COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sturgeon man has been sentenced to probation after he was charged with six felonies in two cases. Jadon Gooldy, 20, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, along with one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault after he shot a gun and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is in custody after being charged with nine felonies after he is accused of robbing a person at gunpoint. Aaron Jones, 24, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, four counts of Armed Criminal Action, two counts of unlawful possession for being a dangerous felon, unlawful use of a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several witnesses took the stand on the second day of a jury trial for a deadly shooting in 2023 at a former Columbia nightclub. The four-day jury trial for Kimo Spivey began Monday morning. Court reconvened around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, where the prosecution called several witnesses to the stand. Spivey, 35,
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Larry Lunnin Sr. was sentenced after causing a deadly crash in 2022 resulting in the death of a 3-year-old boy.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A complaint filed against University of Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz has been thrown out due to a lack of commissioners on the Missouri Ethics Commission. The complaint filed by Anthony Willroth, of Hold CoMo Accountable, stemmed from an Oct. 22 appearance on the weekly radio show “Tiger Talk” in which
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after days of violence in the Middle East. Trump wrote at 5:02 p.m. Central Standard Time that the ceasefire would begin in about six hours. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on his social
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives are drumming up support for a resolution curbing President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) filed a resolution last week to end the United States’ strikes against Iran, “unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The fleet of B-2 Stealth Bombers that carried out airstrikes in Iran on Saturday has returned to American soil, landing Sunday afternoon at Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, according to footage from CNN and ABC. The base is the only one in the country that houses the nation’s stealth bomber
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “handful” of students and staff from Columbia Public Schools attended a national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, where a hoax threat occurred, according to a district spokeswoman. Spokesperson Michelle Baumstark wrote in a text message to ABC 17 News that fewer than 20 people from CPS were in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Providence Road in Columbia near Big Bear Boulevard will close on Tuesday as crews fix a portion of the road that “buckled” on Monday. Crews began working to repair the buckle on Monday morning, according to a social media post from Columbia Public Works. The closure will begin at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with several felonies after he allegedly stabbed a corrections officer on Feb. 29, 2024. Gary Owen Miller, 50, was charged in Cole County with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of violence toward a DOC employee and two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was charged with two gun crimes after he allegedly pointed a rifle at two youths on a trail. Jeffery O’Neal, 58, was charged with illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mother in Macon County has been charged with a pair of felonies after she allegedly assaulted her 6-month-old baby. Ann Andrews was charged on Thursday with two counts of child abuse. She is being held in jail on a $250,000 bond. A bond hearing was held on Monday and no change
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a youth more than once. Francisco Reyes was charged on Saturday with first-degree rape, tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution, first-degree kidnapping, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and illegal reentry. A
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was found dead at a home under construction in Hallsville on Monday. According to the Boone County Fire Protection District press release, firefighters were called to a house on Elizabeth Street in Hallsville for a report of a person trapped in a cistern under a porch. The release states a
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Antonio Bates, 58, has been charged with first-degree rape for an assault that took place in July 2018 in Boone County, Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad continues to help out local law enforcement agencies 60 years after its formation, lending resources to the most high-profile investigations. “It’s comprised of a bunch of detectives from different agencies to make a criminal investigation division of their own,” Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Gremore said. “If
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The defense attorney for a Columbia man charged with first-degree murder claims the man acted in self-defense. The jury trial for 35-year -old Kimo Spivey began Monday morning, launching the start of what’s expected to be a four-day jury trial. Spivey is charged with first-degree murder, illegal gun possession, two counts of
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The United States has entered the fray against Iran, using B-2 stealth bombers from Missouri to drop the world’s biggest conventional bombs on nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran over the weekend. President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation Saturday night that the strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities. But with the secretive Middle
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COLUMBIA, Mo, (KMIZ) After the United States made its move overnight in the Israel-Iran conflict, Missouri Lawmakers are reacting. President Donald Trump announced in an address to the nation Saturday night that U.S. B-2 stealth bombers successfully destroyed Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear
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