COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man who was accused of firing a gun at a building in November pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Nicholas Brunda, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a November shots-fired incident pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday. Montrez Ricketts, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged with three counts of first-degree assault,
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A Columbia polling location was shut down briefly Tuesday while police dealt with a man with a knife who had hurt another person nearby, according to police.
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Voters around Mid-Missouri cast ballots Tuesday in the annual municipal elections.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former state representative gets fourth in the Columbia Board of Education race, just one place shy of winning a seat on the board. “If I had not of got in, the other candidates would not be talking about the stuff that I was pushing. Accountability, transparency, discipline problems in CPS and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Donald Waterman has won a seat on the Columbia City Council. Waterman won the race for Ward 5 over Gregg Bush on Tuesday by a margin of fewer than 150 votes out of close to 4,000 cast. Waterman joined Chuck Basye and John Potter — two candidates running for a spot on
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Residents across Boone County and in its cities voted to impose 3% taxes on marijuana sales in their political subdivisions.
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Check back here for updates related to the April election.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Board president Scott Hovis was among the three winners for the Jefferson City Board of Education on Tuesday. Five candidates were listed on Tuesday’s ballots for three seats. Hovis and fellow incumbent Brad Bates took the most votes, with Suzanne Luther also winning a spot on the board. Michael Harvey and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former President Donald Trump faced a Manhattan Judge Tuesday for an arraignment. Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to the Associated Press. Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be criminally charged, but despite being charged the former president says he still
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Get full election results for Mid-Missouri here.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will have three new faces when it meets again. April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper took the top three spots in the field of seven. The group included only one incumbent — Chris Horn. Horn came in fifth place behind former state Rep. Chuck Basye. Ferrao
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of killing a Lincoln University student in 2018 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Alfred Chism Jr, was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years for second-degree murder and five years for armed-criminal action. The sentences will run consecutively. Chism admitted to killing
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An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
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The Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day ahead of another round of severe storms on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night as a strong low pressure system sets up across the Plains. The setup is looking similar to the storm system we had last Friday, bringing the threat of large hail, tornadoes, and
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April has just started and already many Mid-Missourians are dealing with heavy hail damage.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is set to go to trial over his alleged role in a hazing incident that left Danny Santulli disabled. Ryan P. Delanty, 21, of Ballwin, is charged with hazing causing life endangerment – a felony – and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A hearing was held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety on Monday approved more than $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff’s offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails, according to a press release from the governor’s office. A number of sheriff’s offices in Mid-Missouri are benefitting from it, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For April 4, Election Day, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a weather alert day for potential severe weather. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon said there are plans in place to keep employees and voters safe. “One of the safety measures that we have as a county is that we
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A storm Friday left many homes and cars with hail damage in Columbia. Contractors both local and from out of town often come to areas hit by severe weather to try and sell their services to homeowners whose property is damaged. These are one of the many times scammers are prone to
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