COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional release on his conviction for falsifying business records to cover up an affair with an adult film actress. Judge Juan Merchan’s sentence on the 34 felony convictions means Trump will serve no jail time, pay no fines and will not be on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach Police Department patrol vehicle was totaled after a crash on the Grand Glaize Bridge Friday morning. According to a release from the city, the officer was not in his car as he was helping a semi-truck driver from a separate crash when the second truck crashed into the patrol
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks plunged Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report that soured expectations of future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow dropped by 697 points, closing at 41,938, while the S&P 500 fell by 1.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index was lower by 1.6%.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Winter weather is entering Mid-Missouri on Thursday evening and Friday morning and area schools are being impacted once again. Columbia Public Schools will be closed Friday. CPS had multiple days out earlier this week because of road conditions from this past weekend’s storm. Students are asked to focus on “alternative methods of
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Americans are saddled with medical bills. A study released last year says 20 million Americans might be saddled with medical debt. Medical debt is also the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States by a mile. This week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a rule that would keep that medical debt off of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After logging heavy hours clearing the state’s roadways this past week, roughly 1,500 snowplow operators across Missouri are bracing for another round of winter weather. Mid-Missouri was hit hard with a winter storm over the weekend with some areas in Randolph County receiving up to 8.5 inches of snow. Jefferson City Public
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Unpaid medical bills will no longer affect credit scores after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans. According to a 2024 study from the Missouri Foundation of Health, in a survey
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Inauguration Day for Missouri Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe approaches, capital, local, state and county agencies are preparing to make the day as safe as possible. “We will have some checkpoints on the South Lawn, which is very typical of an inauguration every four years,” said Zim Schwartze, Chief of Missouri Capitol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A patient at Fulton State Hospital died following an incident that occurred with another patient on Monday, a Missouri Department of Mental Health spokesperson wrote in an email. Fulton Police Chief Bill Ladwig wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that the incident is being investigated as a homicide. Police referred
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man who was already sentenced to 50 years in prison was given another sentence for five years on Thursday in Randolph County. William Dahl, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after he entered an Alford plea for first-degree statutory rape. He was previously sentenced 50
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters blocked a residential street in north Columbia after being called Thursday afternoon to a house fire. Firefighters were called out at about 3:30 p.m. to Haden and Northland drives. An ABC 17 News reporter saw several Columbia Fire Department vehicles blocking the road and emergency dispatchers sent out a public alert
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly pointed a gun at someone’s head and choked them on Wednesday. Cristian Dariel Rodriguez Doblado, 21, was charged on Thursday with third-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A criminal summons was issued Thursday for a woman who was accused of drunkenly causing a crash that injured multiple people in April. Shelby Thompson was charged in Howard County with three counts of DWI causing serious physical injury, a count of DWI causing injury and two counts of first-degree endangering the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County deputy had to use a gun when a girl was attacked by dogs in Randolph County on Tuesday, a news release from the sheriff’s office says. The sheriff’s office wrote that deputies were called to the 300 block of North Main Street in Huntsville after a girl was attacked
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1/31/25 – Palisades fire, Eaton fire, Hughes fire, Border 2 fire are 100% contained. 1/28/25 8:25 a.m. – The Border 2 Fire is now 74% contained 8:00 a.m. – California fire victims could recover damages from oil companies under proposed law. It would create a new pathway for victims of wildfires and insurance companies to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who had been charged with felony murder in a 2021 shooting death of a Lake Ozark bar was sentenced this week to probation after taking a plea deal. Craig B. Hawkins Jr. of Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree assault in connection with the death of Vonza Watson on May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A North Carolina man suffered serious injuries in a crash early Thursday on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 25-year-old man was driving eastbound at the 139.2-mile marker at about 1:45 a.m. His 2015 Honda Accord went off the right side of the road, rolled and
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The ball is now in the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has asked the court to intervene and delay his sentencing in his New York hush-money case. That sentencing is set for Friday. Should the U.S. Supreme Court step in on a state matter? Vote in the poll to let us know what you think.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Below freezing temperatures and the possibility of more snow in Mid-Missouri may cause headaches for local first responders. According to Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp, firefighters were faced with a challenge while battling a barn fire Tuesday evening that resulted in a total loss. Blomenkamp said the fire hydrant at
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri homeless couple filed a lawsuit against the City of Osage Beach in the Western District Court of Missouri this week over claims they did not violate the city’s ordinance in regards to panhandling. The lawsuit, filed by Jackie and Brittany Pugh, state the two are a homeless married couple
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