krista Huddleston, 30, were sentenced in separate court appearances, the release states. White was sentenced to 15 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Friday night barn fire in the 5000 block of Route PP in Boone County. Several Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the fire. Boone County firefighters were called around 7:25 p.m. and flames were still going after 9 p.m. The cause of the fire
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Osage Beach is hoping to add a walkway to the Grand Glaize Bridge after a pedestrian was killed last week.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty on Thursday of first-degree rape will be sentenced in March. William Thomas Jr., 49, was found guilty of raping a disabled girl in 2017. He will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Boone County Courthouse. He is currently being held at
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Missouri Jobs with Justice has applied for more than $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to create a direct cash assistance pilot program in Boone County.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after authorities say he attacked another person and held them against their will on Nov. 17. Blake Tekotte, 36, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Friday and no bond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound lanes of Business Loop 70 in Columbia were closed on Friday after a vehicle turned over around 4:20 p.m. The crash occurred near the Subway Restaurant across from Hickman High School. A reporter saw one person going into an ambulance. A second vehicle was involved in the crash. The flipped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat after authorities say he threatened to shoot employees at Zimmer Communications in Columbia. Parker John Boggs, 35, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 4:41 a.m. Friday, according to jail records. He was not listed on the jail roster on
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A man died Thursday night after getting shot at a gas station near the intersection of West Boulevard and Interstate 70 Drive Southwest, police confirmed on their social media and at the scene.
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Senators grilled tech CEOs during a hearing on Capitol Hill over the dangers of social media for young people.
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Audrain and Callaway counties are collectively owed nearly $528,000 in property taxes from Nobel Health while bankruptcy proceedings continue.Â
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