BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first night of the Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday evening with the use of a weapons detection systems loaned by Columbia Public Schools. CPS loaned the fair a total of four systems and two-to-four will be used depending on the day and volume of fair goers. It’s an upgrade
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Auditor Mark Ruether will retire on Aug. 1, according to Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman. Ruether had submitted a letter of resignation weeks ago and it was accepted by the commission. Gov. Mike Kehoe will appoint his successor. Ruether was appointed by former Gov. Mike Parson in 2022 to serve the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged on Tuesday after he was accused of sexually assaulting children. Joseph Kucera, 79, was charged with four counts of third-degree child molestation. He was not listed on the Morgan County Jail roster on Tuesday evening. A warrant was issued and a $250,000 bond was set. Parents of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with two child sex crimes on Tuesday in Boone County. John Harvey, 26, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old and statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was accused of stabbing a woman in her back. Nick Burris, 31, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 39-year-old Moberly man died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Moberly Police Department. Police were called to a crash around 10 a.m. at the intersection of East Highway 24 and East Outer Road, the release says. The crash involved a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two congressmen representing Mid-Missouri constituents said Tuesday that the Justice Department should release files related to the investigation and apparent suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein. The issue of whether and what to release has caused a rift among conservatives and other backers of President Donald Trump after Attorney General Pam Bondi last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged after he allegedly chased people on Sunday at Stephens Lake Park and injured a Columbia police officer. Jesse Howe, 45, was charged with first-degree assault, misdemeanor peace disturbance and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who forced his way into a University of Missouri sorority house in February has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Jeffrey Wheeland Jr. pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree burglary and unlawful use of a weapon. He was previously charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping and a fourth-degree assault.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A space for Mid-Missouri women to get specialty treatment for breast cancer is now available to them with a unique store inside. Boone Health Breast Care’s new clinic, which is set to fully open early next year, will provide services including breast cancer screenings, diagnostic imaging, breast-conserving surgeries, mastectomies with or without
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Moberly man was electrocuted to death on Tuesday morning after he allegedly tampered with a utility line, according to a social media post from the Moberly Police Department. The release says police were called at 9:38 a.m. to the 1700 block of Leah Lane after hearing someone had been shocked.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man remained in the Boone County Jail on Tuesday on allegations that he hit a motorcyclist with his SUV, causing serious injuries, and left the scene. Donald J. Legleiter, who has no address listed in online court records, was charged Monday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the
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President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan to send weapons to Ukraine on Monday. NATO countries will purchase weapons from the United States for use by Ukraine under the plan laid out during an Oval Office meeting. Trump also gave Russia a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire. The president also said he would impose severe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is out of the hospital Monday night after a fight with his brother led to a stabbing in a northeast Columbia neighborhood. An ABC 17 News reporter saw at least eight Columbia police officers in a yard in the 1400 block of Lambeth Drive. Police said they were called there
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) We all have that friend that likes to claim that they know everything. But, the friends and family of baseball enthusiast Kevin McDaniel know that he did. “He had a great memory,” his daughter, Katelyn, said. “Almost like somebody that had a photographic memory.” In many ways, McDaniel was in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate has been accused of setting a fire at the Saline County Jail in that caused a number of inmates to be displaced in January 2024 has been charged. 4 Jonnie Grimes, 41, was charged with first-degree arson, having a weapon at a jail and first-degree property damage. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) FEMA has requested that more members of Missouri Task Force 1 to be deployed to Texas to assist with the response to flooding, according to a Monday press release from the Boone County Fire Protection District says. The release says Task Force 1 was upgraded from a Type 3 team to a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group made up of over 20 sheriffs from across the state, calling itself the Missouri Sheriffs’ Constitutional Firearms Alliance, introduced itself at a news conference Monday at the Missouri Capitol. The group says it is focused on promoting gun safety and defending the Second Amendment. “By creating the MSCFA, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Overnight roadwork for a number of downtown Columbia streets and roads near the University of Missouri’s campus will begin 5 p.m. Thursday, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia. Crews will mill and overlay pavement for about three weeks, with an expected completion set for 7 a.m. Thursday,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A tank used to store flammable liquid blew its top off Route K, sending its top flying into a nearby neighborhood. Fire crews were called to the closed Leatherwood Hills store on Route K at about 2 p.m. for a tank fire. A photo shows four tanks of the sort used to
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