(The following story discusses suicide and depression. If you or someone you know is in need of help, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Police believe former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight died by suicide, according to the department’s death investigation. ABC 17 News obtained the Columbia Police Department’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second teenager has been charged in relation to a shooting that occurred Oct. 12 near Indian Hills Park in Columbia. Tyler Lopinto, 17, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of killing a Columbia Daily Tribune Sports Editor in 2001 was released from prison on Monday at 8 a.m. according to Missouri’s Department of Corrections. Charles Erickson was originally sentenced to 25 years behind bars after confessing to the murder of Kent Heitholt and is set to be released
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COLUMBIA, 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
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COLUMBIA, 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
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The 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
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COLUMBIA, 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
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All 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.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – People incarcerated for certain marijuana crimes can now apply to have their sentences thrown out. The Missouri State Public Defender’s Office released the application on its website. The one-page form allows for people in a jail, prison or halfway house to ask a court to order their release on drug charges
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COLUMBIA, 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,
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COLUMBIA, 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
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The process to make recreational marijuana more accessible to Missourians will take a step forward this weekend. Starting Saturday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will post applications for personal cultivation licenses. The license will allow approved applicants to grow their own marijuana. The future use of recreational marijuana
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders shut down a part of College Avenue on Thursday after a driver flipped their car off the side of the road. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that it is working to pull someone from car. Photos showed a car upside down. Columbia Fire Department working a extrication accident in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the two men convicted for the murder of a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor is set to be released on parole next week. Charles Erickson is scheduled for release from the Missouri Department of Corrections on Monday. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison after confessing to the murder of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri has transferred ownership of 3501 Lansing Avenue to St. Raymond’s Society, the organization said in a Thursday press release. Funds from the sale of the House are being used to build a new Ronald McDonald House at 1110 South College Avenue. While the new facility is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ALDI announced its new location in Columbia will open 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. The new location will be at 2901 E Business Loop 70. Its daily hours will be 9 a.m.-8 p.m. The grocery chain has several locations in Mid-Missouri, including: 807 Business Loop 70 West in Columbia1000 East Green Meadows
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Met with unanimous agreement, the Columbia Public School District’s Finance Board approved the budget for the 2023-2024 school year Wednesday night. Next on the budget’s list, facing the overall board on Monday night. “There’s one pot of money,” CPS Chief Financial Officer Heather McArthur said. “We’re not always going to be able to add everything.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Brewery announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday that it will reopen 4 p.m. Thursday. Lushen Claridge, the son of owner Walker Claridge, died in a car accident over the weekend. Broadway Brewery posted a photo of Lushen in its announcement. The brewery had initially closed on Saturday and posted a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sent to the 7400 block of North Brown Station Road in Columbia on Saturday after a Centralia man allegedly pointed a gun at someone’s chest. Johnnie Creason Jr., 50, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. He is being held at
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A Springfield man was charged after being accused of robbing two people on Monday in the 500 block of East Nifong in Columbia.
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